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Entry Tone Broad Transcription Narrow Transcription English 
1  high rising bɑn̪  ɓɐːŋ  to shoot 
2  high rising d̪æn̪  d̪a̞n̪  dawn 
3  mid level t̪æn̪  t̪æːn̪  to dissolve 
4  mid level t̪ʰæn̪  t̪ʰæːn̪  coal 
5  mid level gæn̪  gæːn̪  to join 
6  high rising gɛn̪  gɛːn̪  to select 
7  mid level ɣæn̪  ɣʲæːn̪  liver 
8  mid level fæn̪  fan̪  to judge 
9  mid level væn̪  væn̪  to implore 
10  mid level sən̪  sən̪  green 
11  mid level sæn̪  sæːn̪  to level 
12  mid level j̝æn̪  j̝æːn̪  cheating 
13  high rising xæn̪  xæːn̪  to see 
14  high rising jæŋ  jæːŋ  to paste 
15  mid level kwɑn̪  kwɑːn̪  mandarin, official 
16  mid level hwɑn̪  hwɑːn̪  joy 
17  mid level hæn̪  han̪  dry, arid weather 
18  mid level læn̪  læːn̪  to propagate 
19  mid level ɹæn̪  dɾæn̪  noisily 
20  mid level t̪ʃən̪  t̪ʃʲən̪̚  blanket 
21  high rising tɹæn̪  dɹæːn̪  forehead 
22  mid level mæn̪  maːn̪  deceitful 
23  mid level n̪æn̪  n̪an̪  grievous 
24  mid level ɲæn̪  ɲæn̪  color 
25  mid level ɲeə  ɲeːə  to hear 
26  high rising ŋæn̪  ŋæːn̪  disgusted 
27  high rising sɑm  sɑːm  hamlet 
28  mid level səŋ  səŋ͡mp  to finish 
29  mid level sæn  sæːn̪  noble 
30  high rising t̪ʃɔp  t̪ʃɔːp̚  summit 
31  high rising t̪ʃuk  t̪ʃuk͡p̚  to extend good wishes 
32  high rising kæt̪  kæt̪̚  fashion 
33  high rising kæ  kæː  plural marker 
34  high rising bi  ɓiː  pumpkin 
35  high rising bit̪  bɪt̪̚  to fill up 
36  high rising be  ɓeː  to bear 
37  high rising beə  beːə  small 
38  high rising bæ  bæː  to embrace 
39  high rising bæk  bæk̚  north 
40  high rising bək  bək̚  pith of a reed 
41  high rising bɔ  bɔː  bundle 
42  high rising bɤ  bɤː  helloǃ 
43  high rising bo  boː  father 
44  high rising bɯ  ɓɯː  full up 
45  high rising bu  buː  to suck 
46  mid level mæ  mæː  ghost 
47  high rising mæ  mæː  cheek 
48  low falling mæ  mæː  but 
49  mid dipping mæ  mæ̰ə  tomb 
50  high dipping mæ  mæ̰əʔ  horse 
51  low dipping mæ  mæ̰  rice shoot 
52  mid level veə  veːə  to court 
53  high rising veə  veːə  ticket 
54  low falling veə  veːə  a satirical song 
55  mid dipping veə  vḛːə  appearance 
56  high dipping veə  vḛːəʔ  to draw 
57  low dipping veəm  vḛəm  a large sized mussel 
58  mid level ŋwiən̪  ŋwiən̪  entire 
59  low falling ɲiw  ɲiːw  abundant 
60  mid level t̪ʃaɪ  t̪ʃaɪː  bottle 
61  mid level t̪ʃeɪ  t̪ʃəɪː  to fast 
62  low falling ɗ̪ɯəŋ  ɗ̪ɯəŋ  route 
63  low dipping buek  ɓṵek̚  to chain 
64  low dipping ɹɯɞ  ɹɯ̰ɞ  wine 
65  low falling ŋwaɪ  ŋwaɪː  to be outside 
66  mid level j̝aɞ  zaɞː  to cross 
67  mid level, low dipping but̪ip  buːt̪ʰɪp̚  post card 
68  mid level biəŋ  biəŋ  to disappear 
69  mid level hoɪsɯt̪  hoɪːsɯt̪̚  rate of exchange 
70  low falling, mid level lɯiɯi  lɯiːɯiː  gorilla 
71  low dipping kweo  kwḛo  to turn 
72  high rising mɑt̪  mɑt̪  eye 
73  low dipping mɑt̪  mɑt̪̚  face 
74  high rising, mid level it̪ɹæ  ʔit̪̚ ɹæː  at least 
75  high rising sot̪ɹɛt̪  sot̪̚ ɹɛt̪̚  to have malaria 
76  mid level kæn̪  kæːn̪  to intervene 
77  mid level kɛn̪  kɛn̪  soup 
78  high rising t̪in̪  t̪in̪  faith 
79  high rising t̪in̪  t̪ɯn̪  to count