Appendix:Ik word list
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]
List
[edit]| 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) | hō |
| 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 | 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 shell ‘snail’ | 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 | tó |
| 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 | rō |
| 1257 | grassland | kū-a᷆kʼw̥ḁ |
| 1258 | forest | ˈríƈḁ |
| 1259 | open place, clearing | rō |
| 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 | bì |
| 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 | nā |
| 1680 | that | nē |
| 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Schrock, Terrill. 2008. Ik (SIL Comparative African Word List ). ComparaLex. Langley, BC: Canada Institute of Linguistics, Trinity Western University.
- ^ Roberts, James and Keith Snider. 2006. SIL comparative African wordlist (SILCAWL). SIL Electronic Working Papers 2006-005. SIL International.