BNC ID Gloss Phonetic Word Category Pl Phonetic 001 ANIMAL bè-ɲìam bù- 003 ARMPIT ǹ-pùɔ-wɔ́ɔ̀bɛ̀n- 004 ARROW lè-bán bɛ̀- 005 ASHES bè-túe 006 ASK (A QUESTION) bób 007 BAD (BE), TO è-bé 008 BEAN bɛ́-kɛ̀nô 010 BELLY bɛ̀-lè bɛ̀- 011 BITE lúɔm V 012 BUFFALO ń-dùel bɛ́n- 013 BUILD, TO (CF. SEW) ʧí 014 CALABASH ǹ-tùo 015 CARVE tsɛ́n 016 CHARCOAL ó-ʃírɛ̀nʃí ɛ́- 017 CHILD m-ùan b- 019 COOL, BE(COME) TO kúnô 020 CORPSE è-wú+ɛ́-môm bè- ɛ́- 021 COUNT: DRAW A LINE pàl 022 COW/CATTLE è-gòròbía bè- 023 CRAB lé-kámó bɛ́- 024 CROCODILE è-kpéʧù bè- 025 DANCE, TO bén, bù-bèn bɛ̀- 026 DEPTH è-dú-dùelô 027 DIE: DEATH wú, lè-wú ŋ̀- 028 DIVIDE, SHARE OUT, TO bánî (imp. sg.) 029 DRAW (WATER), TO túo 030 BECOME DRY, TO júɔm-ô 031 EAR ò-túe bɛ̀- 032 EAT, TO líe 033 EGG lè-kì bɛ̀- 034 ELEPHANT bè-tsùo bù- 035 EXTINGUISHED, BE TO lém 036 EYE lí bɛ̀-mí 037 FALL, TO kwè 038 FAT, OIL, GREASE -mǔor, bɛ̀-, bɛ̀-fúam bɛ̀- 039 FEAR bù-tsál 040 FEMALE mǐɛl běl 041 FIREWOOD jùɛn bìɛn 042 FOREST (BUSH) ŋ̀-kɛ̀m, lè-bìe bɛ̀ŋ-, m̀- 043 CHICKEN/FOWL bù-kùɔ bè- 044 FRY, TO BAKE IN ASHES, TO jîaŋ 045 GIVE, TO kì 046 GO, WALK, TO má; kɛ̀n 047 GRASSHOPPER kɛ́-gugûe ké- 048 GROW, BECOME STRONG, TO rùɔm 049 GUINEA-FOWL è-jíɔŋ bè- 050 HEAD bù-ʧí bè- 051 HEART bù-tɛ̀m bè- 052 HEAVY è-lúɔ-lùɔbô 053 HOE: CULTIVATE káb:, lɛ́m 054 KILL, TO júɛl 055 LEG, FOOT è-kpà bè- 056 LEOPARD (‘PANTHER’) ǹ-ʤúkpùɔŋ bɛ̀n- 057 LIE DOWN, STRETCH ONESELF, SLEEP, TO lál 058 LICK, TO nú 060 MEAT bè-ɲìam bù- 061 MOULD TO múɔŋ 062 MOUNT, TO kúɛn 063 NAME -lén bɛ̀- 064 NIGHT: DAY OF 24 HOURS bù-ʧù 065 FAN PALM (BORASSUS AETHIOPUM) ǒ-bór 065.1 OIL PALM (ELAEIS GUINEENSIS) ǒ-bór 066 PERSON mòm bɔ̀m 067 PIG (DOMESTIC, WILD) bè-kùɛló, bè-kùeló lé-bie bù- 068 PRESS, SQUEEZE OUT, MILK ɲíam, ɲíeb-rî- 069 QUARREL tár (v) ò-tàrò (n) V, N 071 REFUSE, RETAIN, TO túɛn 072 RESEMBLE, BE EQUAL TO ʃie 073 ROAD: PATH n-pi, è-fàŋ bɛn-bè- 074 ROAST ON COALS, TO jùe 075 ROT, TO pùal 076 RUBBISH-HEAP lèbə́m 077 SEND: WORK túɔm 078 TRAP, TO SET A pɛ́nô 079 SEW, TO dzèm 080 SHINE, BE LIGHT, BE WHITE TO bíe, súɔŋ, è-bán 081 SING jiɛ́m 082 SKIN, HIDE, BARK bè-ɲìam ɛ̀-míɔr, ékpékpá 083 SMELL (OF): SMELL (TR.) luóm, luómô 084 SNAKE mùû 086 SPEAK, TO pɔ̀m 087 TO SPIT tsúe 088 SPREAD IN SUN TO DRY, TO jíanî; júɔmô 090 STONE, ROCK bù-tàl bà- 091 TAKE OUT OF: EMPTY bánî 092 THING -ɲìen bè- 093 TONGUE, LANGUAGE lè-lɛ́m, m̀pám 094 TOOTH lè-kɔ̀ 095 TORTOISE ǹ-kúel bɛ̀ŋ- 096 TREE è-ʧí bè- 097 TWIN ɛ́-jɛ́pɛ́ló (pl.) 098 WANT (DESIRE): LACK SEEK kpé 099 WAR bu-lúɔm bɛ̀- 100 WATER bɛ̀-lɛ̀b 101 WING è-pòpòrò bè- 102 WOMAN, WIFE miěl, miɛ̀ běl, bɛ̀l 103 ONE é-mê 104 TWO be-pûal 106 FOUR be-ɲî 107 FIVE bé-ʧîan 108 SIX bɛ̀-sísar 109 SEVEN bé-tánì bé-pûal 110 EIGHT bɛ̀-ɲí bɛ̀-ɲî 111 NINE bé-tánì bé-ɲî 112 TEN bé-fûɔr 113 FIFTEEN òòɲì 114 TWENTY le-têl 115 HUNDRED bɛ̀-téb bɛ́-ʧîan 115.1 TWO HUNDRED bè-té(b) bé-fuòr 116 FOUR HUNDRED bɛ̀-téb lè-têl 117 THOUSAND bɛ̀-téb bé-ʧîan bè-jì béfûɔr