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

Number: 78

Word: smoke

Ejagham: á=tʋ́g ¹

Watters 1981: 303. Transcribed as á=tǘg in [Crabb 1965: 92].

Nkem: à=tɨ́ták ¹

Sibomana 1986: 257. Transcribed as á=tʉ́tʉ̂g in [Crabb 1965: 92]; as à=títák in [Yoder 2008: A-22].

Abanyom: à=tûg ¹

Crabb 1965: 93. Transcribed as à=túk in [Yoder 2008: A-21].

Efutop: é=tìtìɣǝ́ ¹

Crabb 1965: 93. Plural form in á=. Transcribed as é=tìtìgā, pl. a=titiga in [Yoder 2008: A-21].

Nde: ā=tìtīg ¹

Crabb 1965: 93. Transcribed as é=tìtík, pl. á=tìtík in [Yoder 2008: A-21].

Nselle: ē=tɨ̀tìg ¹

Crabb 1965: 93. Plural form in ā=. Transcribed as āː=tı̄tı́k in [Yoder 2008: A-21].

Nta: ā=tìtīɣī ¹

Crabb 1965: 93. Transcribed as ā=tītı́gı́ in [Yoder 2008: A-21].

Nkum: à=tȯ́tȯ̂g ¹

Crabb 1965: 93. Transcribed as à=tútɔ́k in [Yoder 2008: A-22].

Nnam: ā=tɨ̄tɔ̄g ¹

Crabb 1965: 93. Transcribed as à=títɔ́k in [Yoder 2008: A-22].

Ekajuk: ā=tɨ̄tɔ̄g ¹

Crabb 1965: 93. Transcribed as ā=tǝ̄tók (no dialectal variance) in [Yoder 2008: A-22].

Ekparabong: è=lîlî ²

Crabb 1965: 93.

Balep: bà=ɲîn ²

Crabb 1965: 93.

Number: 79

Word: stand

Ejagham: =gím ¹

Watters 1981: 502. Transcribed as yímì in [Crabb 1965: 94].

Nkem: yêm ¹

Sibomana 1986: 275. Transcribed as yêm in [Crabb 1965: 94]; as yım in [Yoder 2008: A-24].

Abanyom: yémâ ¹

Crabb 1965: 94. Transcribed as yɛ̀mɛ̀ in [Yoder 2008: A-23].

Efutop: yíːmǝ̀ ¹

Crabb 1965: 94. Transcribed as yímà in [Yoder 2008: A-23].

Nde: yīmì ¹

Crabb 1965: 94. Transcribed as nè=yím in [Yoder 2008: A-23].

Nselle: yēmè ¹

Crabb 1965: 94. Transcribed as lèː=yı́mı́ in [Yoder 2008: A-23].

Nta: yīmì ¹

Crabb 1965: 94. Transcribed as yímī in [Yoder 2008: A-23].

Nkum: yémɛ̀ ¹

Crabb 1965: 94. Transcribed as yemi in [Yoder 2008: A-24].

Nnam: yéːmé ¹

Crabb 1965: 94. Transcribed as yéːmi in [Yoder 2008: A-24].

Ekajuk: yíːmí ¹

Crabb 1965: 94. Transcribed as yíːmī (Ekagongo), yíːmí (Mfom, Esham) in [Yoder 2008: A-24].

Ekparabong: lámí ¹

Crabb 1965: 94.

Balep: lámáŋ ¹

Crabb 1965: 94.

Number: 80

Word: star

Ejagham:

Not attested.

Nkem: ǹ=dòróŋdò ¹

Yoder 2008: A-24. Not attested in any of L. Sibomana's works.

Abanyom: n=darando ¹

Yoder 2008: A-23. Plural form: a=rarando. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Efutop: è=dùrándù ¹

Yoder 2008: A-23. Plural form: á=dúrándù. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nde: è=dúrándù ¹

Yoder 2008: A-23. Plural form: à=dúrándù. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nselle: ɛ̄=duándū ¹

Yoder 2008: A-23. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nta: ɛ̄=dwándʋ̄ ¹

Yoder 2008: A-23. Plural form: a=dwándʋ̄. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nkum: ń=dùgɨ́ndò ¹

Yoder 2008: A-24. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nnam: ɛ̀=lɔ́ːlɔ̀ ²

Yoder 2008: A-24. Plural form: a=lɔ́ːlɔ̀. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Ekajuk: ɛ̄=lónlō ²

Yoder 2008: A-24. Plural form: a=lónlō. No dialectal variance. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Ekparabong:

Not attested.

Balep:

Not attested.

Number: 81

Word: stone

Ejagham: Ǹ=táɛ́ ¹

Watters 1981: 299. Plural form: à=táɛ́.

Nkem: ù=tál ¹

Sibomana 1986: 263. Transcribed as ù=táːl in [Yoder 2008: A-24].

Abanyom: lǝ=tal ¹

Yoder 2008: A-23. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Efutop: è=tán ¹

Yoder 2008: A-23. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nde: nɛ=tan ¹

Yoder 2008: A-23. Plural form: à=tán. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nselle: lɛ̄=tán ¹

Yoder 2008: A-23. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nta: nā=tán ¹

Yoder 2008: A-23. Plural form: āː=tán. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nkum: u=tal ¹

Yoder 2008: A-24. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nnam: ɛ=tal ¹

Yoder 2008: A-24. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Ekajuk: ɛb=taːl ¹

Yoder 2008: A-24. No dialectal variance. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Ekparabong:

Not attested.

Balep:

Not attested.

Number: 82

Word: sun

Ejagham: Ǹ=ʓúí ¹

Watters 1981: 304.

Nkem: ǹ=ʓòl ¹

Sibomana 1986: 263. Polysemy: 'sun / sunshine'. Transcribed as ŋ̀=ʓòl in [Yoder 2008: A-24].

Abanyom: n̩=ʓól ¹

Yoder 2008: A-23. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Efutop: ń=ʒùn ~ ń=zùn ¹

Yoder 2008: A-23. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nde: ǹ=ǯòn ¹

Yoder 2008: A-23. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nselle: n=ǯul ¹

Yoder 2008: A-23. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nta: n=ǯʋn ¹

Yoder 2008: A-23. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nkum: n=ǯʉl ¹

Yoder 2008: A-24. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nnam: n=ǯol ¹

Yoder 2008: A-24. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Ekajuk: n=ǯul ¹

Yoder 2008: A-24. Dialectal variants: n=ǯul (Ekagongo), ǹ=ǯúl (Mfom), n=ǯul (Esham). Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Ekparabong:

Not attested.

Balep:

Not attested.

Number: 83

Word: swim

Ejagham: yɔ̂g ¹

Crabb 1965: 95. Not attested in any of J. Watters' works.

Nkem: ɲɔg ¹

Sibomana 1986: 274. Transcribed as ɲɔ̂g in [Crabb 1965: 95]; as (n)nyɔk in [Yoder 2008: A-24].

Abanyom: ɲɔ̂g ¹

Crabb 1965: 95. Transcribed as a=ɲɔk-ɲɔk in [Yoder 2008: A-23].

Efutop: yuɔ́g ¹

Crabb 1965: 95. Transcribed as e=yuok in [Yoder 2008: A-23].

Nde: yɔ̂g ¹

Crabb 1965: 95. Transcribed as yɔk in [Yoder 2008: A-23].

Nselle: yɔ̂g ¹

Crabb 1965: 95. Transcribed as lǝ=yoɣ-o in [Yoder 2008: A-23].

Nta: yɔ̂g ¹

Crabb 1965: 95. Transcribed as yok in [Yoder 2008: A-23].

Nkum: ɲɔ̂g ¹

Crabb 1965: 95. Transcribed as ɲɔk in [Yoder 2008: A-24].

Nnam: ɲǝ́ɔ́g ¹

Crabb 1965: 95. Transcribed as ɲɔ́k in [Yoder 2008: A-24].

Ekajuk: ɲɛ́ɔ́g ¹

Crabb 1965: 95. Transcribed as ɲyɔ́k (Ekagongo), wɔk (Mfom), ɲyók (Esham) in [Yoder 2008: A-24].

Ekparabong: wɔ́g ¹

Crabb 1965: 95.

Balep: wɔ́g ¹

Crabb 1965: 95.

Number: 84

Word: tail

Ejagham: ì=kî ¹

Watters 1981: 301. Plural form: Ǹ=kî. Transcribed as ì=kî, pl. ŋ̀= in [Crabb 1965: 95].

Nkem: ǹ=kêl ¹

Sibomana 1986: 263. Transcribed as ŋ̀=kɛ̂l, pl. à= in [Crabb 1965: 95]; as n=kɛl in [Yoder 2008: A-24].

Abanyom: lɨ̀=kêl ¹

Crabb 1965: 95. Plural form in ŋ̀=. Transcribed as lǝ=kel, pl. n=kel in [Yoder 2008: A-23].

Efutop: ɲ̀=sîn ²

Crabb 1965: 95. Plural form in ò=. Transcribed as ǹː=sı́n, pl. ò=sı́n in [Yoder 2008: A-23].

Nde: nè=sîn ~ nè=sīìn ²

Crabb 1965: 95. Plural form in ɲ̀=. Transcribed as nè=sìn, pl. ǹ=sĩ̀ in [Yoder 2008: A-23].

Nselle: nɛ̀=sı̂n ²

Crabb 1965: 95. Plural form in ɲ̀=. Transcribed as lɛ̄=sı́n, pl. n=sın in [Yoder 2008: A-23].

Nta: nì=sîn ²

Crabb 1965: 95. Plural form in ɲ̀=. Transcribed as nı̄=síːn, pl. n=sıːn in [Yoder 2008: A-23].

Nkum: ì=kêl ¹

Crabb 1965: 95. Plural form in ŋ̀=. Transcribed as e=kel in [Yoder 2008: A-24].

Nnam: ɛ̄s=sēl ²

Crabb 1965: 95. Plural form in ā=. Transcribed as e=šıl, pl. a=šıl in [Yoder 2008: A-24].

Ekajuk: ɛ̄l=šīl ²

Crabb 1965: 95. Plural form in ɲ̄=. Transcribed as ɛp=šıl, pl. n=šıl (no dialectal variance) in [Yoder 2008: A-24].

Ekparabong: mìŋ=kí ¹

Crabb 1965: 95. Plural form in bà=.

Balep: ŋ̀=kél ¹

Crabb 1965: 95. Plural form in bà=.

Number: 85

Word: that

Ejagham: á- ¹

Watters 1981: 330. The morpheme expresses the distal degree of deixis and is joined with various concord suffixes (class 1: á-ɲɔ́, class 2: á-bá, etc.). There also exists a specially marked degree of "far distal" deixis, expressed by the morpheme Ń- (thus, Ń-ɲɔ̂, Ń-bâ etc.), but it seems to be more rare statistically; the standard deictic opposition in Ejagham is between Ǹ- 'this' q.v. and á- 'that'.

Nkem: =ô ~ =ónò ²

Sibomana 1986: 266. The shorter variant is seen by the author as a reduction from the longer =ónò, but the original root morpheme is -o- all the same (cf. 'this').

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: 86

Word: this

Ejagham: Ǹ- ¹

Watters 1981: 330. The morpheme expresses the proximate degree of deixis and is joined with various concord suffixes (class 1: Ǹ-ɲɔ́, class 2: Ǹ-bá, etc.).

Nkem: =â ~ =ánà ²

Sibomana 1986: 266. The shorter variant is seen by the author as a reduction from the longer =ánà, but the original root morpheme is -a- all the same (cf. 'that').

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: 87

Word: thou

Ejagham: wɛ̀ ¹

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

Nkem: ù ¹

Sibomana 1986: 271. Direct stem; the object pronoun stem is wò ~ à ~ á [Sibomana 1986: 272]. Transcribed as wɔ in [Yoder 2008: A-30].

Abanyom: wɔ̀ ¹

Yoder 2008: A-29. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Efutop: wo ¹

Yoder 2008: A-29. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nde: wɔ̀ ¹

Yoder 2008: A-29. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nselle: ūwó ¹

Yoder 2008: A-29. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nta: wo ¹

Yoder 2008: A-29. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nkum: wɔ ¹

Yoder 2008: A-30. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nnam: wɔ̀ ¹

Yoder 2008: A-30. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Ekajuk: wɔ ¹

Yoder 2008: A-30. Dialectal variants: wɔ (Ekagongo), wɔ (Mfom), wo (Esham). Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Ekparabong:

Not attested.

Balep:

Not attested.

Number: 88

Word: tongue

Ejagham: ɛ̀=rǝ́bɛ̀ ¹

Watters 1981: 296. Plural form: bì=rǝ́bɛ̀. Transcribed as ɛ̀=rɨ́βɛ̀, pl. bì= in [Crabb 1965: 98].

Nkem: ì=rèbí ¹

Sibomana 1986: 254. Transcribed as í=rěb ~ í=rèbí, pl. á= in [Crabb 1965: 98]; as ì=rébī in [Yoder 2008: A-26].

Abanyom: lɨ́=rêbê ¹

Crabb 1965: 98. Plural form: ń=dêbê. Transcribed as rì=rébè, pl. à=rébè in [Yoder 2008: A-25].

Efutop: é=líːβǝ̀ ¹

Crabb 1965: 98. Plural form in á=. Transcribed as é=líbà, pl. á=líbà in [Yoder 2008: A-25].

Nde: nɛ̄=nìbî ¹

Crabb 1965: 98. Plural form in n̄=. Transcribed as ne=nibi, pl. ì=níbí in [Yoder 2008: A-25].

Nselle: nē=nìbî ¹

Crabb 1965: 98. Plural form in n̄=. Transcribed as lɛ̄=lı̄bí, pl. nībí in [Yoder 2008: A-25].

Nta: nī=nìβī ¹

Crabb 1965: 98. Plural form in n̄=. Transcribed as nı=nı̀ːbí in [Yoder 2008: A-25].

Nkum: í=lèbɛ́ ¹

Crabb 1965: 98. Plural form in á=. Transcribed as í=lèbé, pl. a= in [Yoder 2008: A-26].

Nnam: ɛ́l=lígí ¹

Crabb 1965: 98. Plural form: ń=nígí. Transcribed as ɛ̀=légé, pl. lègé in [Yoder 2008: A-26].

Ekajuk: ɛ́b=líkí ¹

Crabb 1965: 98. Plural form in ń=. Transcribed as ɛ̄b=lígí, pl. lígí (Ekagongo), ɛ̄b=líkí, pl. líkí (Mfom), ɛb=lıɣi, pl. liɣi (Esham) in [Yoder 2008: A-26].

Ekparabong: è=lébì ¹

Crabb 1965: 98. Plural form in bè=.

Balep: lè=légèb ¹

Crabb 1965: 98. Plural form: ǹ=légèb.

Number: 89

Word: tooth

Ejagham: ɛ̀=yîŋ ¹

Watters 1981: 295. Plural form: à=mǝ̂ŋ. Transcribed as ɛ̀=yɨ̂ŋ, pl. à=mɨ̂ŋ in [Crabb 1965: 98].

Nkem: ì=lôl ²

Sibomana 1986: 254, 264. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as ì=lôl, pl. à= in [Crabb 1965: 98]; as ì=lól in [Yoder 2008: A-26].

Abanyom: lɨ̀=mɨ̂n ¹

Crabb 1965: 98. Plural form in ɛ̀=/à=. Transcribed as è=mān, pl. à=mān in [Yoder 2008: A-25].

Efutop: è=mǝ̂n ¹

Crabb 1965: 98. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as è=mǝ́n, pl. à=mǝ́n in [Yoder 2008: A-25].

Nde: nɛ̀=mʌ̂n ¹

Crabb 1965: 98. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as nē=mān, pl. a=men in [Yoder 2008: A-25].

Nselle: nè=mı̂n ¹

Crabb 1965: 98. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as lɛ̄=mı́n, pl. a=mın in [Yoder 2008: A-25].

Nta: nʌ̀=mʌ̂n ¹

Crabb 1965: 98. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as nà=mán, pl. àː=mán in [Yoder 2008: A-25].

Nkum: ì=lôl ²

Crabb 1965: 98. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as i=lul, pl. a=lul in [Yoder 2008: A-26].

Nnam: ɛ̄m=mǝ̄n ¹

Crabb 1965: 98. Plural form in ā=. Transcribed as ɛ̀=màn, pl. à=màn in [Yoder 2008: A-26].

Ekajuk: ɛ̄l=mǝ̄n ¹

Crabb 1965: 98. Plural form in ā=. Transcribed as ɛm=mʌn, pl. a=man (Ekagongo), ɛm=mʌn, pl. am=man (Mfom), ɛb=mɛn, pl. a=mɛn (Esham) in [Yoder 2008: A-26].

Ekparabong: è=líŋ ¹

Crabb 1965: 98. Plural form: m̀=mɨ́ŋ.

Balep: lɛ̀=mǝ́ŋ ¹

Crabb 1965: 98. Plural form: m̀=mǝ́ŋ.

Number: 90

Word: tree

Ejagham: ɛ́=tí ¹

Watters 1981: 295. Plural form: á=tí. Transcribed as é=tí, pl. à= in [Crabb 1965: 98].

Nkem: ì=té ¹

Sibomana 1986: 253. Transcribed as ì=té, pl. ù= ~ à= in [Crabb 1965: 98]; as ì=té, pl. à=té in [Crabb 1965: 26].

Abanyom: ɔ̀=té ¹

Crabb 1965: 98. Plural form in ǹ=. Transcribed as ò=té, pl. ǹ=té in [Yoder 2008: A-25].

Efutop: è=tí ¹

Crabb 1965: 98. Plural form in ǹ=. Transcribed as è=tí, pl. ǹ=tí in [Yoder 2008: A-25].

Nde: è=tē ¹

Crabb 1965: 98. Plural form in ǹ=. Transcribed as è=tē, pl. n̩̏=tē in [Yoder 2008: A-25].

Nselle: ɛ̀=tē ¹

Crabb 1965: 98. Plural form in ǹ=. Transcribed as ɛ̄=téː in [Yoder 2008: A-25].

Nta: è=tē ¹

Crabb 1965: 98. Plural form in ǹ=. Transcribed as ē=té, pl. n̩=té in [Yoder 2008: A-25].

Nkum: ì=té ¹

Crabb 1965: 98. Plural form in à=. Transcribed as ì=té in [Yoder 2008: A-26].

Nnam: ɛ̄=tē ¹

Crabb 1965: 98. Plural form in n̄=. Transcribed as è=té, pl. ǹ=téː in [Yoder 2008: A-26].

Ekajuk: ɛ̄=tī ¹

Crabb 1965: 98. Plural form in n̄=. Transcribed as ɛ=ti, pl. n=ti (no dialectal variance) in [Yoder 2008: A-26].

Ekparabong: è=ré-ré ¹

Crabb 1965: 98. Plural form: mìn=déré.

Balep: bò=ré ¹

Crabb 1965: 98. Plural form: ǹ=déré.

Number: 91

Word: two

Ejagham: ɛ́=báɛ́ ¹

Watters 1981: 464. Transcribed as ɛ́=βâɛ in [Crabb 1965: 99].

Nkem: bâl ¹

Sibomana 1986: 268. Transcribed as í=bâl in [Crabb 1965: 99]; as ì=bál in [Yoder 2008: A-26].

Abanyom: bɨ́=bâl ¹

Crabb 1965: 99. Transcribed as bǝ=bal in [Yoder 2008: A-25].

Efutop: á=βân ¹

Crabb 1965: 99. Transcribed as eː=βan in [Yoder 2008: A-25].

Nde: bī=bâ ¹

Crabb 1965: 99. Transcribed as ḿ=bāː in [Yoder 2008: A-25].

Nselle: bɨ̄=bâ ¹

Crabb 1965: 99. Transcribed as m=ba in [Yoder 2008: A-25].

Nta: bǝ̄=bâ ¹

Crabb 1965: 99. Transcribed as m=baː in [Yoder 2008: A-25].

Nkum: í=bâl ¹

Crabb 1965: 99. Transcribed as í=bàːl in [Yoder 2008: A-26].

Nnam: ɛ́b=bál ¹

Crabb 1965: 99. Transcribed as m=bal in [Yoder 2008: A-26].

Ekajuk: ɛ́b=bál ¹

Crabb 1965: 99. Transcribed as m=bal (no dialectal variance) in [Yoder 2008: A-26].

Ekparabong: bɛ́=fái ¹

Crabb 1965: 99.

Balep: bɛ́=fál ¹

Crabb 1965: 99.

Number: 92

Word: walk (go)

Ejagham: =ʓǐ ¹

Watters 1983: 59.

Nkem: tɨm ²

Sibomana 1986: 272. Secondary synonym: ʓɨ̀l [ibid.]. In [Yoder 2008: A-12], two synonyms are listed: (a) tim and (b) šɔ̀ŋ. The difference between all three words is not clear.

Abanyom: šɔn ³

Yoder 2008: A-11. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists; the most semantically close known form is ʓôg 'to go out' [Crabb 1965: 70].

Efutop: sɨŋ ³

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

Nde: sɔŋ ³

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

Nselle: so ³

Yoder 2008: A-11. (Apparently with suppletivism: cf. yɛ yaː=mu 'he went' [ibid.]). Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nta: soŋ ³

Yoder 2008: A-11. (Apparently with suppletivism: cf. mɔ=mɔ 'I went' [ibid.]). Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nkum: šɔ̀n ³

Yoder 2008: A-12. Apparently with suppletivism: the same source also lists the synonymous form abutum, unfortunately, without grammatical glossing. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nnam: šɔ̀ŋ ³

Yoder 2008: A-12. Apparently with suppletivism: cf. à=fì 'he went' [ibid.]. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Ekajuk: šyɔŋ ³

Yoder 2008: A-12. Dialectal variants: šyɔŋ (Ekagongo), šoŋ (Mfom), čyoŋ (Esham). Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Ekparabong:

Not attested.

Balep:

Not attested.

Number: 93

Word: warm (hot)

Ejagham: =fúb ¹

Watters 1980: 121. Glossed as 'to be hot'.

Nkem: (e)=fùfúp ¹

Yoder 2008: A-14. Not attested in any of L. Sibomana's works.

Abanyom: m̩=fùbā ¹

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

Efutop: ì=fup ¹

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

Nde: nè=fip ¹

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

Nselle: lǝ=fıp ¹

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

Nta: ne=fıp ¹

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

Nkum: fup ¹

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

Nnam: ɛ̀=fūbu ¹

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

Ekajuk: ɛ̀p=fúp ~ ɛp=fup-fup ¹

Yoder 2008: A-14. Glossed as 'hot'. Dialectal variants: ɛ̀p=fúp ~ ɛp=fup-fup (Ekagongo), fup (Mfom), ɛ́l=fūbū (Esham). Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Ekparabong:

Not attested.

Balep:

Not attested.

Number: 94

Word: water

Ejagham: à=áb ~ à=yɛ́b ¹

Watters 1981: 303. Transcribed as à=yǝ́b in [Crabb 1965: 102].

Nkem: à=lɨ́b ¹

Sibomana 1986: 253. Transcribed as à=lɨ́b in [Crabb 1965: 102]; as à=lāp in [Yoder 2008: A-28].

Abanyom: à=lɨ́b ¹

Crabb 1965: 102. Transcribed as à=láp in [Yoder 2008: A-27].

Efutop: à=lǝ́b ¹

Crabb 1965: 102. Transcribed as a=lʌp in [Yoder 2008: A-27].

Nde: à=nʌ̄b ¹

Crabb 1965: 102. Transcribed as à=náp in [Yoder 2008: A-27].

Nselle: à=lǝ̄b ¹

Crabb 1965: 102. Transcribed as aː=lʌp in [Yoder 2008: A-27].

Nta: à=nʌ́b ¹

Crabb 1965: 102. Transcribed as āː=lʌ́p in [Yoder 2008: A-27].

Nkum: à=lǝ́b ¹

Crabb 1965: 102. Transcribed as à=lʌ́p in [Yoder 2008: A-28].

Nnam: ā=lʌ̄b ¹

Crabb 1965: 102. Transcribed as á=láp in [Yoder 2008: A-28].

Ekajuk: ā=lǝ̄b ¹

Crabb 1965: 102. Transcribed as á=lǝ́p (Ekagongo), áː=lʌ̀p (Mfom), aː=lʌp (Esham) in [Yoder 2008: A-28].

Ekparabong: m̀=mài ~ màmài ²

Crabb 1965: 102.

Balep: m̀=màl ²

Crabb 1965: 102.

Number: 95

Word: we

Ejagham: ɛ̂d ¹

Watters 1981: 319.

Nkem: ú ²

Sibomana 1986: 271. Direct stem; the object pronoun stem is wɨ́r [Sibomana 1986: 272], transcribed as wɨr in [Yoder 2008: A-28].

Abanyom: wùr ²

Yoder 2008: A-27. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Efutop: war ²

Yoder 2008: A-27. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nde: wàr ²

Yoder 2008: A-27. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nselle: war ²

Yoder 2008: A-27. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nta: war ²

Yoder 2008: A-27. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nkum: wur ²

Yoder 2008: A-28. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nnam: wàrí ²

Yoder 2008: A-28. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Ekajuk: war ²

Yoder 2008: A-28. No dialectal variance. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Ekparabong:

Not attested.

Balep:

Not attested.

Number: 96

Word: what

Ejagham: ʓɛ̌n ¹

Watters 1981: 332. There also exists a complex form bàg(a)-ɛ́-ʓûm 'what?', literally 'which thing?' (a similar construction is used to form the interrogative 'who?' q.v.); however, Watters remarks that "the complex form is specific, asking 'which (specific) thing?'" [ibid.], therefore, we do not count it as eligible for inclusion on the list.

Nkem: ʓènî ¹

Sibomana 1986: 288. Used in sentence final position (as in: à yéd ʓènî "what did he see?", literally "he saw what?"). Synonym: bǎ-ʓôm 'what?', literally 'what (which) thing?' (as in: bǎ-ʓôm á tan ô "what did he lose?"). If the difference between these two interrogatives is indeed strictly syntactical, both may be used for lexicostatistical purposes. Only the latter is confirmed, as ba-ʓom, in [Yoder 2008: A-28]; this source also adds the form nan as a synonym, but, according to L. Sibomana, the question word nán is rather to be translated as 'why?'.

Abanyom: bɛ̀=ʓóm ²

Yoder 2008: A-27. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists. Compound stem, literally most likely 'what thing?' (cf. notes on Nkem).

Efutop: ǯɛn ~ ǯyɛn ¹

Yoder 2008: A-27. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists. The source also lists two more complex variants: edižɛn and ǯénžínà, without any notes on morphological segmentation or on the difference in usage.

Nde: ǯɛ́ǯi ¹

Yoder 2008: A-27. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nselle: ǯɛːǯi ¹

Yoder 2008: A-27. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nta: ǯɛːǯi ¹

Yoder 2008: A-27. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Nkum: báiː=ǯùm ²

Yoder 2008: A-28. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists. Compound stem, literally most likely 'what thing?' (cf. notes on Nkem). The same source also adds the form nan as a synonym (cf. notes on Nkem for a possible explanation of the difference).

Nnam: ǯɛ́ǯí ¹

Yoder 2008: A-28. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists. The source also lists two more variants: ǯen and ǯenǯi, without any notes on morphological segmentation or on the difference in usage.

Ekajuk: ǯɛ́n-ǯi ¹

Yoder 2008: A-28. Dialectal variants, with additional variants: ǯɛ́n-ǯi ~ ǯuma-ǯi (Ekagongo), ǯen ~ ɛ=ǯum (Mfom), ǯɛn (Esham). For the difference between the variants with the root (=)ǯum- and those with the root ǯɛn, cf. the situation in Nkem. Not attested in J. Crabb's lists.

Ekparabong:

Not attested.

Balep:

Not attested.

Number: 96

Word: what

Ejagham:

Nkem: bǎ-ʓôm ²

Abanyom:

Efutop:

Nde:

Nselle:

Nta:

Nkum:

Nnam:

Ekajuk:

Ekparabong:

Balep:

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