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Word list name:Proto-Grassfields Bantu Roots 
Location of idiolect:Grassfields area of much of North West Province, and all of West Province, Cameroon 
Country:Cameroon 
ISO 639-3 code:*gb (more info at ethnologue.com) 
Standard list used
for elicitation:
Proto-Grassfields Bantu Glosses 
Words:439 
Audio files:0 wav, 0 mp3 
Copyright:Larry M. Hyman 
Date elicited:1979 
Contributing researcher:Larry M. Hyman 
Acknowledgements:Larry M. Hyman 
Elsewhere published:Hyman, L.M. 1979. Index of Proto-Grassfields Bantu roots. Ms. U.S.C.; CBOLD: http://linguistics.berkeley.edu/CBOLD/Data/LangInfoFiles/PGrassfields.H.info.html 
Comments:*c, *j = palatal affricates
*d+, g+ = fortis consonants
*b’, f’ = lenis consonants
ɣ = gamma
ŋ = velar nasal
*L = indeterminate between *d+, *d, *l
*C = variable consonant in reflexes
*V = variable vowel in reflexes
*i¸ , *u¸ = tense or [+ATR] high vowels
*I = unclear between *i¸ and *i
*E, *O = unclear between *i/*e and *u/*o
*U/O = indeterminate high vowel
+ = more, but variable, phonetic material follows 
 Proto-Grassfields Bantu [*gb] - Proto-Grassfields Bantu Roots
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ID
Gloss Phonetic
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1001accept*bím+
2001accept*bín+
3003age group*gwàk`
4004agitate (wind)*cÌk
5005animal*nàm`
6006ant*Lí (?)
7007arm*kóN
8008ascend*kók
9009ashes*bÚ`
10009ashes*tóe (?)
11011attach*kúd-i
12012axe*njàm´
13013back*jÌm
14014bad, be*bíp
15015bag*bàm`
16016bamboo*dìŋí
17017bark (n)*kùb`
18018bark (v)*búp
19019basket*kà(m?)`
20020be*b’á

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