Appendix:Ik word list

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The following word list of the Ik language is from Schrock (2008).[1] It is based on the 1700-item SIL comparative African wordlist (SILCAWL) by Roberts & Snider (2006).[2]

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No. Gloss Ik (phonetic)
1 body ˈnɛ̂pḁ
2 skin (of man) tsʼê
3 head ˈǐkḁ
4 forehead takár
5 face takár
6 eye ˈēkw̥ḁ
7 eyebrow ēkú-sítsʼə̥
8 eyelid ēkú-tsʼɛ́
9 eyelash ēkú-sítsʼə̥
10 pupil (of eye) tīléŋ
11 nose ākʼāt
12 bridge (of nose)
13 ear bôs
14 cheek mātáŋ
15 mouth ˈākḁ
16 lip āká-kwáé
17 tongue nākʼàf
18 tooth kwāe᷆
19 molar tooth tīɾóŋ
20 palate ākár
21 jaw kʼālítsʼ
22 chin tātón
23 neck jōqʼūm
24 nape of neck ˈfɛ̄tīˌfɛ̂t
25 throat mōɾókʰ
26 voice box ɡôkʰ
27 hair (of head) sítsʼə̥
28 beard tēmūr
29 hair (of body) nɛ́bū-sītsʼ
30 tuft, lock (of hair) tsūlát
31 shoulder sāwāt
32 shoulder blade sāwāt
33 chest ɡōɡōm
34 breast ˈítw̥ḁ
35 side (of body) ŋàbɛ̄r
36 waist ɾōɾōj
37 navel ˈkʼôpḁ
38 umbilical cord ˈkʼôpḁ
39 abdomen (external) būbū
40 stomach (internal) būbū-àkʼw̥ḁ
41 womb ēpú-áw
42 back kān
43 small of back ɾōɾōj
44 buttock kōmōs
45 anus kàzīt
46 penis kwān
47 testicle mítsʼə̥
48 vagina ˈɗòƭḁ
49 clitoris sōn
50 arm kwɛ̄tʰ
51 armpit bābā
52 upper arm ɲɛ̀ɾōtónītʰ
53 elbow qʼʊ̀lɛ́
54 forearm ɲēpīkīsītʰ
55 wrist kwɛ̄tá-móɾókʰ
56 hand kwɛ̄tʰ
57 fist
58 palm kwɛ̄tá-ákʼw̥ḁ
59 finger kòrōkʰ
60 thumb kòɾōká nâ zè
61 knuckle ɔ̄kʰ
62 fingernail tíbōlōkōɲ
63 leg ɗē
64 hip òbólɪ́n
65 thigh gūbēs
66 knee kútúŋ
67 shin ɲèpìkìsìtʰ
68 calf of leg ɗēá-būbú
69 ankle kɔ̀pìkɔ̀pḁ
70 foot ɗēá-ɠwàɾī
71 heel tɪ̄tɪ́ƈḁ
72 sole ɗēá-būbú
73 toe ɗēá-kóɾókʰ
74 bone ɔ̄kʰ
75 bone marrow ˈhɛ̄kḁ
76 skeleton ɔ̄kītíná-nɛ́bwi᷆
77 skull ɔ̄ká-íkḁ
78 breastbone ɡōɡōm
79 backbone ɲɛ̄tsɪ̄r
80 rib ŋàbɛ́r
81 brain ɗām
82 heart ɡúr
83 liver sàkám
84 kidney ɲāŋālúr
85 lung ɡāfīɡāf
86 intestines àrīːkḁ
87 bladder ʃa᷆r
88 gall bladder bīdā-hó
89 muscle kón
90 tendon kón
91 vein tsōɾītʰ
92 breath ējàŋḁ
93 saliva ˈtàtḁ
94 phlegm ɲāɾōkóm
95 snot ˈɗōkḁ
96 earwax ŋòkī-e᷆tsʼ
97 tears èkū-tʃē
98 blood se᷆
99 bile ˈbītḁ
100 semen ɗír
101 urine ˈkwātsḁ
102 feces ˈētsʼḁ
103 blink īɾwāpíɾwápo᷆n
104 wink ìmìmīʄɛ̄s
105 blow nose rūtɛ̄s
106 breathe èjāŋōn
107 yawn àkʼāfōn
108 snore ŋɔ̄ɾɔ̄rɔ̄n
109 pant su᷆pʰ
110 blow fúte᷇s
111 spit tātōn
112 cough ōfōn
113 belch ʃe᷆r
114 hiccough ˈʃi᷇kw̥ḁ
115 sneeze ˈsíkw̥ḁ
116 groan (pain) ɛ̄míto᷆n
117 grunt (effort)
118 palpitate dīkwōn
119 urinate kùtsākʼḁ
120 flatulate fēnétón
121 defecate ǹtsʼāɠón
122 shiver, tremble kíto᷇n
123 perspire, sweat kīɾōtánón
124 bleed tójón
125 coagulate, clot īdíkōn
126 (be) dizzy ìmāūɾo᷆n
127 faint rēŋōnūqʼōtʰ
128 sleep ēpo᷆n
129 dream āsínítōn
130 wake up ɡònēséto᷆n
131 see ɛ̀nɛ̄s
132 notice tàkānōn
133 look at, watch ʄòkēs
134 hear nēsíbe᷆s
135 listen ìɗīdīwɛ̄s
136 smell mídzo᷆n
137 feel (passive)
138 touch, feel tābès
139 taste kāīte᷆s
140 eat ŋ̩̄kʼákʼə̥
141 bite ɠīdzɛ᷆s
142 crunch
143 chew ātsʼɛ̄s
144 gnaw ātsʼɛ̄s
145 swallow lu᷆kʼés
146 choke ɪ̄kɛ̄tɛ̄s
147 lick kánɛ́s
148 suck nāɠwɛ́s
149 drink wētés
150 sit zèɠwētōn
151 rise up ŋ̩̀kōːn
152 lie down èpōnūʛòtʰ
153 turn around īɾíŋo᷇n
154 walk bɛ̀ɠɛ̄són
155 step tākwés
156 stumble ɡàkímón
157 limp tsʼōɗōn
158 crawl àkūkúɾo᷆n
159 run tsūwa᷆h
160 swim ìlūlúmwo᷆n
161 jump ɓōto᷆n
162 kick dɛ̀tsʼɛ̄s
163 stamp ībùdɛ̄s
164 trample ībùdɛ̄s
165 wave māʃānɛ̄s
166 indicate, point ɗōɗɛ̄s
167 clap īɗāfɛ̄sā-kwɛ́tîka᷆è
168 slap ɪ᷅ɗāfɛ̄s
169 stand ŋ̀kōːn
170 straddle ŋātsātsùòn
171 lean against ɪ̀ɠōŋɛ̄s
172 bend down, stoop tūrúnón
173 bow tūɾūnéto᷆n
174 be (seated) zɛ̄ɠwɔ᷆n
175 squat tsɔ́nɔ́n
176 kneel kʼūtúŋón
177 (be) lying down ɛ̀pōnā kı́ʝáw
178 (be) hot hábōn
179 (be) hungry ɲɛ̀kʼānōn
180 (be) sated tʃēo᷆n
181 (be) thirsty ɛ̀sā fètì
182 (be) drunk ˈɛ̀sḁ
183 (be) tired ɓòɾōn
184 (be) sleepy èlūzo᷆n
185 rest èjāŋōn
186 (be) awake ɠònēséto᷆n
187 wrinkle tùrūʄu᷄rùʄān
188 pimple ŋ̩̄kàŋōkḁ
189 hump (hunchback) dúɠūmo᷆n
190 (be) bald pàlōrómo᷆n
191 (be) blind mùɗùˈkānōn
192 (be) myopic ŋwāʃōn ēkwítíní
193 (be) thin kʼwātsōn
194 (be) impotent ɲɛ̀kōlípʰ
195 barren woman ōsōɾo᷆s
196 blind person āmá ná ŋwàʃ
197 deaf person āmā nā mi᷆ɲ
198 hunchback
199 cripple i᷅tsʼōɗōn
200 dwarf kūdōn
201 giant zìkīɓo᷆n
202 stupid person āmá nā e᷆ɓàŋ
203 senile person dūnɛ̄s
204 mad person le᷆dʒe᷇-a᷆m
205 (be) healthy zízo᷆n
206 (be) sick, ill móo᷆n
207 hurt oneself rūmētḁ
208 heal, cure māɾāŋtésu̥ʛòtʰ
209 medicine tʃɛ̄mɛ̀r
210 get well, recover màɾa᷄ŋónu᷆ɠòtᵗ
211 revive ŋáléto᷆n
212 abscess tún
213 swelling ēmo᷆n
214 tumor ēmo᷆n
215 bruise kʼwár
216 burn ɲɛ̀lɛ̄ɓɪ̀lɛ̀ƥḁ
217 goiter bòlìɓòl
218 hernia
219 ulcer (leg) ˈɔ́ƈḁ
220 wound, sore ˈɔ́ƈḁ
221 pus bátsʼḁ
222 scar ɠwār
223 intestinal worm ʛūtsʼə̥
224 illness, disease ma᷆jw̥
225 elephantiasis
226 ringworm àɗāɗá
227 leprosy kʊ́dū
228 malaria sùɡūr
229 fever hābōnà nɛ́bwì
230 pain ɗóɗo᷆n
231 give pain, hurt īwés
232 throb ìdīkōn
233 vomit (v) hɛ̄nōn
234 stomachache ātsʼɛ́sa᷆ bùbùì
235 headache tsʼɛ̄sā i᷄ka᷇ē
236 diarrhea ha᷄r
237 scabies kʼɔ́ts
238 life ɪ̄kɛ᷆s
239 (be) alive hēko᷇n
240 menstrual period ījōn āɾáɠwànīkʰ
241 (be) pregnant tāréo᷆n
242 miscarriage (‘spoil’) ɠúdètēs
243 labor, birth pains tòɾīa᷆bʊ̄n
244 bear, give birth kʼwāːtʰ
245 (be) born ɠwātētés
246 (be) young ƙwátsʼo᷇n
247 grow up zōnūqʼōtʰ
248 (be) old dunétón
249 die ba᷆dūnūqʼòtʰ
250 death ba᷆do᷆n
251 (be) dead tsʼo᷆ːn
252 think tāmés
253 believe tònùpès
254 hope tāmés
255 know íjèēs
256 knowledge no᷅ːs
257 wisdom no᷅ːs
258 (be) wise nòːsánón
259 (be) intelligent nòːsánón
260 (be) stupid ɪ̀ɓáŋa᷆s
261 (be) confused bɛ᷆ztānɔ̄s
262 learn sòmēs
263 teach tātāmɛ̄s
264 show ɗōɗés
265 remember ānɛ̄tɛ́s
266 forget ɛ̀kàìˈkēs
267 (be) happy, joyful ɲālākās
268 rejoice ɪ̄lākáso᷆n
269 laugh fēko᷆n
270 smile ta᷆māı̄sānōn
271 (be) sad jálólóŋón
272 cry, weep ˈkʼɔ́ƭḁ
273 sorrow (n) ⁱsōnéso᷆n
274 shame (n) ŋìlēːts
275 pity (n) ìsjo᷄ɲōn
276 fear (n) ʃe᷆ɓa᷄s
277 frighten ŋāʃtētés
278 startle, surprise ŋàʃētōn
279 (be) angry ga᷄nónu᷇qʼōtʰ
280 calm (oneself) ìmāmēs
281 (be) proud ītúɾón
282 respect (v) mōɾòn
283 honor (v) mōɾòn
284 love (v) mīnɛ̄s
285 hate (v) tsʼáɓēs
286 despise, disdain tsʼáɓēs
287 want, desire (v) ɓɛ̄ɗɛ̄s
288 decide tàmɛ̄s
289 choose, pick kʼànētēs
290 hesitate sīƙo᷇n
291 abstain óɠwèe᷅s
292 allow, permit tālākēs
293 forbid óɠwèe᷅s
294 prevent tītīɾētés
295 plan tàmɛ̄s
296 try ᶦkātɛ̄s
297 succeed tòpēɗésùʛòtʰ
298 fail ɾu᷄máno᷆n
299 pretend i᷄jétsʼo᷆n
300 (be) kind ējáɓón
301 (be) generous ējáɓón
302 (be) selfish háɓa᷆s
303 (be) honest
304 (be) corrupt ɡǎːnón
305 (be) wicked ɡǎːnón
306 (be) fierce ɡǎːnón
307 (be) jealous ᶦrākánón
308 (be) shy ʃɛ᷆ɓɔ̀n
309 (be) courageous ìtītíŋo᷆n
310 coward ʃɛ᷆ɓásé-âm
311 (be) curious ɓɛ̄ɗɛ̄sa᷆ ìjèsī
312 (be) eager, zealous ɓɛ̀ɗɛ̄s
313 (be) lazy wēːsānōn
314 (be) patient kwe᷄ːs
315 (be) impatient ɪ᷆kɪ̄ɾɪ́kɪ́ɾɔ̀n
316 (be) restless tsùwōs
317 (be) stubborn ᶦtsa᷇nānɔ᷆n
318 reputation ɲe᷆pīte᷇ ītʃı̄k
319 hardship, distress ŋítsʼân
320 (be) difficult i᷇tíónôn
321 suffer ījōnā ŋítsânīk
322 obstruct kɔ̀kɛ̄s
323 obstruction kɔ̀kɛ̄s
324 danger ɡāːno᷆n
325 problem, trouble ɡāːno᷆n
326 human being, person ám
327 self ˈēƭḁ
328 man e᷄ákw̥ḁ
329 woman ˈtʃɛ̄kḁ
330 white man ɓētsʼōnī-àm
331 fetus ɗʊ́r
332 baby ɗi᷄ákʰ
333 twin ŋı᷄mwíi᷇
334 child ìm
335 boy sōré-ím
336 girl ɲa᷇ɾ-āma᷆-ı̀m
337 adult āmá-zè
338 young man ímókōk-ám
339 virgin ɲāɾ āmā nā tɪ̄lɪ̄w
340 old person du᷄nési᷆-àm
341 relative ı̂jèmu᷅s
342 ancestor lòkwe᷅tsʼə̥
343 grandparent bòbāi᷄n
344 father ābáŋ
345 mother íjáŋ
346 brother ɛ᷆ɗɛ́
347 sister ējá
348 father’s brother ābáŋ
349 mother’s brother mɔ̀mɔ̄
350 mother’s sister tōtó
351 father’s sister táta᷆h
352 cousin
353 firstborn wa᷆si᷆-àm
354 descendant tu᷇be᷆sī-àm
355 son sōɾé-ı́m
356 daughter ɲāɾ-āma᷆-ı̀m
357 grandchild lòbā
358 nephew ǹ̩tʃì-mòmōtʰ
359 name ˈɛ̄ƭḁ
360 namesake ń̩tʃi᷇-ɛ᷆ƭḁ
361 in-law tʃēŋētí-ám
362 husband e᷄ákw̥ḁ
363 wife tʃɛ̄kḁ
364 fellow-wife, co-wife èān
365 father-in-law ń̩tʃɪ᷇-ɛ̄mɛ̄tá
366 mother-in-law ń̩tʃɪ᷇-ɛ̄mɛ̄tá
367 brother-in-law ń̩tʃi᷇-ūg-ám
368 sister-in-law ń̩tʃi᷇-ūg-ám
369 son-in-law ń̩tʃí-ɲo᷇tʰ
370 daughter-in-law ń̩tʃí-ɲo᷇tʰ
371 widow lōmēlēw
372 widower lōmēlēw
373 orphan bōnán
374 fiancé
375 fiancée
376 bastard, illegit child
377 tribe, ethnic group ˈɗi᷆jw̥ḁ
378 clan a᷆sa᷆k
379 family tsʼàɗı̄-ēkw̥ḁ
380 friend ɛ᷆b-ām
381 neighbor tōmōni᷆-àm
382 acquaintance
383 host
384 guest, visitor wāːn-àm
385 stranger kɔ́nɔ́m
386 enemy lɔ̄ŋɔ́tɔ́m
387 traitor tōlwēsı́-ám
388 thief dzú-ám
389 guide (n) ɓɛ̀ɠɛ̄si᷇-àm
390 messenger ɗē-ám
391 crowd kūrː
392 chief, headman āmâ-zē-ám
393 elder ʄák-ám
394 master ʄák-ám
395 slave èkēsí-ám
396 farmer tɔ̄kɔ̄ɓ-a᷆m
397 fisherman kʼākʼ-a᷆m
398 hunter kʼākʼ-a᷆m
399 blacksmith ⁱtı́a᷇k-a᷆m
400 potter ɓɛ̄ɾɛ̄sɛ᷇-a᷆mà ɗōmītı̄nī
401 weaver tu᷆fése᷇-àm
402 butcher (n) tōŋōl-a᷆m
403 trader īmútsūɾúsi᷇-a᷆m
404 (domestic) servant tēɾéɡì-àm àwāē
405 beggar lɛ̀ŋɛ᷅sɛ̄-a᷆m
406 soldier ke᷇-a᷆m
407 prostitute ɲàmāláìtʰ
408 midwife kʼwāːtítētési᷇-a᷆m
409 traditional healer ŋ̩̄ɠwāh
410 fetish priest
411 sorcerer bāɗī-a᷆m
412 sorceress bāɗī-a᷆m
413 fortune-teller, diviner ŋ̩̄ɠwāh
414 meet, encounter ŋìmānétôn
415 accompany ìnīāmésu᷆ʛòtʰ
416 (be) together ījōnā kédı̀èkòn
417 assemble ŋìmānétôn
418 invite wéːs
419 (be) alone ìjòn-ɛ̌ɗà
420 abandon óɠwèe᷅s
421 flee, run away from mòɾònùqʼòt
422 drive away hɔ᷄nɛ́s
423 avoid óɠwèe᷅s
424 (be) the same īku᷄wáno᷆n
425 (be) different ʄɛ̄lánón
426 resemble īku᷄wáno᷆n
427 imitate īŋītīe᷄s
428 admire ɓɛ̄ɗɛ̄s
429 befit, suit ⁱtɛ̄mɛ̄s
430 language na᷇kʼāf
431 word mɛ̀n-ékw̥ḁ
432 meaning ēkw̥-ɛ̂ƭḁ
433 say tódètēs
434 voice mōɾókʰ
435 speak, talk tôtḁ
436 whisper (v) fɔ́ʄɪ́ɔ́n
437 shout, cry out nɔ̀sātɔ᷇n
438 chat ía᷇n
439 mumble i᷇ŋu᷄ɾúŋu᷇ɾòn
440 stutter a᷇tsʼɛ́sa᷇-ākáé
441 (be) eloquent tôd-àmà màɾāŋīk
442 (be) silent líːɗo᷇n
443 greet ⁱmáʃánɛ́s
444 call (someone) wéːs
445 say goodbye
446 announce ɗòɗēsūʛòt
447 announcement sír
448 news ēmútı́kḁ
449 explain ēānɛ̄t
450 advise tátámɛ́s
451 gossip (v) mōɲēs
452 lie, falsehood ījwē
453 ask, request èsètēs
454 plead, implore wáːn
455 request (n) wáːn
456 answer, reply (v) ɾàʄēs
457 thank ɪ̀lākāstɛ̄sùʛòtʰ
458 promise (n)
459 oath īkōŋēs
460 swear īkōŋēs
461 insult (v) ı̄jàŋ
462 insult (n) rīsés
463 slander (v) mōɲēs
464 threaten ɪ̀mànɛ̀s
465 argue nɛ̄pɛ̄ɠɔ́n
466 argument nɛ̀pɛ̄ƙ
467 grumble, complain ɗe᷆kʼw̥ḁ
468 contradict ʄālānítés
469 accuse īsíːtés
470 deny nɛ̄pɛ́ɠɔ́n
471 admit (to a wrong) tsāmētòn
472 agree tsāmētòn
473 agreement tsàmètēs
474 persuade îa᷅ntètēs
475 praise (n) i᷇tūɾūt
476 bless, praise túɾútés
477 congratulate ɪ̀lākāstɛ̄sūʛòt
478 boast, brag ìtūɾōn
479 tell, recount ēān ēmūtı́
480 story, tale ēmūtʰ
481 proverb īʄōlɛ̄sā tóda᷆è
482 speech, discourse tôtḁ
483 account, report (n) ēmūtʰ
484 embrace, hug (v) tōtūnɛ̄s
485 caress (v) īwáwɛ́s
486 kiss (v) tsʼʊ̄nɛ́s
487 copulate, have sex ēpʰo᷆n
488 nurse, suckle nàɠwētēs
489 tickle (v) ɪ̀kwɪ̀lɪ̄kwɪ̄lɛ̄s
490 spank ɪ̀ɗātɛ̄s
491 whip (n) kı́ʃw̥
492 help ɪ᷆ŋàɾɛ̄s
493 protect, defend ītítíɾés
494 look after tʃīo᷆ːkʰ
495 bring up (a child) bwànàtɛ̄sa᷇ īmāē
496 rule over, dominate zēītēs
497 order (someone) ɗòɗēsùʛòtʰ
498 command (n) ɗòɗēsùʛòtʰ
499 duty, obligation tēɾékʰ
500 send (someone) ɗòɗēsùʛòtʰ
501 serve tēɾéɡo᷆n
502 lead, guide (v) tòɾìkès
503 follow túbe᷆s
504 obey tsàmɛ̄tɛ̄s
505 please, satisfy ɪ̀lākāstɛ̄sūʛòt
506 annoy, disturb ɡànītésùʛòtʰ
507 deceive ɪ̄mɔ̄ɗɛ̄s
508 quarrel dēɠwítētēs
509 fight tʃɛ̄m
510 stab ìtsūmɛ́s
511 kill, murder tʃɛ̀ɛ̄s
512 take revenge ɲ̀aŋēsu᷆ʛòtʰ
513 resolve, settle zɛ̀ɠwɪ̄tɛ̄tɛ́s
514 intercede, mediate ìjònà sɪ̀sìkāk
515 compromise tsàmūno᷆tòs
516 appease, pacify ɪ̀lākāstɛ̄sūʛòt
517 steal dzūēsés
518 rape ītīkīēsúʛōtʰ
519 judge (v) tērés
520 law ŋíkísīlà
521 (be) fair, just māɾáŋón
522 (be) guilty
523 (be) innocent bɪ̀ɾɔ᷅na᷆ mɛ̀nāē
524 punish ı̀dōŋēs
525 penalty, punishment ı̄do᷆ŋ
526 dwell, inhabit zɛ̀ɠwɛ̄tɔ̄n
527 inhabitant, resident zɛ̀ɠw-āw
528 bush dweller rı̄ʄík-a᷆m
529 move away, migrate bōto᷆n
530 country, ethnic area ŋ̩̀ɡō-kı́ƈḁ
531 frontier, border tʃīkōro᷆ì
532 town, city ɲālāı́n
533 village āw
534 camp, encampment ɲóɓóo᷇tʰ
535 market (n) dzɪ́ɠw-àw
536 clothes, article of… kʼwāzìkʰ
537 wear clothes ŋábēsā kʼwa᷆zàè
538 dress (v) ŋábēs
539 undress wòɗēsūqʼo᷆tʰ
540 (be) naked īlɛ́ɾón
541 hat ɲɛ̄kòpi᷅ā
542 shirt ɲāsātì
543 trousers ɠwān
544 loincloth fɔ̂ƭḁ
545 robe (man’s gown)
546 woman’s garment
547 baby sling ɗo᷆ɗo᷇ƥḁ
548 shoe, sandal tāɠáé
549 bead ŋābītʰ
550 string, thread (v) ìlòkīlōkɛ̄s
551 bracelet tsɪ̄ɾɪ̄m
552 necklace ŋābītʰ
553 angle ring, bangle
554 ring (finger) ɲākàbòbwāːtʰ
555 earring ɲɛ̀tɪ᷆lɪ̀tɪ̀l
556 pierce (ears) pūlés
557 lip plug, lip disk āká-púlés
558 plait, braid (hair) sīkwés
559 (facial) incision(s) dzɛ̀ɾètīe᷄s
560 cane, walking stick sɛ̂w
561 bathe, wash oneself féón
562 apply, besmear tsáŋés
563 wipe off (excreta) ŋɪ̄dɛ̄su᷆ʛòtʰ
564 cut (hair) rɛ̀ɓɛ̀sà si᷇tsʼāē
565 shave (v) ɠı̄ʄés
566 razor ɠīʄɪ᷆t
567 comb (n) ɲɛ̄kɛ́sɛ́tʰ
568 tooth stick, toothbrush tsɪ̄tsɪ́n
569 food ŋ̩̀kʼākʼə̥
570 meat ēm
571 fat ɛ̀fās
572 oil tʃe᷄ı́m
573 soup, broth sèkw̥ḁ
574 pap, mushy food kābās
575 bread tōbōŋ
576 crust (n) rı᷄pʰ
577 flour kàbàs
578 salt ɲētsu᷆mbī
579 breakfast ƙāƙá nâ bàɾàtsóé
580 evening meal ƙāƙá na᷇ wídzòè
581 feast īmúmúɾés
582 leftovers ɲōmōkōʄō
583 spoil (food, intr) ɪ̄ɾāŋɛ̄tɛ́s
584 mold (n) ɲóɾo᷇jɾōj
585 milk (n) ítw̥ḁ
586 curdled milk ı́dwānī bār
587 alcohol (general) lōkáʄó
588 beer (traditional) mɛ᷆s
589 mead, honey-beer sɪ̄s
590 palm wine
591 prepare (food) ı́dīmés
592 cut ŋʊ̄ɾɛ́s
593 cut open (fruit) tēɾés
594 slice ŋùɾùti᷅ēs
595 peel ìpɛ̀lɛ̄s
596 mix ɗɔ̀tsɛ̄sūʛòtʰ
597 stir ı̀ɠūɾēs
598 strain (food) ītīwēs
599 pound ı᷄ɲés
600 grind ŋwɛ᷄ɛ́s
601 knead ɪ̀lɛ̄ɗɛ̄s
602 pluck (feathers) ɓōtsētés
603 cook (v) ītīŋés
604 roast ʄùe᷅s
605 fry kèʃēs
606 bake (in ashes) ìti᷆ŋés
607 (be) smoked tsʼu᷇ɗīto᷆n
608 boil (water) fēːs
609 ferment (alcohol) mʊ̀rɛ̄s
610 cooking pot (clay) ɗóm
611 metal pot tsɪ̄ɾīmú-ɗo᷆m
612 pot (for water) tʃwé-ɗo᷆m
613 ladle qʼɔ́r
614 cooking stone tʃa᷆l
615 grinding stone ŋwēsi᷇-ɠwàs
616 upper grinding stone kīnātā
617 lower grinding stone ŋwēsi᷇-ɠwàs
618 pestle, pounding stick īwótsʼi᷇-ɗàkw̥ḁ
619 mortar, pounding pot ìwōtsʼə̥
620 plate tɛ̄bɛ̄lēkēsí
621 bowl kʼɔ̀fɔ̄
622 cup ɲōkōpò
623 spoon kʼōlōm
624 bag ēo᷆
625 box ɲása᷆dūkú
626 basket ˈzítḁ
627 bucket, pail nàsèmēh
628 calabash kʼɔ̀fɔ̄
629 bottle ɲētsūpà
630 stopper, plug tsʼûbùlātḁ
631 handle tíɾésī-a᷆w
632 pour kʼūdɛ̀s
633 spill (liquid, tr) kʼūdɛ̀tēs
634 take out ɗūkʼésúʛōtà bìjākʰ
635 fill ēītēsūqʼòtʰ
636 (be) full e᷇ōɗòn
637 (be) empty būlo᷆n
638 (be) open ŋāɲōn
639 open (tr) ŋa᷄ɲésûqʼòtʰ
640 close, shut (tr) kōkētés
641 stop up wāsítésu̥ʛòtʰ
642 cover (v) tu᷆bùnɛ̄s
643 uncover ŋa᷄ɲésûqʼòtʰ
644 store (up) ɠìɾēs
645 bundle (n) ˈki᷇tsḁ
646 heap (n) ˈki᷇tsḁ
647 heap up kı̄tsētés
648 wrap up gùbe᷅su̥qʼòt
649 unwrap ŋa᷄ɲésûqʼòtʰ
650 pack (v) ītíbès
651 strap (n) ɠēw
652 string (n) sím
653 rope ŋún
654 knot sīma᷄-ákʼátʰ
655 fasten, bind zīkʼés
656 tie (knot) zīkʼés
657 untie wōɗés
658 tighten (tr) īpītɛ̄s
659 (be) tight ŋíʃôn
660 loosen làɟīlāɟɛ̄s
661 (be) loose, slack hòdōmōn
662 compound, house ōrīkīɾi᷆kʰ
663 hut ho᷆
664 wall ɲàɾātátʰ
665 door, doorway cover āsâkʰ
666 doorway āsâkʰ
667 window ˈwɛ̄lḁ
668 roof hō-ɠwārí
669 beam, rafter dākw̥ítín
670 floor ˈkíƈḁ
671 room hō-ákʼw̥ḁ
672 bedroom hīwqʼón
673 kitchen ìtīŋési᷇-a᷆w
674 entrance hut
675 courtyard ɗi᷆jw̥
676 fence (n) ɲe᷄ɾɪ́wì
677 fence in (v) íríwés
678 granary lōɗúɾú
679 well, borehole dzo᷆n
680 bathing place fēí-a᷆w
681 latrine, toilet êtsʼi᷆-ho᷅
682 garbage dump tsʼu᷆tsʼù-āw
683 garden se᷆tḁ
684 shelter (n)
685 build bɛ̄rɪ́s
686 mark out, peg out īpīmɛ̄s
687 mud block ʄūm
688 thatch (n) ku᷆
689 plaster (n) ìwàrès
690 lime, whitewash
691 paint (n) ‘dye īpūrɛ̄s
692 ladder tìtír
693 chair kàɾàts
694 stool kaɾats
695 wickerwork
696 bed lòpìtāē
697 mat ɗɛ̄f
698 lamp, torch ˈkâʒʃu̥
699 fan (n) sùɡūr
700 bell (tortoise shell) ɾògīro᷆kḁ
701 ring (bell) (v) īwés
702 act, do tēɾége᷆s
703 work (n) tēɾékḁ
704 mend, repair ìɗìmēs
705 forge (n)
706 hammer
707 anvil
708 bellows
709 lump (clay, mud) dōmá-i᷆m
710 mould (pottery) bɛ̀ɾɛ̀tɛ̄s
711 potter’s kiln ʄʊ̀ɛ̄s
712 wood dākw̥ḁ
713 cut down (tree) ŋʊ̀rɛ̄s
714 log dākw̥ḁ
715 hollow out (log) īɾórókʼés
716 axe dzībér
717 chop into pieces ɓɛ̄ɓɛ̄lɛ̄s
718 saw (n) ɲɛ̄ɾɛ᷆ɠɛ̀ɾɛ̄kʼə̥
719 saw (wood) (v) īɾīɠíɾíɠés
720 plank (n) dākw̥ḁ
721 knot (in wood) ˈɔ́ƈḁ
722 splinter, sliver (n) dzēɾésí-a᷆tʰ
723 chisel (n) lòɾòkòn
724 nail (n) ɲēsūmār
725 sew tūfés
726 needle mūtū
727 thread (n) ɲéúsī
728 hem (n) ɲèpūrēsītʰ
729 pocket o᷇fīr
730 (be) torn dzēɾés
731 weave tūfés
732 cloth ɠwa᷆z
733 rag kàbàɗ
734 broom ʄān
735 sweep sēɓēs
736 polish íríkʼés
737 wash (clothes, etc) fītēs
738 draw water kʼōtsés
739 fetch (firewood) wàː-dàkw̥í
740 dig tōkōpḁ
741 rubbish tsʼùtsʼù
742 cultivate, farm tōkōb
743 field se᷆tḁ
744 boundary (of field) tʃīkōɾo᷆j
745 fertile soil ʄūmā nī māɾáŋ
746 (be) barren (land)
747 clear (land for farm) ɪ̄rɛ̄ʄɛ̄s
748 sow, plant ɪ̄bìtēs
749 transplant ɪ̄bìtēs
750 weed (v) ɗwāːn
751 hoe (v) tōkōb
752 hoe (n) ɲɛ̄mɛ̄lɛ̄kú
753 big hoe
754 sickle
755 machete ɲēpàŋkā
756 harvest season kārōŋ
757 harvest (v) we᷄és
758 harvest, dig up we᷄és
759 pick, pluck (fruit) we᷄és
760 harvest (honey) ɗūsés
761 threshing-floor īpés
762 thresh, beat (grain) īpés
763 winnow (n) ˈzítḁ
764 winnow (v) fɔ́tɛ́s
765 shell (groundnuts) pōɗés
766 husk (corn) (v) pōɗés
767 domesticate, tame bɔ̄nɛ́s
768 herd (cattle) (n) hɪ̄ɔ᷆
769 herd, tend (v) tʃōkés
770 cattle pen ɓór
771 tether (sheep) (v) zɪ̄kʼɛ́s
772 feed (animals) bōnés
773 milk (v) ʄʊ̄tɛ̄s
774 castrate tūːtēs
775 hunt (v) ˈkʼākʼḁ
776 stalk (v) ītíbēs
777 chase (v) īlōŋēs
778 track (animal) (n) ɗē
779 footprint (human) ɗē
780 bow (hunting) ɲáka᷆w
781 arrow ɲáma᷆l
782 poison (on arrow) ŋāːlɛ́s
783 arrowhead nàkʼàf
784 quiver (n) ēw
785 lance, spear (n) ɓīs
786 knife ɗàw
787 throwing stick sɛ᷆w
788 club, cudgel sɛ᷆w
789 hunting net sa᷇ɡōsi᷆m
790 birdlime (adhesive) ɗo᷇s
791 trap (n) ɲǽtāts
792 set (trap) tōlōkés
793 trap (animal) (v) kòtsītésúqʼòtʰ
794 evade īlāŋɛ́s
795 escape mōɾōnūqʼōtʰ
796 wound (animal) (v) to᷇bés
797 slaughter, kill tɔ̄ŋɔ̄lɛ̄s
798 skin (animal) (v) we᷄és
799 fish (v)
800 fish dam
801 fish trap
802 fishing net
803 fishing line
804 fishhook
805 bait
806 have, possess tírés
807 need (v) ɓɛ̄ɗɛ́s
808 get, obtain tɛ̄bɛ̀tɛ̄s
809 give māɠésúʛo᷆tʰ
810 return, give back rāʄésúqʼo᷆tʰ
811 belongings kūɾūɓa᷆ƭḁ
812 owner ām-ètḁ
813 rich man bāɾōnē-a᷆m
814 poor man īkúɾúfánóni᷇-a᷆m
815 (be) rich bāro᷆n
816 (be) poor īkúɾúfánón
817 money kāûdsḁ
818 cowrie shellsnail to᷆ʠāto᷇ʠá-hō
819 barter, exchange ìlúkútsés
820 buy dzíɡwe᷆s
821 sell dzíɡwēsūqʼōtʰ
822 (be) scarce bu᷄bwānōn
823 (be) expensive ŋíʃôn
824 (be) inexpensive bātánón
825 price dzíɡwēs-ɛ᷆ƭḁ
826 haggle, negotiate e᷄ánéto᷆n
827 payment tàːtsès
828 pay (v) ta᷆ːts
829 gift mèːtàm
830 hire (v)
831 beg (for money) wáːn
832 borrow wáːnɛ̄tɛ́s
833 lend māɠésu̥ʛo᷆tʰ
834 debt àmūts
835 offer (v) māɠésu᷆ʛōtʰ
836 accept, receive tsāmētɛ́s
837 refuse dīmés
838 tax (n) ɲēu᷆tsūr
839 tribute mètēsítʃíkḁ
840 inheritance īmētsés
841 inherit īmētsés
842 journey, trip (n) bɛ̄ɠɛ́s
843 travel (v) bɛ̄ɠɛ́són
844 traveler bɛƙɛ́si᷇-a᷆m
845 wander ìwōrōn
846 (be) lost bwa᷄nónu᷇qʼōtʰ
847 path, road mūtʃē
848 fork (in path) bézēkētīki᷆n
849 crossroads, intersect bézēkētīki᷆n
850 cross (river) ŋʊ̄ɾɛ́s
851 canoe ítùbḁ
852 paddle (n) īkʼúr
853 paddle (v) īɠūrɛ̄s
854 bale out ìpākʼésūqʼòtʰ
855 capsize lākámón
856 bring ɗētés
857 take away ɗùkʼēsu̥qʼòtʰ
858 send (something to someone) ɗòɗēsu᷆ʛòtʰ
859 carry (in arms) tàɓàkɪ̄s
860 carry (child) on back ɛ̄dɛ̀s
861 carry on head tsi᷇ɗze᷆s
862 headpad ìkītḁ
863 load, burden (n) ˈbòtḁ
864 load (v) ēɠésâ bòtāe᷄
865 unload ɓùɠētésâ bòtāe᷄
866 war (battles) tʃɛ̀m
867 peace ìsīlōn
868 army (‘army ants’) ʄɔ̄ɾɔ̄r
869 spy (n) ròt-ám
870 spy (v), spy on ròtēs
871 sword ɲèlìrātḁ
872 gun ˈɛ᷆pḁ
873 shield (n) kɛ̄sɪ̄n
874 conquer, defeat rɛ̄ɛ̄tɛ́s
875 (be) defeated rɛ̄ɛ̄ta᷇nʊ̄ku̥
876 prisoner, captive
877 plunder tōɓésùqʼōtʰ
878 Music (‘songs’) ɗìkwītīn
879 song ˈɗìkw̥ḁ
880 sing īɾúkón
881 hum (v) īsíséːs
882 whistle (v) fōʄōn
883 dance (n) ɗìkw̥ḁ
884 dance (v) ɗīkwo᷆n
885 big drum ɲēɓūɾā na᷆ zè
886 small drum ɲēɓūɾā nā kwáts
887 talking drum ɲēɓūɾā nā to᷇ɗa᷆è
888 hour glass drum ɲēɓu᷆r
889 flute ɲētu᷆lè
890 harp
891 balafon
892 horn (instrument) ˈɛ᷆ƥḁ
893 shell (instrument) īrētsʼḁ
894 rattle (instrument) ɲēe᷆kìēk
895 play instrument ōáka᷇ kòɾòɓa᷆ƭḁ
896 blow (horn) fūtēs
897 draw (picture) ìwètēs
898 decorate (make good ɗàìtès
899 carve sòtēs
900 play (child) ʰo᷇āko᷆n
901 game ʰōākʰ
902 tobacco pipe la᷆r
903 pipe-stem lāɾà-ɗa᷆kw̥ḁ
904 tobacco ˈtsʼu᷆ƭḁ
905 awe, reverence mōɾo᷆n
906 God (supreme being) ɲākūƈḁ
907 god (lesser)
908 demon, evil spirit lēīdʒé
909 ghost (semi-visible) kìdʒā-i᷆m
910 soul, spirit (of living) ˈsu᷆pḁ
911 spirit (of dead) kūɾūkúɾúkâ tsʼònìtʃē
912 pray wáːn
913 blessing tātíón
914 divine, prophesy (v) āsínítôn
915 prophecy (n) ɗàfàr àtsʼēs
916 vision (supernatural) āsínítôn
917 omen mɛ̄nā ni᷆ gàːn
918 witchcraft bàdīɾétḁ
919 bewitch, cast spell ìpēɗès
920 curse (v) ɪ̄lāmɛ̄s
921 curse (n) ɪ̄la᷆m
922 poison (n) tʃɛ᷄mɛ́ra᷇ na᷆ ɡàːn
923 poison (v) ɪ̀ŋāːlɛ́s
924 amulet, charm, fetish
925 protect by charm
926 mask (n)
927 (be) taboo ɲātāl
928 exorcise ɔ̄nɛ́su᷇ʛòtʰ
929 sacrifice ˈsítsʼə̥
930 pour libation
931 dwelling of the dead kīʄíka᷇-n̄-tàsàpētí
932 tradition, custom īrés
933 feast (n) īmūmūɾēs
934 naming ceremony mēs-éɗì
935 circumcision (male)
936 excision (female)
937 initiation (male) tàsàpètʰ
938 initiation (female) tàsàpètʰ
939 marry ɓùkʼēsūqʼòtʰ
940 marriage ɓu᷅kʼə̥
941 (be) betrothed sītsʼés
942 brideprice kúɾúɓāɗà nì ɓùkʼwī
943 wedding (ceremony) ɓu᷅kʼə̥
944 bride ɓōkʼātín
945 groom ɓōkʼāti᷄ní-âkw̥ḁ
946 polygamy rāmɛ́s
947 adultery ɓūqʼōn
948 divorce (v) tēɾémón
949 funeral īrés
950 mourning ˈqʼɔ̄ƭḁ
951 wail, ululate qʼɔ̄ɗo᷆n
952 condole, comfort e᷅ānītètēs
953 corpse ɲɛ̄lɛ᷆l
954 bury ɓūdɛ̀s
955 grave ri᷄pʰ
956 cemetery tāstíná ɾo᷇ɓa᷆è
957 animal ˈíno̥
958 ox (general) ᵊra᷇kw̥ḁ
959 bull tʃūɾūkʰ
960 cow (female) hjɔ̀-ŋwà
961 heifer kōɾópḁ
962 steer
963 calf kōɾóbè-ìm
964 herd (of cattle) ɓa᷆r
965 goat ᵊrī
966 he-goat ˈkɔ᷆lḁ
967 she-goat rīē-ŋwà
968 kid ri᷄é-ím
969 sheep ɗōɗo᷆
970 ram ɗōɗò-tʃùɾūkʰ
971 ewe ɗōɗō-ŋwā
972 lamb ɗo᷄ɗo᷆-ìm
973 flock (sheep, goats) ɓa᷆r
974 chicken ɠwā
975 rooster ɠwā-tʃúɾúkʰ
976 hen ɠwā-ŋwā
977 chick ɠwé-ím
978 turkey ɲékūlūkúl
979 guinea fowl ʄāɓú-ɠwà
980 duck ɲǽbāta᷆
981 camel ɲāka᷇l
982 horse ˈɗīƭə̥
983 stallion ɗīɗē-tʃúɾúkʰ
984 mare ɗìɗē-ŋwā
985 colt ɗīɗē-ìm
986 donkey ˈɗīƭə̥
987 pig bōɾōkʰ
988 boar bōɾōkū-tʃūɾúkʰ
989 sow bōɾōkū-ŋwā
990 piglet bōɾōkw-i᷆m
991 dog ŋókʰ
992 pup ŋōk-îm
993 cat mɪ̄nɪ́tʰ
994 kitten mɪ̄nɪ́ta᷇-i᷆m
995 elephant ōŋo᷆r
996 hippopotamus ɲépíri᷆à
997 buffalo ɡāsāɾā-ŋwā
998 rhinoceros óbi᷆ƈḁ
999 giraffe ɡwēe᷄tsʼə̥
1000 warthog ɠàsò
1001 monkey kōlīméw
1002 baboon tsōr
1003 hyena hàu᷅
1004 jackal īsɛ́r
1005 antelope (oribi only) kōtór
1006 zebra zɪ̄n
1007 anteater, antbear ɲo᷆ɗôƭə̥
1008 pangolin mèkèmèkān
1009 mouse nàɓálámōɾú
1010 rat ɗɛ́r
1011 cane rat ŋʊ̀r
1012 palm rat
1013 shrew ˈɗōfḁ
1014 mole ɲɛ́nūkūnúkû
1015 mongoose lōlo᷆tʰ
1016 hare tūlú
1017 squirrel tāɾāɗá
1018 porcupine tɔ̄ɾɔ̄mɪ̀ɲ
1019 bat lōpèɗèpēƭḁ
1020 fruit bat
1021 wild cat
1022 civet cat
1023 genet mɪ̄nɪ́tʰ
1024 leopard ɡūbɛ́r
1025 lion máó
1026 hide (of animal) ínó-ƙwa᷆z
1027 fur ínó-si᷆tsʼə̥
1028 horn ínó-ɛ̂ƥḁ
1029 hump (of cow) ˈrūkḁ
1030 udder hīō-i᷆tw̥ḁ
1031 tail tìmòì
1032 hoof ˈsōkḁ
1033 mane
1034 elephant’s trunk kōmōts
1035 elephant’s tusk ōŋōɾī-kwa᷆è
1036 den, lair, hole ˈàkå
1037 bark (v) íɡōmòn
1038 bare teeth īɲémòn
1039 growl īŋóɾóɾòn
1040 ruminate, chew cud ɲāɗūtēs
1041 bird ɠwā
1042 crow kʊ̄ɾàk
1043 dove ˈbi᷄pḁ
1044 weaver-bird tsāɾīo᷆
1045 parrot lòkì
1046 partridge tīkōɾōts
1047 cattle egret ho᷄tò
1048 heron
1049 kingfisher
1050 hornbill tīlókòts
1051 pelican
1052 stork (marabou)
1053 ostrich léwēɲ
1054 owl lo᷅fu᷆k
1055 eagle lōƙól
1056 hawk tsʼítsʼə̥
1057 vulture ko᷆pʰ
1058 feather tu᷆kʰ
1059 wing tàbàn
1060 beak, bill ɠwa᷄-ákḁ
1061 crest (of bird)
1062 comb (of rooster)
1063 crop (of bird) ɠwȁ
1064 gizzard ˈŋɪ᷆lḁ
1065 claw kórókʰ
1066 egg ˈɓīƥḁ
1067 eggshell ɓīɓ-o᷄kʰ
1068 yolk ɓīɓ-ɛ́ƭḁ
1069 nest ɠwa᷇-hō
1070 flock ɠwa᷄-ɓàr
1071 fly (v) bu᷄rōn
1072 dive ɪ̄tsʼóɾónu᷇qʼōtʰ
1073 soar ɪ᷄jɔ́ɾɔ̂n
1074 land, alight zēɠwéto᷇n
1075 perch ītséléli᷆òn
1076 flap the wings ɪ̀wākúwa᷇ko᷆n
1077 cackle (like chicken) kɛ̄kɛ̄mɔ᷆n
1078 crow (like rooster) īkúón
1079 peck ītóɗítóɗés
1080 lay (eggs) kʼwātā ɓīɓáé
1081 incubate to᷄úɾúmo᷆n
1082 hatch ɪ̄ɓɛ́ɓɛ́ːto᷆n
1083 fish
1084 catfish
1085 mudfish
1086 eel
1087 fish bone
1088 fish scale
1089 gill
1090 fin
1091 crab
1092 shrimp
1093 clam
1094 snail tɔ᷆ʛɔ̄tɔ̄ʠḁ
1095 snake íde᷆m
1096 spitting cobra lōúpàl
1097 puff adder ˈbɛ̄fḁ
1098 python ɲōmo᷄ɾótôtḁ
1099 green mamba (black? méo᷇k
1100 lizard (‘reptile’) pòpòs
1101 agama lizard lōkībòbō
1102 chameleon hɪ̀qʼɔ̄
1103 gecko lōmìlī
1104 monitor lizard náɡāna᷇kḁ
1105 crocodile ɲètíɲa᷇ŋ
1106 frog kʼwa᷄tḁ
1107 toad kʼwa᷄tḁ
1108 tortoise (land) kāe᷆
1109 turtle (water) sīdìlē
1110 fang (of snake) ídēmē-kwa᷆è
1111 venom (of snake) ídēmē-ta᷆tḁ
1112 shell (of turtle) káe᷇-ɠwa᷆z
1113 slither (snake) àkwētékwètānōn
1114 bite (snake) ɠídzès
1115 crawl (lizard) se᷇kwērēs
1116 hiss
1117 insect
1118 flea náɗēpʰ
1119 louse tsʼa᷆n
1120 bedbug ŋītúmîkḁ
1121 maggot qʼʊ̀tsʼə̥
1122 cockroach lòmɛ́ʄɛ́kɛ̄lɛ́
1123 ant (‘safari ant’) kʼúɗūkʼûƭḁ
1124 army ant ɟɔ̄ɾɔ̄r
1125 flying ant ɗáŋ
1126 termite lōko᷇kʰ
1127 spider a᷇búpḁ
1128 tarantula a᷇búpḁ
1129 scorpion lòɗìkōr
1130 dung beetle dūmún
1131 jigger tùkūtùkḁ
1132 grasshopper k’ɛ̄k’ɛ́r
1133 cricket ʄo᷇ɾīʄôr
1134 locust ɡīɾú
1135 praying mantis
1136 leech
1137 caterpillar ʛʊ̀tsʼə̥
1138 centipede īkʼóɾú
1139 millipede īkʼóɾú
1140 earthworm íde᷇me᷆-ìm
1141 fly (n) ˈtsútsḁ
1142 mosquito kɪ̄mʊ᷇r
1143 bee tsʼīkʼə̥
1144 mud wasp ɗɛ̀ɾɛ́ƙə̥
1145 dragonfly ɗāɗà-ɠwà
1146 butterfly bo᷄díbo᷆djō
1147 moth
1148 antenna (insect) ˈɛ᷆ƥḁ
1149 sting (v) a᷆tsʼēs
1150 stinger tsʼīƙā-kwān
1151 spider’s web âbūbà-hō
1152 cocoon mɔ̄ɗɔ́ƭḁ
1153 termite hill kūtútʰ
1154 beehive ka᷆nàʃʲà
1155 beeswax so᷆s
1156 honey ɗa᷆ƭḁ
1157 swarm (n) tsʼīkʼa᷇-bòtʰ
1158 tree ɗàkw̥ḁ
1159 ebony tree fa᷅īto̥
1160 mahogany tree
1161 teak tree
1162 baobab tree
1163 silk-cotton, kapok
1164 shea-butter tree
1165 fig tree a᷄tsʼə̥
1166 thorn tree tsúr
1167 tamarind tree ro᷄qʼó
1168 oil palm lɔ̄kātàtʰ
1169 coconut palm
1170 raffia palm
1171 date palm
1172 bush tsēkís
1173 grass ku᷆
1174 bamboo ɲēɠīɾōj
1175 reed búsūbús
1176 weeds ɗòàn
1177 leaf kàkʰ
1178 branch (‘tree arm’) ɗàkū-kwɛ̄tʰ
1179 trunk ɗàkū-ɓōl
1180 bark ɓōɗókʰ
1181 sap ɗo᷆s
1182 stump ɠón
1183 root ˈsɔ̄kḁ
1184 bulb, tuber ˈsɔ̄kḁ
1185 stem, stalk ɗàkū-ɛ̄ƭḁ
1186 silk, hair ŋɪ̄sɪ̀l
1187 blade (of grass) kūā-ka᷆kḁ
1188 flower ɗōlé
1189 bud tún
1190 shoot
1191 vine ɲɛ̀lɔ̄kɪ̄lɔ᷆k
1192 tendril dàkū-sɔ̄kḁ
1193 thorn ˈka᷆fḁ
1194 palm branch, frond lɔ̄kātāta᷆-kwɛ̀tḁ
1195 midrib of palm frond lɔ̄kātāta᷆-kwɛ̀tḁ
1196 palm needle lɔ̄kātāta᷆-kàkḁ
1197 juice dàkū-tʃwē
1198 stone, pit ɔ̄kʰ
1199 regime (of bananas) ɓōtôŋ
1200 corn cob ma᷆lòɾì-ɗàkw̥ḁ
1201 kernel ma᷆lòɾì-ɛ̀ƭḁ
1202 seed ɛ̄ɗi᷄-ékw̥ḁ
1203 skin (of fruit) ɓɔ̄ɗɔ́kḁ
1204 shell (of nut) ɓɔ̄ɗɔ́kḁ
1205 corn husk (n) o᷆fōlōkʼə̥
1206 chaff nákáríƥḁ
1207 fruit o᷆à
1208 banana ŋítésu᷆ɾò
1209 mango tsʼɔ̄qʼɔ́m
1210 lemon tūɾūnētḁ
1211 orange ɲāmūtʃúŋɡà
1212 grapefruit
1213 pawpaw, papaya ɲāpàɪ̀pāɪ̄
1214 pineapple
1215 guava
1216 avocado
1217 fig átsʼə̥
1218 date lɔ̄kātāt-êkw̥ḁ
1219 tomato ɲɪ́ɲǣɲá
1220 onion ɲékùtùŋɡūɾū
1221 garlic
1222 pepper (green) ɲépi᷇līpi᷇lī
1223 red pepper ɲépi᷇līpi᷇lī
1224 okra ɔ̄bɛ̀r
1225 eggplant tūle᷆l
1226 mushroom kɪ̄nám
1227 cassava, manioc ɲómo᷆ŋɡō
1228 cocoyam, taro
1229 yam tu᷆mbàp
1230 sweet potato ɲākāíta᷆
1231 potato kēíds
1232 maize, corn mālòɾì-ɛ̀ƭḁ
1233 millet ˈrɛ̀pḁ
1234 sorghum ŋám
1235 guinea corn
1236 rice ɪ̄sɪ᷆kʰ
1237 groundnut, peanut tāɾāɗā
1238 sesame seed
1239 cola nut
1240 palm nut
1241 sugar cane kāsír
1242 coffee ɲākāwa᷆
1243 rubber ɗòtō
1244 cotton
1245 grow (intr) zòːnùqʼòt
1246 sprout (v) búɾúkúkón
1247 (be) ripe àēòn
1248 ripen àèkʼōtákʰ
1249 (be) unripe tsʼa᷇ɠwo᷄n
1250 (be) rotten māsān
1251 (be) shriveled tóɗón
1252 wither (plant) mo᷇so᷆n
1253 blight (n) ìɗòlīɗólôn
1254 world ˈkíƈḁ
1255 place ˈkíƈḁ
1256 desert
1257 grassland kū-a᷆kʼw̥ḁ
1258 forest ˈríƈḁ
1259 open place, clearing
1260 bush country rìʄíka᷆-ʄīk
1261 ground, land ʄʊ̄m
1262 mountain ˈkwàrḁ
1263 summit, peak kwāɾá-ɠwāɾí
1264 cliff fātāɾ-àkḁ
1265 valley fōts-a᷆kw̥ḁ
1266 ditch (‘water path’) tʃwē-mūtʃē
1267 pit ˈri᷄pḁ
1268 hole lōkòsòs
1269 crevice wa᷆tsʼə̥
1270 cave pákw̥ḁ
1271 rock (large) ˈta᷇pḁ
1272 stone (small) ɠwās
1273 gravel āŋāɾās
1274 sand ʄūmūʄūmás
1275 dust búr
1276 dirt, soil ʄʊ̄m
1277 clay ɓɔ̄ŋɔ́ɾɛ́n
1278 mud ˈɗōƥḁ
1279 iron (‘metal’) tsɪ̄ɾɪ̄m
1280 gold ts̄ɪɾɪ̄mā nā ɲāŋánɛ᷆tʰ
1281 silver tsɪ̄ɾɪ̄mā na᷆ bo᷄sán
1282 copper tsɪ̄ɾɪ̄mā nā ɗīw
1283 rust (n) sīmīránón
1284 water tʃwè
1285 ocean, sea tʃwē-nɛ᷆pḁ
1286 lake tʃwē-nɛ᷆pḁ
1287 pool ta᷆bàr
1288 waterhole ˀdzo᷆n
1289 marsh ɲɛ̄rɛ́tḁ
1290 spring ˈˀdzo᷆nḁ
1291 waterfall láso᷇i᷆kʰ
1292 brook, stream ɔ᷅rɔ̄r
1293 river sàbà
1294 current (of river) ˈi᷄sw̥ḁ
1295 riverbed (dry) sàbà-àkʼw̥ḁ
1296 river bank ɓɔ́kɔ᷇ɲ̚
1297 ford (n) óɗe᷆kw̥ḁ
1298 bridge tɛ́wɛ᷇r
1299 island kíʄa᷇ nā tʃwé sísíka᷆ò
1300 beach tʃwē-nɛ᷆bù-kwàè
1301 wave íɗūlōnā-tʃwe᷄
1302 bubble wádōn
1303 foam ˈgùfḁ
1304 slime (organic) ɠādár
1305 fire ˈtsʼāƭḁ
1306 flame tsʼāɗí-ákḁ
1307 spark ìmēɗɔ᷇n
1308 smoke tsʼu᷆ƭḁ
1309 fireplace tsʼa᷆ɗi᷄-ékw̥ḁ
1310 firewood ˈdākw̥ḁ
1311 charcoal lēûz
1312 ashes káó
1313 sky dìdì-ɠwàrī
1314 air (breathed) sūɡūr
1315 cloud ɡóʒō
1316 rainbow nàtòlòkḁ
1317 sun ˈfētḁ
1318 moon āɾáɠwàn
1319 full moon āɾáɠwàn-ékw̥ḁ
1320 new moon āɾáɠwàn-ɛ́ɓɪ̀tɪ́n
1321 lunar eclipse āɾáɠwànī-ba᷆dòn
1322 star ɗōʒɛ̀ǎtʰ
1323 Pleiades
1324 Big Dipper lōɾōkōní-ɗàkw̥ḁ
1325 Orion tōɾūkāi᷆ka᷆-rīʄáé
1326 shooting star, meteor ɗōʒɛ᷆àtā na᷆ to᷆ɓu᷆ʛòtʰ
1327 noise, sound (n) ˈnɔ̄sḁ
1328 rustle (leaves) (v) āɾútón
1329 squeak (wheel) (v) wɛ̄ɾɛ́tsɔ́n
1330 wind (n) sūɡūr
1331 harmattan lōtābūse᷆n
1332 storm fūtóna᷇ nā ɡàːn
1333 thunder kʼīɾo᷆n
1334 lightning ìmēɗōn
1335 rain dīdi᷆
1336 drizzle ˈrɛ᷆pḁ
1337 hail tɪ̄kɔ̄r
1338 dew ˈsi᷆kʼə̥
1339 flood ˈísḁ
1340 dry up, evaporate tsa᷇īqʼótôn
1341 drought, famine tsōnā-kīʄāē
1342 season (‘days’)
1343 rainy season ɔ̄tá͜é
1344 dry season ˈo᷆dsḁ
1345 hot weather hābònà-kīʄāē
1346 cold weather ɛ̄ābo᷆nà-kīʄāē
1347 light lóːɾo᷇n
1348 sunshine ɪ̄wɪ́ɾɔ́n
1349 moonlight tàtsón-āɾáɠwànī
1350 shadow kūɾūkúr
1351 darkness ɓūɗámón
1352 time ɲāsâtʰ
1353 now tsʼòː
1354 before wāʃʊ᷆
1355 after ʄɪ̄ɾɔ᷆
1356 early ɗàmʊ̀s
1357 late ʄɪ̄ɾɔ᷆
1358 once kɔ᷆n
1359 again nāɓó
1360 sometimes sājo᷄ ɲása᷇tīka᷆è
1361 often ɓɪ̄nā ʄíːkʰ
1362 usually ɓɪ̄nā ʄíːkʰ
1363 always ʄíːkʰ
1364 never tsʊ̄tɔ̀
1365 spend time, pass time zɛ̄kʼwātsám
1366 wait kʼwēːtɛ́s
1367 day óɗo᷆w
1368 month āɾáɠwàn
1369 year kāɪ̄n
1370 today nōɗòa᷅
1371 yesterday sásōsìn
1372 day before yesterday nōtso᷇no᷆ko̥
1373 tomorrow ta᷇ba᷆ɾàtsu̥
1374 day after tomorrow kótsóí-tâbàɾa᷅tsu̥
1375 olden times kāíní-ko᷇nu᷆ku̥
1376 dawn tsʼónūʠōtʰ
1377 sunrise tsʼo᷆n
1378 morning bàɾàtsu̥
1379 noon óɗo᷆w ɓɪ̄ɾɪ̄r
1380 afternoon tɔ᷇sɔ́ŋɔ́n
1381 sunset tɔ́ːnūʛɔ̄tʰ
1382 dusk, twilight ŋɔ̄ɾɔ̀n
1383 daytime óɗo᷆w
1384 night mūkú
1385 thing kōɾōɓâƭḁ
1386 piece kʼwe᷆sé
1387 top ɠwāɾí-ɛ̂ƭḁ
1388 bottom bu᷇bū-ɛ᷆ƭḁ
1389 front (of something) wa᷆ʃ
1390 back kànītín
1391 side ˈkwèƭḁ
1392 middle sīsíkʰ
1393 edge kwāìn
1394 point tsʼɪ̀tsʼɔ̄n
1395 bump nājâɓòtḁ
1396 spot ɓàs
1397 move (intr) ɓɛ̄kʼɛ́s
1398 movement ɓɛ̄kʼɛ́sɔ́n
1399 come ātsôn
1400 go qʼo᷇o᷆n
1401 approach hɛ̄ɔ̄tɔ́ɠɔ̄nūqʼɔ̄tʰ
1402 arrive ɪ᷆tɛ̄tɔ́n
1403 remain, stay ʄɛ̄ʄɔ̂n
1404 leave qʼōo᷆n
1405 return, go back ītétón
1406 go around ɪ᷅lɔ̄ɗɔ́nu᷇qʼòtʰ
1407 enter, go in ɓùqʼōnùʠōtʰ
1408 come/go out, exit pūlúmón
1409 ascend, go up tōtírón
1410 descend, go down kídzīmòn
1411 fall làka᷄méto᷆n
1412 swing (v) íɓòtsés
1413 slide rūmáno᷆n
1414 roll ɓɪ̄ɓɪ̄la᷆nòn
1415 spread (disease, fire) ta᷇ɲónu᷇ʠōtʰ
1416 burst ɓēlémón
1417 disappear ɓwānónu᷇qʼōtʰ
1418 speed (n) ītíɾo᷇no᷆n
1419 (be) fast wɛ̄ɛ᷄nɔ́n
1420 (be) slow īni᷄póno᷇n
1421 hasten, hurry ɪ̄kɔ́mɔ̂n
1422 take ɗūkʼésúqʼo᷆tʰ
1423 snatch, seize ŋūsésúʠōtʰ
1424 catch (in air) kāmɛ́tɛ́s
1425 pick up kʼānētés
1426 hold tíɾés
1427 raise, lift ɓūkʼés
1428 lower ɓūkʼētés
1429 drop tɛ̄ɪ̄tɛ̄tɛ́s
1430 throw zɛ᷅ɓɛ᷆sùqʼòtʰ
1431 shoot ídzēsūqʼōtḁ
1432 knock down, over īɲésā-kīʄákɪ̥
1433 turn over (tr) ɪ̀rìŋītésûqʼo᷆tʰ
1434 pull ɓɛ̄ɓɛ̀ɾɛ̀tɛ̄s
1435 drag īɓwàtètēs
1436 push íʄúkʼe᷇sūqʼòtʰ
1437 steer hɔ̀nɛ̄s
1438 overtake, pass ɪ̄sʊ̄kɛ̄s
1439 surround èɠētésá-sīsìkāk
1440 twist áŋíɾés
1441 fold (v) tùmʊ̀ɗu᷅ŋētés
1442 coil (rope) (v) áŋíɾés
1443 hang up īne᷄nésu᷇qʼo᷆tʰ
1444 spread out tsa᷇ītésúqʼòtʰ
1445 stretch kʼōƙōa᷄nés
1446 hit, strike ɗa᷇lūtēs
1447 beat ɪ̄nɔ̄mɛ̄s
1448 bump, knock against īɲa᷆tīe᷄s
1449 rub íríʄés
1450 scrape rɛ́kʼɛ́s
1451 scratch sūkʼòtɛ̄s
1452 pierce ɪ̀tsʊ̀mɛ̄s
1453 tear (tr) dzɛ̀ɾɛ̄s
1454 strip off dzèɾètīēsúqʼo᷆tʰ
1455 shake ⁱlōlóŋés
1456 squeeze tûtswētés
1457 crush ɪ̄lɛ̄ɗɛ̄s
1458 create, make īɗīmɛ́s
1459 alter, change (tr) ʄa᷆lānónûqʼòtʰ
1460 break (tr) ŋʊ̄ɾɛ́s
1461 destroy, spoil na᷅ɠwe᷆tēs
1462 (be) ruined, spoiled nàɠwo᷆tōs
1463 join, put together ɲīmānītēs
1464 accumulate ìɗìàte᷆s
1465 gather ɪ̄tsʼʊ᷆nɛ̀tɛ́s
1466 divide, separate (tr) tēɾētīés
1467 scatter (tr) tɛ̀wɛ̀s
1468 throw away ɠózēsúqʼòtʰ
1469 put, place, set èɡètēs
1470 leave (something somewhere) óɠwèe᷅s
1471 keep, save ìɗīmésu᷇qʼōtʰ
1472 hide (tr) ɓúɗe᷇sūqʼōtʰ
1473 lose (tr) ɓwànītésu̥qʼòtʰ
1474 look for ɓɛ̀ɗɛ̄s
1475 find ɛ̄nɛ́s
1476 blow (of wind) fútón
1477 blow down fútónā-kīʄákɪ̥
1478 blow away (intr) fūtésu᷆ʠòtḁ
1479 fan (v) īpu̥kēs
1480 flow i᷇sépón
1481 drip tsʼōlo᷆n
1482 leak (v) to᷇wo᷆n
1483 sprinkle īrwāte᷇s
1484 smear (tr) tsāŋēs
1485 dip īlīmēs
1486 soak ɪ᷅āɓɪ́tɛ᷇tɛ́s
1487 ring out tūtswésu᷇qʼōtʰ
1488 dry out tsāītésu᷇qʼòtʰ
1489 float īle᷄le᷇ɓa᷄nón
1490 sink ɓūqʼo᷆nùqʼōtʰ
1491 drown (intr) ɓɛ̄rɛ́sùqʽòtʰ
1492 shine īwi᷄ɾéto᷆n
1493 fade ɓwa᷄nónu᷇qʼo᷆tʰ
1494 (be) bright ājo᷆n
1495 (be) dim kāīkón
1496 light (fire) (v) āītētés
1497 quench, extinguish tsʼēītésu̥qʼōtʰ
1498 burn (intr), blaze ājo᷆n
1499 melt (intr) tʃwa᷄nónu᷇qʼōtʰ
1500 singe īwíːɲés
1501 begin ītsjákétôn
1502 beginning ītsjákétôn
1503 continue, resume qʼo᷇nā-wāʃīkʰ
1504 end (n) tɛ᷇zɛ̄tɔ̄n
1505 cease, stop wāsōnūqʼōtʰ
1506 finish, complete náɓɛ̀su᷅qʼōtʰ
1507 (be) big zōo᷆n
1508 enlarge zēi᷄tésu᷇qʼōtʰ
1509 (be) small kwàtsītésu᷇qʼo᷆tʰ
1510 diminish ɓwa᷄nónu᷇qʼo᷆tʰ
1511 (be) high sīkíɓōnūqʼōtʰ
1512 (be) low kwātsōn
1513 (be) long sīkíɓo᷆n
1514 lengthen zīki᷇ɓītésúqʼo᷆tʰ
1515 (be) short kūɗōn
1516 shorten kūɗītésūqʼòtʰ
1517 (be) fat, thick zízo᷆n
1518 (be) thin tɔ̄ɗɔ̄n
1519 (be) wide zōo᷆n
1520 widen zōōnūqʼōtʰ
1521 (be) narrow ɪ̄ɗɪ́ŋɔ́n
1522 (be) deep ɓòɓòn
1523 deepen ɓòɓònùqʼòtʰ
1524 (be) shallow tɛ́ɠɛ᷇zɛ̄mɔ᷆n
1525 (be) flat mɪ́tɔ́nāɾɔ᷅
1526 flatten kālápátáníte᷇tés
1527 (be) hollow ɓōtsʼōn
1528 swell (intr) ēmo᷆n
1529 (be) round ɗūkʼúɗo᷆n
1530 (be) straight ɪ̄ɗɪ̄rɪ̄rɔ᷆n
1531 straighten ɪ̄ɗɪ́ɾɪ́ɾɪ᷇tɛ̄sūqʼo᷆tʰ
1532 (be) crooked túkúɗúkúɗánón
1533 bend, curve (n) tūkúɗu᷆mo᷆n
1534 (be) heavy īso᷆n
1535 weight īso᷆n
1536 (be) light (weight) ɔ̄fɔ᷇ɗɔ᷆n
1537 (be) sharp tsʼītsʼōn
1538 sharpen (knife) tsʼītsʼītēsūqʼòtʰ
1539 bring to a point ɗētés-e᷇kwe᷆dèkʰ
1540 (be) blunt, dull fītíɗo᷆n
1541 (be) rough ŋāɾúɗòn
1542 (be) smooth pílódon
1543 smoothen pīlódi᷆tésúʠòtʰ
1544 (be) hard ŋi᷆ʃo᷆n
1545 harden ŋi᷆ʃītēsu᷆qʼòtʰ
1546 (be) soft ɓūɗúɗo᷆n
1547 soften ɓūɗúɗītésu᷇qʼo᷆tʰ
1548 (be) dry tsʼōːn
1549 (be) wet ɗɔ᷆qʼɔ᷆n
1550 (be) slippery ɗōɾóɗo᷆n
1551 (be) sticky ɗōmóɗo᷆n
1552 (be) hot (objects) hábo᷆n
1553 (be) cold (objects) ɪ᷅ɛ̄ɓɔ̄n
1554 color
1555 (be) white ɓētsʼòn
1556 (be) black ɓūɗáŋón
1557 (be) red ɗīwo᷆n
1558 (be) blue ɓōsánôn
1559 (be) green īlēɓōn
1560 (be) brown múɠja᷄ne᷆to᷆n
1561 (be) yellow ɲāŋáne᷇to᷆n
1562 (be) dark ɓūɗáŋóna᷇-ti᷆kʰ
1563 (be) light
1564 taste (n) kāīte᷇s
1565 (be) sweet ɛ̄fɔ᷆n
1566 (be) sour ɓa᷆ɾòn
1567 (be) bitter fāɗo᷆n
1568 odor, smell mi᷇dzo᷆n
1569 stink, smell (bad) wɪ́zɪ᷇lɪ́lɔ́n
1570 (be) able (to) tòpēdésu᷇qʼo᷆tʰ
1571 (be) strong ŋi᷆ʃo᷆n
1572 strength ŋīʃás
1573 (be) weak ɪ̄wɔ́ːn
1574 (be) great, powerful zōo᷆n
1575 splendor, glory ɗōo᷆n
1576 (be) good maɾáŋón
1577 (be) bad ɡa᷄ːnòn
1578 right, (be) correct ītēmōn
1579 truth ʰēās
1580 (be) perfect māɾáŋóna᷆-zùku̥
1581 (be) wrong ɡa᷄ːnòn
1582 (be) beautiful ɗōo᷆n
1583 (be) ugly ɡa᷄ːnòn
1584 (be) clean ɓētsʼo᷆n
1585 (be) dirty ɓūɗáŋón
1586 (be) important ítío᷇no᷆n
1587 (be) funny, amusing ɪ̄tsānánɔ᷆n
1588 (be) new ōɾútsʼón
1589 (be) old ɗūnéto᷆n
1590 one kɔ̄nʊ̀kʊ̥
1591 two lèɓètsìn
1592 three àɗīn
1593 four tsʼáɡūsìn
1594 five túdīn
1595 six n̩̄dà kēdī kɔ̄n
1596 seven n̩̄dà kìdì lēɓēts
1597 eight n̩̄dà kīdī àƭe̥
1598 nine ń̩dà kìdì tsʼàɡús
1599 ten tōmín
1600 eleven ń̩dā nébèː kɔ̀n
1601 twelve ń̩dà kìdī léɓēts
1602 thirteen tōmíní n̩̄dà kīdī àƭe̥
1603 fourteen tōmíní n̩̄dà kìdì tsʼàgús
1604 fifteen tōmíní n̩̄dà kìdì túte̥
1605 sixteen tōmíní n̩̄dà kìdì túdè ǹ̩dà
1606 seventeen n̩̄dà kìdì túdè ǹ̩dà lēɓèts
1607 eighteen n̩̄dà kìdì túdè ǹ̩dà kìdì à
1608 nineteen n̩̄dà kìdì túdè ǹ̩dà kìdì ts
1609 twenty tōmín-ēkwā-lēɓēts
1610 twenty-one tōmín-ēkwā-lēɓēts ń̩dā néːbe
1611 twenty-two tōmín-ēkwā-lēɓēts ń̩dā kīdī
1612 thirty tōmín-ēkwā-àƭe̥
1613 forty tōmín-ēkwā-tsʼàɡús
1614 fifty tōmín-ēkwā-tùte̥
1615 sixty tōmín-ēkwā-túdé ń̩dà kèdì kɔ
1616 seventy tōmín-ēkwā-tūdē n̩̄dà kīdī le
1617 eighty tōmín-ēkwā-tūdē n̩̄dà kìdì à
1618 ninety tōmín-ēkwā-tūdē n̩̄dà kìdì ts
1619 hundred ŋàmīà kɔ̀n
1620 two hundred ŋàmīà lèbètsʼ
1621 five hundred ŋàmīà tūte̥
1622 thousand ēlìfā kɔ̀n
1623 (be) first mītōnā wàʃ
1624 (be) second mītōnā ɗē lēɓétsóni᷇
1625 (be) third mītōnā ɗē a᷆ɗònì
1626 (be) last mītōnā ɗē ʄɪ́ɾi᷆
1627 add ɗɔ̄tsʼɛ́su̥qʼɔ̀tʰ
1628 subtract kʼānésūqʼōtʰ
1629 increase (intr) ēātímétôn
1630 decrease (intr) kʼwāɗōnūqʼōtʰ
1631 count (v) ɪ̄māːɾɛ́s
1632 arrange ītíbe᷆s
1633 (be) equal īkwáno᷆n
1634 (be) abundant tɔ̄ɔ᷄sɛ́tɔ᷆n
1635 enough ītém
1636 lack (v) ɓɪ̄ɾɔ́n
1637 (be) used up i᷅ɾi᷄ƙōtēs
1638 all mʊ̄ɲ
1639 many kòmātʰ
1640 few kʼwāɗátʰ
1641 half ʃɔ᷄nɔ́kɔ᷆n
1642 whole mʊ̄ɲ
1643 everybody rōɓā-tsʼɪ̄ƭɪ̥
1644 everything kúɾúɓáɗa᷇ tsʼɪ̄ƭɪ̥
1645 everywhere ɓātʃíkíka᷇ mʊ̄ɲ
1646 nobody ɓɪ̄ɾā kɔ́nɛ́n ámáé
1647 nothing ɓɪ̄ɾā
1648 i ˈŋ̩́kḁ
1649 you
1650 he ˈńtsḁ
1651 we (incl) n̩̄dʒín
1652 you (pl) ˈbìtḁ
1653 they ˈń̩tḁ
1654 here nàjɛ̄nà
1655 there kɔ̄ːkè
1656 far e᷇ākʼə̥
1657 near hɛ̄ɔ̄tôƙḁ
1658 north ɓūɾūkáé
1659 south ɗāsòkʼə̥
1660 east fētí-ékw̥ḁ
1661 west ta᷇ba᷆e᷄
1662 up ɠwāɾí-ɛ᷇ƭḁ
1663 down ˈkíƈḁ
1664 forward wáʃi᷇kʰ
1665 backward ʄɪ᷆r
1666 right ŋ̩̀gā̰á-kwɛ᷆tʰ
1667 left ɓētsíná-kwɛ᷆tʰ
1668 over, above ɠwāɾí-ɛ᷇ƭḁ
1669 under, below būbu᷆-ɛ̀ƭḁ
1670 in front of, before wāʃu᷆
1671 behind kānītín
1672 beside ˈkwe᷆ƭḁ
1673 inside ákʼwe᷇ƭḁ
1674 outside ɓīː
1675 between si᷆sīkḁ
1676 towards wáʃi᷇kʰ
1677 away from nɛ̄ː
1678 with ń̩da᷆
1679 this
1680 that
1681 some kīnīēn
1682 other ˈkɔ᷆nḁ
1683 who? n̩̄do᷆
1684 what? i᷆s
1685 which? ǹ̩tɛ̄ːn
1686 where? n̩̄dàíkʰ
1687 when? ń̩tôɗōw
1688 why? īsīe᷄níkʰ
1689 how? n̩̄tí
1690 how many? tānáːtḁ
1691 and ń̩da᷇
1692 if náː
1693 because ɗúów
1694 perhaps, maybe n̩̄dō kóto᷇īèi᷅
1695 really, truly ēāsíe᷇
1696 well (adv) māɾáŋíkʰ
1697 poorly ɡāːnìkʰ
1698 only ʰɛ̀ɗá
1699 yes e᷉ː
1700 no ń̩tôdó

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Schrock, Terrill. 2008. Ik (SIL Comparative African Word List ). ComparaLex. Langley, BC: Canada Institute of Linguistics, Trinity Western University.
  2. ^ Roberts, James and Keith Snider. 2006. SIL comparative African wordlist (SILCAWL). SIL Electronic Working Papers 2006-005. SIL International.
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