BNC ID Gloss Phonetic Word Category Pl Phonetic 001 ANIMAL únàm 003 ARMPIT ʔń-kpà-fà-fàkà/ [ŋḿkpàfàfàğà] 005 ASHES [ńˋtɔ́ŋ] ń-tɔ́ŋ 006 ASK (A QUESTION) [bɨ́pˉ] ~ [bupˉ] /bíb/ 007 BAD (BE), TO i-djɔ́k [idíɔ́kˉ] 008 BEAN ɔ̀-kɔ́-tì [ɔ̀kɔ́tì] 009 BEG (ASK FOR S.T.) /bɛ́ŋɛ́/ [bɛ́ŋɛ́] 010 BELLY ì-díbí à-kpà 011 BITE dóm V 012 BUFFALO énàŋ íkɔ̀tˉ 013 BUILD, TO (CF. SEW) bɔ́pˉ 014 CALABASH ìkó 015 CARVE dɔ̀kˉ 016 CHARCOAL [úkáŋ] cf. /í-káŋ/ fire 017 CHILD [éjɛ́n] ǹdìtɔ̀ 018 COME OUT wɔ̀ɾɔ́ 019 COOL, BE(COME) TO bìt ˉ 020 CORPSE ókpó 021 COUNT: DRAW A LINE bàd [wɛ̀t ˉ ]/wɛ̀d/ 022 COW/CATTLE énàŋ éfì, énàŋ ékùŋ 023 CRAB ìsóβó 024 CROCODILE ò-fjòm 025 DANCE, TO [nɛ́k # ], [únɛ́kˉ] 026 DEPTH túŋɔ́ 027 DIE: DEATH [kpá] (!),[ŋm̀-kpá] 028 DIVIDE, SHARE OUT, TO bàğádɛ́ 029 DRAW (WATER), TO kóí 030 BECOME DRY, TO sát ˉ 031 EAR útɔ́ŋ 032 EAT, TO díá 033 EGG ŋ́sɛ̀n 034 ELEPHANT é-nɛ̀n 035 EXTINGUISHED, BE TO nɨ́mɛ́ 036 EYE éɲìn 037 FALL, TO dùɔ́ 038 FAT, OIL, GREASE [ádàn] ~ [áɾàn] 039 FEAR ŋ̀dɨ́k ˉ 040 FEMALE úmàn 041 FIREWOOD /í-fjá/ [ífíá] 042 FOREST (BUSH) íkɔ́tˉ 043 CHICKEN/FOWL [únɛ̀n]; /è-kíkɔ̀ ú-nɛ̀n/ [èkíkɔ̀] 044 FRY, TO BAKE IN ASHES, TO [fṛáŋ] ~ [fṛáí], [fɔ́pˉ] (!) 045 GIVE, TO nɔ̀ (!) 046 GO, WALK, TO /kǎ/ [kǎ] (!), /sàŋá/ [sàŋá] (!) 047 GRASSHOPPER [àkpàtìáŋtìáŋ] 048 GROW, BECOME STRONG, TO kɔ̀ɾì 049 GUINEA-FOWL ǹs̀áŋkót ˉ 050 HEAD í-búòt 051 HEART ésìt ˉ 052 HEAVY dóβí (v.) 053 HOE: CULTIVATE dɔ̀ğísɔ̀ŋ, [tɔ́] 054 KILL, TO wòt ˉ (!) 055 LEG, FOOT úkót ˉ *ì-kpàt 056 LEOPARD (‘PANTHER’) /é-kpɛ̀/, /ù-mɔ̀-nî-jàŋ/ [ùmɔ̀nîjàŋ] 057 LIE DOWN, STRETCH ONESELF, SLEEP, TO nǎ 058 LICK, TO dɛ́í 060 MEAT ú-nàm [únàm] 061 MOULD TO fìtˉ 062 MOUNT, TO dɔ́k 063 NAME é-ɲíŋ 064 NIGHT: DAY OF 24 HOURS /ò-kónè-jò/, /ú-sɛ̀n/ 065 FAN PALM (BORASSUS AETHIOPUM) éjòpˉ 065.1 OIL PALM (ELAEIS GUINEENSIS) éjòpˉ 066 PERSON ó-wó 067 PIG (DOMESTIC, WILD) é-dì, é-dì í-kò: 068 PRESS, SQUEEZE OUT, MILK mɪ̀ŋ, ɲɪ̀mì 070 RAPHIA PALM úkɔ̀t- 071 REFUSE, RETAIN, TO sìn 072 RESEMBLE, BE EQUAL TO ù-kɛ́m 073 ROAD: PATH ú-súŋ, à-fàŋ 074 ROAST ON COALS, TO fɔ́p- (!) 075 ROT, TO bù 077 SEND: WORK dɔ́ŋ /ú-tóm/ 079 SEW, TO kím 081 SING kwɔ́ (!) 082 SKIN, HIDE, BARK í-kpɔ́k,í-kpá 083 SMELL (OF): SMELL (TR.) tɛ́bɛ́, ŋwùnɛ́ 084 SNAKE úřúğíkɔ̀tˉ (rope of bush) 085 SONG íkúɔ̌ 086 SPEAK, TO dɔ́ɣɔ́; tíŋ (!); sɛ̀m (!) 087 TO SPIT fìàɾr̀; étáp- 089 STICKY, TO BE dàdíáná 090 STONE, ROCK ítíát- 091 TAKE OUT OF: EMPTY síó, ŋwàŋá 092 THING ŋi´m-kpɔ́ 093 TONGUE, LANGUAGE é-dɛ́mɛ̀, í-kɔ́ 094 TOOTH édɛ̀t- 095 TORTOISE í-kúd [íkútˉ ] 096 TREE è-tó 097 TWIN màná ì-bà 098 WANT (DESIRE): LACK SEEK jóm (!), *náná 099 WAR é-kɔ́ŋ 100 WATER ḿmɔ́ŋ 101 WING ḿ̥bâ 102 WOMAN, WIFE /ŋân/[ŋwân]; /ń-ŋân/[ŋ́ŋwân] 103 ONE kjɛ̀d [kìɛ̀t-] 104 TWO ì-bà 106 FOUR ì-nàŋ 107 FIVE ì-tjôn [ìtíòn] 108 SIX ìtíòkìɛ̀t- 109 SEVEN ì-tjâ-bà 110 EIGHT ì-tjâ-ì-tá [ìtíàìtá] 111 NINE ù-súk-kjɛ̀d [ùsúk-kìɛ̀t-] 112 TEN dùòp- 113 FIFTEEN è-fúd [èfút] 114 TWENTY édíp- 115 HUNDRED /í-kjɛ̂/ [íkíɛ̀] 116 FOUR HUNDRED íkíìnàŋ 117 THOUSAND tɔ̂sìn < English