Word List for Bassa

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Entry	Orthography	Transcription	English
1	ká	ká	crab
2	kɔ	kɔ	to hit with a hammer
3	kɛ́	kɛ́	chest
4	kéé	kéː	eggplant
5	kíì	kíì	immature
6	kópò	kópò	cup
7	kùìì	kùìː	stick
8	sáà	sáà	pipe
9	sɔ́ɔ̀	sɔ́ɔ̀	saw
10	sɛ	sɛ	snake
11	sé	sé	arrow
12	sìà	sìà	scissors
13	zòtà	zòtà	bottle
14	sú	sú	to grind with a mortar and pestle
15	dyuě	dʲuě	to yawn
16	dyuē	dʲuē	pesty bird
17	fa	fa	to lose, tear
18	vā	vā	greens
19	ŋ͡mà	ŋ͡mà	to sew
20	gmā	gmā	wife
21	kpá	kpá	to carry
22	kpa	kpa	bone
23	ká	ká	crab
24	kà	kà	to operate
25	ta	tʰa	tip
26	dàbò	dàbò	old lady
27	ɖà-dyù	ḍàdʲù	knife
28	ní	ní	water
29	mí	mí	hair
30	dyú	dʲú	child
31	nyúii	ɲúiː	ant
32	kíì	kʰíì	immature
33	cíì	cíì	man
34	gĩáá	gĩáː	scorpion
35	kpa	k͡pa	bone
36	gma	g͡ma	law
37	gbà	g͡bà	no
38	bɔnɔ	blɔnɔ	initiated girl in Sande society
39	pɔnɔ	plɔnɔ	bow
40	ɓo	ɓo	leg
41	bɛ	bɛ	draw sap from a palm
42	pɛ̀ɛ̀	pɛ̀ː	umbrella
43	ɓɛ́	ɓɛ́	Lickǃ
44	sú	sú	to grind with a mortar and pestle
45	zùù	zùː	shadow
46	fɛ́ɖɛ́	flɛ́ḍɛ́	cap
47	vɛ̃̀	vɛ̃̀	beard
48	hɔ	hɔ	“uh”
49	hwɔ	h͡wɔ	canoe
50	hwìè	h͡wìè	road
51	xwìɖì	x͡wli	door
52	je	dʒe	jealousy
53	chá	tʃá	to fool someone
54	wá	wá	they, them
55	xwa	x͡wa	hand
56	wɛ̀	wɛ̀	to burst
57	hwɛ̀	hwɛ̀	gorilla
58	xwɛ̀ɛ̀	xwɛ̀ː	fingernail
59	bòò	bòː	banana
60	gbò	g͡bò	house
61	pàpà	pàpà	slipper
62	kpa	k͡pa	bone
63	mana	mana	to swallow
64	gma	g͡ma	law
65	ba	ba	leg
66	gbà	g͡bà	no
67	pɔnɔ	pʰlɔnɔ	bow
68	kpɔ	k͡pɔ	hedge
69	mɛ́ɛ̀n	mɛ́ɛ̀n	corn
70	gmɛ̀	gmɛ̀	chair