BNC ID Gloss Phonetic Word Category Pl Phonetic 001 ANIMAL nɔ̂b’ 003 ARMPIT xə̀xá 004 ARROW kwɔ̀g (kà ‘ʧé) 005 ASHES və́ 006 ASK (A QUESTION) tɔ̀g-sɔ̌; zə́sə́; dɨ́sə́ 007 BAD (BE), TO m-bə́ 008 BEAN ŋ-kú 010 BELLY váb’ 011 BITE lə́b’; cʃó V 012 BUFFALO -ɲé 013 BUILD, TO (CF. SEW) ŋ-kwɔ́g’ (inf.) 014 CALABASH tjɨ́(+ɲʃě) 015 CARVE kúb 017 CHILD ŋwɔ́ 018 COME OUT tə́b’ 019 COOL, BE(COME) TO xú(ʃə) 021 COUNT: DRAW A LINE ʃiág’ 023 CRAB kɔ́b(ɲʃě) 024 CROCODILE ŋ-gɔ́+ɲ’ʃə́ 026 DEPTH ɲcʃú; tɨ́b’ ntsě 027 DIE: DEATH ŋ-kpfɨ́ 028 DIVIDE, SHARE OUT, TO ɣě:; ɣɛ̀-sě 030 BECOME DRY, TO já: 032 EAT, TO zə́ kwé, kpé 033 EGG pə́b’ 034 ELEPHANT sɔ́nɔ̌b’ 035 EXTINGUISHED, BE TO pfú (v.i.), piə́ (tr.) 036 EYE ə-zə́ ə-mə́ 038 FAT, OIL, GREASE ŋwɛ́ 040 FEMALE mə́ɲ-ʤwí 043 CHICKEN/FOWL ŋ-gxɨ́b’ 045 GIVE, TO hɛ̃ 046 GO, WALK, TO jě 047 GRASSHOPPER ygámntɔ̌ 048 GROW, BECOME STRONG, TO sá’ 049 GUINEA-FOWL ngágsɨ́g’ 050 HEAD tswə́ 051 HEART n-tswə́ 052 HEAVY ndzé 053 HOE: CULTIVATE zə́’ 055 LEG, FOOT kxə̂ 057 LIE DOWN, STRETCH ONESELF, SLEEP, TO (nɔ̀g-) ʃí 058 LICK, TO lé 060 MEAT ḿ-bɛ̂ 061 MOULD TO p(f)úbʔ 063 NAME ə-zə́ 065 FAN PALM (BORASSUS AETHIOPUM) tɔ́ 065.1 OIL PALM (ELAEIS GUINEENSIS) tɔ́ 066 PERSON mə́ntə̂ 067 PIG (DOMESTIC, WILD) ŋ́-gə́nɔ̌b- 068 PRESS, SQUEEZE OUT, MILK ɲwɔ̀ʔɔ́, ɲí, ḿ-bɪ́ 071 REFUSE, RETAIN, TO ɣágʔ, cézə́ (gêner) 072 RESEMBLE, BE EQUAL TO xə́ɲə́, xə́sə́ 073 ROAD: PATH mə́ɲʤě, ɲʤə̂ 074 ROAST ON COALS, TO kágʔ 075 ROT, TO pfǔ 077 SEND: WORK ntə́bí 079 SEW, TO ntáb 080 SHINE, BE LIGHT, BE WHITE TO tɪ́ə fə 082 SKIN, HIDE, BARK ŋgə̂bʔ 083 SMELL (OF): SMELL (TR.) ndábʔ (inf.); ndábsə́ (sentir bon) 084 SNAKE ɲú 087 TO SPIT tóhʔò 090 STONE, ROCK lɔ́¨ə́; 093 TONGUE, LANGUAGE lɪ́bʔ 094 TOOTH swɔ̂g ʔ 095 TORTOISE cʃwə́’mə́ŋkwɔ̌ ʔ 096 TREE tsə́ 097 TWIN xá(ɲě) póxá (pl.) 098 WANT (DESIRE): LACK SEEK kwɔ̌: 101 WING pɛ̂ 102 WOMAN, WIFE see FEMALE 104 TWO ípɪə́ 106 FOUR íkwǒ 107 FIVE í-tɔ́