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EntrySound IllustratedOrthographyIPA English 
1 ppengku ˈpeŋku East 
2 bbaay ˈbaːj father 
3 ttubaab tuˈbaːb̚ caucasian; Frenchman 
4 ddoom ˈdõːm daughter; son 
5 cceep ˈceːp̚ rice 
6 ɟjabar ɟaˈbaɾ wife 
7 kkawar kaˈwar hair 
8 ɡgan ˈɡãn guest 
9 ffi ˈfi here 
10 ssànggu ˈsãŋɡu wash; take a bath 
11 χxac ˈχac̚ dog 
12 wwoto ˈwoto car 
13 llap ˈlʌp̚ to drown 
14 jyaay ˈja̝ːj mother 
15 ɾràfet ˈɾafət̚ good-looking 
16 mmaam ˈmãːm grandparent 
17 nnaat ˈnaːt̚ turkey 
18 ɲñaar ˈɲaːɾ two 
19 ŋngas ˈŋʲʌs measles 
20 i̞nit ˈni̞t̚ person 
21 eégg ˈeɡː to arrive 
22 øbët ˈbøt̚ eye 
23 ʌlakk ˈlʌkː to burn 
24 alàl ˈlal bed 
25 ɔdox ˈdɔχ to walk 
26 otox ˈtoχ to smoke 
27 ufukk fukː ten 
28 i̞nit ˈni̞t̚ person 
29 iːniit ˈniːt̚ to illuminate 
30 ɛset ˈsɛt̚ neat 
31 ɛ̝ːseet ˈsɛ̝ːt̚ to look for 
32 enëg ˈnek̚ to wait 
33 eːnëëk ˈneːk̚ room; building 
34 axar ˈχar sheep 
35 aːxaar ˈχaːɾ to wait 
36 õkon ˈkõn then 
37 õːkoon ˈkõːn would be 
38 obôli ˈboli Adam's apple 
39 oːbôôli ˈboːli large bowl 
40 ifi ˈfi here 
41 iːfii ˈfiː right here 
42 bsubi ˈsubə morning 
43 bːubbi ˈubːi to open 
44 twotu ˈwɔtu to shave 
45 tːwottu ˈwɔtːu to be careful 
46 ɲwoñi ˈwɔ̃ɲi to count 
47 ɲwoññi ˈwɔ̃ɲi to decrease 
48 blab ˈlʌb̚ to drown 
49 bʰëmb ˈʌmbʰ to wrap 
50 ɡʔmag ˈmʌ̝ɡ̚ senior sibling 
51 ɡːʰdëgg dʌɡːʰ truth 
52 pʔsop lool ˈsop̚ ˌloːl boisterous 
53 pʰlàmp lãmpʰ lamp 
54 tʔfit fi̞t̚ courage 
55 tʰbunt buntʰ door 
56 ŋqsankal ˈsãŋqal ground millet 
57 χqbuxxi ˈbuχqi to stare pop-eyed 
58 ŋq͡χtanx tãŋq͡χ to draw water 
59 χqʰñaxx ɲaχqʰ sweat 
60 ʋwah ʋaχ to speak 
61 ʋgëwël ˈɡøʋəl griot 
62 ʋkawdiir kaʋdi̞ːɹ cooking pot 
63 bsubä ˈsuba morning 
64 βdanaa ñëw suba danaː ɲø ˈsuβa I'll come in the morning 
65 dBàdu ˈbadu Badou (a man's name) 
66 dana Bàdu? ˌana ˈbadu where is Badou? 
67 sentence lḁsanɡələs ˌdafaˈɾe təˌdafəˌbadəʋoto Los Angeles is big and there are too many cars.