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Entry Tone  Phenemic Transcription  Phonetic Transcription English 
1  mid level ɓa  ɓaː  three 
2  low falling cɛ  cɛː  tea 
3  high rising ɪt  ɪt  useful 
4  high rising fuk  fuk  happiness 
5  high rising ɗa  ɗaː  stone 
6  high rising, mid level, high rising ɗɐŋ gi ɲɤɯ  ɗɐŋ gi ɲɤɯ  noteworthy 
7  mid level gi  giː  to record 
8  low falling ho  hoː  lake 
9  high broken kuŋ  kuŋ  likewise 
10  mid level kʷe  kʷeː  rural area 
11  mid level ɗɔk  ɗɔk  poisonous 
12  mid level la  laː  leaf 
13  low broken mɐɲ  mɐɲ  strong 
14  mid level kam  kaːm  orange 
15  low falling naɪ  naɪ  this 
16  mid level nen  nen  therefore 
17  low broken ŋɯə  ŋɯːə  horse 
18  low falling vaŋ  vaŋ  gold 
19  high rising ɗuŋ͡m  ɗuŋ͡m  correct 
20  low falling ɲaː  ɲaː  house 
21  high rising lɪɲ  lɪɲ  soldier 
22  low broken kip  kip  on time 
23  mid level saʊ  ʃaʊ  star 
24  mid level sɪɲ  ʃɪɲ  to be born 
25  mid level toɪ  toɪ  I  
26  low broken met  met  tired 
27  mid level tʰoɪ  tʰoɪ  stop 
28  mid level vuə  vuə  king 
29  mid level xɯɤŋ  xɯɤŋ  not 
30  low falling zuŋ  ʝuŋ  to use 
31  mid level za  ʒaː  to go out 
32  mid level ziəŋ  ʝiəŋ  January 
33  high rising ʔa  ʔaː  Asia 
34  mid level maɪ  maɪ  tomorrow 
35  high rising mɐɪ  mɐɪ  machine 
36  mid level saʊ  ʃaʊ  star 
37  mid level sɐʊ  ʃɐʊ  afterward 
38  mid level ʔɐ̃ʊ̃ŋ  ʔɐ̃ʊ̃ŋ  bee 
39  high rising nɐm  nɐm  five 
40  low broken ŋʌp  ŋʌp  flooded 
41  mid level ɗʌʊ  ɗʌʊ  where (ver) 
42  mid level ʔʌ̃ʊ̃ŋ  ʔʌ̃ʊ̃ŋ  grandfather 
43  mid level ɗʌɪ  ɗʌɪ  here 
44  mid level ŋɛ  ŋɛː  to listen 
45  low falling mɛʊ  mɛʊ  cat 
46  mid level kʷeɪ  kʷeɪ  rural area 
47  high rising bep  bep  kitchen 
48  high rising ʔet  ʔɛt  frog 
49  mid level beɲ  bɛɲ  to defend 
50  high rising neʊ  neʊ  if 
51  mid level ɗɪi  ɗiː  to go 
52  high rising it  it  to be a small amount 
53  high rising ɪt  ɪt  useful 
54  high rising lɪɲ  lɪɲ  soldier 
55  mid level ciə  ciə  to divide 
56  high rising tiep  tiep  to continue 
57  low rising hieʊ  hieʊ  to understand 
58  low broken ciʊ  ciʊ  to suffer, endure 
59  low rising ɲɔ  ɲɔː  small 
60  high rising ɗɔɪ  ɗɔɪ  to be hungry 
61  mid level xʷaɪ  xʷaɪ  potato 
62  high rising wɐt  wɐt  well-dressed 
63  mid level sʷɐɪ  sʷɐɪ  to turn (on an axis) 
64  low rising xʷɛ  xʷɛː  healthy 
65  mid level koʊ  koʊ  father's sister 
66  mid level hom  hom  day 
67  low falling ŋoɪ  ŋoɪ  to sit 
68  mid level mɤɯ  mɤɯ  dream 
69  mid level kɤm  kɤm  cooked rice 
70  high rising vɤɪ  vɤɪ  with 
71  mid level tʰʊu  tʰʊu  Autumn 
72  high rising but  but  writing instrument 
73  mid level kuə  kuə  crab 
74  high broken muɪ  muɪ  nose 
75  low falling buøm  buøm  (ship's) sail 
76  low broken luək  luək  to cook by boiling 
77  mid level tʰʷeɪ  tʰʷeɪ  to rent 
78  mid level xʷet  xʷɛt  to amplify 
79  mid level hʷeɲ hʷɐŋ  hʷeɲ hʷɐŋ  showy 
80  mid level sʷʌn  sʷʌn  Spring 
81  mid level xʷɪi  xʷɪi  button 
82  high rising hʷit  hʷit  to whistle 
83  mid level xʷiə  xʷiə  late at night 
84  high broken ŋʷien  ŋʷien  (family name) 
85  low rising xʷiʊ  xʷiʊ  elbow 
86  low rising tʰʷɤɯ  tʰʷɤɯ  epoch 
87  mid level tɯːɯ  tɯː  fourth 
88  high rising sɯk  ʃɯk  strength 
89  mid level mɯə  mɯə  rain 
90  low rising ŋɯɪ  ŋɯɪ  to sniff 
91  mid level gɯɤn  gɯɤn  sword 
92  low falling ŋɯɤɪ  ŋɯɤɪ  person 
93  low broken zɯɤʊ  ʒɯɤʊ  alcoholic drink 
94  mid level ma  maː  ghost 
95  mid level ɓa  ɓaː  three 
96  mid level hai  hai  two 
97  high rising ma  maː  cheek 
98  high rising ɓa  ɓaː  to hug 
99  high rising hai  hai  to pick (fruit) 
100  low falling ma  maː  button 
101  low falling ɓa  ɓaː  grandmother 
102  low falling hai  hai  shoe 
103  low rising ma  maː  tomb 
104  low rising ɓa  ɓaː  bane 
105  low rising hai  hai  marinus 
106  high broken ma  maː  equus 
107  high broken ɓa  ɓaː  residue, dregs 
108  high broken hai  hai  afraid 
109  low broken ma  maː  rice seedling 
110  low broken ɓa  ɓaː  haphazardly 
111  low broken hai  hai  harm 
112  mid level ma  maː  ghost 
113  high rising ma  maː  cheek 
114  low falling ma  maː  button 
115  low rising ma  maː  tomb 
116  high broken ma  maː  equus 
117  low broken ma  maː  rice seedling 
118  mid level ɓa  ɓaː  three 
120  high rising ɓa  ɓaː  to hug 
121  low falling ɓa  ɓaː  grandmother 
122  low rising ɓa  ɓaː  bane 
123  high broken ɓa  ɓaː  residue, dregs 
124  low broken ɓa  ɓaː  haphazardly 
125  mid level hai  hai  two 
126  high rising hai  hai  to pick (fruit) 
127  low falling hai  hai  shoe 
128  low rising hai  hai  marinus 
129  high broken hai  hai  afraid 
130  low broken hai  hai  harm