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Nouns

General Nouns

Gloss Singular Plural OAD KC MF Session Sound token 1 Sound token 2 notes
dog ʔoɓˈoχ ɦaʔˈɓoχ OAD_001 Dog_02.wav, Dogs_01.wav Dog_03.wav, Dogs_03.wav
cat mu:s mu:s(k'ɛ) OAD_001 Cat_01.wav, Cats_01.wav Cat_02.wav, Cats_03.wav
bird ⁿdi:t̚ ti:t' OAD_001 Bird_03.wav, Birds_02.wav Bird_04.wav, Birds_03.wav
pig ru:l ʔaˈtu:l OAD_001 Pig_02.wav, Pigs_01.wav Pig_03.wav, Media:Pigs_02.wav
insect ˈjejɛt ˈjejɛt OAD_001
spider ˈapɔˈhɔlæʧ ˈapɔˈhɔlaʧ OAD_001
ant ɲɪ:ɲaχ ɲɪ:ɲaχ OAD_001 Ant_03.wav Ant_04.wav
butterfly oˈfɪd ˈχapid OAD_001 Butterfly_01.wav Butterfly_02.wav
fruit oˈɓi: χaˈɓi: OAD_001
person ʔɔˈkiːn βiːn, ɥiːn --- MF_002 Person_03.wav People_01.wav, People_05.wav
man ɔˈkʷɔːɾ, ɔˈkʷɔːr goːɾ --- MF_002 Man_01.wav Men_02.wav
fire 'fidɛl JM_004
tree 'ndaχar 'taχar JM_004
town, village 'satɪ 'satɪkɛ, 'ʧ’atɪkɛ JM_004 ɪ~ɛ~e, ˈsaatɛ
city 'satɪ fa'ma:k 'satɪ 'ma:kɛ JM_004
light lɛ:r JM_004
fence a'ɗiŋk a'ɗiŋk JM_004 presence/voicing of final stop?
name gʊn a'kʊn JM_004 ʊ~o, ɡon - VW
sap go:n JM_004
drum famb a'pamb JM_004 a~ʌ
song a'kjim a'kjim JM_004 how do you make superscripts? (j)
salt o'ɉɪm ha'cɛm JM_004 voicing of palatal stop in pl? ɪ~ɛ
rumor ˈonan ˈxanan JH_005 lit. 'instance of hearing'
dance ˈoᵐbɛtʃ ˈhaƥɛtʃ JH_005
gift tʃʰɪtʰ tʃʰɪtʰ JH_005
fish lɪƥ ˈlɪƥkɛ JH_005 No regular plural
scale aˈʋas haˈbas JH_005
tail las, ʔaˈlas ˈχalas JH_005, MF_013
fin, spine aˈƈor JH_005 Did not elicit plural
boat sukʰ JH_005 Did not elicit plural
feather (ʔ)aˈnaf N/A JH_005, MF_013
year oˈhi:d χaˈki:d VW_006
husband oˈkor VW_006
baobab tree ƥa̰:k JH_012 No plural elicited
baobab fruit ɓa:k JH_012 No plural elicited
shell, rind ˈɔχɔƥ ˈhaqoƥ JH_012 Also (tree) bark
forest aˈqoƥ JH_012 No plural elicited; see also TextGrid 013
branch aˈna:qʰ JH_012 No plural elicited
root aˈƥaƈ JH_012 No plural elicited
yam haƥ JH_012 No plural elicited
moss ˈna:ʋos JH_012 No plural
wind aˈƥaɪ ED_017
milk ˈʔɔsis ˈχasis --- MF_013
tear ʔoˈɡoːniːtʰ ˈhakoːniːtʰ --- MF_013 as in crying
phlegm, mucus ˈχaːqɔχ --- MF_013
urine ˈʔasaiːd̥ʰ N/A --- MF_013 derived from V "urinate"
feces ɗuŋk --- MF_013 did not check for plural
feces (pol.) ˈɲaʄlɔχ --- MF_013 may be more than one word
manure (1) ˈnɛːfaɾɛʔ --- MF_013
manure (2) ʔaˈtʌs --- MF_013 may be derived from some verb [tʌs]
mouse ƈɔːχ ƈɔːχ (maju) --- MF_013 initial C contrast with "perceive from far off"
meat ˈndawaɭ ˈtawaɭ --- MF_013
fat (as on meat) ɡɾɛːs, ɡɹɛːs --- MF_013 Fr. "graisse"
horn ʔoˈʤæn ˈχaʧæn --- MF_013
hoof ʔoˈfɔχɔs ˈχapɔχɔs --- MF_013
wing ʔaˈkant N/A --- MF_013

Body Part Terms

Gloss Singular Plural OAD KC MF Session Sound token 1 Sound token 2 notes
hair ʋil aˈʋil ɥil ED_010
chest ŋgaŋg ED_010
blood fɔˈʔɔj ED_010
spit ˈdɔχɔ:ɲ ED_010
belly ɔˈfʊd ED_010
side ɔˈsa:χ ED_010
bellybutton daɓ at'aɓ ED_010
leg, foot ɔˈɟaf aˈc'af ED_010
hip aˈƥɛk aˈƥɛk ED_010
hand, arm oˈɓaɪ χaʔˈɓaɪ ED_017
head χɔχ aˈqɔχ ED_017
nose oˈɲis ˈχaɲis ED_017
beard o'ratam 'χata,tam JM_004
tongue, language 'ɗelem a'ɗelem JM_004 implosive? 'dɛlɛm?
bone ˈohi:ƈ ˈaki:ƈ (pl) ˈhaki:ƈ JH_005
mouth, beak ˈodon ˈχatɵn (sg) ˈodɵn JH_005, MF_013
shoulder aˈkaⁿd JH_005 Did not elicit plural; may be same word as "wing"
arm, hand oˈɓay haʔˈɓay VW_006
hand oˈɓay haʔˈɓay VW_006
elbow ˈnonoŋɡ χaˈnonoŋɡ VW_006
finger ˈnɡol ko̰l VW_006
head χɔ:χ ˈakɔχ VW_006
eye ˈakid, aˈkid ˈakid, aˈkid VW_006
nose oˈɲis ˈχaɲis VW_006
lip nˈɟapʼko ˈtʃapʼkoʔ VW_006
mouth oˈdon haʔˈton VW_006
ear nɔf ˈnɔf, ˈnɔfkɛ, nɔf ˈmayu VW_006
eyelid, eyelash ˈɲo:ror VW_006
eyebrow oˈɗi:ɗi:k haʔˈɗi:kɗi:k VW_006
forehead aˈtaɡɪd ˈakɔχ VW_006
finger ŋgol ƙol JH_012
butt fuƭ ˈapuƭ JH_012 Also (tree) trunk
skin, hide ɗo:l JH_012 No plural
breast ƭɛːn N/A --- MF_013
muscle ˈɗɔːlɛʔ N/A --- MF_013
biceps ʔʌˈʄɔːχ χaˈʔʄɔːχ --- MF_013
nail, claw ˈmbambaɲ(c) ˈpambaɲ --- MF_013

Numerals

Gloss form OAD KC MF Session Sound1 Sound 2 notes
one lɛŋk, lɛŋx --- MF_002 Media:One_01.wav Media:One_02.wav
two ƭikʰ, ɗikʰ --- MF_002 Media:Two_02.wav Media:Two_03.wav
three ˈtadikʰ --- MF_002 Media:Three_07.wav
four ˈnaɦikʰ, ˈnaɦeɪkʰ --- MF_002 Media:Four_01.wav Media:Four_04.wav 2nd vowel changes, see session 006
five ˈƥɛtʰikʰ, ˈɓɛtʰikʰ --- MF_002 Media:Five_02.wav Media:Five_05.wav
six ɓɛˈtʰu ˈfɔ lɛŋ --- MF_002 Media:Six_03.wav
seven ɓɛˈtʰu ˈʔɗikʰ --- MF_002 Media:Seven_01.wav
eight ɓɛˈtʰu ˈtadikʰ --- MF_002 Media:Eight_03.wav
nine ɓɛˈtʰu ˈnaɦekʰ --- MF_002 Media:Nine_02.wav
ten ˈhaɾˈɓɐɦaj, ˈhaɾɓɦaj --- MF_002 Media:Ten_02.wav Media:Ten_07.wav

Adjectives

Gloss form OAD KC MF Session Sound1 Sound 2 notes
invincible χɔχ VW_006
a lot ˈmayu VW_006
spoiled (food) aˈfɔt JH_012
dank aˈho:ɲa JH_012
strong, tough saʔɗkuʔ --- MF_013 mod. of "meat," means "sinew" or "gristle"; derived from related V

Verbs

Gloss form OAD KC MF Session Sound1 Sound 2 notes
to dance fɛtʃ JH_005
to give tʃʰɪʔ JH_005
to measure li:ƥ JH_005
to hit naf JH_005
to cultivate χɔɔχ VW_006, ED_017
to urinate said̥ʰ --- MF_013
to go tɛtʰ MF_013 in euphemism "go to the woods," see 013 TextGrid
to perceive from far off ʄɔːkʰ --- MF_013 any sensory input seems to work
to be strong, tough saʔɗikʰ --- MF_013 see derived ADJ
to blow (wind) ɓaɪ ED_017

Miscellany

Gloss form OAD KC MF Session Sound1 Sound 2
greeting ˈnam ˈfiɔʔ --- MF_002 Media:Hello_02.wav
greeting (contracted) ˈnamɔʔ --- MF_002 Media:Hello_short_03.wav
thank you ˈʤoː kɐˈɲɟɐl, -ɺə --- MF_002 Media:Thankyou_03.wav Media:Thankyou_04.wav
response to thanks ʔɪˈnʌ ˈmbogʷʊn, -ɣʷ- --- MF_002 Media:Youre_welcome_05.wav Media:Youre_welcome_04.wav
response to greeting mɛˈɦɛ ˈmɛn --- MF_002 Media:Response_to_hello_04.wav
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