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

Number: 40

Word: heart

Ejagham: Ń=bǝ́ŋɛ́ ¹

Watters 1981: 299. Plural form: ɔ́=bǝ́ŋɛ́. Transcribed as ḿ=bɨ́ŋɛ́, pl. ó=βɨ́ŋɛ́ in [Crabb 1965: 73].

Nkem: ì=tém ²

Sibomana 1986: 263. Transcribed as ì=tém, pl. ǹ= in [Crabb 1965: 73]; as ɛ̀=tém in [Yoder 2008: A-14].

Abanyom: lɨ̀=tém ²

Crabb 1965: 73. Plural form in ǹ=. Transcribed as nè=tēm in [Yoder 2008: A-13].

Efutop: è=tím ²

Crabb 1965: 73. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as è=tı́m, pl. à= in [Yoder 2008: A-13].

Nde: nè=tém ²

Crabb 1965: 73. Plural form in ǹ=. Transcribed as nè=tém in [Yoder 2008: A-13].

Nselle: nǝ̀=tē ²

Crabb 1965: 73. Plural form in ǹ=. Transcribed as lɛ̄=téː in [Yoder 2008: A-13].

Nta: nè=tēː ²

Crabb 1965: 73. Plural form in ǹ=. Transcribed as nɛ̄=tɛ́ː in [Yoder 2008: A-13].

Nkum: ì=tém ²

Crabb 1965: 73. Plural form in n=. Transcribed as ì=tém in [Yoder 2008: A-14].

Nnam: ɛ̄t=tēm ²

Crabb 1965: 73. Plural form in n̄=. Transcribed as è=tém in [Yoder 2008: A-14].

Ekajuk: ɛ̄l=tīm ²

Crabb 1965: 73. Plural form in n̄=. Transcribed as ɛ̄p=tı́m (Ekagongo, Mfom), ɛ́l=tı́m (Esham) in [Yoder 2008: A-14].

Ekparabong: ǹ=tèd ³

Crabb 1965: 73. Plural form in bò=.

Balep: ǹ=dɛ́nɛ̀ŋ ³

Crabb 1965: 73. Plural form: bà=rɛ́nɛ̀ŋ.

Number: 41

Word: horn

Ejagham: ì=bǎŋ ¹

Watters 1981: 302. Plural form: à=bǎŋ. Transcribed as ì=βǎŋ, pl. à= ~ m̀- in [Crabb 1965: 74].

Nkem: ǹ=tâŋ ²

Crabb 1965: 74. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as ń=táŋ, pl. a=taŋ in [Yoder 2008: A-14]. Not attested in any of L. Sibomana's works.

Abanyom: ǹ=táŋ ²

Crabb 1965: 74. Plural form in ǹ=. Transcribed as ǹ=tāŋ, pl. à=tāŋ in [Yoder 2008: A-13].

Efutop: ǹ=tǝ́ŋá ²

Crabb 1965: 74. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as ǹ=taŋa in [Yoder 2008: A-13]. A different form, mık, is also quoted in the same source without explication.

Nde: ǹ=tɨ̄ŋā ²

Crabb 1965: 74. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as ǹ=tǝŋa in [Yoder 2008: A-13].

Nselle: ǹ=tǝ̄ŋā ²

Crabb 1965: 74. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as n̩=tāŋā in [Yoder 2008: A-13].

Nta: ǹ=tǝ̄ŋā ²

Crabb 1965: 74. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as n=tãga, pl. aː=tãga in [Yoder 2008: A-13].

Nkum: ǹ=táŋ ²

Crabb 1965: 74. Plural form in ù=. Transcribed as ǹ=táŋ in [Yoder 2008: A-14].

Nnam: n̄=tɛ̄āŋ ²

Crabb 1965: 74. Plural form in ā=. Transcribed as n̩=táːɣé, pl. a=taɣe in [Yoder 2008: A-14].

Ekajuk: n̄=tɛ̄āŋ ²

Crabb 1965: 74. Plural form in ā=. Transcribed as n=tɛǝ̯ŋ (Ekagongo), n=táːŋ (Mfom), n=tɛǝ̯ŋ (Esham) in [Yoder 2008: A-14].

Ekparabong: ŋ̀=ŋuɛ́g ³

Crabb 1965: 74. Plural form in bɔ̀=.

Balep: ǹ=táŋ ²

Crabb 1965: 74. Plural form in bà=.

Number: 42

Word: I₁

Ejagham: m̀mɛ̀ ¹

Watters 1981: 319. Direct stem ("nominative"); the oblique ("accusative") stem is ǝ̂m.

Nkem: ǹ ²

Sibomana 1986: 271. Direct stem.

Abanyom: mɛ̀ ¹

Yoder 2008: A-13. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Efutop: me ¹

Yoder 2008: A-13. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nde: mɛ̀ ¹

Yoder 2008: A-13. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nselle: mɛ ¹

Yoder 2008: A-13. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nta: mɛ ¹

Yoder 2008: A-13. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nkum: mɛ ¹

Yoder 2008: A-14. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nnam: mɛ̀ ¹

Yoder 2008: A-14. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Ekajuk: mɛ ¹

Yoder 2008: A-14. All dialectal variants are the same. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Ekparabong:

Not attested.

Balep:

Not attested.

Number: 43

Word: kill

Ejagham: yûi ¹

Crabb 1965: 75. Not attested in any of J. Watters' works.

Nkem: yol ¹

Sibomana 1986: 282. Transcribed as yôl in [Crabb 1965: 75]; as yul in [Yoder 2008: A-14].

Abanyom: yôl ¹

Crabb 1965: 75. Transcribed as yɔ̀l in [Yoder 2008: A-13].

Efutop: yún ¹

Crabb 1965: 75. Transcribed as à=yɨ́n in [Yoder 2008: A-13].

Nde: yôn ¹

Crabb 1965: 75. Transcribed as yòn in [Yoder 2008: A-13].

Nselle: yôn ¹

Crabb 1965: 75. Transcribed as lǝ=yoːl-o in [Yoder 2008: A-13].

Nta: yôn ¹

Crabb 1965: 75. Transcribed as yun in [Yoder 2008: A-13].

Nkum: yôl ¹

Crabb 1965: 75. Transcribed as yol(i) in [Yoder 2008: A-14].

Nnam: wól ¹

Crabb 1965: 75. Transcribed as á=wùl in [Yoder 2008: A-14].

Ekajuk: wúl ¹

Crabb 1965: 75. Transcribed as wúl (Ekagongo, Mfom), wʋ́l (Esham) in [Yoder 2008: A-14].

Ekparabong: wói ¹

Crabb 1965: 75.

Balep: wól ¹

Crabb 1965: 75.

Number: 44

Word: knee

Ejagham: é=rʋ́ŋ ¹

Watters 1980: 124. Plural form in á=. Transcribed as ê=rǘŋ ~ ê=rúŋ, pl. â= in [Crabb 1965: 75].

Nkem: ì=rʋ̂ŋ ¹

Crabb 1965: 75. Plural form in á=. Transcribed as ɛ̀=rɔ́ŋ in [Yoder 2008: A-14]. Not attested in any of L. Sibomana's works.

Abanyom: ɛ̀=rûŋ ¹

Crabb 1965: 75. Plural form in ǹ= (ǹ=dûŋ). Transcribed as è=rúŋ in [Yoder 2008: A-13].

Efutop: è=dʋ̂ŋ ¹

Crabb 1965: 75. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as è=dóŋ, pl. à=dóŋ in [Yoder 2008: A-13].

Nde: ɛ̀=rɔ̂ŋ ¹

Crabb 1965: 75. Plural form in bɛ̀=. Transcribed as ɛ=rɔŋ, pl. bɛ=rɔŋ in [Yoder 2008: A-13].

Nselle: ɛ̀=rɔ̂ŋ ¹

Crabb 1965: 75. Plural form in bɨ̀=. Transcribed as ɛ̄ː=róŋ in [Yoder 2008: A-13].

Nta: ɛ̀=rɔ̂ŋ ¹

Crabb 1965: 75. Plural form in bɛ̀=. Transcribed as īsī=ɛ́=ròŋ, pl. āsi=á=ròŋ in [Yoder 2008: A-13] (a compound with 'head' q.v.).

Nkum: ì=rȯ̂ŋ ¹

Crabb 1965: 75. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as ɛ̀=rɔ́ŋ in [Yoder 2008: A-14].

Nnam: ɛ̄=lʌ̄ŋ ¹

Crabb 1965: 75. Plural form in ā=. Transcribed as ɛ̀=láŋ, pl. à=láŋ in [Yoder 2008: A-14].

Ekajuk: ɛ̄=lʌ̄ŋ ¹

Crabb 1965: 75. Plural form in ā=. Transcribed as ɛ=laŋ (no dialectal variance) in [Yoder 2008: A-14].

Ekparabong: è=dûndúŋ ¹

Crabb 1965: 75. Plural form in bè=.

Balep: ɛ̀=rûndúŋ ¹

Crabb 1965: 75. Plural form in bɛ̀=.

Number: 45

Word: know

Ejagham: mɛ̀ŋɛ̂ ¹

Crabb 1965: 76. Not attested in any of J. Watters' works.

Nkem: ɲi ²

Sibomana 1986: 273. Transcribed as ɲî in [Crabb 1965: 61]; as ɲìɲí in [Yoder 2008: A-16]. The latter source adds another secondary synonym: iya, without explaining the difference.

Abanyom: mɛ̀ŋɛ̂ ¹

Crabb 1965: 76. Entirely different synonyms attested in [Yoder 2008: A-15]: (a) ɲiɲi; (b) ngbakunu (semantic difference is not explained).

Efutop: gbiɛ́rǝ̀ ³

Crabb 1965: 76. Entirely different synonym in [Yoder 2008: A-15]: nyíyì.

Nde: mɨ̀ŋî ¹

Crabb 1965: 76. Entirely different synonym in [Yoder 2008: A-15]: gbɛrɛ.

Nselle: mɨ̀ŋì ¹

Crabb 1965: 76. Entirely different synonym in [Yoder 2008: A-15]: lʌ=gbɛrɛ.

Nta: mìŋì ¹

Crabb 1965: 76. Entirely different synonym in [Yoder 2008: A-15]: gbɛ́ːrɛ̄.

Nkum: ɲî ²

Crabb 1965: 76. Transcribed as ɲi in [Yoder 2008: A-16].

Nnam: mʌ́ŋɛ̀ ¹

Crabb 1965: 76. Entirely different synonym in [Yoder 2008: A-16]: á=gbɛ̀rɛ̀.

Ekajuk: mǝ́ŋɛ̀ ¹

Crabb 1965: 76. The same source lists mâl as a synonymous form. Entirely different forms listed in [Yoder 2008: A-16]: gbɛrɛ for Ekagongo, ɛ̀p=kǝ́nè for Mfom, ɛ́p=kānɛ̄ for Esham.

Ekparabong: mǎi ¹

Crabb 1965: 76.

Balep: màɛ̃́ ¹

Crabb 1965: 76.

Number: 46

Word: leaf

Ejagham: ɲ́=ʓɛ́ ¹

Crabb 1965: 76. Plural form in á=. Not attested in any of J. Watters' works.

Nkem: ì=ɲân ²

Crabb 1965: 76. Plural form in ɲ̀=. Transcribed as i=ɲan in [Yoder 2008: A-16]. Not attested in any of L. Sibomana's works.

Abanyom: lɨ̀=ɲân ²

Crabb 1965: 76. Plural form in ɲ̀=. Transcribed as lɛ=ɲan, pl. ɲàn in [Yoder 2008: A-15].

Efutop: é=ɲánǝ́ ²

Crabb 1965: 76. Plural form in ɲ́=. Transcribed as ɛ=ɲʸana in [Yoder 2008: A-15].

Nde: nɛ̀=ɲân ²

Crabb 1965: 76. Plural form in ɲ̀=. Transcribed as nɛ̀=ɲān, pl. ɲān in [Yoder 2008: A-15].

Nselle: nɛ̀=ɲân ²

Crabb 1965: 76. Plural form in ɲ̀=. Transcribed as lɛ̄=ɲán, pl. ɲan in [Yoder 2008: A-15].

Nta: nɛ̀=ɲân ²

Crabb 1965: 76. Plural form in ɲ̀=. Transcribed as nà=ɲáːn, pl. ɲaːn in [Yoder 2008: A-15].

Nkum: ì=ɲánà ²

Crabb 1965: 76. Plural form in ɲ̀=. Transcribed as ì=ɲánà in [Yoder 2008: A-16].

Nnam: ɛ́ɲ=ɲánɛ́ ²

Crabb 1965: 76. Plural form in ɲ́=. Transcribed as ɛ̀=ɲáné, pl. n̥=ɲane in [Yoder 2008: A-16].

Ekajuk: ɛ́l=ɲánɛ́ ²

Crabb 1965: 76. Plural form in á=. Transcribed as ɛ̄m=ɲáːnɛ́, pl. ā=ɲáːnɛ́ (Ekagongo, Mfom), ɛ̄b=ɲáːnɛ́, pl. ā=ɲáːnɛ́ (Esham) in [Yoder 2008: A-16].

Ekparabong: è=guíguɛ̂ ³

Crabb 1965: 76. Plural form in bè=.

Balep: lɛ̀=ŋuán ²

Crabb 1965: 76. Plural form in bà=.

Number: 47

Word: lie

Ejagham: =nǔŋ ¹

Watters 1981: 494. Transcribed as nùŋ-î in [Crabb 1965: 77]; meaning glossed as 'lie down'.

Nkem: nɔ̀ŋî ¹

Crabb 1965: 77. Meaning is glossed as 'lie down'. Transcribed as nɔŋe in [Yoder 2008: A-16]. Not attested in any of L. Sibomana's works.

Abanyom: nɔ̀ŋâ ¹

Crabb 1965: 77. Meaning is glossed as 'lie down'. Transcribed as nɔŋa in [Yoder 2008: A-15].

Efutop: nuɔ́ŋǝ̄ ¹

Crabb 1965: 77. Meaning is glossed as 'lie down'. Transcribed as nônoɣa / nuoŋ in [Yoder 2008: A-15].

Nde: nɔ̀ŋɔ̂ ¹

Crabb 1965: 77. Meaning is glossed as 'lie down'. Transcribed as noŋɔ in [Yoder 2008: A-15].

Nselle: nɔ̀ŋɔ̀ ¹

Crabb 1965: 77. Meaning is glossed as 'lie down'. Transcribed as nōnōɣó ~ noɣonoɣo in [Yoder 2008: A-15].

Nta: nɔ̀ŋɔ̀ ¹

Crabb 1965: 77. Meaning is glossed as 'lie down'. Transcribed as nóŋō in [Yoder 2008: A-15].

Nkum: nɔ̀ŋɔ̂ ¹

Crabb 1965: 77. Meaning is glossed as 'lie down'. Transcribed as nɔŋɔ in [Yoder 2008: A-16].

Nnam: nǝ́ɔ́ŋɔ̀ ¹

Crabb 1965: 77. Meaning is glossed as 'lie down'. Transcribed as nɔ̀yɔ́ŋɔ́, imp. nɔyɔŋa in [Yoder 2008: A-16].

Ekajuk: nɛ́ɔ́ŋɔ̀ ¹

Crabb 1965: 77. Meaning is glossed as 'lie down'. Transcribed as nɛːyoŋo ndi (Ekagongo), nóːŋò (Mfom), nɛːyoŋo (Esham) in [Yoder 2008: A-16].

Ekparabong: nɨ̀mí ¹

Crabb 1965: 77. Meaning is glossed as 'lie down'.

Balep: nùmúŋ ¹

Crabb 1965: 77. Meaning is glossed as 'lie down'.

Number: 48

Word: liver

Ejagham: è=ʓìŋ ~ è=ʓɨ̀ŋ ¹

Crabb 1965: 78. Not attested in any of J. Watters' works.

Nkem: ú=gêd ²

Crabb 1965: 78. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as ú=gèt in [Yoder 2008: A-16]. Not attested in any of L. Sibomana's works.

Abanyom: ɛ̀=gbêd ²

Crabb 1965: 78. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as è=gbèt, pl. a=gbet in [Yoder 2008: A-15].

Efutop: è=miɛ̂r ²

Crabb 1965: 78. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as e=myɛr, pl. a=myɛr in [Yoder 2008: A-15].

Nde: ɛ̀=gbɛ̂r ²

Crabb 1965: 78. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as ɛ̀=gbɛ́ːr in [Yoder 2008: A-15].

Nselle: ɛ̀=gbêr ²

Crabb 1965: 78. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as ā=gbɛ́r in [Yoder 2008: A-15].

Nta: ò=gbêr ~ ò=gbêd ²

Crabb 1965: 78. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as ōː=gbɛ́r, pl. āː=gbı́r in [Yoder 2008: A-15].

Nkum: ú=bɛ̂d ²

Crabb 1965: 78. Plural form in á=. Transcribed as à=bɛ́t in [Yoder 2008: A-16].

Nnam: ɛ̄=ʓēd ²

Crabb 1965: 78. Plural form in ā=. Transcribed as è=ǯét, pl. à=ǯét in [Yoder 2008: A-16].

Ekajuk: ɛ̄=ʓīd ²

Crabb 1965: 78. Plural form in ā=. Transcribed as a=ǯit (Ekagongo), ɛ̄b=ǯít (Mfom), a=ǯit (Esham) in [Yoder 2008: A-16].

Ekparabong: bà=rɛ́m ³

Crabb 1965: 78.

Balep: bà=rɛ́m ³

Crabb 1965: 78.

Number: 49

Word: long

Ejagham: =rǎb ¹

Watters 1981: 456. Verbal stem ('to be long').

Nkem: ràbî ¹

Sibomana 1986: 258, 267. Verbal stem ('to be long'); the corresponding adjective is the reduplication ràbìràbì ~ ì=ràràb [ibid.]. Cf. also the postnominal adjective gòŋ id. [Sibomana 1986: 266] (semantic difference is unknown). Transcribed as e=rap in [Yoder 2008: A-16]. Secondary synonym: goŋ [Yoder 2008: A-16].

Abanyom: n̩=dábà ¹

Yoder 2008: A-15. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Efutop: é=dàbá-ndà ¹

Yoder 2008: A-15. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nde: ǹ=dábà ¹

Yoder 2008: A-15. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nselle: n̩=daːba ¹

Yoder 2008: A-15. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nta: n=dāːbá ¹

Yoder 2008: A-15. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nkum: rap ¹

Yoder 2008: A-16. Secondary synonym: goŋ [Yoder 2008: A-16]. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nnam: láːbɛ̄ ¹

Yoder 2008: A-16. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Ekajuk: eb=lap ¹

Yoder 2008: A-16. Dialectal variants: eb=lap (Ekagongo), lábé-lábè (Mfom), n=láːbɛ́-lāːbɛ̄ (Esham). Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Ekparabong:

Not attested.

Balep:

Not attested.

Number: 50

Word: louse

Ejagham: Ǹ=bǐ ¹

Watters 1981: 299. Plural form: ɔ̀=bǐ. Transcribed as m̀=bí ~ m̀=bǘi, pl. ò=βǚi in [Crabb 1965: 78].

Nkem: ḿ=kpèrí ²

Sibomana 1986: 263, 264. Plural form in á=. Transcribed as ŋḿ=kpɛ̌r, pl. á= in [Crabb 1965: 78].

Abanyom: m̀=bôl ¹

Crabb 1965: 78. Plural form in ɔ̀=.

Efutop: ḿ=báːnǝ̀ ¹

Crabb 1965: 78. Plural form in á=.

Nde: m̄=bànâ ¹

Crabb 1965: 78. Plural form in ā=.

Nselle: m̄=bànâ ¹

Crabb 1965: 78. Plural form in ā=.

Nta: m̄=bànā ¹

Crabb 1965: 78. Plural form in ā=.

Nkum: m̀=bôl ¹

Crabb 1965: 78. Plural form in à=.

Nnam: m̀=bʌ̀l ¹

Crabb 1965: 78. Plural form in ɛ̀=.

Ekajuk: m̀=bǝ̀l ¹

Crabb 1965: 78. Plural form in ɛ̀=.

Ekparabong: ŋ̀=kòkôd ²

Crabb 1965: 78. Plural form: bò=kǒd.

Balep: ŋ̀=kòkôr ²

Crabb 1965: 78. Plural form: bò=kǒr.

Number: 51

Word: man

Ejagham: Ǹ=nɛ̀n=dûm ¹

Watters 1981: 510. A compound formation from Ǹ=nɛ̀ 'person' q.v. + Ǹ=dûm 'husband / male'.

Nkem: nɛ=nɔm ¹

Yoder 2008: A-16. Plural form: aba=lom. Not attested in any of L. Sibomana's works.

Abanyom: nɛ=nom ¹

Yoder 2008: A-15. Plural form: aba=lom. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Efutop: ǹyɛ̀n=lúm ¹

Yoder 2008: A-15. Plural form: àbà=lúm. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nde: mà=núm ¹

Yoder 2008: A-15. Plural form: aba=num. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nselle: ma=nʋː ¹

Yoder 2008: A-15. Plural form: aːba=lʋː. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nta: mō=nóː ¹

Yoder 2008: A-15. Plural form: āːbū=nú. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nkum: nɛ=nɔm ¹

Yoder 2008: A-16. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nnam: lè=lóm ¹

Yoder 2008: A-16. Plural form: abi=lom. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Ekajuk: nǝ=lum ¹

Yoder 2008: A-16. Plural form: abǝ=lum. Dialectal variants: nǝ=lum / abǝ=lum (Ekagongo), nɛ́=lúm / ánáp=lúm (Mfom), nɛ=num / anʌpǝ=lum (Esham). Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Ekparabong:

Not attested.

Balep:

Not attested.

Number: 52

Word: many

Ejagham: ɛ̀tí-ɛ̀tî ¹

Watters 1981: 477. Meaning glossed as 'many, most'. Reduplicated stem.

Nkem: dól ²

Sibomana 1986: 270. Transcribed as dol in [Yoder 2008: A-16]. The latter source also lists two secondary synonyms: (a) èrũrũ and (b) wardul (it is unclear if (b) contains the same root as dol or not).

Abanyom: ègbēm-egbem ³

Yoder 2008: A-15. Reduplicated stem (simple form egbem is also listed). Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Efutop: ákpáŋà ⁴

Yoder 2008: A-15. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nde: ebembem ³

Yoder 2008: A-15. Partially reduplicated stem (cf. ègbēm-egbem in Abanyom). Additionally, the same source lists the form atutu as synonymous, without indicating the semantic difference. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nselle: ābı́mbı́m ³

Yoder 2008: A-15. Partially reduplicated stem (cf. ègbēm-egbem in Abanyom). Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nta: èːbéː ³

Yoder 2008: A-15. Additionally, the same source lists the form etutu as synonymous, without indicating the semantic difference. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nkum: fep ⁵

Yoder 2008: A-16. Additionally, the same source lists the form ndoro as synonymous, without indicating the semantic difference. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nnam: gbàlɛ́-gbàlɛ́ ⁶

Yoder 2008: A-16. Additionally, the same source lists the form nrur as synonymous, without indicating the semantic difference. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Ekajuk: gbàlê ⁶

Yoder 2008: A-16. Dialectal variants, including synonyms: (1) gbàlê, (2) tv, (3) nrur (Ekagongo), (1) gbàlé, (2) ane, (3) tv, (4) nrur (Mfom), (1) gbālɛ́ː, (2) ɛgom (Esham). Semantic difference is not indicated. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Ekparabong:

Not attested.

Balep:

Not attested.

Number: 53

Word: meat

Ejagham: Ǹ=ɲàm ¹

Watters 1981: 299. Polysemy: 'meat / animal'. Plural form: ɔ̀=ɲàm. Transcribed as ɲ̀=ɲàm, pl. ɔ̀= in [Crabb 1965: 52].

Nkem: ɲ̀=ɲàm ¹

Sibomana 1986: 255. Polysemy: 'meat / animal'. Transcribed as ɲ̀=ɲàm, pl. ù= in [Crabb 1965: 52]. Transcribed as ɲam in [Yoder 2008: A-16].

Abanyom: ɲ̀=ɲàm ¹

Crabb 1965: 52. Polysemy: 'meat / animal'. Plural form in ɔ̀= (only in the meaning 'animal'). Transcribed as ɲàm, pl. ɔ=ɲám in [Yoder 2008: A-15].

Efutop: ɲ̀=ɲàm ¹

Crabb 1965: 52. Polysemy: 'meat / animal'. Transcribed as ɲːâm in [Yoder 2008: A-15].

Nde: ɲ̀=ɲàm ¹

Crabb 1965: 52. Polysemy: 'meat / animal'. Transcribed as ɲam in [Yoder 2008: A-15].

Nselle: ɲ̀=ɲà ¹

Crabb 1965: 52. Polysemy: 'meat / animal'. Transcribed as ɲa in [Yoder 2008: A-15].

Nta: ɲ̀=ɲà ¹

Crabb 1965: 52. Polysemy: 'meat / animal'. Transcribed as ɲaː, pl. ó=ɲàː in [Yoder 2008: A-15].

Nkum: ɲ̀=ɲàm ¹

Crabb 1965: 52. Polysemy: 'meat / animal'. Plural form in ù= (only in the meaning 'animal'). Transcribed as ɲam in [Yoder 2008: A-16].

Nnam: ɲ̀=ɲàm ¹

Crabb 1965: 52. Polysemy: 'meat / animal'. Plural form in ɛ̀= (only in the meaning 'animal'). Transcribed as ɲàm, pl. ɛ̀=ɲàm in [Yoder 2008: A-16].

Ekajuk: ɲ̀=ɲàm ¹

Crabb 1965: 52. Polysemy: 'meat / animal'. Plural form in ɛ̀= (only in the meaning 'animal'). Transcribed as ɲ̩am (no dialectal variance) in [Yoder 2008: A-16].

Ekparabong: ɲ̀=ɲàm ¹

Crabb 1965: 52. Polysemy: 'meat / animal'. Plural form in bɔ̀= (only in the meaning 'animal').

Balep: ɲ̀=ɲàm ¹

Crabb 1965: 52. Polysemy: 'meat / animal'. Plural form in bɔ̀= (only in the meaning 'animal').

Number: 54

Word: moon

Ejagham: ɲ̀=ɲàm ɔ́=sɔ̂ ¹

Crabb 1965: 80. A compound form that literally means 'animal of the heavens' (see under 'meat' for the first part). The simple form m̀=mǐ, pl. à= [ibid.] is said by Crabb to be "archaic". Not attested in any of J. Watters' works.

Nkem: ǹ=wèrí ²

Sibomana 1986: 254. Transcribed as ù=ŋuɛ̌r, pl. à= in [Crabb 1965: 80]; as ŋ̀=wɛ̀rí in [Yoder 2008: A-16].

Abanyom: ŋ̀ɱ-ŋɱuɛ̌ ²

Crabb 1965: 80. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as ŋwɛ́ː in [Yoder 2008: A-15].

Efutop: m̀=mĩ̀ɛ̃̌ ²

Crabb 1965: 80. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as ḿyɛ̀ in [Yoder 2008: A-15].

Nde: m̀=mɛ̃̌ ²

Crabb 1965: 80. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as m̩ɛ́ː in [Yoder 2008: A-15].

Nselle: m̀=mɛ̃̌ ²

Crabb 1965: 80. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as mɛː in [Yoder 2008: A-15].

Nta: m̀=mɛ̃̄ː ²

Crabb 1965: 80. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as mɛː, pl. ā=mɛ́ː in [Yoder 2008: A-15].

Nkum: ù=mɛ̌r ²

Crabb 1965: 80. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as ù=mɛ́r in [Yoder 2008: A-16].

Nnam: ɲ̀=ɲʌ̀ŋ ³

Crabb 1965: 80. Plural form in à=. Different word listed in [Yoder 2008: A-16]: ɛ̀=bàrìkáː.

Ekajuk: ɲ̀=ɲǝ̀ŋ ³

Crabb 1965: 80. Plural form in à=. Different word listed in [Yoder 2008: A-16]: è=bárɛ́ká (Ekagongo), ɛ̄=bárká (Mfom, Esham).

Ekparabong: ò=fêŋ ²

Crabb 1965: 80. Plural form in bà=.

Balep: ò=fêŋ ²

Crabb 1965: 80. Plural form in bà=.

Number: 55

Word: mountain

Ejagham: ɛ̀=gúí ¹

Watters 1981: 296. Plural form: à=gúí. Meaning glossed as 'hill, mountain'. Transcribed as è=gúi, pl. à= in [Crabb 1965: 81].

Nkem: ì=gòlí ¹

Sibomana 1986: 254. Meaning glossed as 'hill'. Same word transcribed as ì=gǒl, pl. à= 'mountain' in [Crabb 1965: 81]. In [Yoder 2008: A-18], the transcribed form is i=gol-atal (second component is unclear).

Abanyom: ɛ̀=wɔ́ŋ ²

Crabb 1965: 81. Plural form in bɨ̀= or à=. Transcribed as ɛ̀=wɔŋ, pl. bù=wɔ́ŋ in [Yoder 2008: A-17].

Efutop: è=gʋ̌n ³

Crabb 1965: 81. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as è=gún, pl. à=gún in [Yoder 2008: A-17].

Nde: è=gǒn ³

Crabb 1965: 81. Plural form in bè=. Transcribed as è=gón, pl. bè=gón in [Yoder 2008: A-17].

Nselle: ɛ̀=gǒn ³

Crabb 1965: 81. Plural form in bǝ̀=. Transcribed as ɛ̄ː=gún in [Yoder 2008: A-17].

Nta: ŋ̀=kòŋkon ⁴

Crabb 1965: 81. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as n=kúnkún in [Yoder 2008: A-17].

Nkum: ì=gǒl ³

Crabb 1965: 81. Plural form in ŋ̀=. Transcribed as ì=gól in [Yoder 2008: A-18].

Nnam: ɛ̄=wǝ̄ɔ̄ŋ ²

Crabb 1965: 81. Plural form in ā=. Transcribed as ɛ̀=wɔ́ŋ, pl. a=wɔ́ŋ in [Yoder 2008: A-18].

Ekajuk: ɛ̄=wɛ̄ɔ̄ŋ ²

Crabb 1965: 81. Plural form in ā=. Transcribed as ɛ́=wɛ́ōŋ (Ekagongo), ɛ=wɔŋ, pl. a=wɔŋ (Mfom), ɛ́=wɛ́ōŋ (Esham) in [Yoder 2008: A-18].

Ekparabong:

Not attested.

Balep: bɛ̀=kòkól ³

Crabb 1965: 81. Plural form in ŋ̀=.

Number: 56

Word: mouth

Ejagham: Ǹ=ɲɔ̀ ¹

Watters 1981: 295. Plural form: ɔ̀=ɲɔ̀.

Nkem: ɲ̀=ɲò ¹

Sibomana 1986: 256, 264. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as ɲɔ̀ː in [Yoder 2008: A-18].

Abanyom: ì=ɲɔ̀ː ¹

Yoder 2008: A-17. Plural form: à=ɲɔ̀. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Efutop: í=ɲyô ¹

Yoder 2008: A-17. Plural form: ó=ɲwò. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nde: i=ɲɔ ¹

Yoder 2008: A-17. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nselle: ɲɔ ¹

Yoder 2008: A-17. Plural form: a=ɲɔ. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nta: ɲo ¹

Yoder 2008: A-17. Plural form: a=ɲo. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nkum: ɲɔ̀ː ¹

Yoder 2008: A-18. Plural form: a=ɲɔː. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nnam: i=ɲɔː ¹

Yoder 2008: A-18. Plural form: a=ɲɔː. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Ekajuk: ɲo ¹

Yoder 2008: A-18. Plural form: a=ɲo. No dialectal variance. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Ekparabong:

Not attested.

Balep:

Not attested.

Number: 57

Word: name

Ejagham: Ǹ=bìŋ ¹

Watters 1981: 299. Plural form: ɔ̀=bìŋ. Transcribed as m̀=bìŋ, pl. ò=βìŋ in [Crabb 1965: 81].

Nkem: m̀=bèŋ ¹

Crabb 1965: 81. Transcribed as m=bıŋ in [Yoder 2008: A-18]. Not attested in any of L. Sibomana's works.

Abanyom: m̀=bèŋ ¹

Crabb 1965: 81. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as m̀=bíŋ in [Yoder 2008: A-17].

Efutop: m̀=bìŋ ¹

Crabb 1965: 81. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as ḿ=bı̀ŋ, pl. à=bı́ŋ in [Yoder 2008: A-17].

Nde: m̀=bìŋ ¹

Crabb 1965: 81. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as m=bıŋ in [Yoder 2008: A-17].

Nselle: m̀=bèŋ ¹

Crabb 1965: 81. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as m=bıŋ in [Yoder 2008: A-17].

Nta: m̀=bèŋ ~ m̀=bìŋ ¹

Crabb 1965: 81. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as m=biŋ, pl. aː=biŋ in [Yoder 2008: A-17].

Nkum: m̀=bèŋ ¹

Crabb 1965: 81. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as ḿ=béŋ in [Yoder 2008: A-18].

Nnam: m̀=bìèŋ ¹

Crabb 1965: 81. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as m̀=bı̀ŋ in [Yoder 2008: A-18].

Ekajuk: m̀=bìɨ̀ŋ ¹

Crabb 1965: 81. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as m=biŋ (Ekagongo), m=bıŋ (Mfom, Esham) in [Yoder 2008: A-18].

Ekparabong: m̀=pí ¹

Crabb 1965: 81. Plural form in bò=.

Balep: ǹ=nǝ́ŋ ²

Crabb 1965: 81. Plural form: bà=lǝ́ŋ.

Number: 58

Word: neck

Ejagham: ɛ̀=mɛ̀ ¹

Crabb 1965: 81. Plural form in à= or bì=. Not attested in any of J. Watters' works.

Nkem: ì=mèl ¹

Sibomana 1986: 253. Transcribed as ì=mɛ̀l, pl. à= in [Crabb 1965: 81]; as ı=mɛl in [Yoder 2008: A-18].

Abanyom: ɛ̀=mɛ̀l ¹

Crabb 1965: 81. Plural form in bɨ̀= or à=. Transcribed as ɛ=mɛl in [Yoder 2008: A-17].

Efutop: è=miɛ̀n ¹

Crabb 1965: 81. Plural form in à=.

Nde: ɛ̀=mɛ̀n ¹

Crabb 1965: 81. Plural form in bɛ̀=. Transcribed as è=mɛ̀n, pl. mè=mɛ̀n in [Yoder 2008: A-17].

Nselle: ɛ̀=mɛ̀n ~ ɛ̀=mɛ̃̀ ¹

Crabb 1965: 81. Plural form in bǝ̀=. Transcribed as ɛ̄=mɛ́n in [Yoder 2008: A-17].

Nta: ɛ̀=mɛ̀n ¹

Crabb 1965: 81. Plural form in bɛ̀=. Transcribed as ɛ̄=mɛ́n in [Yoder 2008: A-17].

Nkum: ì=mɛ̃̀l ¹

Crabb 1965: 81. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as i=mɛl in [Yoder 2008: A-18].

Nnam: ɛ̀=mɛ̀l ¹

Crabb 1965: 81. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as ɛː=mɛl, pl. aː=mɛl in [Yoder 2008: A-18].

Ekajuk: ɛ̀=mɛ̀l ¹

Crabb 1965: 81. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as ɛ=mɛl (no dialectal variance) in [Yoder 2008: A-18].

Ekparabong: ɛ̀=mɛ̀i ¹

Crabb 1965: 81. Plural form in bɛ̀=.

Balep: ɛ̀=mɛ̀l ¹

Crabb 1965: 81. Plural form in bɛ̀=.

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