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wàn ə̀ əshɨ— pupil (of eye)
bàŋ— become ripe, be ripe, ripen
byʉsə— destroy
dʉ̀n— be old (not young)
tsɨ̀ŋ— protect, defend, guard
əfen— blackness
əkoŋ— pestle, pounding stick
sò’— remove (grass or zinc from a roof)
kənyɨŋ— race
kwà’tə̀— blow down, break down
nɨ̀’— shake (tr)
ədyə̀f— length
tə— of, class 13
kəmbèmbè— moth, butterfly
ten— push
gòbtə̀— attract, entice
ŋ̀wà’lə̀— book, letter
əlyə̀ŋ— bamboo
kwòŋ— pick, pluck (fruit)
sàŋ— moon
byì ǹjɨ̀— sheep
byɨ̀— camwood
əghaŋ ə ǹdòŋ— bulb, tuber
tà’sə̀— obstruct
tàyn— fly
bvɨ̀— ambush
kə̀’— be awake, be alert
kəbo— fish-scale, shell (of turtle)
kəlì— fetus
kəzhòlə̀— armpit
əkɨŋ— large wine pot
kəmfànsə̀— awe, reverance, fear
pfɨ— die, be dead
tas gɨ̀— compromise
chò nə̀ əbə̀mə— become pregnant, be pregnant
kədyuŋ— insect bite, lump
wù ǹtɨm— messenger
yabyabsə— chaff, rubbish
nyoŋ— suck, nurse baby, breastfeed
kənshòm— marsh
mu— water, stream, brook, river
təngəŋ— chests, side
ǹse— ground, land, dwelling place of the dead (spiritual)
fəlyuŋ— type of tree
sàŋ ə̀ lɨ̀m— January (month of dry season)
sa’— skip
əka’a— tyre
shʉ̀ʼtə̀— throw out
wù m̀bɨ̀ŋə̀ kəlàm— blacksmith
kəmfuŋ— horn (musical instrument)
fəmpfɨ̀’lə̀— dwarf
m̀bò’— cloud
təwas— kind of vegetable
kʉ̀’sə̀— increase (intr), add, lengthen
zhuŋtə— weave
fwòs— break wind, fart
məlà’à— announcement
əgiʼ— chin
m̀bì— first
ǹju— fine
əshə— edge, corner
mənte— saliva, spittle
kàn— monkey
əkɨŋ— tobacco pipe
ǹkwə̀ŋ— hole in ground, pit
ghàmtə̀— stick
fətin— courtyard
kənshə̀f— blind person
chʉ̀— dip, soak
bè— court
shwè’— work
abè nyàm— cattle liver
shəŋ— display (make warlike movements with cutlasses, guns and spears)
ghò— what?
kyezhɨŋ— day of week (4th)
kəkyekye kə wùm— eggshell
jo’— shake (tr)
kə-— prefix, class 7
tsu’— undress
bà’à— patch, carry on back (other than child)
kyè— scrape
so— shine, glitter
əsaŋnə— happiness, joy
wàn ə̀ m̀pfɨ— orphan
lu— future tense (distant)
kənchi’ kə ǹtòyn— brim of pot
ǹtsɨŋ— footstep
tà’à— be proud, be stubborn, be heady
əsoyn— fight
bwìn— return, go back
əchə’— laughter
kəntə̀mə kə fəkò’— log
anso— fat
kə̀ki— soap
shɨmtə— envy, covet, admire
məwum mə̀ ǹtàyn— fifty
kəmfʉf— poverty
ba’mə— hang on
sàŋ— dry, dry out (clothes)
ənàn— happiness, joy
zɨʔ— press
yensə— initiate
kò— group of raphias
tyì kə̀vu— palm (of hand)
mə̀— of, class 6a
kətù— bud
kəfam— sling
kəban— corn fufu, cornflour
kənsilə̀— boredom
əbʉ’— bundle
ǹchi’ əlwi— knee (cap)
kəntàyn— insect
bàstə̀— tear (tr)
wù kòŋ— lover
mə-— prefix, class 6a
bo’sə— accompany, follow
chəʼ— title
kɨ— shell (groundnuts)
ǹgə̀ŋ ə̀ shʉ̀wèn— bathing place
kəbònə̀— calabash, bowl
sàŋ ə̀ kənlù— moonlight
ǹgàyn— story, tale, riddle
zès— itch
dəm— play
ghə̀ŋ— you (pl.)
lo— lick
kənzès— itch
kəgə̀’— cheek
fèm— ferment (alcohol)
fənyondo
kəben— dance
ǹtʉ̀fə— six
mèsə̀— end up
ǹkɨmə̀— ladle
lìlì— mother's mother
tsi— stay (a night)
kəlele— palate
ŋ̀gɨ'— esophagus
tì’ ə̀ tì’— father's father
kəndòŋ kə shi'i kə— goiter
əti ə fəses— lower grinding stone
ghoŋtə— sneak
və̀wenə— they (human)
kənzʉ̀f— paddle
m̀bà’ànkùm— business
zhʉ̀— skin (animal)
bobo— carry (child) on back
əwoŋ— market
ghòm— beat
əghu— rock (large)
lɨ̀msə̀— warm/heat (but not to boil), singe
əkwoŋ— arm, handle
ənchə— stinger, bee sting
kənkòntə̀— stumbling block, obstruction
tyinsə— hurt a wound
bwìnsə̀— return (tr), give back
əgyi’— chin
kənchù— anteater, wild cat
kyemə— abandon, surrender
fwòmə— eight
əfɨ̀'— soft basket
ǹdə̀— who?
fyì— hernia
fəndzondzò— type of bird
bwə̀— take shelter
fəshinə̀— piece, bit of something
kye— allow, permit
kənkwəndoŋ— thumb
àjùŋ— day of week (3rd)
fəndzaŋ— stone (of avocado, plum, etc)
wù bwomə̀ ǹtòn— potter
lè— day of week (8th)
ǹdyə̀ kə̀ tiʼitiʼi— earring
kəchès— display of pride
ləmsə— quench, extinguish
ǹjù mu’ a məwum mə̀ m̀bò— twenty-one
zhuŋ— weave
shɨf ə ǹgwàyn— whip
kwof— snatch
ǹso’ ə̀ shʉ̀— fishhook
kəbàyn— hatred
ǹgu— stick to hook
bò’tə̀— open (tr)
nè kənà’— copulate, have sexual intercourse
chì— wipe off (excreta)
kənshʉ̀ kə asoŋ— tooth stick, toothbrush
kəmfùŋ— beettle
kəntìntìn— middle
kənyànyàn— gum
soyn— fight
byɨmə le ənyù ə̀ wù— admit (to a wrong)
kəntʉ̀f— stomach (internal), gall bladder
m̀biwi— day of week (7th)
kà’tə̀— show light
shìsə̀— take out (from container), unload
fe— where?
wum— ten
ǹtsɨ̀ŋ— guide, guard
ǹcho’— fon's hands or legs
shəmə— imitate, bet, compete