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wandyə̀ ə̀ ǹgòn— virgin
mù’— one
gho’sə— bless, honour, praise (someone)
ǹdòŋ ə̀ mənka— potato
zèm— walk
əkwen— bed
bwa’mə— be inexpensive
zhuŋ— blow (whistle)
və— of, class 2
vas— surety
setə— pluck (feathers from a chicken)
ko— not
kəkum— juju
kəkwəŋ— bone
ku— be unripe
ǹdù— koki corn
bwa’mə— soft, be well behaved
ətata ashɨ— eye glasses
fəlàm— net
kənkon— coward, foolishness
bwankə— thunder, strike, shout
əlʉ̀’— raphia palm bush
əchʉ̀— noise, sound
kəmyètə— end
ghɨŋlə— hesitate, wonder, many people wonder, wonder a bit
ǹsɨ’— step
fəlili— leakage, small opening
sàŋ ə̀ fənsà’— September
chɨ— fireplace
fəmbyè’è əfo— donkey
jàŋ— skip
wàyn ə̀ m̀bì— firstborn
təm ə pfəm à wì’— congratulate
fəzhuŋ— whistle
shitə— collect
fəshitə̀— piece, bit of something
əchʉ̀ ə zhʉ shwe ghə— sunset
fənyo’— sorcery
kəntàn— yellow/brown grasshopper
buŋ— melt (intr)
ba’sə— stick (join broken parts)
abè abwa’ zə— lung (soft liver)
toŋ— crow (as a rooster)
chuŋ— tether (sheep, goats), tie (knot)
mò'— dress
fə-— prefix, class 19
ba’tə— pack (e.g., clothes into a bag), assemble, group
zi’i— instruct
kəku— gift, offering
m̀pfi— mother
əsi— tribute
ǹgʉ̀ əchʉ̀— lip
wàyn ə̀ m̀pfɨ— orphan
də̀mkə̀— grumble, complain
Bobo— God
lele— flute
kətyom— calabash
ǹgùm— porcupine
jì— path, road
m̀bì əfozhɨvə— breakfast
bvù— crush (tr), grind
ǹchi'— cooking stone
lì— be sleepy, be sluggish
tsam— chew
fə— of, class 19
letə— disappear
əchʉ'— tiny edibe kind of yam
kəbùm— nasal mucus, snot
ne— future tense (rec, today)
telə— insult
gho’— be big
fədzɨ̀ŋ— star
əkwen— beans
kədɨ̀ŋ— a lot
ə̀— yes
kədɨ̀ŋ— heap
fwòmə̀— keep (on a hanger)
ǹkù kəchɨ— inhabitant, resident
ǹtà’— pride
chas— despise, disdain
dək— debt
bwìnsə əgà’— answer, reply
fənkàm— fist
ŋù’tə̀— economise
kəzhes— broom
yì— past tense (rec, today)
kəghaf— far distance
məkanə̀— modern, English, civilised man
wù kəbàyn— enemy
kənwì’tə̀— blackberry
ǹkanu’— canoe
Kəzhwì kə̀ nwəʼəkə— Holy Ghost
kəzhʉ’— yam
ətsəŋ— heel
əzhʉ— time, hour
lu— put an injection
zaf— feel pain, hurt (intr)
məkàn— oath
bʉ’tə— fold, whisk
bwa’sə— bless (s.o)
əlò’ ə mədzɨ̀ŋ— bladder
tyì kə̀ghʉ̀— sole
zenə— when?
fəkweləkwelə— ankle
fəchwi— deer
əbam— behind, backside, that which follows
kəmbvɨ̀— epilepsy
m̀bvɨ ə à mù— duck
bayn— nail
fəlwilwi— bile, gall
əfo— chaff
kənghòʼtə̀— busy, overwhelmed
kəmbò kə búm— hunting bag
əchʉ̀ əghòŋ— head of arrow
to’nə— straddle
lon— beg (for money)
shɨ̀f— become blind
sɨŋ— commit suicide (using a rope)
zu’— polish
əlyɨ— driver ant
a tyi— under, below
kəfwòs— gas from humans, wind per anus
kənfu’— steering
kəzòŋ— thanks
ǹtòn ə̀ m̀bàsə̀— cooking pot
kəmbuŋtə̀— pillow, headrest
kənsi— dizziness
ǹtòyn— pot, cooking pot (earthenware)
kənsè— tax, tribute (kwifon takes from merchants at market)
shə— slaughter, kill ( animal for butchering), cut (tr)
fəndzaŋ— tumour
ǹchò jì— passerby, stranger (unknown person)
wù m̀fɨŋ— prisoner, captive
nyɨ̀mə̀— be green
təghɨ tə̀tàn— five hundred
wù lɨm ə m̀pfɨ— widower
kò əngòm— group of banana/plantain trees
tùtù— soup of cocoyam leaves
ǹgə̀ŋ ə̀ tsi— bedroom
fwi— burn (intr), blaze
kəzòn— spear grass
bàŋ— strip off (bark)
gyenmə— childish, be foolish
ǹsəŋ— trunk of tree, hook in central part of house
sansə— multiply
ku’sə— set (trap)
əmbvèn— grasshopper
fəmbwè’è əfo— donkey
kəntàblə̀— trousers
bù'— pour out liquid from a container
ǹchìsə— soot
təsàs— comb
pfi’— chew
mɨ’tə— stutter
a ǹdayn— openly
lò’— pay (for goods, services, etc.)
tə̀— past tense (yesterday)
fəkò’ fə əbyɨ— shea-butter tree, shea-nut tree
dyù— go
m̀bwòŋsə̀— saviour
wàn ə̀ m̀bì— firstborn
fənyi fə kəghʉ̀— toe
ben— dance
awəŋ— hailstones, ice
fəghaŋ— vein
kənkoyn— coward, foolishness
ànkʉnyàm ə̀ kù— bush pig
dyànkə̀— protrude
ǹgùm— tribute
bvɨ̀ʼsə̀— shiver
ətsu’— partridge
kəchocho— shrimp
kàŋ— trim
əko ə kəfo— price
məlu’ mə ǹtomə̀— alcohol (general)
fwom— be tasteful
kəzisə— yawn
kentə— protect, defend
ǹdàm— birdlime (adhesive to catch birds)
əchʉ̀ ə zhʉ— sun
lɨf— be restless, be unsettled, be impatient
nyàm ə̀ ǹga’asə— pangolin, scaly anteater
əshì'— living room, parlour
mwòm— sample (food)
zhùŋ— gather
ǹtyəf— normality
fas— threaten
fəwin— fern plant
shìtə̀— mend, repair, arrange
wù ku shʉsə— fisherman
əghoŋ— war, arrow
fa’— shave, pin
fyef— confuse (mystically)
ənàyn— happiness, joy
kətò’— snail
ǹgə̀ŋ ə̀ pfe— kitchen
fəzhùlàzhùlà— earthworm
wù ko— rich man
tsàŋ— spread out (maize) (tr)
tyuŋ— dig, harvest, dig up (yams)