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Nouns

Gloss Singular Plural OAD KC MF Session Sound token 1 Sound token 2 notes
dog ʔoɓˈoχ ɦaʔˈɓoχ OAD_001
cat mu:s mu:s(k'ɛ) OAD_001
bird ⁿdi:t̚ ti:t' OAD_001
pig ru:l ʔaˈtu:l OAD_001
insect ˈjejɛt ˈjejɛt OAD_001
spider ˈapɔˈhɔlæʧ ˈapɔˈhɔlaʧ OAD_001
ant ɲɪ:ɲaχ ɲɪ:ɲaχ OAD_001
butterfly oˈfɪd ˈχapid OAD_001
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
beard o'ratam 'χata,tam JM_004
light lɛ:r JM_004
fence a'ɗiŋk a'ɗiŋk JM_004 presence/voicing of final stop?
tongue, language 'ɗelem a'ɗelem JM_004 implosive? 'dɛlɛm?
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
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
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
year oˈhi:d χaˈki:d 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
husband oˈkor VW_006



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
invincible χɔχ VW_006
a lot ˈmayu VW_006

Verbs

Gloss form OAD KC MF Session Sound1 Sound 2
to cultivate χɔɔχ VW_006
to urinate MF_013
to defecate (euph.) MF_013
to perceive from far off MF_013

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