BNC ID Gloss Phonetic Word Category Pl Phonetic 001 ANIMAL ɲ́-ɲà 003 ARMPIT ɛ̀:-wáp 004 ARROW ŋ̀-kát 005 ASHES βa̍-twɔ́p 006 ASK (A QUESTION) βə̀p 007 BAD (BE), TO bɛbɛp 010 BELLY nɛ́-ɲɛ́ 011 BITE nɛ́m V 012 BUFFALO m̀-fɔ́ŋ 013 BUILD, TO (CF. SEW) tèé 014 CALABASH ɛ̀-tə̂; nɛ́-βɔ̀k 015 CARVE bàŋ 017 CHILD mɔ́ 018 COME OUT fú 019 COOL, BE(COME) TO bɛ́-kwɛ̂n 021 COUNT: DRAW A LINE *βɛ́pâ 024 CROCODILE ɲ́-ɲòŋ 025 DANCE, TO βɛ́n 027 DIE: DEATH gú 028 DIVIDE, SHARE OUT, TO kɔ́-rɛ́ 030 BECOME DRY, TO pà (trans.) 031 EAR à-tú 032 EAT, TO ɲɛ́ 033 EGG nɛ̄-cì 034 ELEPHANT ń-sòk 036 EYE ɲ̀-ɛ́sɛ́ 038 FAT, OIL, GREASE bà-fɔ́, bá-wɔ́t; ɲ́-ɟɔ̀ŋ 039 FEAR bɛ̀-cái bɛ̀- 040 FEMALE ŋ-gɔ 041 FIREWOOD kéβé 043 CHICKEN/FOWL ŋ́-kɔ́k 045 GIVE, TO cɛ́ɛ́ 046 GO, WALK, TO dɔ́k 048 GROW, BECOME STRONG, TO ɣɔ́ 049 GUINEA-FOWL bɛ̀-ɣáŋ (pl.) 050 HEAD ǹ-tí 051 HEART ń-tə́ 053 HOE: CULTIVATE tə́í, kwàŋ 055 LEG, FOOT ɛ́-kák 056 LEOPARD (‘PANTHER’) ŋ́-kwɔ̀ 057 LIE DOWN, STRETCH ONESELF, SLEEP, TO ɣβirɛ 058 LICK, TO nə̀ŋə́ 060 MEAT ɲ-ɲà 062 MOUNT, TO kó 063 NAME ɲ’-ɲɛ́n 064 NIGHT: DAY OF 24 HOURS ɲ’ɲwɔ̀p 065 FAN PALM (BORASSUS AETHIOPUM) ɲ’cù 065.1 OIL PALM (ELAEIS GUINEENSIS) ɲ’cù 066 PERSON m-mu;ŋkua̍ŋgwáŋ 067 PIG (DOMESTIC, WILD) a̍-kók βa̍- 068 PRESS, SQUEEZE OUT, MILK βɛmɛ ˋntì 069 QUARREL gwa̍ˋ V, N 070 RAPHIA PALM ɲ’cù 072 RESEMBLE, BE EQUAL TO mbo 073 ROAD: PATH mbi 075 ROT, TO βɛpɔ́ɔ̀ 077 SEND: WORK tó kɪˋ 079 SEW, TO βe’ɟə̂m 080 SHINE, BE LIGHT, BE WHITE TO dɪrɛ́; tjɛ́; pɛ́pɛ́p 081 SING kwáí (!) 082 SKIN, HIDE, BARK ŋkwɔ̀p 083 SMELL (OF): SMELL (TR.) nə̀m, ɣokótí (!) 084 SNAKE ɲ’ɲɔ́ 085 SONG nɛ-kwáí ba̍- 086 SPEAK, TO rɛ̀m 090 STONE, ROCK ń-tài 092 THING ɛ-ɲəŋ mɛ- or bɛ- 093 TONGUE, LANGUAGE nɛ́rə́ 094 TOOTH nɛ́-ɲɛ́n 095 TORTOISE nɛwɛn 096 TREE ɛnɔ̀k 098 WANT (DESIRE): LACK SEEK kɔŋ; dì, jaŋ(!) 099 WAR nɛnù 100 WATER ma̍ɲɛp (pl.) 101 WING ɛ-βàp 102 WOMAN, WIFE *ŋ-gɔrɛ̂, ŋ́-gɔ ba̍- 103 ONE ɛmɔ̀t 104 TWO βɛpài 106 FOUR mɛnwì 107 FIVE βətài 108 SIX bɛ́tándàt 109 SEVEN tánd(ə́) râmɔ̀t 110 EIGHT mɛ́:nɛ̂n 111 NINE nɛ́nɛ́nâmɔ̀t 112 TEN bjó 113 FIFTEEN nɛkú 114 TWENTY ɛsà 116 FOUR HUNDRED nkámɛń