Word List for Obulom

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Entry	Practical Orthography	IPA	English
1	àpàlà	àpàlà	axe
2	àbàná	àbàná	mud fish
3	àḅâl	àḅâl	not clean
4	àtàràm	àtàràm	measurement (of length)
5	àdàlà	àdàlà	comb
6	àḍál	àḍál	hand
7	àjá	àjá	old type of fish trap
8	ákááà	ákááà	an exclamation
9	àɡàlà	àɡàlà	equal
10	àkpà	àkpà	bag
11	áɡbá	áɡbá	paint
12	ámà	ámà	lie (falsehood)
13	énâ	énâ	fish
14	ányâ	ányâ	fire
15	ásáḅò	ásáḅò	a greeting (=how is it?)
16	àlà	àlà	salt water
17	àràrì	àràrì	fishing hook
18	àyàmù	àyàmù	escort
19	òɡhò	òɡhò	five
20	aːwa	aːwa	here
21	ɔ́wá	ɔ́wá	type of fishing hook
22	èpèlè	èpèlè	insincere
23	ébé	ébé	yam beetle (pest, eats tubers)
24	òbèlè	òbèlè	calabash
25	ètékílì	ètékílì	I will run away.
26	èdè	èdè	land
27	èḍén	èḍén	eye
28	èjèní	èjèní	altar for drying fish
29	èkètè	èkètè	basket
30	ɪ́válà	ɪ́válà	a sail
31	ẹ̀ɡẹ̀rẹ̀	ẹ̀ɡẹ̀rẹ̀	the part of a fish trap in which fish are caught
32	èkpé	èkpé	he-goat
33	égbé	égbé	hammer-head bird
34	èm̀êdi	èm̀êdi	condolence visit
35	ènèm̀	ènèm̀	tongue
36	ẹ́sẹ́lí	ẹ́sẹ́lí	select
37	èlé	èlé	right
38	ẹ́rẹ́	ẹ́rẹ́	mahogany tree
39	ɪ̀yàlɪ̀	ɪ̀yàlɪ̀	festival
40	èɡhèlì	èɡhèlì	to go
41	éwê	éwê	cobra
42	éphê	éphê	not lost
43	bè	bè	fight
44	bá	bá	eat fish or meat
45	bóm	bóm	break into pieces
46	bú	bú	dig
47	bị	bị	careful
48	bẹ̀kẹ́	bẹ̀kẹ́	taken by surprise
49	bọ́l	bọ́l	go out
50	bù	bù	same
51	dìí	dìí	bury
52	èdè	èdè	land
53	dà	dà	wedge
54	dò	dò	gather items together
55	dú	dú	fetch
56	dị̀	dị̀	enter
57	dẹ́	dẹ́	to gather
58	dọ̀	dọ̀	to move when not well
59	jụ	jụ	pour