BNC ID Gloss Phonetic Word Category Pl Phonetic 001 ANIMAL -na mə̀- 003 ARMPIT lɛ̀-ɣàpté mə̀- 004 ARROW lə̀-kɔ̀ŋ mə̀- 005 ASHES à-vó 006 ASK (A QUESTION) ń-zɛ́té 007 BAD (BE), TO tè-pɔ̀ŋ 008 BEAN -- mə̀-kò 010 BELLY lə̀-və̀m 011 BITE ná-ń-’ʤá V 012 BUFFALO -nàŋgàp mə̀- 013 BUILD, TO (CF. SEW) bɔ́ (!) 014 CALABASH á-tỳə́ é- 015 CARVE fɔ́k (!); ŋ́-kɔ́ɔ́té; ń-zíptí 016 CHARCOAL ŋ̀-kí mɛ̀-ŋ- 017 CHILD mɔ́ è-bɔ̀ŋ-kxə́ 018 COME OUT túɔ́ (!) 019 COOL, BE(COME) TO kɔ́ŋá (!) 020 CORPSE à-pfə́ mə̀- 021 COUNT: DRAW A LINE sáŋá (!) kìá (!) 023 CRAB -ka+m-bù mə̀- 024 CROCODILE ŋ́-gá-ǹ-tsì mə́-ŋ- 025 DANCE, TO zíŋə́ (!), lè-zíŋ 026 DEPTH á-sì+n-tsì 027 DIE: DEATH kwɛ́ (?), lè-ùxé mè- 028 DIVIDE, SHARE OUT, TO ɣə̀βá (!) 029 DRAW (WATER), TO è-ʃùŋ 030 BECOME DRY, TO ń-zóté 032 EAT, TO pfɛ́ (!) 033 EGG lè-póŋ m̀-bóŋ 034 ELEPHANT è-ʃɯ̀ə́ mè- 035 EXTINGUISHED, BE TO ḿ-bíɣə́ 036 EYE lé-sə̀k mɛ́-nə̀k 037 FALL, TO ŋ̀xwè+sì (!) 038 FAT, OIL, GREASE ---- mə̀-fɔ̀k, mə̀-vɛ̀t 039 FEAR ḿ-bɔ́k; pɔ́ɣá (!) (v.) 040 FEMALE ǹ-zɥí mɛ̀- 041 FIREWOOD -- ǹ-tsɥíŋ 042 FOREST (BUSH) m̀-bín mɛ̀-m- 043 CHICKEN/FOWL ŋ̀-gáp mɛ̀-ŋ̀- 045 GIVE, TO jíá (!) 046 GO, WALK, TO ɣɔ́ (!) 047 GRASSHOPPER ǹ-ʤím̀ mɛ̀-n- 048 GROW, BECOME STRONG, TO tsýɛ́ (!) 049 GUINEA-FOWL à-ŋ-gáŋà mɛ̀-ŋ- 050 HEAD à-tú è- 051 HEART à-té è- 052 HEAVY á-’zɛ́t 053 HOE: CULTIVATE tɔ́ŋɔ́ (!), ʒýʔə́ (!) 054 KILL, TO ʒɥɛ́ (!) 055 LEG, FOOT à-kwə̀ mè- 056 LEOPARD (‘PANTHER’) à-tsò mə̀-/ŋ̀-gwì mɛ̀-ŋ- 057 LIE DOWN, STRETCH ONESELF, SLEEP, TO nɔ́ŋ+á-sí (!) sàɣá (!) 058 LICK, TO pə̀ŋɛ́ (!) 060 MEAT m̀-bàp mɛ̀-m̀- 061 MOULD TO ń-gɔ́ 062 MOUNT, TO kɔ̀ʔɔ́ (!) 063 NAME lè-zə̀ŋ ǹ- 064 NIGHT: DAY OF 24 HOURS ŋ̀-kɔ̀ʔɔ̀ -lèʔé’lá mɛ̀-ŋ-- 065 FAN PALM (BORASSUS AETHIOPUM) lè-tỳə́ mè- 065.1 OIL PALM (ELAEIS GUINEENSIS) lè-tỳə́ mè- 066 PERSON pìŋ pú’ɔ́ 067 PIG (DOMESTIC, WILD) -kù+nà, -nà+ŋ-gwì mə̀-, mə̀- 068 PRESS, SQUEEZE OUT, MILK kíɛ́, nɔ́ 069 QUARREL ń-zɔ́nɪ́ ǹ-tsàŋ V, N mɛ̀-n- 071 REFUSE, RETAIN, TO lỳʔ-ə́ (!), kím-tɛ́ (!) 072 RESEMBLE, BE EQUAL TO ɛ́-syɛ́né 073 ROAD: PATH ǹ-sə̀ mɛ̀-n- 074 ROAST ON COALS, TO káŋá (!) 075 ROT, TO n-dýx 076 RUBBISH-HEAP è-kàŋnì 077 SEND: WORK tú!wɔ́ (!) 078 TRAP, TO SET A ń-!dúʔ 079 SEW, TO ɱ-!fʊ́ (!) 080 SHINE, BE LIGHT, BE WHITE TO á-ŋwàŋnì á-lànì 081 SING zɔ̀βɔ́ (!) 082 SKIN, HIDE, BARK ŋ̀-gùb+nɛ́t, ŋ̀-gùb-nà, ŋ̀-gùp+txə̀ə́ mɛ̀-ŋ-, mɛ̀-ŋ-, mɛ̀-ŋ- 083 SMELL (OF): SMELL (TR.) lɛ̀mnɛ́ (!) 084 SNAKE -nú mɛ́- 086 SPEAK, TO ʃɔ́ŋ-lɛ́ (!) 087 TO SPIT tsòɣó (!) 089 STICKY, TO BE á-lɔ́ŋ 090 STONE, ROCK -tɔ́ mə̀- 091 TAKE OUT OF: EMPTY fɛ̀tɛ́ (!) 092 THING à-zó è-tsó 093 TONGUE, LANGUAGE à-lé lè- 094 TOOTH lè-sɔ̀ŋ mɛ̀- 095 TORTOISE -pfá-ŋ̀-kɔ̀ʔ mɛ̀- 096 TREE à-txýə́ mɛ̀- 097 TWIN lè-fàk mə̀- 098 WANT (DESIRE): LACK SEEK kɔ̀ŋá (!); ŋ́-!gú?!té, bóŋɔ́ 099 WAR ǹ-ʧù mɛ̀-n- 100 WATER ǹ-tsì 101 WING lè-páp m̀-bàp 102 WOMAN, WIFE ǹ-zỳ ɣà mè-zɥí pàá my 103 ONE ùɛ̀-mɔ̀ʔ 104 TWO mé-!píá 106 FOUR lé-kúá 107 FIVE mé-tá!á 108 SIX ǹ-tòɣó 109 SEVEN sàà+m-bí!á 110 EIGHT lè-fàá 111 NINE lə̀-vòʔó 112 TEN lè-ɣə́m 113 FIFTEEN ǹtsɔ̀b tá!á 114 TWENTY mə̀-ɣɛ́m+ɔ̀í!á 115 HUNDRED ŋ́-kxə́ 116 FOUR HUNDRED ŋ̀-kxé+lɛ́-kúà