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| Entry |
IPA Transcription | English |
| 1 |
pa² |
to enter |
| 2 |
ba¹ |
pepper |
| 3 |
ta²³ |
kernel |
| 4 |
da²¹ |
to call |
| 5 |
ka³a² |
calabash |
| 6 |
k͡pa¹³ |
peanuts |
| 7 |
gba²a³ |
belt for climbing a palm tree |
| 8 |
ma³² |
mother (direct address) |
| 9 |
na²¹ |
my |
| 10 |
ŋ͡ma²³ |
to sew with a needle |
| 11 |
ɲa²³ |
farina (granulated cassava) |
| 12 |
fa¹ka¹ |
knife |
| 13 |
sa²³ |
to pick |
| 14 |
cça¹² |
shark |
| 15 |
ɟja²¹ |
to bring |
| 16 |
wa²¹ |
to break |
| 17 |
ja²a³ |
no |
| 18 |
k͡pa¹³ |
peanuts |
| 19 |
pa² |
to enter |
| 20 |
g͡ba²a³ |
belt for climbing a palm tree |
| 21 |
ba¹ |
pepper |
| 22 |
ŋ͡ma²³ |
to sew with a needle |
| 23 |
ma³² |
mother (direct address) |
| 24 |
pəɽa²³ |
to squeeze |
| 25 |
bəɽa²³ |
to beat |
| 26 |
təɽa² |
to sew with a machine |
| 27 |
dəɽa²³ |
to kill |
| 28 |
kəɽa²³ |
a chief's title |
| 29 |
k͡pəɽa¹³ |
a chair |
| 30 |
g͡bəɽa²³ |
rice |
| 31 |
məna² |
woman's name |
| 32 |
nəɽa³² |
spider |
| 33 |
ɲəna² |
to run away to marry |
| 34 |
fəɽa¹ |
to yank |
| 35 |
sla² |
house |
| 36 |
cçəɽa²¹ |
bow-legged |
| 37 |
ɟjəɽa²¹ |
to ask |
| 38 |
wəɽa²¹ |
shirt |
| 39 |
bwa²¹ |
to be big |
| 40 |
kwa²¹ |
palm of the hand |
| 41 |
fwɛ³² |
skin |
| 42 |
swa² |
meat |
| 43 |
ɟjəɽi²¹ |
to steal |
| 44 |
ɟjəɽe²³ |
monkey |
| 45 |
ɟjəɽɛ² |
to love |
| 46 |
ɟjəɽa² |
to ask |
| 47 |
ɟjəɽu² |
cobra |
| 48 |
ɟjəɽo²³ |
ocean |
| 49 |
ɟjəɽɔ² |
sun |
| 50 |
do¹ |
man's name |
| 51 |
to̠²o̠³ |
another man's name |
| 52 |
tɔ² |
war |
| 53 |
po² |
to throw |
| 54 |
põ²³ |
spoiled |
| 55 |
tu² |
stick |
| 56 |
tũ³² |
to push |
| 57 |
ti² |
about |
| 58 |
tĩ³ |
to go somewhere and stay |
| 59 |
tɔ² |
war |
| 60 |
tɔ̃³ |
canoe |
| 61 |
ka³a² |
calabash |
| 62 |
kã²¹ |
trap |
| 63 |
tɛ² |
palm kernel |
| 64 |
tɛ̃²³ |
shame |
| 65 |
wa²¹ |
to break |
| 66 |
w̃a² |
to burn |
| 67 |
ɔ² mu² |
he went |
| 68 |
ɔ²ɔ² mu² |
he is going |
| 69 |
sla² na² w̃a¹² |
the house burned |
| 70 |
sla² na¹a² w̃a |
the house is burning |
| 71 |
ɔ² ɟjəɽɛ²ɛ¹ ti² |
he asked about it |
| 72 |
ɔ² ɟjəɽɛ² ti¹i² |
he likes tea |
| 73 |
ɔ² tɛ̃³ nɛ¹ |
he bought a louse |
| 74 |
ɔ² tɛ̃³ nɛ² |
he bought firewood |
| 75 |
ɔ² tɛ̃³ ʔnɛ³ |
he bought a herring |
| 76 |
na³ ka¹a¹ bwa¹ su³ na¹ ka¹ |
your car is bigger than mine |
| 77 |
na³ ka²a² bwa¹ su³ na¹ ka¹ |
your crab is bigger than mine |
| 78 |
na³ ka³a² bwa¹ su³ na¹ ka³a³ |
your calabash is bigger than mine |
| 79 |
na³ kã²ã² bwa¹ su³ na² kã² |
your trap is bigger than mine |
| 80 |
nu²wa³¹i¹ na² ɲnɛ²¹ … dɛ² kɔ¹tɛ³ n̩²ɟji²¹ɹa¹ bɹɔ¹ k͡po²³ nini² ɟji²¹ɹa¹ brɔ¹ k͡po²³ ni² bi¹ yi¹³ fɔ̃² bi¹ yi³ nu² (wu³ li² ni²) wu³ li² nu² na² bi¹si² ɛm³ |
Hello. My name is … The reason I came to this country was to box and to make money. Thank you. |