BNC ID Gloss Phonetic Word Category Pl Phonetic 001 ANIMAL ŋtò~ntó 001 ANIMAL njɛ́ 003 ARMPIT -záŋa rè- 003 ARMPIT -zâŋá rə- 004 ARROW ka-kpa rà- 004 ARROW á-kpá rə-á-kpá 005 ASHES ǹ-tò 005 ASHES ǹ-tò 006 ASK (A QUESTION) ɾí 007 BAD (BE), TO ŋwiǽ 007 BAD (BE), TO *kja nwia 008 BEAN ń-ʒò 008 BEAN ǹ-zò 009 BEG (ASK FOR S.T.) cʃa̍t’ 010 BELLY ko-hwié rè-hwiè 010 BELLY kə-hwíjé rə̀-hwìjè 011 BITE rio V 011 BITE *re rio V 012 BUFFALO ǹ-zæ̀ n-zǽ 012 BUFFALO ǹ-zɛ̀ ń-zɛ́ 013 BUILD, TO (CF. SEW) nò 013 BUILD, TO (CF. SEW) *re no rino 014 CALABASH kínʒe rèínʒe 014 CALABASH *enʒiɛ 015 CARVE re gi ʃa 016 CHARCOAL ṛe-ʧɛ́ 017 CHILD ko-wé rè-wè 017 CHILD kə-wé ṛə̀-wè 018 COME OUT wùrù 018 COME OUT * mbe ʒi wuru 020 CORPSE kwɛ́nɛ́ ŋ̀-kɛ̀nɛ̀ 021 COUNT: DRAW A LINE hwije 022 COW/CATTLE njá ə́-nja̍ 023 CRAB ŋ̀-krá ré-ŋ́-kra 023 CRAB n-krā 024 CROCODILE ʧàrìʃì ʧárìʃì 024 CROCODILE ʧà rə-ʧà 025 DANCE, TO ʃó ṛə̀-ʧù, ṛə-ʧù 026 DEPTH *ʧunʧu (riʃi) 027 DIE: DEATH hu 027 DIE: DEATH hu, u-kú 028 DIVIDE, SHARE OUT, TO kɛ 029 DRAW (WATER), TO ʃɛ̀ 030 BECOME DRY, TO hṛu 031 EAR ú-tsù rè- 032 EAT, TO je 032 EAT, TO jɛ́ 033 EGG -ri-ʧí rè- 033 EGG ṛə-ʧí ŋwjɛ́ 034 ELEPHANT ǹ-ʒè n-ʒé 034 ELEPHANT ǹ-ʒè ń-ʒé 035 EXTINGUISHED, BE TO *re hwia 036 EYE rì-jí ǹ-jì 036 EYE ṛə-jí ǹ-jì 037 FALL, TO kpè 037 FALL, TO kpɛ 038 FAT, OIL, GREASE re’-mie 038 FAT, OIL, GREASE *remiɛ 039 FEAR *reto-kowu 040 FEMALE m̀-brì 041 FIREWOOD ǹ-kwè 042 FOREST (BUSH) ke-jí 042 FOREST (BUSH) kə-jí ṛə̀- 043 CHICKEN/FOWL -ŋwiæ rè- 043 CHICKEN/FOWL ŋwjɛ́ 044 FRY, TO BAKE IN ASHES, TO *re kra, *re giʃwi a nto 045 GIVE, TO ŋwa̍ 045 GIVE, TO ŋwá 046 GO, WALK, TO jwà; næ, grè 046 GO, WALK, TO nɛ̃ gà ṛègi ṛe 047 GRASSHOPPER *ʧiʧ 048 GROW, BECOME STRONG, TO *re ʧi, *re ʧi gbigbá 049 GUINEA-FOWL ʒì nda̍ ʒí nda̍ 050 HEAD ri-ʧí ǹ-ʧì 050 HEAD ṛə-ʧí ṛə- ṛə-ʧí 051 HEART hwé 052 HEAVY rú-vó (n.) 052 HEAVY *ru-bwo 053 HOE: CULTIVATE ru 053 HOE: CULTIVATE ká 054 KILL, TO cwiæ 054 KILL, TO ʃjɛ 055 LEG, FOOT tá ~ rè-ta ǹ-tà 055 LEG, FOOT tá ǹ-tà 056 LEOPARD (‘PANTHER’) ʧìjæ̀vé ʧíjæ̀vé 056 LEOPARD (‘PANTHER’) ì-ʧì 057 LIE DOWN, STRETCH ONESELF, SLEEP, TO ʧwè, ndie (n.) 057 LIE DOWN, STRETCH ONESELF, SLEEP, TO nje bè, tò nzìjè 058 LICK, TO *a-to 060 MEAT rì-næ̀ 060 MEAT ɽə-nɛ́ 061 MOULD TO (re)no; (ne) wr̄a 062 MOUNT, TO *(re) njrā 062 MOUNT, TO ŋṛa̍ 063 NAME *lo 063 NAME lo rə-lo 064 NIGHT: DAY OF 24 HOURS -tótù, ʧwie rè-, rètù 064 NIGHT: DAY OF 24 HOURS -tê-tú ṛə-tê-tú 065 FAN PALM (BORASSUS AETHIOPUM) ekwe remie 065.1 OIL PALM (ELAEIS GUINEENSIS) ekwe remie 066 PERSON -ne n- 066 PERSON ǹ-tò ə́-nɛ́-ntó 067 PIG (DOMESTIC, WILD) *lede 067 PIG (DOMESTIC, WILD) le’dè, glà rə-le’de’, glá 068 PRESS, SQUEEZE OUT, MILK *(re gi) hwi: 068 PRESS, SQUEEZE OUT, MILK ʃí 069 QUARREL *re ʧo ne ge nu V, N 069 QUARREL *tu gonuʧe V, N 070 RAPHIA PALM *ri-ʃe 071 REFUSE, RETAIN, TO rá 071 REFUSE, RETAIN, TO zimi 072 RESEMBLE, BE EQUAL TO (re)ʃi ja jari; (re)ʃi ʃi ne 073 ROAD: PATH re 074 ROAST ON COALS, TO ʃì 075 ROT, TO (re) vi 076 RUBBISH-HEAP *rugun nto 077 SEND: WORK *(re) temi 077 SEND: WORK tɛmi, *ʧuwo 078 TRAP, TO SET A tsa etsi 079 SEW, TO *re ʧwii 079 SEW, TO ʧi 080 SHINE, BE LIGHT, BE WHITE TO *a-si *re-si, si (n.) 080 SHINE, BE LIGHT, BE WHITE TO *kta: ktan 081 SING ve’ ve 081 SING bwe 082 SKIN, HIDE, BARK *wra ne wji, *wra nja ji, *teme ekwe 082 SKIN, HIDE, BARK í-kpɛ́ ṛwɛ̀, í-kpɛ́, ú-hṛo kwè 083 SMELL (OF): SMELL (TR.) ho ʃæ 083 SMELL (OF): SMELL (TR.) *ʃwa: 084 SNAKE ǹ-ʃè ǹ-ʃé 084 SNAKE ǹ-ʃè ń-ʃé 085 SONG bwé ɽə-bwé 086 SPEAK, TO ʧe; *hje nka 086 SPEAK, TO hja̍ŋka̍ 087 TO SPIT *ta renʧwi 088 SPREAD IN SUN TO DRY, TO *hjru 089 STICKY, TO BE *aʃi diwā diwā 090 STONE, ROCK zæ̃́ hwæ̃́ ræ̀hwæ, 090 STONE, ROCK zə-hwá *ŋgbra ṛə̀-hwà 091 TAKE OUT OF: EMPTY *ti; *jari, ʃi hwerī 092 THING àŋ-kja̍ 092 THING *kta 093 TONGUE, LANGUAGE -lé, *nka jā ne rè- 093 TONGUE, LANGUAGE lé, *nka ṛə-lé 094 TOOTH ri-ŋjí ŋ̀-ŋjì 094 TOOTH ṛə-njí ǹ-njì 095 TORTOISE ú-hú 096 TREE ko-kwé rè-kwè 096 TREE kə-kwé rə̀-kwè 097 TWIN re-hwie 097 TWIN ṛə̀-ʃì 098 WANT (DESIRE): LACK SEEK *ʧa:, kja ʧu 098 WANT (DESIRE): LACK SEEK ʧɛ̃ *bi wa:, *kre: 099 WAR ʧæ̀ 100 WATER ri-ʃi 100 WATER *ri-ʃi 101 WING *ʧija 101 WING gâ-há 102 WOMAN, WIFE *mbru, *mbru 103 ONE zrú 103 ONE *zru 104 TWO hwìe 104 TWO hwè 106 FOUR ni 106 FOUR ní 107 FIVE ʧo 107 FIVE ʧǒ 108 SIX ṛítsíæ 108 SIX ritsia 109 SEVEN nætsiæ 110 EIGHT klàmvà 110 EIGHT klambwa 111 NINE kruváɲ́ 111 NINE krùbwa̍ɲ’ 112 TEN krum váŋgwá 112 TEN sa̍ 113 FIFTEEN ʃwa ne etsija 114 TWENTY ʃwa ne getu klanva 115 HUNDRED deri nzru H. 115.1 TWO HUNDRED *deri ehwee H. 116 FOUR HUNDRED deri enni 117 THOUSAND *dubu nzru H.