BNC ID Gloss Phonetic Word Category Pl Phonetic 001 ANIMAL è-tèn ǹ- 003 ARMPIT ŋ̀-kpám:â ò- 005 ASHES ì-ttìttɔ̂:ŋ à- 006 ASK (A QUESTION) bɔ́β 007 BAD (BE), TO pjíβ 008 BEAN ŋgərigərɛ 010 BELLY ɛ̀-βɔ́:r m̀- 011 BITE gà:kɛ; è-dím (n.) V 012 BUFFALO ɛ̀-βà:m m̀- 013 BUILD, TO (CF. SEW) tíma 014 CALABASH ì-dìmá ò- 015 CARVE gwá 017 CHILD ŋ̀-wà ìvà 018 COME OUT jìn 019 COOL, BE(COME) TO dírɛ 021 COUNT: DRAW A LINE βìk, tá:rɛ 023 CRAB ò-k8á à- 024 CROCODILE ì-ʤèβ ò- 025 DANCE, TO túβ 026 DEPTH à-dòŋádá (-dòŋ- verb) 027 DIE: DEATH pé 028 DIVIDE, SHARE OUT, TO kkèβ 030 BECOME DRY, TO gwù 032 EAT, TO ʧí 033 EGG é-ssî ń- 034 ELEPHANT ò-ɲì à- 035 EXTINGUISHED, BE TO dìmɛ 036 EYE ì-ʧèn 038 FAT, OIL, GREASE à-nà 039 FEAR è-ʤòrà 040 FEMALE ì-kwànɔ̀ŋ ì-pànɔ̀ŋ 041 FIREWOOD ò-m:èn 043 CHICKEN/FOWL ì-nɔ̀:n ɔ̀- 045 GIVE, TO -náŋ 046 GO, WALK, TO fóna 047 GRASSHOPPER ɔ́-ɲá’ŋɛ́’ à- 048 GROW, BECOME STRONG, TO gá:ŋɛ 050 HEAD è-só ǹ- 051 HEART è-ṭém ǹ- 052 HEAVY dɔ́:β 053 HOE: CULTIVATE ttúβ 055 LEG, FOOT ɔ̀-tá:k m̀-ǹ- 056 LEOPARD (‘PANTHER’) è-ʧè ǹ- 057 LIE DOWN, STRETCH ONESELF, SLEEP, TO jìmà 058 LICK, TO ṭá:ḳɛ 060 MEAT è-ṭèn ǹ- 061 MOULD TO ʧí áfúṭá 062 MOUNT, TO virá 063 NAME è-t ʃè a- 064 NIGHT: DAY OF 24 HOURS è-rùŋɔ́ ǹ- 065 FAN PALM (BORASSUS AETHIOPUM) ò-ʤí à- 065.1 OIL PALM (ELAEIS GUINEENSIS) ò-ʤí à- 066 PERSON ɔ̀-nɔ̀ŋ à- 067 PIG (DOMESTIC, WILD) ò-k6ómbà, ò-sì à, à- 068 PRESS, SQUEEZE OUT, MILK mjáná, mjɛ́ 069 QUARREL ṭá ɛ̀-tá V, N 070 RAPHIA PALM *ɔ̀-βɔ:ni, *ɛ-ɣɔ:nà à-, ŋ- 071 REFUSE, RETAIN, TO βùm 072 RESEMBLE, BE EQUAL TO kkèrɛ 073 ROAD: PATH è-dén ǹ- 074 ROAST ON COALS, TO βá:β 075 ROT, TO bɔ̀m 076 RUBBISH-HEAP ɛ̀-bɔ́r m̀- 077 SEND: WORK tɔ́:m ɔ̀-tɔ́:m ì- 078 TRAP, TO SET A mìn ɔ̀m:à 079 SEW, TO kwùm 080 SHINE, BE LIGHT, BE WHITE TO wùr má:nɛ nˋà 081 SING kɔ̀:n 082 SKIN, HIDE, BARK ɛ̀-_kpákpá, ɛ̀-kpákpá ŋ̀- (a and b) ŋ̀- 083 SMELL (OF): SMELL (TR.) ṣòm, βá:ŋa 084 SNAKE ì-ʤɔ:k ò- 085 SONG ɛ̀-mɔ̀ŋ à- 086 SPEAK, TO gbá:k 087 TO SPIT pjákɛ 088 SPREAD IN SUN TO DRY, TO ɲá:nɛ 089 STICKY, TO BE rùrɔ 090 STONE, ROCK ɛ̀-ṭá à- 091 TAKE OUT OF: EMPTY jèke 092 THING (pl.) ɔ̀-ṭɔ̀:k, è-kpó 093 TONGUE, LANGUAGE ɛ̀-dá:k, é-βôn ǹ-, ḿ- 094 TOOTH ɛ̀-sà a- 095 TORTOISE ɛ́-kuɔ̀r ì-kuùn 096 TREE è-ʧí ǹ- 098 WANT (DESIRE): LACK SEEK dà:k, bék; βór, ròr 099 WAR è-gbóŋ ŋ̀- 100 WATER à-ṣí 101 WING ḿbúbà:ŋ 102 WOMAN, WIFE kw-à-nɔ̀ŋ, kw-à-nɔ̀ŋ p-à-nɔ̀ŋ, p-à-nɔ̀ŋ 103 ONE wànɔ́ 104 TWO ɛ̀-fà 106 FOUR ɛ̀n:à 107 FIVE à-ʧén 108 SIX ɛ̀-ʧá’dánɛ̀ 109 SEVEN ǹ-ʧén ɔ́ɱ fà~è- 110 EIGHT óʧénɔ́ntán 111 NINE ósówánɛ̀ 112 TEN ì-ʤòβ 113 FIFTEEN íʧî 114 TWENTY ɛ̀rɔ́β 115 HUNDRED à-rɔ́β á-ʧén 115.1 TWO HUNDRED à-rɔ́β í ʤòβ 117 THOUSAND ńnɔínáɱfâ òkwù mà arɔ́βíʤóβ