BNC ID Gloss Phonetic Word Category Pl Phonetic 001 ANIMAL ǹ-nà mə̀- 003 ARMPIT à-ɣáʔàrə́ ə̀- 005 ASHES à-bwɔ̂ 006 ASK (A QUESTION) bɪ́ŋ-sə̂ 007 BAD (BE), TO búnì 008 BEAN -- mə̀-kûʔ 010 BELLY nə̀-bə̀mə̀ 011 BITE lúŋ-ɔ̀ (!) V 012 BUFFALO á-n-ʤɥà bə̀-n- 013 BUILD, TO (CF. SEW) bóŋ-ò (!) 014 CALABASH -ɣə́rə́ bə̀- 015 CARVE kóŋ-ò (!) 016 CHARCOAL ŋ̀-kìɛ̀ 017 CHILD mɔ́ɔ̀è-bɔ́ɔ̀ 018 COME OUT fú-ɔ̀ (!) 019 COOL, BE(COME) TO fíɣ-ɛ̀ (!) 021 COUNT: DRAW A LINE sɛ́ŋ-’ ɛ́ (!) 023 CRAB -ká bə̀- 025 DANCE, TO bɛ́nɛ̀ (!), à-bɛ́nɛ̀ ə̀- 026 DEPTH -- mə̀-ʃɥínə́-mə̀-ŋkjɛ́ 027 DIE: DEATH kfɔ̂ (!), nə̀-gvûɔ̀-- 028 DIVIDE, SHARE OUT, TO ɣà-sə̂ (!) 030 BECOME DRY, TO jɔ́ŋ 032 EAT, TO ʤíə̀ (!) 033 EGG nə̀-bùŋɔ́ mə̀-ŋ-gbúŋ 034 ELEPHANT ǹ-sɛ́nə́ mə̀-n- 035 EXTINGUISHED, BE TO bɛ́-tə̂ (!) 036 EYE ə̀-líì m̀-míì 037 FALL, TO vɔ́ɔ̀ (!) 038 FAT, OIL, GREASE nə̀-fɔ́ŋɔ̀--- ---mə̀-vúrɔ̀ 039 FEAR bɔ̀ɔ̀ (!) (v.) 040 FEMALE mɛ̀-ŋ-gìɛ́ bə̀- 041 FIREWOOD ŋ̀-kwî 042 FOREST (BUSH) à-kxɔ́ ə̀- 043 CHICKEN/FOWL ŋ̀-gvúɔ̀mə̀-ŋ̀- 044 FRY, TO BAKE IN ASHES, TO káŋ-ə̀ (!), fɔ̀ɔ̀mə̂ (!) 045 GIVE, TO fə́ɣà (!) 046 GO, WALK, TO ɣə́ə̀ (!);tɪ́ŋɪ̀ (!) 047 GRASSHOPPER ŋ̀-gwɛ̀nə̀ mə̀-ŋ- 048 GROW, BECOME STRONG, TO kw̥ɛ́ (!) 050 HEAD à-tóɣò ə̀- 051 HEART ǹ-tɪ́ŋɪ 052 HEAVY də̀rɛ́ 053 HOE: CULTIVATE líʔɛ̀ (!) 054 KILL, TO ʒýɛ́rə̀ (!) 055 LEG, FOOT à-kù ə̀- 056 LEOPARD (‘PANTHER’) à-fɔ̀nə̀ mə̀- 057 LIE DOWN, STRETCH ONESELF, SLEEP, TO nɔ̀ŋɔ́ʔ (!) njɛ̀ré wû (!) 058 LICK, TO lù-ɣá (!) 060 MEAT ǹ-nà mə̀- 061 MOULD TO bóŋ̀ (!) 062 MOUNT, TO kɔ́!ʔɔ́ (!) 063 NAME -lỳɛ́nì mə- 064 NIGHT: DAY OF 24 HOURS nə̀-tú!ʔɔ ǹ-ʤ´ýɛ̀ -ǹ-~mɛ̀-n- 065 FAN PALM (BORASSUS AETHIOPUM) nə̀-ɣə́rə̀ mə̀- 065.1 OIL PALM (ELAEIS GUINEENSIS) nə̀-ɣə́rə̀ mə̀- 066 PERSON ŋù bə̀ 067 PIG (DOMESTIC, WILD) -kàkw̥ɔ́ bə̀- 068 PRESS, SQUEEZE OUT, MILK ʒỳʔɛ́ (!), ká-a+ (!) 069 QUARREL jɔ̀ŋ-ɔ́ (!) à-làrə́ V, N ə̀- 071 REFUSE, RETAIN, TO lúɣɔ̂ 072 RESEMBLE, BE EQUAL TO fíɛ́ (!), kúʔú-tə̀ (!) 073 ROAD: PATH ǹ-dóŋò mə̀-n- 074 ROAST ON COALS, TO tɔ́ɔ̀ (!) 075 ROT, TO b´ ɣɛ̀ 077 SEND: WORK à-fàʔà ə̀- 078 TRAP, TO SET A bə̀ntə́kì (à-kì = trap) 079 SEW, TO tá-tə̂ (!) 080 SHINE, BE LIGHT, BE WHITE TO sá!ʔá 081 SING jə́mə̀ (!) 082 SKIN, HIDE, BARK ŋ̀-gə̀,n-ʤə̀mə̀+tíɛ́ mə̀-ŋgwɔ̀ 083 SMELL (OF): SMELL (TR.) lə̀m-sə̂ (!) 084 SNAKE fə̀-nɔ́ŋɔ̀mə̀- 085 SONG ǹ-ʤàŋ mə̀-n- 086 SPEAK, TO bɔ̀ŋ-nə̂ (!) 087 TO SPIT týɔ̀ (!) 088 SPREAD IN SUN TO DRY, TO sáŋ-ə̂ (!) 090 STONE, ROCK ŋ̀-gɔ̀ʔ mə̀-ŋ- 091 TAKE OUT OF: EMPTY kfùṛɛ̂ (!) 092 THING à-jɔ́ŋɔ̀ə-ʤúŋˋ 093 TONGUE, LANGUAGE à-lɪ́ŋɛ̀, à-bɔ̀ŋnə̀ -, ə̀ 094 TOOTH nə̀-sɔ́ŋ mə- 095 TORTOISE -tṛɔ̀kí bə- ~ - 096 TREE à-tíɛ́ ə̀- 097 TWIN nə̀-fáà mə̀- 098 WANT (DESIRE): LACK SEEK kɔ̀ŋ-ɔ̂ (!); ʃɔ̀ʔáà (!), bɔ́ŋ-ɔ̀ (!) 099 WAR ǹ-ʧɥə̀ 100 WATER ŋ̀-k+jɛ́ 101 WING nə̀-bààrə̀ mə̀- 102 WOMAN, WIFE mɛ̀-----ŋ-gjé, mà-ŋ-gíɛ́ wà bə̀-ŋ-, bə̀- bâ my 103 ONE mɔ̀ʔɔ́ 106 FOUR kwà 108 SIX ǹ-tòú 109 SEVEN sààmbá 110 EIGHT nə̀-fàá 111 NINE nə̀-bùʔɔ́ 112 TEN nə̀-ɣə́ 113 FIFTEEN ǹ-ʧìə̀+táǹ 114 TWENTY mə̀-ɣə́m+!mə́+m-bə́ɣá 115 HUNDRED ŋ̀-kə́rə́ 116 FOUR HUNDRED mə̀-ŋ-kə̀rə̀+mí+nə́-kwà 117 THOUSAND ǹ-ʧỳʔ ɔ̀