Word List for Bura

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Entry	Illustrated Sound	Bura Orthography	Bura IPA	English
1	p	pi	pʰi	spend the night
2	b	bi	bi	bin
3	ɓ	bi	ɓi	boy's name
4	f	fela	fəla	jump
5	v	vela	vəla	a vegetable
6	t	teda	tʰəda	dad
7	d	di	di	land
8	ɗ	ɗika	ɗika	bird
9	k	ku	ku	hole
10	ɡ	gul	ɡul	small hole
11	t͡s	tsi	t͡si	arm
12	s	susuma	susuma	food
13	z	zumzum	zʊmzʊm	different
14	tʃ	chagwali	tʃaɡwali	spoon
15	dʒ	japu	dʒapu	both
16	ɬ	thlambel	ɬambəl	basket
17	ɮ	thlalang	ɮalaŋ	ashes for soup
18	ʃ	shang	ʃaŋ	all
19	ʒ	zhari	ʒaɾi	leave
20	x	hena	həna	flay
21	ɣ	hung	ɣəŋ	bank of river
22	h	huhura	huhura	to play
23	m	menna	məna	tall plant
24	n	nenem	nənəm	sweet
25	r	rakka	raka	small
26	w	wari	wari	who?
27	l	lahu	lahu	lazy
28	j	yaru	jaru	we
29	m͡p	mpci	m͡ptʃi	sun
30	m͡p	mptshi	m͡pʃi	corpse
31	m͡b	mbedawa	m͡bedawa	boy's name
32	m͡bʷ	mbwa	ṃ͡bʷa	apartment
33	m͡t	mta	m͡ta	death
34	m͡ɗ	mɗaku	m͡ɗaku	beautiful
35	m͡ɬ	mthemhi	m͡ɬəmhyi	harvest
36	pʷ	pwara	pʷara	accompany
37	kʷ	kwagu	kʷaɡu	baobab
38	ɡʷ	gwaba	ɡʷaba	immature baobab
39	p	japu	dʒapu	both
40	b	ayaba	ajaba	banana
41	ɓ	tebel	təɓəl	carving tool
42	f	keldefu	kəldəfu	anger
43	v	tsevwa	tsəvwa	stab
44	t	senta	sənta	bring
45	d	tedau	tədaʊ	spider
46	ɗ	kida	kiɗa	beseech
47	k	kukuri	kukuri	finish
48	ɡ	kinngar	kəŋɡir	tongue
49	ts	nutsa	nuːtsa	take a little
50	s	mwasu	mʷasu	spear
51	z	zamzam	zamzam	black scorpion
52	t	ketcha	kətʃa	washing
53	dʒ	gage	ɡadʒi	last born
54	ɬ	pathlahu	paɬahu	upper arm
55	ʃ	mpasha	m͡paʃa	gourd bottle
56	ʒ	kemdzi	kəmʒi	be enough
57	x	deha	dixa	swim
58	m	kema	kəma	axe
59	n	una	una	salt
60	ŋ	changa	tʃaŋa	show
61	w	awari	awari	whose?
62	y	miya	mija	mom
63	l	thlalang	lʒalaŋ	ashes
64	r	perda	pərda	tendon
65	ʔ	u,u	ʔuʔu	fire
66	m	bulam	bulam	baboon
67	ŋ	thlalang	lʒalaŋ	ashes for soup
68	n	shatan	ʃatan	devil
69	l	kal	kʰal	bite
70	r	shar	ʃaɾ	squirrel
71	i	ibo	ibo	name of a tribe
72	iː	iiko	iːko	name of a capital city
73	a	apta	apta	next year
74	aː	aawa	aːwa	no
75	u	udzem	udzəm	wood
76	uː	uumdla	uːmlʒa	ten
77	i	didi	didi	filth
78	iː	miili	miːli	sesame
79	ə	tera	təra	go away
80	eː	temeeri	təmeːri	sheep
81	a	wuta	wuta	see
82	aː	makaabu	makaːbu	kokoyam
83	u	wuta	wuta	see
84	uː	mbuultsa	mbuːltsa	seize
85	i	mtili	mtili	saliva
86	iː	kii lema	kiː ləma	large termite hill
87	a	dluwa	lʒuwa	accept
88	aː	dahaa	ɗahaː	etch
89	u	afu	afu	arrow
90			kàɮà	stalk
91			káɮâ	chase
92			bwá	slap, hit
93			bwà	cook
94			háhyí	small pot
95			háhyî	to hang
96			kə́má	axe
97			kə́mà	face
98			hárá	closing
99			hárà	do
100			ʃá	get lost
101			ʃà	shoot
102			pə́rá	bathe
103			pə̀rà	package
104			púwá	pour
105			pùwà	cotton
106			Kə̀l kùràh nâŋní ná tí-yà hárà ká Barbara Alexander ní à tà kə́rá ɡárí yàrú.	This recording that we (exclusive) have done with Barbara Alexander is on our language.
107			Gárí yáa nâŋní-ná-tí ná tí-yà kə̀l kùràhə̀ ní, yì kə̀ hárá kòkàríi nà sòswái à tà kə́r.	This language of ours which we have recorded, I have done my very best on it.
108			Ì mbə̀rsá ɡìr nàa t-á bàrà ká ɡìr sə̀n swà tà kə́rá ɡárí yárú nâŋní-nì,	I believe you who are seeking to know something about this language of ours,
109			áa dlàr gírí sòswái ká bárkáa Hyàl, àamín.	it will help you with God's blessing, amen.
110	pč		pčì	sun
111			wùtə pčì	look at the sun
112	pts		ptsà	roasting
113			tsá kʷǎ ptsà	he is roasting
114	bǰ		bǰà	patching
115			tsá kʷá bǰà	he is patching
116	bɮ		bɮà	forging
117			tsá kʷá dɮà	he is forging
118	bz		bzə̀r	boy
119			wùtə́ bzə̀r	look at the boy
120	bɗ		bɗákù	beautiful
121			ɬà bɗákù	beautiful cow
122	mɲ		mɲà	mouth
123			wùtə́ mɲà	look at the mouth
124	mt		mtì	dying
125			tsá kʷá mtì	he is dying
126	mɬ		mɬì	harvesting, cutting off
127			tsá kʷá mɬì	he is harvesting, cutting off
128	mš		mší	corpse
129			wùtə́ mší	look at the corpse
130	md		m̀dâ	person
131			wùtə́ mdâ	look at the person
132	mǰ		m̀ǰî	people
133			wùtə́ mǰî	look at the people
134	mž		m̀ží	be enough
135			kə̀ mží	it's enough