BNC ID Gloss Phonetic Word Category Pl Phonetic 001 ANIMAL -nà -nà 003 ARMPIT à-ɣáʔà 005 ASHES à-búù è- 006 ASK (A QUESTION) lɔ́n-tə̂ (!); bɪ́ŋ-sə̂ (!) 007 BAD (BE), TO bə́ə̀ (!) 008 BEAN -- mə̀-kúù 009 BEG (ASK FOR S.T.) lɔ́n-tə̂ (!) 010 BELLY nɛ̀-bɔ̀m̀ mə̀- 011 BITE lúŋ-ə̀ (!) V 012 BUFFALO ǹ-ʤùá 013 BUILD, TO (CF. SEW) wùrə́-ə̀ (!) 014 CALABASH à-tíŋɛ̀ é- 015 CARVE sɛ́rɛ́ (!) 016 CHARCOAL -- ǹ-kíɛ̀ 017 CHILD mɔ́ɔ̀bɔ́ɔ̀ 018 COME OUT fû 019 COOL, BE(COME) TO m̀-fə́ə̀ (inf.) 020 CORPSE à-kwúù è- 021 COUNT: DRAW A LINE sɛ́ŋɛ̀ (!) kàá (!) 023 CRAB -ká bə̀- 024 CROCODILE -nà+ŋ-kí 025 DANCE, TO bɛ́nɛ̀ (!) 026 DEPTH fí 027 DIE: DEATH kwúɔ́ (!), nə̀-wúɔ̀-- 028 DIVIDE, SHARE OUT, TO ɣàà-tə̂ 030 BECOME DRY, TO zúŋɔ̀ 032 EAT, TO ʒý-ə̀ (!) 033 EGG nə̀-bùŋ+nú+ŋ-gwù [bùŋ+mú+ŋ-gwù] mə̀- 034 ELEPHANT ǹ-tsɛ́ǹ ǹ- ~mɛ̀-n- 035 EXTINGUISHED, BE TO bɛ́-tə̂ (!) 036 EYE né-léè méè 037 FALL, TO wúɔ̀ (!) 038 FAT, OIL, GREASE nə̀-fúŋ̀--- ---mə̀-ɣwúrù 039 FEAR bɔ̀ɔ̀ (!) (v.) 040 FEMALE mɛ̀-ŋ-gíɛ́ 041 FIREWOOD -- ŋ̀-kwéì 042 FOREST (BUSH) à-kwə́/ ə̀-, à-fɔ̀ə̀-; (bush), -- 043 CHICKEN/FOWL ŋ̀-gwúù ŋ̀- 044 FRY, TO BAKE IN ASHES, TO káŋá (!), tɔ́ɔ̀ (!), fɔ̀m-tə̂ (!) 045 GIVE, TO fíɛ̀ 046 GO, WALK, TO gə́ (!) 047 GRASSHOPPER -sə́ʔə bə̀- 048 GROW, BECOME STRONG, TO wɛ́ɛ̀ (!), kwɛ́ɛ̀ (!), tɛ̀n-tə̂ (!) 050 HEAD à-tíɛ̀ è- 051 HEART ǹ-tɪ́ŋˋ mə̀-n- 052 HEAVY drə́-ə̀ 053 HOE: CULTIVATE líʔɛ̀ (!) 055 LEG, FOOT à-kò mə́- 056 LEOPARD (‘PANTHER’) à-fɔ̀nə̀ ì-fɔ̀nɛ̀ 057 LIE DOWN, STRETCH ONESELF, SLEEP, TO nɔ́ŋ-ɔ́ (!) swɪ̀ŋ-ɪi (!) 058 LICK, TO lɪ́ŋ-ə̀ (!) 060 MEAT -nà 061 MOULD TO búŋ̀ (!) 062 MOUNT, TO kɔ́ʔɔ̀ (!) 063 NAME è-lỳɛ́n mə̀- 064 NIGHT: DAY OF 24 HOURS è-túʔɔ̀, ǹ-ʤúɛ̀ mə̀-túʔù, ǹ- 065 FAN PALM (BORASSUS AETHIOPUM) nə̀-ɣɛ́rɛ́ mə̀- 065.1 OIL PALM (ELAEIS GUINEENSIS) nə̀-ɣɛ́rɛ́ mə̀- 066 PERSON -ŋwù bə̀- 067 PIG (DOMESTIC, WILD) -kú+ɲàm bə̀- 068 PRESS, SQUEEZE OUT, MILK ʒí!ʔɛ́, nɔ́ʔɔ́ 069 QUARREL sáʔá-nə̀ ǹ-sáʔá V, N 070 RAPHIA PALM à-tɔ́ʔɔ̀è- 071 REFUSE, RETAIN, TO í (!) 072 RESEMBLE, BE EQUAL TO fí (!), bə́ (!) 073 ROAD: PATH ǹ-dúŋˋ mɛ̀-n- 074 ROAST ON COALS, TO tɔ́ (!) 076 RUBBISH-HEAP à-tíɛ́+mə́-krɔ̀ 077 SEND: WORK à-fàʔà 078 TRAP, TO SET A bɛ̀n-tə́ (!) 079 SEW, TO tá-à (!) 080 SHINE, BE LIGHT, BE WHITE TO á-tí!ə́ 081 SING zə̀b-ə́ (!) 082 SKIN, HIDE, BARK -nóò ŋ́-gwó+nà -ŋ́- 083 SMELL (OF): SMELL (TR.) lə̀m-sə̂ (!) 084 SNAKE fù-ɲíɛ̀ mə̀- 085 SONG ǹ-ʤàŋˋ ǹ- 086 SPEAK, TO bɔ́ŋ-nə̂ (!) 087 TO SPIT túù (!) 089 STICKY, TO BE tàŋ-ə́ (!) 090 STONE, ROCK ŋ̀-gɔ̀ʔ-ə̀ - -ɔ̀ 091 TAKE OUT OF: EMPTY mə̀-tɔ̂* (!) 093 TONGUE, LANGUAGE à-lɪ́ŋ̀, à-bɔ̀ŋnə̀ è-, - 094 TOOTH nə̀-sɔ̀ŋ́ mə̀- 095 TORTOISE -kwímɔ̀+ŋ-kɔ̀ʔɔ̀bə̀- 096 TREE à-tìí è- 097 TWIN nə̀-fáà mə̀- 098 WANT (DESIRE): LACK SEEK sɔ̀ʔá (!) 099 WAR ǹ-ʧìə̀ 100 WATER ŋ̀-kí 101 WING nə̀-bàɣə̀rə̀ mə̀- 102 WOMAN, WIFE mɛ̀-ŋ-gjɛ́ wà bɛ̀-ŋ-gjɛ́ báà my 103 ONE mɔ̀ʔɔ́ 104 TWO bí!ɛ́ 106 FOUR kwà 107 FIVE táǹ 108 SIX ǹ-tòú 109 SEVEN sààmbá 110 EIGHT nɛ̀-fá 111 NINE nɛ̀-bùʔɔ 112 TEN nɛ̀-ɣə́m̀ 113 FIFTEEN ǹ-ʧìɛ̀+táǹ 114 TWENTY mə̀-ɣɛ́m+mə́+m-!bíɛ́ 115 HUNDRED ŋ́-kɛ́rɛ́ 115.1 TWO HUNDRED ŋ̀-kɛ̀rɛ̀ bíɛ́ 117 THOUSAND ǹ-ʧùʔù