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Entry |
Sound Illustrated | Ngwo | English |
1 |
p |
pɛne, pɛ̃rɛ̃ |
to open |
2 |
p |
eplidi, eklidi |
to press down |
3 |
p |
epjɛde |
to pour out |
4 |
b |
bɛne, bɛ̃rɛ̃ |
to answer |
5 |
b |
eblidi |
to mix |
6 |
b |
ebjɛde |
to feign madness |
7 |
b |
etwɔb |
to mix |
8 |
b |
twɔβə |
to mix a bit |
9 |
t |
tɔ̃ |
to dig |
10 |
t |
tɔn |
to refuse |
11 |
t |
ti |
to crack a kernel |
12 |
t |
aantjɛ |
a wart |
13 |
d |
dɔ̃ |
to drip |
14 |
d |
dɔn |
to jump |
15 |
d |
di |
to doubt |
16 |
d |
edṳd (edṳt/d) |
to butt |
17 |
d |
edṳrṳ |
a swelling |
18 |
c |
cii |
to bear pain |
19 |
c |
cie |
to refuse |
20 |
c |
ecie (ece) |
medicine |
21 |
c |
ācɛ́ (aɣã) |
number of times |
22 |
c |
ācɛ̀ |
baboon |
23 |
c |
ṇcɛ̀ |
week |
24 |
ɟ |
ɟii |
to refund |
25 |
ɟ |
anɟie |
day |
26 |
ɟ |
anɟɛ |
throat breath |
27 |
ɟ |
ṇɟɛʔ |
a person's name |
28 |
k |
keʔe |
to light |
29 |
k |
kɛʔɛ |
to plan |
30 |
k |
ekɛ̃ |
process of using for the first time |
31 |
k |
aankɛɛ |
molar |
32 |
k |
akã |
plate |
33 |
k |
ekwe |
to economize |
34 |
k |
eku |
death |
35 |
k |
kɔɡ / kɔɣɔ |
stiff |
36 |
ɡ |
ɡeʔe |
to sneak |
37 |
ɡ |
ɡɛʔɛ |
to open; to lift |
38 |
ɡ |
aanɡere |
a kind of ant |
39 |
ɡ |
eɡɛ̃ |
grass |
40 |
ɡ |
aanɡɛʔ |
a person's name |
41 |
ɡ |
aɡã |
a kind of bunch of plantain |
42 |
ɡ |
eɡwe |
to hate |
43 |
ɡ |
eɡũ |
a mountain |
44 |
ɡ |
ɡɔɡ / ɡɔɣɔ |
stiff |
45 |
k͡p |
k͡pee |
to pull down |
46 |
k͡p |
mk͡pe |
a kind of drum |
47 |
k͡p |
mk͡peβe |
an oil container |
48 |
k͡p |
ek͡pã |
to bury |
49 |
ɡ͡b |
ɡ͡bee |
to lead the way |
50 |
ɡ͡b |
mɡ͡be |
bush pig |
51 |
ɡ͡b |
ŋɡ͡bere |
matches |
52 |
ɡ͡b |
eɡ͡ba (eɡ͡bã) |
to warn |
53 |
ʔ |
ʔɛ̃̀ʔɛ̃́ |
no |
54 |
ʔ |
ʔaʔɔ̃ |
mother |
55 |
ʔ |
ebuʔru |
to brag |
56 |
ʔ |
ʔaʔiɛ̃ |
yes |
57 |
ʔ |
keʔ |
no |
58 |
ʔ |
etɔʔ |
to fetch water |
59 |
ts |
tsã |
to surpass |
60 |
ts |
tsɔb |
a poisonous prohibitive |
61 |
ts |
etsebe |
heap |
62 |
ts |
etsɛd |
to urinate |
63 |
ts |
etsoʔ |
laughter |
64 |
dz |
dzã |
to harvest |
65 |
dz |
dzɔm |
iron ring |
66 |
dz |
edzebe |
heap |
67 |
dz |
edzɛd |
to forget |
68 |
dz |
edzɔ̃ |
a person's name |
69 |
tʃ |
tʃi |
to take out |
70 |
tʃ |
n̩tʃṳ |
malice |
71 |
tʃ |
etʃʲɛ |
to catch in midair |
72 |
tʃ |
tʃwee |
to drive away |
73 |
dʒ |
dʒi |
to steal |
74 |
dʒ |
n̩dʒṳʔ |
a person's name |
75 |
dʒ |
edʒʲɛ |
to come across unexpectedly |
76 |
dʒ |
dʒwe |
snake |
77 |
f |
fɛ̃ |
to slap |
78 |
f |
efṳnṳ, efṳ̃rṳ̃ |
to fly |
79 |
f |
efoʔ |
roach |
80 |
f |
efla |
to clean |
81 |
s |
sɔm |
to beat |
82 |
s |
esere |
to laugh at |
83 |
s |
eso̤ |
to wash |
84 |
s |
sɛʔɛ |
to scatter |
85 |
s |
esaane |
to split in two |
86 |
z |
zɔm |
mindǃ |
87 |
z |
ezeere |
to spread out |
88 |
z |
ezo̤ |
to hear |
89 |
z |
zɛʔɛ |
to look for |
90 |
z |
ezaane |
to dry |
91 |
ʃ |
ʃini, ʃĩrĩ |
to stretch, massage |
92 |
ʃ |
eʃṳnṳ |
gathering |
93 |
ʃ |
eʃie |
grave |
94 |
ʃ |
aʃwɔ̃ |
teeth |
95 |
ʒ |
ʒini, iri |
to walk |
96 |
ʒ |
eʒṳŋṳ |
remembrance |
97 |
ʒ |
eʒie |
traps |
98 |
ʒ |
aʒwɔ |
quarrel |
99 |
ɣ |
ɣo |
man |
100 |
ɣ |
ɣlame, lame |
to break/squeeze what is dry |
101 |
ɣ |
eɣɔ |
eye |
102 |
ɣ |
aɣa |
root |
103 |
ɣ |
aɣɛʔbo |
a person's name |
104 |
m |
mɔm |
wine |
105 |
m |
emma |
kernel |
106 |
m |
etɔm |
to send |
107 |
m |
m̩k͡peβe |
oil container |
108 |
n |
nɔm |
to bite |
109 |
n |
ennane |
to mend, repair |
110 |
n |
etwɔn |
navel |
111 |
n |
n̩di |
cloth |
112 |
ɲ |
ɲɛm |
animal, meat |
113 |
ɲ |
ɲɔrɔ |
hair |
114 |
ɲ |
eɲim |
to go missing |
115 |
ŋ |
ŋɔnɔ, ŋɡɔ |
to go |
116 |
ŋ |
aŋwɛʔne |
book |
117 |
ŋ |
eŋlimi |
sweat |
118 |
ŋ |
ŋŋabo̤ |
a person's name |
119 |
ɬ |
ɬɔdɔ |
to cut into bits |
120 |
ɬ |
aɬa |
hoe |
121 |
l |
lɔdə |
ransom |
122 |
l |
alla |
thing |
123 |
j |
jɛsɛb |
Joseph |
124 |
j |
èjɔ̀ɔ́ |
John |
125 |
j |
éjɔ̀ɔ̀ |
to widen |
126 |
j |
ejiʔi-jiʔi |
to be slow and lacking in vitality |
127 |
w |
wɛ̃ |
lure |
128 |
w |
awã |
firewood |
129 |
w |
ewṳ̃ |
market |
130 |
w |
awa |
hailstones |
131 |
w |
ewṳ |
fire |
132 |
w |
ewṳβo |
to dodge |
133 |
h |
ahaa ǃ |
goodǃ, that's what I said |
134 |
h |
hie-hie-hieee |
imitation of women's laughter |
135 |
r |
eetwaʔre |
Irish potatoes |
136 |
r |
bṳrṳ |
goats |
137 |
r |
mbwɛ̃rɛ̃ |
sleep (n.) |
138 |
r |
ŋɡbarɛ̃ |
a prophetic, secret-revealing hornet |
139 |
i |
edi |
to doubt |
140 |
i |
edii |
to make dirty |
141 |
u |
eku |
to die |
142 |
u |
ekuu |
to smear underfoot |
143 |
o̤ |
eto̤ |
to pawn |
144 |
o̤ |
eto̤o̤ |
to prop up, stand something up |
145 |
ṳ |
etṳ |
to pour out |
146 |
ṳ |
edṳṳ |
to uproot |
147 |
e |
ede |
to economize |
148 |
e |
endee |
to feed |
149 |
o |
ello |
feet |
150 |
o |
ekoo |
to cover |
151 |
ɛ |
etɛd |
three |
152 |
ɛ |
ekɛɛ |
soup |
153 |
ɔ |
edɔd |
to run |
154 |
ɔ |
edɔɔ |
to lengthen |
155 |
a |
akoʔ |
fufu |
156 |
a |
alla |
thing |
157 |
ə |
ellɔdə |
to ransom |
158 |
ə |
əlla |
things |
159 |
au |
kau |
cow |
160 |
oi |
oi ǃ |
[exclamation] |
161 |
uo |
uo |
yes (answer to a call by name) |
162 |
uei |
uei |
yes (answer to a call by name) |
163 |
tonesː H-L |
édì |
to pound |
164 |
H-M |
édī |
to doubt |
165 |
M-M-H |
ēēkúm |
chameleon |
166 |
M-L-L |
ēèkùm |
petty judge |
167 |
L-H-L |
àánkpè |
small drum |
168 |
H-L |
áànɡɔɔ |
they went (immed., dist. past) |
169 |
M-H |
ēdzí |
thief |
170 |
H-M |
édzī |
theft |