BNC ID Gloss Phonetic Word Category Pl Phonetic 001 ANIMAL ɲ̀-ɲàm ò- 003 ARMPIT ò-lǒgbàb à-lǎgbàb 005 ASHES ǹ-tûŋ 006 ASK (A QUESTION) bə́b 007 BAD (BE), TO *èbíbìi 008 BEAN *èkpèkpà; àdùbà; àzírá 010 BELLY ò-là à- 011 BITE gə́ŋ V 012 BUFFALO ɱ̀-fʊ́ŋ ò- 013 BUILD, TO (CF. SEW) síì 014 CALABASH è-bə́r ḿ- ~ à- 015 CARVE sì 016 CHARCOAL *ǹ-sísí à- 017 CHILD m̀-muɔ̌n à-bwɔ̌n 018 COME OUT dúù 019 COOL, BE(COME) TO ǹ-luɔ̀g; *náà 020 CORPSE *ŋm̀-kpɔ́ɣániɛ̀ (è-kpúkpúɔ̀) 021 COUNT: DRAW A LINE fàn 023 CRAB è-kán à- 024 CROCODILE *ŋ̀m-gbɛ̀ à-lə́b 025 DANCE, TO bə́n, *è-jîm à- 026 DEPTH *é-túná 027 DIE: DEATH kpɔ, *è-kû à- 028 DIVIDE, SHARE OUT, TO baáŋà 029 DRAW (WATER), TO *tɔ́k 030 BECOME DRY, TO júm 031 EAR ò-tʊiŋ à- 032 EAT, TO jiɛ́ 033 EGG è-zí à- 034 ELEPHANT ɲ̀-zuɔ̀g ò- 035 EXTINGUISHED, BE TO lə́mə̀ 036 EYE è-mə̂r à- 037 FALL, TO gbuɔ̀ ~ gbɔ̀ 038 FAT, OIL, GREASE à-fuɔ̂m, à-kuú 039 FEAR *ɲ́-jírà 040 FEMALE *ŋ̀-kán 041 FIREWOOD è-kʊ́n ŋ̀- 042 FOREST (BUSH) è-kún é-gbɛ̀ à-. .á-; *à-kpú ń-tì 043 CHICKEN/FOWL ŋ̀-kuɔ̌g ò- 044 FRY, TO BAKE IN ASHES, TO kaáŋə̀, *jùɔ̀ 045 GIVE, TO *kà: ~ káà, *járà 046 GO, WALK, TO *sùŋ, ziɛ̀n 047 GRASSHOPPER *ɲ̀-ɲàɲà 048 GROW, BECOME STRONG, TO *də̀m 049 GUINEA-FOWL *è-jîŋ à- 050 HEAD è-sî à- 051 HEART è-tím à- 052 HEAVY élúb-élûb 053 HOE: CULTIVATE kpə̀ŋ, bə̀m 054 KILL, TO jún 055 LEG, FOOT è-sàn à- 056 LEOPARD (‘PANTHER’) ŋm̀-gbɛ̀ ò- 057 LIE DOWN, STRETCH ONESELF, SLEEP, TO nuɔ́ŋə̀ lán 058 LICK, TO *lə́βà 060 MEAT ɲ̀-ɲàm 061 MOULD TO mʊ̀ŋ 062 MOUNT, TO jə́r 063 NAME m̀-bìŋ à- 064 NIGHT: DAY OF 24 HOURS è-tə́ŋ à-tù, ò-fuú à- 065 FAN PALM (BORASSUS AETHIOPUM) m̀-bə́nnə́*ŋ̀-kàŋ̀kû à-à- 065.1 OIL PALM (ELAEIS GUINEENSIS) m̀-bə́nnə́*ŋ̀-kàŋ̀kû à-à- 066 PERSON ǹ-niɛ̀ à- 067 PIG (DOMESTIC, WILD) à-kûg, ŋ̀-gùmə́ , ò- 068 PRESS, SQUEEZE OUT, MILK **ɲə̀ɣə̀, kám 069 QUARREL *dâ: *ǹ-dǎ: V, N ò- 070 RAPHIA PALM ò-fuɔ́n à- 071 REFUSE, RETAIN, TO tiɛ́n 072 RESEMBLE, BE EQUAL TO fuɔ́ŋà 073 ROAD: PATH *m̀-bá 074 ROAST ON COALS, TO *juɔ̀ 075 ROT, TO buɔ̀n 076 RUBBISH-HEAP *è-bímántùŋ à- 077 SEND: WORK túm è-tûm à- 078 TRAP, TO SET A *kuɔ́nà 079 SEW, TO zə̀m 080 SHINE, BE LIGHT, BE WHITE TO já 081 SING kuɔ́n 082 SKIN, HIDE, BARK ŋ̀-gùgù, * ŋ̀-gùgù ɲ̀-ɲàm, è-kpə́ɣá à, à- 083 SMELL (OF): SMELL (TR.) *ɲiɛ́nə̀; jú 084 SNAKE ɲ̀-ɲuɔ̂ ó- 085 SONG *è-kuɔ̂n à- 086 SPEAK, TO də́g 087 TO SPIT fʊ́m 088 SPREAD IN SUN TO DRY, TO bán; *já:rà 089 STICKY, TO BE *lègà 090 STONE, ROCK *è-tán á- 091 TAKE OUT OF: EMPTY jíɣà 092 THING ɲ̀-zûm à-ɲîm 093 TONGUE, LANGUAGE é-liíβə̀, *è-zə̀bá á-, à- 094 TOOTH è-mə̂n à- 095 TORTOISE *ékpə́ɣáŋkə̀n 096 TREE é-tí ǹ- 097 TWIN *áláfə́ná 098 WANT (DESIRE): LACK SEEK *ǹ-síɛβà 099 WAR è-tá ǹ- 100 WATER à-lə́b 101 WING é-kpʊ̀ŋ á- 102 WOMAN, WIFE niɛ̀ŋ-kán, ŋ̀-kán àβà-, à- 103 ONE zízî 104 TWO á-βân 106 FOUR á-ɲiɛ̂ 107 FIVE á-dɔ̂n 108 SIX *àsə́hàsà 109 SEVEN i-zá 110 EIGHT *ànígànî 111 NINE *sîmà 112 TEN wúβə́ 113 FIFTEEN mè-kúù 114 TWENTY mè- tə̂n à- 115 HUNDRED à-tə́n à-dɔ̀n 115.1 TWO HUNDRED é-guɔ̌r 116 FOUR HUNDRED à-guɔ̀r à-dɔ̀n 117 THOUSAND à-guɔ̀r à-dɔ̀n