Benue-Congo family: Ekoid group (12 lists) : Query result

Number: 21

Word: ear

Ejagham: ɔ̀=tûŋ ¹

Watters 1981: 300. Plural form: à=tûŋ. Transcribed as ò=tûŋ, pl. à= in [Crabb 1965: 65].

Nkem: ù=tôŋ ¹

Sibomana 1986: 263. Transcribed as ù=tôŋ, pl. à= in [Crabb 1965: 65]; as ù=tóŋ in [Yoder 2008: A-8].

Abanyom: ɔ̀=tôŋ ¹

Crabb 1965: 65. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as o=toŋ in [Yoder 2008: A-7].

Efutop: ò=tʋ̂ŋ ¹

Crabb 1965: 65. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as ò=tóŋ, pl. à=tóŋ in [Yoder 2008: A-7].

Nde: ɛ̀=tɔ̂ŋ ¹

Crabb 1965: 65. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as ɛ̀=tɔ́ŋ, pl. à=tɔ́ŋ in [Yoder 2008: A-7].

Nselle: ɛ̀=tɔ̂ŋ ¹

Crabb 1965: 65. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as ɛ̄=tóŋ, pl. ā=tóŋ in [Yoder 2008: A-7].

Nta: ɔ̀=tɔ̂ŋ ¹

Crabb 1965: 65. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as oː=tóŋ, pl. aː=tóŋ in [Yoder 2008: A-7].

Nkum: ù=tôŋ ¹

Crabb 1965: 65. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as ù=tóŋ, pl. a=toŋ in [Yoder 2008: A-8].

Nnam: ɛ̄=tūʋ̄ŋ ¹

Crabb 1965: 65. Plural form in ā=. Transcribed as ɛ̀=tòŋ, pl. à=tòŋ in [Yoder 2008: A-8].

Ekajuk: ɛ̄=tǖʋ̄ŋ ¹

Crabb 1965: 65. Plural form in ā=. Transcribed as ɛ=tʸun, pl. a=tʸun (Ekagongo), ɛ=tun, pl. a=tun (Mfom), ɛ=tʸuŋ, pl. a=tʸuŋ (Esham) in [Yoder 2008: A-8].

Ekparabong: ò=rôl ¹

Crabb 1965: 65. Plural form in bà=.

Balep: ò=rôn ¹

Crabb 1965: 65. Plural form in bà=.

Number: 22

Word: earth

Ejagham: Ǹ=sǐ ¹

Watters 1981: 310. Distinct from Ǹ=gǔn 'dry land, earth' [ibid.: 302]. Transcribed as ɲ̀=sǐ, pl. à= in [Crabb 1965: 65].

Nkem: ǹ=dègí ²

Sibomana 1986: 254, 259. Meaning glossed as 'soil, ground; land'. Transcribed as ǹ=děg in [Crabb 1965: 65]; as ǹ=dèɣí in [Yoder 2008: A-8].

Abanyom: ǹ=dě ²

Crabb 1965: 65. Transcribed as n=déː in [Yoder 2008: A-7].

Efutop: à=tuɔ́ ~ à=tútuɔ̄ ³

Crabb 1965: 65. Transcribed as a=tutuwo in [Yoder 2008: A-7].

Nde: ɲ̀=sèē ~ ɲ̀=sìsē ¹

Crabb 1965: 65. Transcribed as n=se, pl. n=sise in [Yoder 2008: A-7].

Nselle: ɲ̀=sǐ ¹

Crabb 1965: 65. Transcribed as n=sı in [Yoder 2008: A-7].

Nta: ɲ̄=sìsí ¹

Crabb 1965: 65. Transcribed as n=sísí in [Yoder 2008: A-7].

Nkum: ǹ=dègɛ́ ²

Crabb 1965: 65. Cf. also à=règɛ́ 'heaps of earth' [ibid.]. Transcribed as n=dige in [Yoder 2008: A-8].

Nnam: ǹ=dè ²

Crabb 1965: 65. Transcribed as n̥=dè in [Yoder 2008: A-8].

Ekajuk: ǹ=dì ²

Crabb 1965: 65. Transcribed as n=di (Ekagongo), n̩=dí (Mfom), n=di (Esham) in [Yoder 2008: A-8].

Ekparabong: ɲ̀=sìsí ¹

Crabb 1965: 65. Another variant is ɲ̀=tɔ̀b, pl. bà=; according to Crabb, the form refers to 'heaps' of earth (although the exact reference is made to the Balep form, not the Ekparabong one).

Balep: ǹ=tɔ́b # ⁴

Crabb 1965: 65. It is not clear if this is the default form for 'earth' as a substance, since, according to Crabb, this "variant form" refers to "heaps" of earth. However, he does not list any other synonyms.

Number: 23

Word: eat

Ejagham: =dí ¹

Watters 1981: 492. Transcribed as dî in [Crabb 1965: 65].

Nkem: lî ¹

Sibomana 1986: 253. Transcribed as lî in [Crabb 1965: 65]; as li in [Yoder 2008: A-8].

Abanyom: lî ¹

Crabb 1965: 65. Transcribed as líː in [Yoder 2008: A-7].

Efutop: yiɛ́ ¹

Crabb 1965: 65. Transcribed as è=yí-gà in [Yoder 2008: A-7].

Nde: nɛ̂ ¹

Crabb 1965: 65. Transcribed as nɛ́ in [Yoder 2008: A-7].

Nselle: nɛ̂ ¹

Crabb 1965: 65. Transcribed as lɛ̀=lɛ́-gɛ́ in [Yoder 2008: A-7].

Nta: nɛ̂ ¹

Crabb 1965: 65. Transcribed as nɛ in [Yoder 2008: A-7].

Nkum: lî ¹

Crabb 1965: 65. Transcribed as li in [Yoder 2008: A-8].

Nnam: lí ¹

Crabb 1965: 65. Transcribed as líː in [Yoder 2008: A-8].

Ekajuk: lí ¹

Crabb 1965: 65. Transcribed as lí (Ekagongo), li (Mfom, Esham) in [Yoder 2008: A-8].

Ekparabong: lí ¹

Crabb 1965: 65.

Balep: lí ¹

Crabb 1965: 65.

Number: 24

Word: egg

Ejagham: è=ʓǐ ¹

Crabb 1965: 66. Plural form in à=. Not attested in any of J. Watters' works.

Nkem: í=ʓǐ ¹

Sibomana 1986: 253, 264. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as ì=té, pl. ù= ~ à= in [Crabb 1965: 98]; as i=ʓin, pl. i=kɔge (?) in [Yoder 2008: A-8].

Abanyom: ɛ́=ʓǐ ¹

Crabb 1965: 66. Plural form in á=. Transcribed as è=ʓí, pl. à=ʓí in [Yoder 2008: A-7].

Efutop: è=zí ¹

Crabb 1965: 66. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as è=zí, pl. à=zí in [Yoder 2008: A-7].

Nde: è=ʓī ¹

Crabb 1965: 66. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as è=ǯì, pl. à=ǯì in [Yoder 2008: A-7].

Nselle: ɛ̀=ʓī ¹

Crabb 1965: 66. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as ɛ̄=ǯí [Yoder 2008: A-7].

Nta: ì=ʓī ¹

Crabb 1965: 66. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as ìː=ǯí, pl. àː=ǯí in [Yoder 2008: A-7].

Nkum: í=ʓǐ ¹

Crabb 1965: 66. Plural form in á=. Transcribed as í=ǯì in [Yoder 2008: A-8].

Nnam: ɛ̀=ʓɛ̀ ¹

Crabb 1965: 66. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as ɛ̀=ǯɛ̀, pl. à=ǯɛ̀ in [Yoder 2008: A-8].

Ekajuk: ɛ̀=ʓɛ̀ ¹

Crabb 1965: 66. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as ɛ=ǯɛ (Ekagongo), ɛ̄=ǯɛ́ nkók (Mfom), ɛ=ǯɛ (Esham) in [Yoder 2008: A-8].

Ekparabong: é=kě ¹

Crabb 1965: 66. Plural form in bá=.

Balep: ɛ́=kǐ ¹

Crabb 1965: 66. Plural form in bɛ́=.

Number: 25

Word: eye

Ejagham: ɛ̀=yǝ̂d ¹

Watters 1981: 295. Plural form: à=mǝ̂d. Transcribed as ɛ̀=yɨ̂d, pl. à=mɨ̂d in [Crabb 1965: 66].

Nkem: ì=mɨ̂r ¹

Sibomana 1986: 263, 264. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as ì=mɨ̂r, pl. à= in [Crabb 1965: 66]; as è=mǝ́r in [Yoder 2008: A-10].

Abanyom: lɨ̀=mɨ̂r ¹

Crabb 1965: 66. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as lʌ=mar in [Yoder 2008: A-9].

Efutop: è=mǝ̂r ¹

Crabb 1965: 66. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as è=már, pl. à= in [Yoder 2008: A-9].

Nde: nɛ̀=mʌ̂r ¹

Crabb 1965: 66. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as nɛ=mar in [Yoder 2008: A-9].

Nselle: nǝ̀=mǝ̂r ¹

Crabb 1965: 66. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as lʌ̄=már in [Yoder 2008: A-9].

Nta: nʌ̀=mʌ̂r ¹

Crabb 1965: 66. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as nà=már, pl. àː=már in [Yoder 2008: A-9].

Nkum: ì=mɨ̂r ¹

Crabb 1965: 66. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as i=mar in [Yoder 2008: A-10].

Nnam: ɛ̄m=mʌ̄r ¹

Crabb 1965: 66. Plural form in ā=. Transcribed as ɛm=mʌr, pl. aː=mʌr in [Yoder 2008: A-10].

Ekajuk: ɛ̄l=mǝ̄r ¹

Crabb 1965: 66. Plural form in ā=. Transcribed as ɛm=mar (Ekagongo), ɛm=mar, pl. am=mar (Mfom), ɛb=mɛr (Esham) in [Yoder 2008: A-10].

Ekparabong: è=líd ¹

Crabb 1965: 66. Plural form: m̀=mɨ́d.

Balep: lɛ̀=mǝ́rr ¹

Crabb 1965: 66. Plural form: m̀=mǝ́rr. Crabb notes that the sg. meaning 'eye' can also be expressed idiomatically: m̀=mɔ̀g ɔ̂=rɨ́n (where the first component = 'seed' q.v.).

Number: 26

Word: fat n.

Ejagham: à=fɔ̂m ¹

Watters 1981: 303. Transcribed as à=fɔ̂m in [Crabb 1965: 67].

Nkem: à=fɔ̂m ¹

Crabb 1965: 67. Transcribed as à=fɔ́m in [Yoder 2008: A-10]. Not attested in any of L. Sibomana's works.

Abanyom: à=fɔ̂m ¹

Crabb 1965: 67. Transcribed as a=fɔm in [Yoder 2008: A-9].

Efutop: à=fuɔ̂m ¹

Crabb 1965: 67. Transcribed as aː=fɔm in [Yoder 2008: A-9].

Nde: à=fɔ̂m ¹

Crabb 1965: 67. Transcribed as à=fɔ̄m in [Yoder 2008: A-9].

Nselle: à=fɔ̂ ¹

Crabb 1965: 67. Transcribed as ā=fó in [Yoder 2008: A-9].

Nta: à=fɔ̂ ¹

Crabb 1965: 67. Transcribed as a=foː in [Yoder 2008: A-9].

Nkum: à=fɔ̂m ¹

Crabb 1965: 67. Transcribed as à=fɔ̂ːm in [Yoder 2008: A-10].

Nnam: ā=fɔ̄m ¹

Crabb 1965: 67. Transcribed as à=fɔ́ːm in [Yoder 2008: A-10].

Ekajuk: ā=fɔ̄m ¹

Crabb 1965: 67. Transcribed as a=fom (no dialectal variance) in [Yoder 2008: A-10].

Ekparabong: bà=nɔ̀i ²

Crabb 1965: 67.

Balep: bà=lɔ̀l ²

Crabb 1965: 67.

Number: 27

Word: feather

Ejagham: è=fǔd ¹

Crabb 1965: 67. Plural form in à= ~ ɱ̀=. Not attested in any of J. Watters' works.

Nkem: í=fòrí ¹

Sibomana 1986: 259. Transcribed as í=fǒr, pl. ɱ́= in [Crabb 1965: 67]; as i=fuːri in [Yoder 2008: A-10].

Abanyom: lɨ́=fǒr ¹

Crabb 1965: 67. Plural form in á=. Transcribed as lǝ=fur in [Yoder 2008: A-9].

Efutop: è=fʋ̌r ¹

Crabb 1965: 67. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as e=fɨr in [Yoder 2008: A-9].

Nde: nɛ̀=fǔr ¹

Crabb 1965: 67. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as nɛ=fur in [Yoder 2008: A-9].

Nselle: nǝ̀=fǔr ¹

Crabb 1965: 67. Plural form in nǝ̄= ~ ā=. Transcribed as lɛ=fʉr in [Yoder 2008: A-9].

Nta: nò=fǒd ¹

Crabb 1965: 67. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as nū=fúr in [Yoder 2008: A-9].

Nkum: í=fǒr ¹

Crabb 1965: 67. Plural form in ɱ́=. Transcribed as i=fur in [Yoder 2008: A-10].

Nnam: ɛ̀b=fòr ¹

Crabb 1965: 67. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as ɛ=for in [Yoder 2008: A-10].

Ekajuk: ɛ̀l=fùr ¹

Crabb 1965: 67. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as ɛ=fur (no dialectal variance) in [Yoder 2008: A-10].

Ekparabong: mín=dòbî ²

Crabb 1965: 67. Plural form: bà=ròbî.

Balep: ń=dòbòg ²

Crabb 1965: 67. Plural form: bá=ròbòg.

Number: 28

Word: fire

Ejagham: Ǹ=gûn ¹

Watters 1981: 294. Plural form: à=gûn. Transcribed as ŋ̀=gûn, pl. à= in [Crabb 1965: 68].

Nkem: ǹ=gôn ¹

Sibomana 1986: 254. Polysemy: 'fire / gun'. Transcribed as ŋ̀=gôn in [Crabb 1965: 68]; as n=gɔn in [Yoder 2008: A-10].

Abanyom: ŋ̀=gôn ¹

Crabb 1965: 68. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as n=gon in [Yoder 2008: A-9].

Efutop: ŋ̀=gʋ̂n ¹

Crabb 1965: 68. Plural form in ò=. Transcribed as ŋ̀=gún in [Yoder 2008: A-9].

Nde: ŋ̀=gôn ¹

Crabb 1965: 68. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as ǹ=gòn, pl. à=gòn in [Yoder 2008: A-9].

Nselle: ŋ̀=gô ~ ŋ̀=gôn ¹

Crabb 1965: 68. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as n=gʋn in [Yoder 2008: A-9].

Nta: ŋ̀=gôn ¹

Crabb 1965: 68. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as n=gun, pl. aː=gun in [Yoder 2008: A-9].

Nkum: ŋ̀=gôn ¹

Crabb 1965: 68. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as n=gon in [Yoder 2008: A-10].

Nnam: ŋ̄=gōn ¹

Crabb 1965: 68. Plural form in ā=. Transcribed as n=gun in [Yoder 2008: A-10].

Ekajuk: ŋ̄=gūn ¹

Crabb 1965: 68. Plural form in ā=. Transcribed as á=gún (no dialectal variance) in [Yoder 2008: A-10].

Ekparabong: mìŋ=kǒd ¹

Crabb 1965: 68. Plural form in bà=.

Balep: ŋ̀=kǒr ¹

Crabb 1965: 68. Plural form in bà=.

Number: 29

Word: fish

Ejagham: Ǹ=sí ¹

Watters 1981: 323. Transcribed as ɲ̀=sí, pl. ò= in [Crabb 1965: 68].

Nkem: ń=kòbí ²

Sibomana 1986: 259. Transcribed as ŋ́=kɔ̌b, pl. á= in [Crabb 1965: 68]; as ń=kɔ́bí in [Yoder 2008: A-10].

Abanyom: ɔ̀=rí ¹

Crabb 1965: 68. Plural form in à=. Completely different equivalent found in [Yoder 2008: A-9]: n=kɔ́ːbɛ̀, pl. a=kɔːbɛ. External evidence shows that this is the more archaic etymon of the two; however, since our primary source is Crabb's monograph, we prefer to fill the slot with his rather than Yoder's equivalent (the difference may be dialectal).

Efutop: ɲyama-lep ³

Yoder 2008: A-9. Literally: 'animal of the water'. The word is not actually adduced in J. Crabb's lists, but the same semantic equivalent ('animal of the water') is explicitly mentioned in [Crabb 1965: 68] as the basic equivalent for 'fish'.

Nde: ɲama-nap ~ ɲaːlʌp ³

Nselle: ɲāː-ālʌ́p ³

Nta: ɲaː-alʌp ³

Nkum: ŋ́=kɔ̀bɔ́ ²

Crabb 1965: 68. Plural form in á=. Transcribed as ǹ=kɔ́bɔ̄ in [Yoder 2008: A-10].

Nnam: ɲ̀=sʌ̀rɛ̀ ⁴

Crabb 1965: 68. Different word listed in [Yoder 2008: A-10]: ɲàmà-láp (see notes on Efutop, etc.).

Ekajuk: ɲ̀=šǝ̀rɛ̀ ⁴

Crabb 1965: 68. Transcribed as n=šʌrɛ (Ekagongo), ɛ̄=šárɛ̄ (Mfom), n=šʌrɛ (Esham) in [Yoder 2008: A-10]. For the Ekagongo subdialect, the same source also lists ɲamaː-lʌp as a synonymous form (see notes on Efutop, etc.).

Ekparabong: ɲ̀=sí ¹

Crabb 1965: 68. Plural form in bò=.

Balep: ǹ=dí ¹

Crabb 1965: 68. Plural form: bò=rí.

Number: 30

Word: fly v.

Ejagham: =fǝ́bɛ̀ ¹

Watters 2001: 64. Transcribed as fɨ̀βɛ̂ ~ fɨ̀βî in [Crabb 1965: 69].

Nkem: bɨ̂g ~ bûg ²

Crabb 1965: 69. Not attested in any of L. Sibomana's works.

Abanyom: fùbî ¹

Crabb 1965: 69. Transcribed as lo=fubi in [Yoder 2008: A-9].

Efutop: fúːβǝ̀ ¹

Crabb 1965: 69. Transcribed as fuːbu in [Yoder 2008: A-9].

Nde: fùbû ~ fùβû ¹

Crabb 1965: 69. Transcribed as fúbū in [Yoder 2008: A-9].

Nselle: fùbù ¹

Crabb 1965: 69. In [Yoder 2008: A-9], the noun 'fly' is listed instead of the verb 'to fly' by mistake.

Nta: fùbù ¹

Crabb 1965: 69. Transcribed as fuːbu in [Yoder 2008: A-9].

Nkum: bȯ̂g ²

Crabb 1965: 69. In [Yoder 2008: A-10], the noun 'fly' is listed instead of the verb 'to fly' by mistake.

Nnam: fɔ̇́ŋŋɔ̀ ³

Crabb 1965: 69.

Ekajuk: fɔ̇́ŋŋɔ̀ ³

Crabb 1965: 69. Transcribed as ɛ̀=fɨ́ŋè in [Yoder 2008: A-10] for the Mfom subdialect; for the other two subdialects the noun 'fly' is listed instead of the verb 'to fly' by mistake.

Ekparabong: bú ²

Crabb 1965: 69.

Balep: bú ²

Crabb 1965: 69.

Number: 31

Word: foot

Ejagham: ɛ̀=kád ¹

Watters 1981: 295. Plural form: à=kád. Transcribed as ɛ̀=kád, pl. à= in [Crabb 1965: 77].

Nkem: ì=kpàd ¹

Sibomana 1986: 263, 264. Plural form in à=. Meaning glossed as 'leg', but Ekoid languages do not generally distinguish between 'foot' and 'leg'. Transcribed as ì=kpàd, pl. à= in [Crabb 1965: 77]. In [Yoder 2008], the meanings 'leg' and 'foot' are expressed by the same root and differentiated through prefixes: ɛ̀=kpá(dà) 'leg' [Yoder 2008: A-16], but ìrá=kpà(da) 'foot' [Yoder 2008: A-12].

Abanyom: ɔ̀=tâ ²

Crabb 1965: 77. Glossed as 'lower leg (below the knee)'. Transcribed as ɔ̀=táː, pl. à=táː, with the meaning glossed as 'leg', in [Yoder 2008: A-15]; for 'foot', the same source yields a completely different equivalent: ɛ̀rábĩ́ʓàː [ibid.: 11]. We refrain from including it as the primary entry; similar situations in many SIL sources show that, in such cases, it is a specialized word for 'sole of foot', etc., that is being elicited. In this situation it makes more sense to assume that, as in most or all Ekoid languages, there is no basic distinction between 'foot' and 'leg' in Abanyom.

Efutop: è=sàn ³

Crabb 1965: 77. Glossed as 'lower leg (below the knee)'; plural form in à=. Transcribed as é=sān, pl. á=sàn, with the meaning glossed as 'leg', in [Yoder 2008: A-15]. The word 'foot' is quoted separately as òlé=sàn, pl. àlá=sàn [Yoder 2008: A-11]; since the root is obviously the same, we include Crabb's "simpler" variant as the default one (the term recorded in [Yoder 2008] may be a specialized expression).

Nde: ɛ̀=tâ # ²

Crabb 1965: 77. Glossed as 'lower leg (below the knee)'; plural form in à=. Transcribed as ɛ̀=tā, pl. à=tā, with the meaning glossed as 'leg', in [Yoder 2008: A-15]. For 'foot', a different stem is quoted: nè=ǯāː, pl. à=ǯāː [Yoder 2008: A-11]; however, since it is unclear what is meant under 'foot' (see notes on Abanyom), and in all available solid descriptions of Ekoid languages 'leg' and 'foot' are never properly distinguished, we prefer to cautiously retain Crabb's equivalent for 'lower leg' as the principal entry for the time being.

Nselle: ɛ̀=tâ ²

Crabb 1965: 77. Glossed as 'lower leg (below the knee)'; plural form in à=. Transcribed as ɛ̄=táː, with the meaning glossed as 'leg', in [Yoder 2008: A-15]. For 'foot', a different stem is quoted: lɛ̄=ǯáː [Yoder 2008: A-11]; however, since it is unclear what is meant under 'foot' (see notes on Abanyom), and in all available solid descriptions of Ekoid languages 'leg' and 'foot' are never properly distinguished, we prefer to cautiously retain Crabb's equivalent for 'lower leg' as the principal entry for the time being.

Nta: ɔ̀=tâ ²

Crabb 1965: 77. Glossed as 'lower leg (below the knee)'; plural form in à=. Transcribed as oː=ta, pl. aː=ta, with the meaning glossed as 'leg', in [Yoder 2008: A-15]. For 'foot', a different stem is quoted: nà=ǯáː, pl. à=ǯáː [Yoder 2008: A-11]; however, since it is unclear what is meant under 'foot' (see notes on Abanyom), and in all available solid descriptions of Ekoid languages 'leg' and 'foot' are never properly distinguished, we prefer to cautiously retain Crabb's equivalent for 'lower leg' as the principal entry for the time being.

Nkum: ì=kpàdà ¹

Crabb 1965: 77. Glossed as 'lower leg (below the knee)'; plural form in à=. Transcribed as í=kpàdà, with the meaning glossed as 'leg', in [Yoder 2008: A-15]. The meaning 'foot' is translated as a compound form: ndama=kpada.

Nnam: ɛ̄=tā ²

Crabb 1965: 77. Glossed as 'lower leg (below the knee)'; plural form in ā=. Transcribed as ɛ̀=tàː, pl. à=tàː, with the meaning glossed as 'leg', in [Yoder 2008: A-15]. The meaning 'foot' is translated as a compound form: dàp=kpàdɛ̄.

Ekajuk: ɛ̀=kpàdɛ̀ ¹

Crabb 1965: 77. Glossed as 'lower leg (below the knee)'; plural form in à=. Transcribed as ɛ̄=kpádɛ̄ (no dialectal variance), with the meaning glossed as 'leg', in [Yoder 2008: A-15]. The word 'foot' either coincides with 'leg' (Mfom subdialect), belongs to a different class (ā=kpádɛ̄ in the Ekagongo subdialect), or is a compound form (ndɣá=pādɛ̄ in the Esham subdialect) [Yoder 2008: A-12].

Ekparabong: ò=kǒ ⁴

Crabb 1965: 77. Glossed as 'lower leg (below the knee)'; plural form in bà=.

Balep: ò=kǒ ⁴

Crabb 1965: 77. Glossed as 'lower leg (below the knee)'; plural form in bà=.

Number: 32

Word: full

Ejagham:

Not attested.

Nkem: ror ¹

Sibomana 1986: 271. Cf. ruː 'to fill' [Yoder 2008: A-10].

Abanyom:

Not attested. Cf. ròːrè / ruri 'to fill' [Yoder 2008: A-9].

Efutop:

Not attested. Cf. kak / suna 'to fill' [Yoder 2008: A-9].

Nde:

Not attested. Cf. sónò 'to fill' [Yoder 2008: A-9].

Nselle:

Not attested. Cf. (lǝ)=soːlʉ 'to fill' [Yoder 2008: A-9].

Nta:

Not attested. Cf. nǝ=sɔːnɔ 'to fill' [Yoder 2008: A-9].

Nkum:

Not attested. Cf. ror(i) 'to fill' [Yoder 2008: A-10].

Nnam:

Not attested. Cf. rúrú 'to fill' [Yoder 2008: A-10].

Ekajuk:

Not attested. Cf. ɛ̀b=rúr(u) (Ekagongo), rúr ~ rúrú (Mfom), rúr (Esham) 'to fill' [Yoder 2008: A-10].

Ekparabong:

Not attested.

Balep:

Not attested.

Number: 33

Word: give

Ejagham: =kárè ¹

Watters 1980: 110.

Nkem: kâr ¹

Sibomana 1986: 284. Attested in the phrase: ǹʓí á kɨr o lom í=teg à bá kâr ǹ=kál é á=kòb fòní "when he returned and reached home, he gave the fish to his wife". Transcribed as (n)kare in [Yoder 2008: A-12].

Abanyom: kàrɛ́ ¹

Yoder 2008: A-11. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Efutop: ka ¹

Yoder 2008: A-11. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nde: kɛ́ː ¹

Yoder 2008: A-11. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nselle: lǝ=kɛː ¹

Yoder 2008: A-11. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nta: kɛ ¹

Yoder 2008: A-11. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nkum: kaː ¹

Yoder 2008: A-12. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nnam: káː ¹

Yoder 2008: A-12. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Ekajuk: kae ¹

Yoder 2008: A-12. Dialectal variants: kae (Ekagongo), ka ~ kae (Mfom), ka (Esham). Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Ekparabong:

Not attested.

Balep:

Not attested.

Number: 34

Word: good

Ejagham: ɛ̀=nɔ̀ ¹

Watters 1981: 458. Cf. the corresponding verbal stem: -nɔ̌b [Watters 1981: 456].

Nkem: nòbî ¹

Sibomana 1986: 259. Verbal stem ('to be good'). The corresponding adjectival stem is the reduplicated ì=nònòb [Sibomana 1986: 267], transcribed as í=nǝ̀nǝ́p in [Yoder 2008: A-12].

Abanyom: e=teŋ ²

Yoder 2008: A-11. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Efutop: è=tíŋà ²

Yoder 2008: A-11. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nde: e=tiŋi ²

Yoder 2008: A-11. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nselle: n̩óbó ¹

Yoder 2008: A-11. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nta: nòːbó ¹

Yoder 2008: A-11. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nkum: inɨ=nǝp ¹

Yoder 2008: A-12. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nnam: ɛ̀=nɔ́b ¹

Yoder 2008: A-12. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Ekajuk: ɛ́p=nóbò ¹

Yoder 2008: A-12. Dialectal variants: ɛ́p=nóbò (Ekagongo), nóːpō (Mfom), nóːpō (Esham). Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Ekparabong:

Not attested.

Balep:

Not attested.

Number: 34

Word: good

Ejagham:

Nkem:

Abanyom: nɔ́bā ¹

Efutop:

Yoder 2008: A-11. The difference between nɔ́bā and e=teŋ is not explicated; we have to treat both words as "technical" synonyms.

Nde: nòbó ¹

Yoder 2008: A-11. The difference between nòbó and e=tiŋi is not explicated; we have to treat both words as "technical" synonyms.

Nselle:

Nta:

Nkum:

Nnam:

Ekajuk:

Ekparabong:

Balep:

Number: 35

Word: green

Ejagham:

Not attested.

Nkem:

Not attested.

Abanyom:

Not attested.

Efutop:

Not attested.

Nde:

Not attested.

Nselle:

Not attested.

Nta:

Not attested.

Nkum:

Not attested.

Nnam:

Not attested.

Ekajuk:

Not attested.

Ekparabong:

Not attested.

Balep:

Not attested.

Number: 36

Word: hair

Ejagham: Ǹ=ɲʋ̂ ¹

Watters 1981: 304. Transcribed as ǹ=nü̂ in [Crabb 1965: 71]. Distinct from à=ɲɔ̌d 'body hair' [Watters 1981: 303].

Nkem: ɲ́=ɲù-šî ¹

Crabb 1965: 71. Distinct from ì=ŋuɔ̌r 'body hair'. Transcribed as í=ɲò-šē in [Yoder 2008: A-12]. Not attested in any of L. Sibomana's works.

Abanyom: lɨ̀=ɲû ¹

Crabb 1965: 71. Plural form in ɲ̀=. Distinct from lɨ̀=ŋɱuɔ̌r 'body hair'. Transcribed as ɲùː in [Yoder 2008: A-11].

Efutop: è=lû ¹

Crabb 1965: 71. Plural form: ǹ=lû. Distinct from è=ɱuɔ̌r 'body hair'. Transcribed as è=lú, pl. n=lu in [Yoder 2008: A-11].

Nde: nɛ̀=nû ¹

Crabb 1965: 71. Plural form: ǹ=nû. Distinct from nɛ̀=mɔ̌r 'body hair'. Transcribed as ne=nuː, pl. nuː in [Yoder 2008: A-11].

Nselle: nɔ̀=nû ¹

Crabb 1965: 71. Plural form: ǹ=nû. Distinct from nǝ̀=mɔ̌r 'body hair'. Transcribed as lu=lu, pl. nu in [Yoder 2008: A-11].

Nta: nù=nû ¹

Crabb 1965: 71. Plural form: ǹ=nû. Distinct from nʌ̀=mǎr 'body hair'. Transcribed as nu in [Yoder 2008: A-11].

Nkum: ń=nù-šî ¹

Crabb 1965: 71. Distinct from ì=mɔ̌r 'body hair'. Transcribed as un=lu-ši in [Yoder 2008: A-12].

Nnam: ɛ̄l=lū ¹

Crabb 1965: 71. Plural form in n̄=. Distinct from ɛ̀ɲ=ɲàr 'body hair'. Transcribed as ɛ̀=lúː, pl. à=lūː in [Yoder 2008: A-12].

Ekajuk: ɛ̄l=lū ¹

Crabb 1965: 71. Plural form in ā=. Distinct from ɛ̀l=ɲàr 'body hair'. Transcribed as ɛb=lu, pl. a=lu (Ekagongo, Mfom), ɛb=lʋ-ši, pl. a=lʋ-ši (Esham) in [Yoder 2008: A-12].

Ekparabong: ǹ=dí ²

Crabb 1965: 71.

Balep: ǹ=tí-tí ²

Crabb 1965: 71. Plural form: ǹ=tí.

Number: 37

Word: hand

Ejagham: ɔ̀=bɔ̂ ¹

Watters 1981: 300; Waters 1980: 127. Transcribed as ɔ̀=βɔ̂, pl. à= in [Crabb 1965: 53]. Plural form: à=bɔ̂. Polysemy: 'arm / hand'.

Nkem: ù=bô ¹

Sibomana 1986: 263. Polysemy: 'hand / arm'. Transcribed as ù=bɔ̂, pl. à= in [Crabb 1965: 53]; as ù=bɔ́ (meaning glossed as 'arm') in [Yoder 2008: A-2].

Abanyom: ɔ̀=bɔ̂ ¹

Crabb 1965: 53. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as ɔ̀=bɔ̀, pl. à=bɔ̀, with meaning glossed as 'arm', in [Yoder 2008: A-1].

Efutop: ò=buɔ̂ ¹

Crabb 1965: 53. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as ò=bó, pl. à=bó, with meaning glossed as 'arm', in [Yoder 2008: A-1].

Nde: ɛ̀=bɔ̂ ¹

Crabb 1965: 53. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as ɛ̀=bɔ̄, pl. à=bɔ́, with meaning glossed as 'arm', in [Yoder 2008: A-1].

Nselle: ɛ̀=bɔ̂ ¹

Crabb 1965: 53. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as ɛ̄=bóː, pl. ā=bóː, with meaning glossed as 'arm', in [Yoder 2008: A-1].

Nta: ɔ̀=bɔ̂ ¹

Crabb 1965: 53. Plural form in à=. Cf. ɛwɔ-galap 'arm' in [Yoder 2008: A-1].

Nkum: ù=bɔ̂ ¹

Crabb 1965: 53. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as u=bɔ, with meaning glossed as 'arm', in [Yoder 2008: A-2].

Nnam: ɛ̄=bɔ̄ ¹

Crabb 1965: 53. Plural form in ā=. Transcribed as ɛ̀=bɔ́, pl. à=bɔ́, with meaning glossed as 'arm', in [Yoder 2008: A-2].

Ekajuk: ɛ̄=bɔ̄ ¹

Crabb 1965: 53. Plural form in ā=. Transcribed as ɛ́=bó, pl. á=bó (no dialectal variance), with meaning glossed as 'arm', in [Yoder 2008: A-2].

Ekparabong: ɔ̀=bɔ́ ¹

Crabb 1965: 53. Plural form in bà=.

Balep: ɔ̀=bɔ́ ¹

Crabb 1965: 53. Plural form in bà=.

Number: 38

Word: head

Ejagham: ɛ̀=ɕî ¹

Watters 1981: 511. Transcribed as è=čî, pl. à= in [Crabb 1965: 72].

Nkem: ì=šî ¹

Sibomana 1986: 253. Transcribed as ì=šî, pl. à= in [Crabb 1965: 72]; as ì=šé in [Yoder 2008: A-12].

Abanyom: ɛ̀=sî ¹

Crabb 1965: 72. Plural forms in bɨ̀= (for human heads) or à= (for animal heads). Transcribed as è=šī, pl. bì=šī in [Yoder 2008: A-11].

Efutop: è=sî ¹

Crabb 1965: 72. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as è=sí, pl. à=sí in [Yoder 2008: A-11].

Nde: ɛ̀=sî ¹

Crabb 1965: 72. Plural forms in bɛ̀= (for human heads) or à= (for animal heads). Transcribed as è=sí, pl. àrímá=sì (?) in [Yoder 2008: A-11].

Nselle: ɛ̀=sî ¹

Crabb 1965: 72. Plural form in bɨ̀=. Transcribed as ɛ̄=sí, pl. bı=si in [Yoder 2008: A-11].

Nta: ì=sî ¹

Crabb 1965: 72. Plural form in bì=. Transcribed as i=sí, pl. bi=sí in [Yoder 2008: A-11].

Nkum: ì=šî ¹

Crabb 1965: 72. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as ì=ší, pl. a=ši in [Yoder 2008: A-12].

Nnam: ɛ̄=sī ¹

Crabb 1965: 72. Plural form in ā=. Transcribed as è=ší, pl. a=ši in [Yoder 2008: A-12].

Ekajuk: ɛ̄=šī ¹

Crabb 1965: 72. Plural form in ā=. Transcribed as ɛ=ši, pl. a=ši (no dialectal variance) in [Yoder 2008: A-12].

Ekparabong: è=rí ¹

Crabb 1965: 72. Plural form in bè=.

Balep: ɛ̀=rí ¹

Crabb 1965: 72. Plural form in bɛ̀=.

Number: 39

Word: hear

Ejagham: yúg ~ yûg ¹

Crabb 1965: 72. Not attested in any of J. Watters' works.

Nkem: yóg ¹

Sibomana 1986: 287. Transcribed as yôg in [Crabb 1965: 72]; as yuk in [Yoder 2008: A-12].

Abanyom: yôg ¹

Crabb 1965: 72. Transcribed as yòk in [Yoder 2008: A-11].

Efutop: yuɔ́g ¹

Crabb 1965: 72. Transcribed as yúɔ̀k in [Yoder 2008: A-11].

Nde: yɔ̂g ¹

Crabb 1965: 72. Transcribed as yɔk in [Yoder 2008: A-11].

Nselle: yɔ̂g ¹

Crabb 1965: 72. Transcribed as lǝ̀=yóɣ-ó in [Yoder 2008: A-11].

Nta: yôg ¹

Crabb 1965: 72. Transcribed as yuk in [Yoder 2008: A-11].

Nkum: yôg ¹

Crabb 1965: 72. Transcribed as yuk in [Yoder 2008: A-12].

Nnam: wǝ́óg ¹

Crabb 1965: 72. Transcribed as wok in [Yoder 2008: A-12].

Ekajuk: wɨ́úg ¹

Crabb 1965: 72. Transcribed as wuk (Ekagongo, Mfom), wʸʋ́k (Esham) in [Yoder 2008: A-12].

Ekparabong: wóg ¹

Crabb 1965: 72.

Balep: wóg ¹

Crabb 1965: 72.

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