BNC ID	Gloss	Phonetic	Word Category	Pl Phonetic
001	ANIMAL	i-zɑ́ʃì		
005	ASHES	kwúlɑ̀		
007	BAD (BE), TO	íʃòi mó’		
010	BELLY	ù-bù		
011	BITE	kwú	V	
017	CHILD	úmɛ́’ʃɛ́rí		
019	COOL, BE(COME) TO	kítùmò		
021	COUNT: DRAW A LINE	wavimà		
025	DANCE, TO	ɛ́-nɛ̀		
027	DIE: DEATH	é-kpómò		
030	BECOME DRY, TO	ʃírìmà		
031	EAR	á-lù		
032	EAT, TO	rí		
033	EGG	kwɑ’-ʃi		a̍-
034	ELEPHANT	ìn-ʤi		
036	EYE	kwú-ji		é-
037	FALL, TO	tàmà; kpɛʤi		
038	FAT, OIL, GREASE	a̍-fjà		
039	FEAR	ì-ji		
042	FOREST (BUSH)	ɑ́-kwhú, kwó-kátá		
043	CHICKEN/FOWL	ɛ̀-nu		
045	GIVE, TO	tó (sg.)		kwú (pl.)
046	GO, WALK, TO	-rímò, zɛmà		
050	HEAD	ré-ʃí		
051	HEART	ì-dù		
052	HEAVY	ɑ́-lú		
053	HOE: CULTIVATE	βú		
054	KILL, TO	m-gbɛ́ ~ ŋ-		
055	LEG, FOOT	kwɑ́lɛ́, kwò-dàba̍		à-
056	LEOPARD (‘PANTHER’)	ì-ʧe		
057	LIE DOWN, STRETCH ONESELF, SLEEP, TO	n:ɑ’mà, kpoŋdò (v.) oŋdò (n.)		
060	MEAT	ì-vje		
063	NAME	ɛ́njí		
064	NIGHT: DAY OF 24 HOURS	ú-thú, ɑ̀-nù		
066	PERSON	ón-zù		e’n-zù
068	PRESS, SQUEEZE OUT, MILK	phíɾì		
073	ROAD: PATH	ɑ’guzɛ		
074	ROAST ON COALS, TO	vjé		
075	ROT, TO	ivumà		
079	SEW, TO	gɑ́		
080	SHINE, BE LIGHT, BE WHITE TO	khìɾu		
081	SING	so+ámú = sámú		
082	SKIN, HIDE, BARK	kwhúkpòŋgwɛ́ŋú, kwhukwhù; ékwhù; kwhùkwhúŋgù		
083	SMELL (OF): SMELL (TR.)	phòmbɑ		
084	SNAKE	ɑɑ:kwhu		
085	SONG	ámú		
086	SPEAK, TO	zɑ		
087	TO SPIT	fɑ́  ˋthɛ̀ (ɑ̀thɛ̀)		
090	STONE, ROCK	kwhóʧi’		
093	TONGUE, LANGUAGE	ɑthíjè		
094	TOOTH	ɛ́-ɲì		
096	TREE	kwhúwɛi		
100	WATER	e’m-bí’thà		
101	WING	é-khówó		
102	WOMAN, WIFE	ó-khokpàì, ókho		
103	ONE	kwhònzé		
104	TWO	e’phò		
106	FOUR	endo		
107	FIVE	ɛ́lɑ		
112	TEN	ŋgwuwó