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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 |