BNC ID Gloss Phonetic Word Category Pl Phonetic 001 ANIMAL -ɲí -ɲí 003 ARMPIT -tə̀ŋə̀+ɲí 004 ARROW fì-n-ʧý’ə́ mə̀-n- 005 ASHES kə̀-búə́ ‘ʧə́ 006 ASK (A QUESTION) mə̀-bí’í 007 BAD (BE), TO kə̀nó+bɯ́x 008 BEAN -kúŋ -kúŋ 010 BELLY -bùŋˋ 011 BITE mə̀-lɔ́ŋ V 013 BUILD, TO (CF. SEW) mə̀-fìè 014 CALABASH kə̀-tə́ŋ̀; kə̀-bà 015 CARVE mə̀-kɔ́ŋˋ 016 CHARCOAL bə̀-kə́-’wí 017 CHILD wáŋ búŋ 019 COOL, BE(COME) TO mə̀-zə̀ŋ 020 CORPSE jɛ́’-kxó 021 COUNT: DRAW A LINE sɛ́-tə́ 022 COW/CATTLE fè-ŋ-kɔ́ʔ ~ ɲì-fə̀-ŋ-kɔ́ʔ; m̀-bɔŋ 023 CRAB -kə́ŋ 025 DANCE, TO mə̀-bɪ́ŋ (inf.), kə̀-bɪ́’ ŋ́ bə̀- 026 DEPTH ɣə́ʔ ḿ’múʔ 027 DIE: DEATH mə̀-kúɔ̀, -kxò 028 DIVIDE, SHARE OUT, TO gìà-té 029 DRAW (WATER), TO mə̀-tsɔ́ 030 BECOME DRY, TO -jɔ́ŋˋ 031 EAR kə̀-tɔ́ bə̀- 032 EAT, TO mə̀-zə́’ ə́ 033 EGG -ɣɔ́ŋ+ŋ̀-gù 034 ELEPHANT kə̀-tàŋ bə̀- 035 EXTINGUISHED, BE TO mə̀-lýỳŋ 036 EYE -sə́ -sə́ 037 FALL, TO mə̀-gù 038 FAT, OIL, GREASE fɔ́ŋ, mə̀-ɣwɔ́ 039 FEAR mə̀-faŋ̀ (inf.) 040 FEMALE jɛ̀kə́ 041 FIREWOOD ŋ̀-kâʔ 042 FOREST (BUSH) kfúɔ́; ŋ̀-kxá 043 CHICKEN/FOWL ŋ̀-gû 045 GIVE, TO mə̀-kwâ 046 GO, WALK, TO gɛ́ ~ ɣɛ́ mə̀-tɔ̀h 047 GRASSHOPPER kə̀-ŋ-táŋá 048 GROW, BECOME STRONG, TO mə̀-tí’ ɛ́ 049 GUINEA-FOWL fì-ɲú+ŋ-’kúá 050 HEAD kə̀-tɔ́ bə̀- 051 HEART fə̀ə́ 052 HEAVY dìì 053 HOE: CULTIVATE mə́-lí’ ŋ́ 054 KILL, TO mə̀-zə́’ə́ 055 LEG, FOOT gvùɔ̀ + ɲì gwú’ɔ́ 056 LEOPARD (‘PANTHER’) kə̀-bú’áŋ bə̀- 057 LIE DOWN, STRETCH ONESELF, SLEEP, TO síʔ (!) mə̀-nɛ̀ʔə̀-tə̀ 058 LICK, TO lý’ɣá 060 MEAT ḿ-’bá 061 MOULD TO mə̀-bɔ́ŋ 062 MOUNT, TO mə̀-kɔ́ʔ 063 NAME -ʒí -ʒí 064 NIGHT: DAY OF 24 HOURS bə̀-túʔ, kə̀n-ʧə́, -fó bə̀- 066 PERSON jí!ə́ bɯ́!ɣ́ 067 PIG (DOMESTIC, WILD) ŋ̀-kú+ɲà 068 PRESS, SQUEEZE OUT, MILK ʒíʔ (!), mə-ká!ŋ́ 069 QUARREL mə̀-tǽ!ǽ kə̀-ntǽ!ǽ V, N 071 REFUSE, RETAIN, TO kwɛ͕́tɛ͕́ 072 RESEMBLE, BE EQUAL TO mə̀-fù, mə́-kók 073 ROAD: PATH -ʤə́ 074 ROAST ON COALS, TO -túŋ 075 ROT, TO mə̀-fìà 077 SEND: WORK mə̀-tɔ́ŋ fa; mə̀-fà (v.) 078 TRAP, TO SET A mə̀-kɔ́ ʔ -ə̀tàŋ 079 SEW, TO mə̀-túŋ (!) 080 SHINE, BE LIGHT, BE WHITE TO báŋ 081 SING mə̀-ʒíə̀ŋ+ǹ-ʤìà 082 SKIN, HIDE, BARK m̀-búŋ+!ŋwú ʤɪ́ ŋ+fə̀-ká 083 SMELL (OF): SMELL (TR.) mə̀-lɥ@ í-tə́ 084 SNAKE -ʒùá! ŋ́ 085 SONG ǹ-ʤìà 086 SPEAK, TO é (!) 087 TO SPIT mə̀-tə́ə̀ 089 STICKY, TO BE (mə̀-zí’ír)? 090 STONE, ROCK ŋ̀-gɔ̀ʔ 091 TAKE OUT OF: EMPTY mə̀-fù, mə̀-ɣwæi 092 THING kə́-fú!á bə́- 093 TONGUE, LANGUAGE kə̀-lí, kə̀-n-sé!é 094 TOOTH -sɔ́ 095 TORTOISE fə̀-kúʔmə́-káŋ mə- 096 TREE fə̀-káà 097 TWIN - bə̀-ḿ-báà 098 WANT (DESIRE): LACK SEEK mə́-’kɔ́; mə̀-kɯ́ɯ̀, kíɛ́ (!) 099 WAR -ʧùà 100 WATER mʊ́ 101 WING kə̀-ví!ɛ́ tə̀- 102 WOMAN, WIFE jɛ̀-kxə́ bə̀- 103 ONE mɔ́ ʔ 104 TWO bùá 106 FOUR kfə́! ə́ 107 FIVE tá!ŋ́ 108 SIX ʌ̀-tɔ̀ɔ́ 109 SEVEN mɔ̀ʔɔ́!+fɔ́ŋ 110 EIGHT fɔ́ŋ 111 NINE mɔ̀ʔ+ń-duŋ 112 TEN vúŋˋ 113 FIFTEEN ń-ʤúɔ̀+táŋˋ 114 TWENTY mə̀-vúŋ+m̀-bùá 115 HUNDRED bə̀-ɣɛ́ ʔ 116 FOUR HUNDRED bə̀-ɣɛ́ʔ+kfɛ̀ 117 THOUSAND ŋ̀-kíɛ́+bə̀-ɣɛ́ʔ+bùá