BNC ID Gloss Phonetic Word Category Pl Phonetic 001 ANIMAL ɛ̀-zɛ̀n ɪ̀- 003 ARMPIT hɛ-vírɪvá βɛ- 004 ARROW ɛ-tàn ɪ- 005 ASHES ɪ̀-tɔ̀tɔ́ɪ̀ 006 ASK (A QUESTION) pɪɪ (!); pɪ (inf.) pɪβa̍ɪ 007 BAD (BE), TO pep’ pepemə (!); hɛ̀nàβɛ (adj.) 008 BEAN à-zám̀; ò-kpòmə̀ ì- 009 BEG (ASK FOR S.T.) dəə (!); də̀ə̀ (inf.) 010 BELLY rè-mè rə̀- 011 BITE faa V vaɪ (inf.) 012 BUFFALO è-ʃì ~ è-sì ì- 013 BUILD, TO (CF. SEW) na̍n [na̍ŋ] (!); mòo (!); sɛ̀ɛ (!) 014 CALABASH βìzupˉ re-horə, βù-; rə- 015 CARVE həə (!) 016 CHARCOAL è-pìne ì-pìne 017 CHILD gwàn fɔ̀n 018 COME OUT nàβɛrɛ̀ (!) 019 COOL, BE(COME) TO ʤʊnɔ (!), ʤʊnɔ̀ (inf.) 020 CORPSE ò-kpə hɪzɔ̀ɪ βə̀- 021 COUNT: DRAW A LINE tòń (imp.) 022 COW/CATTLE ɛ̀-vɔ̀m ɪ̀- 023 CRAB hɔ̀-káǹ hɪ̀- 024 CROCODILE ɛ-ʤɛm̀ ɪ- 025 DANCE, TO βʊ-kwà 026 DEPTH hòdòè 027 DIE: DEATH kpə (!), rò-kpə ì-kpəkpə̀ŋ 028 DIVIDE, SHARE OUT, TO totòə̀ (!) 029 DRAW (WATER), TO the 030 BECOME DRY, TO zɛɛ (!) 032 EAT, TO si~sɪ (!) 033 EGG rɛ̀-sɛ̀rɛ̄ rà-sɛ̀rɛ̄ 034 ELEPHANT è-ɲì (ra̍hòrɔ́sɛ̀) ì- 035 EXTINGUISHED, BE TO zumə (!); zumə̀ (tr.); zum (!) (intr.) 036 EYE sɛ̀n jɛ̀n 037 FALL, TO sàa sàŋaɪ̀ (!) 038 FAT, OIL, GREASE hɪ̀-tɔ#ɔ#rɛ̀, βà-nàì rà- 039 FEAR kɔ̀-hàrà 040 FEMALE ɔ̀-màà ì- 041 FIREWOOD βì-mə̀ ì- 042 FOREST (BUSH) hɛ̀-tʊ̀m βɛ̀-, rɛ̀-hɔ[r] 043 CHICKEN/FOWL βɪ̀-hɔhɔ̀βʊ̀- 044 FRY, TO BAKE IN ASHES, TO vɔβ [vɔpˉ] (!),vɔβ (inf.) 045 GIVE, TO ɲɪ̀ɪ, hə̀ŋ 046 GO, WALK, TO the (intr.); se(!), sé (inf.) zɛ̀ŋ zɛzɛ̀à 047 GRASSHOPPER hɛ̀-thàn βɛ̀- 048 GROW, BECOME STRONG, TO pòo, teŋ -- (!), -- (!) 049 GUINEA-FOWL ɛ̀-hɔn ɪ̀- 050 HEAD rɛ̀-thɔ rà- 051 HEART rò-fèm ì- 052 HEAVY rɔp- 053 HOE: CULTIVATE wəp- 054 KILL, TO pɪ̀na̍ bɪ̀ŋ (!) 055 LEG, FOOT hɔ̀-vɔ̀n, kɛ-háǹ ɪ̀-, βɛ- 056 LEOPARD (‘PANTHER’) ɛ̀-kpɛ̀ ɪ̀- 057 LIE DOWN, STRETCH ONESELF, SLEEP, TO nə̀əm -- (!) 058 LICK, TO dʊpˉ dʊdʊβa̍ (!) dʊdʊ̀βà (inf.) 060 MEAT ɛ̀-zɛ̀n, ʤɛ́ ɪ̀-, ʤɪ́ 061 MOULD TO sɛ̀ɛ̀ (inf.) 062 MOUNT, TO túm, thumə 063 NAME rɛ̀-hɔ̀n rà- 064 NIGHT: DAY OF 24 HOURS hè-zìn, rè-ʤè βè-, rə̀- 065 FAN PALM (BORASSUS AETHIOPUM) ò-puə̀, ɛ̀-kpɔ́ɔ́rɛ βo-pè ì-;ì-hi’ 065.1 OIL PALM (ELAEIS GUINEENSIS) ò-puə̀, ɛ̀-kpɔ́ɔ́rɛ βo-pè ì-;ì-hi’ 066 PERSON ɔ̀-nɔ̀ɔ̀βà- 067 PIG (DOMESTIC, WILD) è-kóm̀ba̍, è-sì/ì-ʤɛ́ ì-, ʤɪ 068 PRESS, SQUEEZE OUT, MILK jɛ̀mɛ (!);jɛ̀mɛ̀ pɪɪ́rɛ̀ (!) pɪ̀ɪ̀rɛ̀ 069 QUARREL hàŋ; ha̍hànà kɛ̀-hàŋ V, N βɛ̀- 070 RAPHIA PALM rò-βə̀ŋ hì- 071 REFUSE, RETAIN, TO vùm (inf.); vùum (!) 072 RESEMBLE, BE EQUAL TO hə̀hə̀rə̀; həhə̀rə̀ (!) 073 ROAD: PATH è-thò ì- 074 ROAST ON COALS, TO vɔp- 075 ROT, TO βə̀re’rè (!), βə̀rèrè (inf.) 076 RUBBISH-HEAP ìzùmə 077 SEND: WORK tɔm, tɔma̍ɪ̀ hɔ̀-tɔm, hì- 079 SEW, TO ka̍a̍ 080 SHINE, BE LIGHT, BE WHITE TO mʊ̀; mʊ̀ʊ (!), kòhəhń 081 SING zə̀m zəzə̀mə̀ (imp) 082 SKIN, HIDE, BARK ɛ̀-kpa̍, ɛ̀-kpa̍, hɛ̀-kɔ ɪ̀-, ɪ̀-, βɛ- 083 SMELL (OF): SMELL (TR.) zàa̍β [zàa̍pˉ ] (imp.), fə hɛ̀nʊ̀ 084 SNAKE ɛ̀ʤɔ̀ɪ ɪ̀- 085 SONG hò-zə̀m hi- 086 SPEAK, TO tə̀ə (!), tə̀ə̀ 087 TO SPIT kʊn (!); kʊna̍i 088 SPREAD IN SUN TO DRY, TO gʊ̀ʊ/gʊ̀ha̍ɪ̀; gʊ̀/gʊ̀hàɪ 089 STICKY, TO BE nàa̍nàɛ̀ (imp), nànàɛ̀ (inf) 090 STONE, ROCK rɛ̀-tháǹ ɛ̀-tātànɛ̀ ɛ̀-kpa̍tà rà-; ì- ì- 091 TAKE OUT OF: EMPTY zùβə, və̀ə sùu (!), hɛ̀ń (!) 092 THING βɔ̀-vɛn βɛ̀- 093 TONGUE, LANGUAGE rɛ̀-mɛ̀n, hɔ-pà rà-, hi- 094 TOOTH rɛ̀-sàn ra- 095 TORTOISE ri-βèrèhuβ rə- 096 TREE hè-se βè- 098 WANT (DESIRE): LACK SEEK ɲɛŋ, kɔ, ɲɛŋ ɲɛɲɛa̍, ɲɛɲɛa̍ 099 WAR rɛ̀-hɔn rà- 100 WATER βà-ɲɪ rà- 101 WING he’-po βe’- 102 WOMAN, WIFE gwà, gwà bà, bà 103 ONE gwɛ́ǹ; gwɛ́ 104 TWO a̍à-vá 106 FOUR a̍à-ná 107 FIVE ɔɔ̀βɔ́ 108 SIX ɔ̀βɔ́+rà+jɛ̀n 109 SEVEN ɔɔ̀βɔ́ na̍àvá 110 EIGHT ɔɔ̀βɔ́ na̍àtá 111 NINE ɔɔ̀βɔ́ na̍àná 112 TEN sɔ̀p’ 113 FIFTEEN sĩn [sìn] ~ [ʃìn] 114 TWENTY rè-nùβ rə- 115 HUNDRED rə̀nùβ ɔ́ɔ̀βɔ́ 116 FOUR HUNDRED ɔ̀-sɔ̀m ì-sɔ̀m 117 THOUSAND ìsɔ̀m iìvá ára̍ rə̀nuβ sɔ̀β