Appendix:Berta word lists

The following comparative word list of Berta languages is from Neudorf (2016) and Bremer (2016: 37-43).

Neudorf (2016)

Berta word list (Mayu dialect) from Neudorf (2016):

• Dialect: Mayu
• Location: area around Asosa
• Informant: Abdu Nassir Ali (from Abramo)

List

no.	gloss	Berta (orthographic)	Berta (phonemic)
1	all	kqíllíñ	k’ílːíŋ
2	and	u	u
3	animal	gíñbuushú	gímbuːʃú
4	ashes	bubuda	bubuda
5	at	thá	θá
6	back	gundi	gundi
7	bad	shúní	ʃúní
8	bark	faashu	faːʃu
9	because	ashan	aʃan
10	belly	iyú	ijú
11	big	dqáñi	ɗáŋi
12	bird	misqé shoorú	mis’é ʃoːrú
13	bite (v.)	pqiidqa	p’iːɗa
14	black	milí	milí
15	blood	kqáfa	k’áfa
16	blow (by mouth)	fulá	fulá
17	bone	kqaara	k’aːra
18	breathe	shóóra	ʃóːra
19a	burn, shine	dúúda	dúːda
19b	burn (force)	dáára -qi	dáːra -i
20	child	gadi	gadi
21	cloud	agúúru	agúːru
22	cold	dqashí	ɗaʃí
23a	come (sg)	adô	adô
23b	come (pl)	zaô	saô
23c	come (fut.)	pqeriñí	p’eriŋí
24	count (numbers)	ídda (Arabic)	ídːa
25	cut off	kqithá	k’iθá
26	day (not night)	munzúyú	munsújú
27	die	músha	múʃa
28a	dig (animal)	pqeera	p’eːra
28b	dig (person)	fúdqa	fúɗa
28c	dig (with hand)	uutha	uːθa
29	dirty	didqí	diɗí
30	dog	gali	gali
31	drink	mééra	méːra
32	dry up (intr.)	dqethá	ɗeθá
33	dull (knife)	sharí ndu	ʃarí ndu
34	dust	ambudúr	ambudúr
35	ear	ile	ile
36	earth (soil)	sqakqa	s’ak’a
37a	to eat (general)	thiña	θiŋa
38	egg	húúhúlú	húːhúlú
39	eye	are	are
40	fall (drop)	sqikqá	s’ik’á
41	far	squriñi añ	s’uriŋi aŋ
42	fat (person)	márshí	márʃí
43a	father	abbá	abːá
43b	your father	abúñó	abúŋó
44	fear	hibá	hibá
45	feather	misqé bush	mis’é buʃ
46	few	baalá shúgo	baːlá ʃúgo
47	fight	bashú	baʃú
48	fire	mû	mû
49	fish	yaguth	yaguθ
50	five	hámsa	hámsa
51	flea	bísqoñ	biś’oŋ
52	flour	guula	guːla
53	flower	amudqa	amuɗa
54	fly (v.)	badá	badá
55	fly (n.)	horóñ	horóŋ
56	foot	hu	hu
57	four	arba	arba
58	fox	anthamañ	anθamaŋ
59	fruit	are	are
60	to give	daa	daː
61	good	pqishí	p’iʃí
62	grass	ñeera	ŋera
63	green	galazí	galasí
64	guts	iyúkqaasqí	iyúk’aːs’í
65	hair	bush	buʃ
66	hand	thaba	θaba
67	he	ñine	ŋine
68	head	alú	alú
69	hear, obey	haala ndu	haːla ndu
70	heart	bishi	biʃi
71	heavy	ñésqí	ŋeś’í
72	here	thálé	θálé
73	hit	shapqútha	ʃap’úθa
74	hold (in hand)	damá	damá
75	how	shaíné	ʃaíné
76	hunt (game)	kqapqá	k’ap’á
77	husband	idé	idé
78	I	ali	ali
79	ice	esho	eʃo
80	if	ma	ma
81	in	-yú	-yú
82	to kill	fia	fia
83	know (facts)	maada	maːda
84	lake	gaama	gaːma
85	laugh	kqééda	k’éːda
86	leaf	duudu ile	duːdu ile
87	left (hand)	gambí	gambí
88	leg	hu	hu
89	lie (on side)	tháma alú thíri	θáma alú θíri
90	live	gúda	gúda
91	liver	nekqéth	nek’éθ
92	long	squriñí	s’uriŋí
93	louse	dqííñí	ɗíːŋí
94	man (male)	maaba idelé	maːba idelé
95	many	míllañ	mílːaŋ
96	meat (flesh)	uqûñ	uʔûŋ
97	moon	zigi	sigi
98a	mother	ammá	amːá
98b	your mother	didíñó	didíŋó
99	mountain	asola	asola
100	mouth	ndu	ndu
101	name	hu	hu
102	narrow	kqosqiyú	k’os’iyú
103	near	ithiga	iθiga
104	neck	doño	doŋo
105	new	tqokqoló	t’ok’oló
106	night	habítháñ	habíθáŋ
107	nose	amúñ	amúŋ
108	not	walá	walá
109	old, worn (thing)	adurgáñ	adurgáŋ
110	one	dqukqúnúñ	ɗuk’únúŋ
111	other	-ñgúnuñ	-ŋgúnuŋ
112	person	maaba	maːba
113	play	ííla	íːla
114	pull	gúúra	gúːra
115	push	dqelá	ɗelá
116	rain (v.)	bidí	bidí
117	red	beñení	beŋení
118	right (correct)	pqishí	p’iʃí
119	right (hand)	pqishí	p’iʃí
120	river	buli	buli
121	road	thoñor	θoŋor
122	root	fiili	fiːli
123	rope	diiñí	diːŋí
124	rotten (log)	squí	s’uí
125	rub (massage)	himá	himá
126	salt	kqorí	k’orí
127	sand	shéékqe	ʃéːk’e
128	say	kqala	k’ala
129	scratch (itch)	kqoñkqoña	k’oŋk’oŋa
130	sea (wide river)	déélí	déːlí
131	see	maada -qi	maːda -i
132	seed	arisqa	aris’a
133	sew	gorá	gorá
134	sharp (knife)	pqílí ndu	p’ílí ndu
135	short	dqúgurí	ɗúgurí
136	sing	háára	háːra
137	sit	dqoñósha	ɗoŋóʃa
138	skin (person)	shafa	ʃafa
139	sky	shor	ʃor
140	sleep	dírsha	dírʃa
141	small (young)	kqosqí	k’os’í
142	smell (tr.)	áñona	áŋona
143	smoke	dquutha	ɗuːθa
144	smooth	rigisqí	rigis’í
145	snake	kquria	k’uria
146	snore	bambariña	bambariŋa
147	some	-máñ	-máŋ
148	spit	busqá alú	bus’á alú
149	split	sqééra	s’éːra
150	squeeze	pqaratha	p’araθa
151	stab (or stick)	shúúkqa	ʃúːk’a
152	stand	shúriña	ʃúriŋa
153	star	íísqu	íːs’u
154	stick (of wood)	basqaro	bas’aro
155	stone	bele	bele
156	straight	namúqí	namú’í
157	suck	squnthiña	s’unθiŋa
158	sun	munzú	munsú
159	swell	horboba	horboba
160	swim	abua	abua
161	tail	abaro	abaro
162	that (pronoun)	mbálo	mbálo
163	there	thaño	θaŋo
164	they	maré	maré
165	thick (soup)	guruthí	guruθí
166	thin	shúdqí	ʃúɗí
167	to think	zañzaña	saŋsaŋa
168	this	mbálé	mbálé
169	thou/you	ñgó	ŋgó
170a	three (Mayu)	taláta (Arabic)	taláta (Arabic)
170b	three (other dialects)	mohothe	mohoθe
171	throw	dqaakqa	ɗaːk’a
172	tie	dqoosha	ɗoːʃa
173	tongue	hala	hala
174	tooth (front)	ndúfudí	ndúfudí
175	tree	sqisqía	s’is’ía
176	turn	áshimbiriña	áʃimbiriŋa
177	two	holoñoní	holoŋoní
178	vomit	guugúña	guːgúŋa
179	walk	adá	adá
180	warm (weather)	badqí	baɗí
181	wash	gísqa	gís’a
182	water	firi	firi
183	we	hathâñ	haθâŋ
184	wet	pqúsqí	p’ús’í
185	what	náñ	náŋ
186	when	awúné	awúné
187	where	wááné	wáːné
188	white	fudí	fudí
189	who	nda	nda
190	wide	dqáñíyú	ɗáŋíyú
191	wife	niñé	niŋé
192	wind (breeze)	bubani	bubani
193	win	goora -yú	goːra -yú
194	wipe	sqúa alú	s’úa alú
195	with (accompanying)	thá -le	θá -le
196	woman	niñé	niŋé
197	woods	sqisqía	s’is’iá
198	worm	amudqu	amuɗu
199a	year (Mayu)	sána (Arabic)	sána (Arabic)
199b	year (other dialects)	róóndu	róːndu
200	yellow	ma gaashá	ma gaːʃá

Bremer (2016)

No.	English gloss	Amharic gloss	Maiyu	Fadashi	Undulu	Beleje Gonfoye
1	hand	እጅ	θabá	θabá	θabá	la:bá
2	arm	እጅ	bʊʷa	beː tuká	biʲé	biʲé
3	alive	በሕይወት	siː θaːre	siː θaːre	hiːʔiya	(mba) si lːaré
4	spider	ሸረሪት	abarəbɛd	abarabɛt	bəmːbɛt	abarabɛti
5	caterpillar	ኣባጨጓሬ	abɔbɔne	abɔbɔne	áːbɔbɔʔí	ababɔʔi
6	navel	እንብርት	abuldu	korombo	ágórómbo	abulːu
7	butterfly	ቢራቢሮ	abúrbúdu	aburbudu	abúrbúdu	aburbudu
8	be sorry	አዘነ	ʃúnga -áŋ	hoseʲu	adːagoʃ gáŋ	nɛ dʒɛrɪbɪs
9	lung	ሳንባ	afaɲfaras’	anfanforos’	áːwáwórés’	awawardʒi
10	fence	አጥር	agoŋgór	abɪliʲa	agoŋhór	aːmaʲé
11	thief	ሌባ	agɔrθé	agorá	agorθa	agora
12	pumpkin	ዱባ	aːgu	agó	agóʔ	aʔgó
13	brother	ወንድም	agudi	agúdí	agúdíʔ	agudiʔo
14	sell	ሸጠ	ʃibila alú	ɛlenelo	afíːjálu	ɛlenolo
15	be tired	ደከመ	ʃílí	shɪle	aʃílé	ʃile / asɪle
16	wealth	ሃብት	ʃimbil	ʃɪmbil	nda ʃimbilu	dʒidɛne
17	too, also, again, furthermore	ደግሞ	ʃíŋ	le ali / ʃíɲ	dókole	mɪsi / tɛkolalɪ jali
18	breakfast	ቁርስ	al fat’úr	fɛdari	áːsúːndu	awotʃo ndu
19	elephant	ዝሆን	al fîl, ɔŋ	mɛdege	alfîl	metɪkeː
20	Thursday	ሐሙሰ	al hamís	alhamís	alhamís	laːri kəmɪso
21	be spoiled, rotten	በሰበሰ	s’ʊwí	suːwaʔi	rohé	t͡ʃ’uwé
22	whirlwind, dirt devil	አዉለንፋስ	ʃɛbaro	ʃɛboro	adurdur	awːulé
23	prayer and worship	ጸሎትና አምልኮ	al ʔibáda, aːsɛla	aːsɛla	aːsɛlaʔ	wɛgɛra
24	paper	ወረቀት	al wárga	alwarəga	alfaraga	dodo be
25	mother	የእኔ እናት	amːá	amːá	áːʔó	dadi
26	send	ላክ	agɛna	̄nɛbenːa	hɛ́ːbena	jebɛne
27	imprison, tie up	ቀጣ	sɛ́gɛna, ɗɔːʃa	ɗoːʃa	ɗóːʃɛfa	ɗosɛne
28	tasty	ጣፍጧል	s’ɛbí	s’oːbí	nɛgɛnɛge	tʃ’oɓɛneʲa
29	darken	አጨለመ	ámilu aŋ	aːmíle	amːbúwé	aŋʲa milowe
30	dry season	በጋ	amɔːzó	aːmoːsó	aiyedʒɛlu	la mundʒoʷ
31	sister-in-law	የሚስት እህት (ምራት)	amʊ́dudú	máːʃí	máːʃí	mːbá maːsí
32	maize	በቆሎ	amʊ́lːé	sil bɛgaru	sɛrábu	laː ɲiɲdolo
33	chicks	ጫጩት	p’íːpíʲó	bibiyo / mise guːle	mɪseʔ biːle	ɓiɓiʲo
34	open	ከፈተ	pʊːdá	ɓʊːdá	ɓuːdaː	ɓudɛne
35	tell, make known	ነገረ	p’ulá	ɓula, doːra	θórógáː	ɓuleʲane
36	health	ጤና	bus’k’é gɔɗa	eːgoːɗa	góːɗé	goɗe
37	pound smooth, grind fine	ደቀቀ	rígis’iŋa	rɛgis’e	díːsɛfaʔ	silːɪne
38	eye	አይን	are	are / areʔolo	aroʔóló	aré
39	forehead	ግንባር	are gundi	are gundi	are gundi	are gundi
40	tomorrow	ነገ	asːəbá	mɛnɗaʃi	menɗɛʃí, mendʒɛf	uːʷé
41	termite hill	ኩይሳ (የምስጥ ቤት)	p’agú	ɓaŋgó	ɓaŋgó	ʃuli moro, ɓaŋgó
42	cultivate, plough	አርሰ	p’áːla	ɓaːle	ɓáːle	ɓáːle
43	keep away, block	ከለከለ፣አራቀ	p’aːra -ʔi	məriɛne	məriɛne	aʔurwaːne
44	stand	ቆመ	p’eːla	ɓeːlé		ɓíːló
45	post, pillar	ምሰሶ	aʃíːba	guɗuba, aʃiːba, ʃɪleli	gúɗúbí	abiliʲo
46	turn around	ዞረ	áʃɪmbriŋa	ʃɪmbira	bɛrʃiŋá, agiʃiŋgɛríŋ	ɗakʷoaʔe
47	shadow	ጥላ	aʃirɪ́ŋk’íθ	aːʃoré, aŋgɪʃir	aːʃorén	asórí
48	mouth, language	ኣፍ	ndu	ndu	ndu	ndu
49	lips	ከንፈር	ndu ʃɛfa	ndu ʃɛfaʔ	ndu ʃɛfaʔ	ndu ʃɛwa
50	sleep	እንቅልፍ	nɛndígi	nɛndɛgi	əndɪ́ge	nɛdigi
51	half		anːus	aːs’oma	aːkiθowaʔ	bebɛlolo
52	fly (v)	በረረ	bədá	bədé	bədé	buːne
53	be hot	ሞቀ	bɛɗí	bɛɗi	bɛɗí	bəɗi
54	be sick	ታመመ	bɛɗí	sukuliŋe	sukuθiŋe	t͡ʃ’uleʔe
55	be strong	ጠንካራ	p’áɗiʔí	ɓəɗiʔi	ɓə́ɗiʔé	ɓaɗolo
56	hide, conceal	ተደበቀ	bəná	bone	ɓóːkoló	ɓəŋoʔe
57	catch	ያዘ	múːfa	mːoːne	múːfo	mʷɔːne
58	be red	ቀይ ሆነ	bɪɲɛní	bɪni	bɛní	bɛɲi
59	stop, prohibit	አታድርግ፣ቆመ	bəká	beːká	ari	biːlaʔo
60	enough!	በቃ!	bəka	koːɗe	ɲéːʃe	kóːɗé
61	sweet	ጣፈጠ	mɛnɛ́mɛɲɪní	menémeniɲi	nɛkɪnɛki	nɛnɛmɛnmeʔi
62	women	ሴቶች	míːhi	mehi	?	waː meʲile
63	wives	ሚስቶች	miːhi	mehi	mɪhi	waː ɓodole
64	snore	ኣንኮራፋ	bɔŋgóri	haroɗi	goróɗi	ɲarɗoɗe
65	frog	እንቁራሪት	bɔñɔ́ʃ	boŋoʃ	boŋkóʃ	koŋosi
66	insult, offend	ሰደበ	bɔʃa	bóʃa	bóːʃa	bosa
67	return	ተመለሰ፣ሄደ	maθá	moliaʔi	mɛθóʔilo	nolaʔolo
68	rainbow	ቀስተዳመና	məzəlo	mozol	mogól	amuʷgaʔo
69	evening	ምሽት	mbə́ giʃú	giːgije	maː͡dʒíhe	aːbule
70	theirs	የእነሱ	mbə́ máre	mbəmare	mbə́máre	mbəmaré
71	yours (pl)	የእናንተ	mbə́ ŋgáma	mbəma	mbúma	mbəma
72	be/become wet	ራሰ፣ረጠበ	p’ʊ́s’í	ɓus’i	ɓús’í	ɓutʃ’i
73	uncle			bobo gwalé		boːbo agudane
74	body	ሰውነት	bʊsk’e	bus’ike	bɪsk’e	bɪsɪk’e
75	give (it)	ሰጠ	daː	ndɛne	ndɪné	ndɛnːe
76	fat (n.)	ጮማ	mək’ɔʃ	mək’oʃ	mok’oʃ	k’oːsi
77	other, another	ሌላ	mánañ	maːmaŋ	mɓɪɗiŋgu	mbə siʲe
78	dawn	ንጋት	mans’aré	ansaːre	men͡dʒɛf	antʃ’ɛre
79	father		abbá	abːa	aːb͡aiyó	boːbo
80	be dirty	ቆሸሸ	diɗí	diːde	bɛlɛsí	diːɗolo
81	rope	ገመድ	diːŋí, mʊrθa	maːrá	marθá	deːɲi
82	teacher	አስተማሪ	maːbə́ gɛrəŋí	nda gɛraʔi	ndá gɛraʔí	mba amotiʷa are
83	farmer	ገበሬ	maːbá p’áːlí	nda ɓálí	ndá ɓɛ́lí	mba ɓəli
84	sew, mend	ሰፋ	gɔrá	korá	goráfa	gorá(ne)
85	yesterday		dʒíːdí	gíːjé	gɪfé	maːgiːʲe
86	jump	ዘለለ	gʊ́da	gúːɗɛ	ho:ré	hóɾé
87	baboon	ዝንጀሮ	dʊ́ʷosh	duʔaʃ	tóːʃ	doːʃi
88	be different, differ	ተለየ	ɗɛfəru	faːra gundi	dɛgasu úlú	aʔteʲʔe
89	day before yesterday	ከትላንት ወዲያ	dʒíːdímáŋ	giːʲa menːdo	mːóːsɛle	uʔweː duɲku
90	today		ʃɛkɔŋ	hosʃoɗaŋ	təkːolé	toʷkulalo
91	grow	አደገ	ɗáːŋa	ɗuɲé	ɗúɲé	ɗuːɲe
92	be cold	ቀዘቀዘ	ɗɛʃí	ɗaːʃé	ɗaʃé	ɗaːse
93	ask	ጠየቀ	ɗɔk’ɔθa	ɗokoθa	dukuθa	dokolɛne
94	sit, sit down	ተቀመጠ	ɗɔŋɔ́ʃa	ɗoŋoʃa	ʃəŋóːθa	ɗoŋose
95	be short	አጠረ	ɗʊ́gurí	tʃ’ɪdɛri	dʒidɛri	k’ideɾe
96	smoke (n.)	ጭስ	ɗʊːθa	ɗoːθa	ɗuːθa	ɗuːla
97	judge (v.)	ፈረደ	fə́rada	fárada, haga mofa	haga mofa	ne k’ilogɛ nɛne
98	proud, conceited	ኩራተኛ		ʃoːfaʔi	kiθ kɛné	hoɓəde
99	oil	ዘይት	k’ɔʃ	k’oʃ	k’oʃ	k’oɾi
100	boat	መርከብ	k’urfe	k’urfe	bidɛru
101	again	ኣንደገና	fíʃ	moːθeju / fiʃ	mɪʃiŋ́̊	ŋolalolo
102	money	ገንዘብ	fʊːda	hoːda	birɗi	sɪmbɪli
103	rabbit	ጥንቸል	fʊ́ːfúr	hóːhór	fúːfúr	aːʷoːɾi
104	before (time)	በፊት	gə́bʊl	ɓəɗé	ɓɛɗé	lara gundi
105	bamboo	ቀርከሀ	kaːgú	kaːgú	gaːgú	kaːgu
106	be green	አረንጓዴ ሆነ	gɛlasí	galasí	galazí	mbə gɛgɛdəkɛdi
107	dew	ጤዛ	gas’iʲa	gas’ia	gas’ia	k’ɛtʃ’iʲa
108	greet, visit	ሰላም አለ	geːra	gɛːra	gɛːré	gera
109	one day		jom	muːzeju manenku	munzóː munenko	le mʷoɲʃo
110	or	ወይም	wɛlːa	wɛ́lːa	wɛ́lːa	mbeːʔe
111	fish	አሳ	yəguθ	nɛgú	aːmondín	nəgu
112	riddle	እንቆቅልሽ	dʒín daːlíʲa	gíndaːlía	gíndaalía	aːoːɾi
113	problem, disturbance	ችግር	dʒín húshi, rɔθa siː	rora síʔí	θora síʔí	sɛɾi
114	small, little	ትንሽ	k’ɔs’í	nengwalé, k’osí	gwa léːʃo	bɛbilolo
115	spine, back	ጀራባ፣አከርካሪ	gʊndi	gundi	guːndó	gundi
116	behind, (in the) back of	ከጀርባ፣ከኋላ	ma gundi	ma gundi	gundi	ma gundu
117	tail	ጅራት	abaro	abɛre	abɛre	abare
118	shepherd	እረኛ	haːʃi	haːʃe	həːnʃe	haːse
119	tree	ዛፍ	s’ɪs’íʲa	ɪŋgolé	oŋgolé	ɪŋgóle
120	wood	እንጨት	s’ɪs’iʲa hɔʃɛli	ɪŋgolé holɛfa	oŋgolé hoʃɛle	ɪŋgóle hosale
121	mourn, cry	አለቀሰ	hɔna, biːʲe	ɓaːʲe	biːʲe	biːʲe
122	be dry	ደረቀ	hɔʃəla	hoʃɛle	hoʃala	hosalé
123	egg	እንቁላል	húhúlú	hólú	hóːhólú	hoːholo
124	moon		sɪgi	sigi	zigi	dʒigi
125	play	ተጫወተ	íːla	iʔile	ííla	iːle
126	star	ኮከብ	íís’u	íːs’u	íːs’u	bəruru
127	week	ሳምንት	ɪzbu	ador	θabaholeyu minːegu	uːwé dunk’u
128	always, daily	ቀን በ ቀን	mufaiʲo tʃ’ílːíŋ	muje muje		li mundʒu li mundʒu
129	blood	ደም	k’áfa	k’afa	k’áfaŋ	k’awa
130	be bitter	መራራ	k’əs’í	k’as’i		bɛ k’adʒi
131	laugh	ሳቀ	k’ééda	keːde	͡tʃɛ́ːdi	k’eːte
132	eat, chew meat	በላ	k’ɔ́la	k’ola	k’óla	k’ola
133	whistle	አፏጨ	fens’iŋa	fɛnsiŋa	fɛnteŋí	wɛnteɲe
134	dream	አለመ	féʃa	are feːsi	fɛ́ʃi	ar͡ai uwesi
135	village	መንደር	láŋk’a	adar	héːsa	aɲi ŋoluwɛleya
136	person	ሰው	maːbə	ndə mili	ndə míli	ndə mili
137	dark yellow	ቢጫ	mə gaːʃá	ma gaːʃá	ma gaːʃá	bɛ ɪdʒɪgɛri
138	sleep (v.)	ተኛ	dírʃa	tirʃa	θə́rʃa	ɗiŋa
139	claw, fingernail	ጥፍር	máːshũ	maːʃó	mə́nʃó	maːsiːso
140	gift	ስጦታ	daːdó	ndaline	ndɪdíŋ	gɪmbɛnduʷa
141	ours	የእኛ	mánk’a	mːanka		maŋka
142	mine	የእኔ	mánk’o	mːanko		manko
143	yours (sg)	የአንተ	mbáʔa	mbaʔa		mːbáʔa
144	lock (n.)	ሰረገላ ቁልፍ	mulhí handuŋú	mulhí handuŋú	mulhí handuŋú	mui handu ɲolo
145	sun	ፀሀይ	munsú	moːs’ó	munzú	muɲdʒo
146	die (v.)	ሞተ	múʃa	múʃé	jěː	muːʃe
147	why?	ለምን?	náːnói	mbóléjá	náːnúʔa	mboleʔiʲa
148	be pregnant	እርጉዝ	ɔlgɪɲi	olgiŋi	wol͡dʒiŋʔi	olgɪne
149	bleed	ደማ	ɓuda		ɓuɗí	ɓuːɗe
150	cloth, clothes	ልብስ	ɔr	or	or	oɾi
151	to play (an instrument)		béː		béː	beː
152	early, in the morning	ማለዳ፣ጠዋት	adːʊk’ʊʃ	meneɗɛʃimːbe	mɛn ɗɛ́ʃí	maːbus
153	trumpet		awaza	wáːsa	wáːsa
154	be true	እውነት	asːé	asːé	goːɗi	tɛn:te
155	scratch, scrape off	ጫረ	p’eːra, kɔŋkɔne	k’oŋkoni	ɓeːra	k’okone
156	dig	ቆፈረ (ለእንስሳት)	fʊda	hoːɗa		baːla
157	bread	ዳቦ	p’ɪmːp’íl	ɓɛmbɛl	ɓɪmɓɪl	bɪmːbil
158	trousers	ሱሪ	asʊrwâl	asːurwal	aʃoŋːhár	asurani
159	guest	እንግዳ	as’ís’i	as’is’i	as’ís’i	as’is’e
160	Berta knife		handʒir	haɳ͡ dʒir	haŋːhir	haɲgɪri
161	net	መረብ	aʃɛ́bəka	ʃiŋí	ʃíːle	deŋi nəguŋu
162	rain	ዝናብ	rɔ	rô	rô	rô
163	year	አመት	rɔ́ːndu	róóndu	róːndu	roŋoloʔur
164	time	ጊዜ	áːŋ	áŋ moːso	asːat	təkolal
165	smell (trans v.)	አሸተተ	áŋɔna	aŋoní	aŋːoní	aŋonɛne
166	sharpen	ሳለ (ለቢላ)	áp’ila	aːɓila	aːɓila	guʷane
167	ground, soil, earth	መሬት	s’ak’a	s’ak’a	s’ak’a	tʃ’ɛka
168	saddle	ኮሪቻ	amaɗí	amaɗé	amaɗé	aːmele
169	beads	ጨሌ	amanzi	amanzi	amanzi	aʔmɛndʒi
170	rat	አይጥ	amasíɲ	amaziɲ	amazí	aʔmadʒi
171	dust	ኣቧራ	ambʊdúr	amburu	hohuθa	ambuduɾo
172	darkness	ጨለማ	amilo	amiluʔa	amiluʔi	aɲi miloʔi
173	sand	አሸዋ	ʃéːk’e	ʃéːk’e	ʃeːtʃ’e	asesɛke
174	deaf	ደንቆሮ	ʃɛr íle	máːla	sher íle	mbəɲiro ilo
175	buy	ገዛ	ʃɪbila		jéːla	eːlɛna
176	chair	ወምበር	al kʊ́rsi	ama:ɗé	alkúrsi	adəŋo
177	rest (v.)	አረፈ	ʃɔ́ːra	ʃóːra	ʃóːra	soːre
178	hut	ገጆ	ʃúl ɲɛːra	ʃulgwaːlé	ʃúl ɲera	sulɲero / sul gʷole
179	cloud	ደመና	agúːru	agúːru	agúːru	aguru
180	friend	ጓደኛ	ahap’u	haːɓu	aːgúʃúŋ	age
181	to, towards	ወደ	θá	lɛ	θɛwa	la
182	here	እዚህ	θɛ́lːé	θoːʔi / loːʔi	θoːʔiyu	loːle
183	medicine	መድሐኒት	adːɛ́wa	s’is’ia?iɲ	addáwa	hoːtʃo
184	stirring stick, whisk	ማማሰያ	aɗaɗáfɛd	ɗaɗafet	aɗanɗafet	mulaːʷo
184	forgive, have mercy	ምህረት አደረገ፣ይቅር አለ	afiːŋa	eʔafiːŋa	afiiña	bik’ɛneʲa
186	outside	ውጭ	θʊːθa	θoːla	θuːθe	ligogolo
187	new	አዲስ	t’ɔk’ɔló	tokolo / towolo	t’ok’oló	giːgoɗi
188	meat	ስጋ	ʊʔûŋ	oʔoŋ	uqûñ	oʔoɲe
189	mosquito	ቢምቢ	jámúθ	uːmuθ	jámúθ	úmúlí
190	maybe, could be	ምን አልባት	jɛ́bʊga	gaːʔí	amɪʃéːká	aneʔale
191	think, reflect	አሰበ	sɛŋzeŋa	sɛːŋané	senːa	dʒɛːrɛne
192	lazy	ሰነፈ	sɔsɔʔ	soːsoʔ	zozo	dʒódʒó
193	mud	ጭቃ	sʊre	sure	gaːma	átoʔkó
194	I (1sg)	ኣኔ	ali	ali	ali	ali
195	you (2sg)	ኣንተ	ŋgó	ngo	ɲɦó	ngo
196	he, she, it (3sg)		ɲine	ɲine	ɪnːe	ɪnːe
197	we (1pl)		haθáŋ	həni	ɪnːka	ŋːa
198	you (pl) (2pl)		haθú	halu	haθú	halú
199	they (3pl)		məré	maré	maré	maré
200	whisper	አንሾካሾከ	hahaʃa	haːʃa	hahasha	haːsɪne