Word List for Degema

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Entry	IPA (Atala Dialect)	IPA (Usokun Dialect)	English
1	àpá	ápá	you should threaten
2	óbó	óbó	paint
3	ɛ̀ɓá	ɛ̀ɓá	madness
4	àtá	átá	you should go
5	àdá	ádá	you should smear
6	àɗʊ́	àɗʊ́	face
7	àká	áká	you should buy (e.g. drinks)
8	áɡá	áɡá	lovers
9	àɡbá	áɡbá	you (pl) should wrestle
10	àkpán	àkpán	horns
11	àmá	ámá	you should measure
12	ɔ̀nɔ́ń	ɔ̀nɔ́ń	it had a great affect upon
13	àɲáɲ	áɲáɲ	you should drive (a vehicle)
14	àŋʊ́m	àŋʊ́m	evening
15	àŋʷáɲ	áŋʷáɲ	you should count
16	àfá	áfá	you should load (something into a vehicle)
17	ɔ̀βá	ɔ̀βá	shoulder
18	òβɛ́β	òβɛ́β	flight
19	àsá	ásá	you should shoot
20	àhá	áhá	you should open (mouth)
21	ə̀zə́	ə́dʒə́	you should stay
22	àlá	álá	you should crawl
23	àrɔ́	árɔ́	you should put (medicine into eye or ear, etc)
24	ɔ̀jɪ́	ɔ̀jɪ́	he
25	àwáj	áwáj	you should spread
26	àtám	átám	you should chew
27	ə̀ním	ə́ním	you should be bold
28	àsɔ́n	ásɔ́n	you should select
29	ə̀sór	ə́sór	you should pass liquid faeces
30	ə̀βóβ	ə́βóβ	you should be tall
31	àsɔ́l	ásɔ́l	you should jump
32	àjɔ́w	ájɔ́w	you should swim
33	ə̀ɓíj	ə́ɓíj	you should be ripe
34	àmáŋʷ	ámáŋʷ	you should try
35	mídèr	mídèr	I shall not cook.
36	mùdèrə́	múdérə́	You will cook.
37	mòdèrə́	módérə́	He will cook.
38	mèdèrə́	médérə́	We shall cook.
39	mə̀dèrə́	mə́dérə́	You (pl.) will cook.
40	míìtùl	mítùl	I shall not reach.
41	mùtùlə́	mútúlə́	You will reach.
42	mòtùlə́	mótúlə́	He will reach.
43	mètùlə́	métúlə́	We shall reach.
44	mə̀tùlə́	mə́túlə́	You (pl.) will reach.
45	míìdà	mídà	I shall not smear.
46	mʊ̀dá	mʊ́dá	You will smear.
47	mɔ̀dá	mɔ́dá	He will smear.
48	mɛ̀dá	mɛ́dá	We shall smear.
49	màdá	mádá	You (pl.) will smear.
50	míìtà	mítà	I shall not go.
51	mʊ̀tá	mʊ́tá	You will go.
52	mɔ̀tá	mɔ́tá	He will go.
53	mɛ̀tá	mɛ́tá	We shall go.
54	màtá	mátá	You (pl.) will go.
55	ʊ́mɛ̀ míìdèr	mɛ́ɛ̀ mídèr	I myself shall not cook.
56	ʊ́wɔ̀ mùdèrə́	wɔ́ɔ̀ múdérə́	You yourself will cook.
57	ɔ́jì mòdèrə́	ɔ̀jì módérə́	He himself will cook.
58	ènì mèdèrə́	ènì médérə́	We ourselves shall cook.
59	ʊ́màɲ mèdèrə́	màɲ médérə́	You (pl.) yourselves will cook.
60	ʊ́mɛ̀ míìtùl	mɛ́ɛ̀ mítùl	I myself shall not reach.
61	ʊ́wɔ̀ mùtùlə́	wɔ́ɔ̀ mútúlə́	You yourself will reach.
62	ɔ̀jì mòtùlə́	ɔ̀jì mótúlə́	He himself will reach.
63	ènì mètùlə́	ènì métúlə́	We ourselves shall reach.
64	ʊ́màɲ mètùlə́	màɲ mə́túlə́	You (pl.) yourselves will reach.
65	ʊ́mɛ̀ míìdà	mɛ́ɛ̀ mídà	I myself shall not smear.
66	ʊ́wɔ̀ mʊ̀dá	wɔ́ɔ̀ mʊ́dá	You yourself will smear.
67	ɔ̀jì mɔ̀dá	ɔ̀jì mɔ́dá	He himself will smear.
68	ènì mɛ̀dá	ènì mɛ́dá	We ourselves shall smear.
69	ʊ́màɲ màdá	màɲ mádá	You (pl.) yourselves will smear.
70	ʊ́mɛ̀ míìtá	mɛ́ɛ̀ mítá	I myself shall not go.
71	ʊ́wɔ̀ mʊ̀tá	wɔ́ɔ̀ mʊ́tá	You yourself will go.
72	ɔ̀jì mɔ̀tá	ɔ̀jì mɔ́tá	He himself will go.
73	ènì mɛ̀tá	ènì mɛ́tá	We ourselves shall go.
74	ʊ́màɲ màtá	màɲ mátá	You (pl.) yourselves will go.
75	úgó	úgó	a kind of stew
76	ùgó	ùgó	palm-nut vulture
77	mìtá ɗɛ́n ínúm mékì ùɗèè		I went to buy things in the market yesterday
78	mítà dɛ̀ ìnùm mèkì ùɗèè		I did not go to the market to buy things yesterday.
79	mɪ̀kɪ́jɛ́n ókpòkì mɔ̀tʊ̀ mɛ̀ ɔ́βɔ́ ɗé kʊ́ mɛ́ ínúm		I gave money to my relative to buy something for me.
80	mɪ́kìjɛ̀ òkpòkì mɔ̀tʊ̀ mɛ̀ ɔ̀βɔ̀ ɗɛ́ kʊ́ mé ínúm		I did not give money to my relative to buy something for me.
81	ə́ɓɔ́ɭ		you (pl.) should hold
82	ʊ̀ɓí		book / leaf
83	íɓù		it is not much
84	ìbú		rays of a fish
85	ə́kpóɭ		you (pl.) should heap
86	ɛ̀kpʊ́		unbeatable wrestlers
87	ùkpé		year
88	ə́ɡbó		chewing sticks
89	ìɡbú		foreheads
90	úɡbì		didn't you arrange it in portions?
91	ábɔ́		you (pl.) should swear
92	úbí		kernel
93	ápɔ́w		you (pl.) should pull out (esp. the tongue or edible part of a snail)
94	ə́dó		you (pl.) should weave / steal
95	átɔ́		you (pl.) should roast
96	ə́ɗúw		you (pl.) should follow
97	ùɗí		drink
98	ə́kpó		you (pl.) should make (something) narrow