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Number: 1
Word: all
Nilamba: =ɛ́ɲsì ~ =ɛ̀nsì 1 Yukawa 1989: 46. Secondary synonym: swɛː [ibid.].
Number: 2
Word: ashes
Nilamba: mà=ú 1 Yukawa 1989: 35. Class X. Plural form only.
Number: 4
Word: belly
Nilamba: ǹ=dà 1 Yukawa 1989: 2. Classes V/XII. Polysemy: 'abdomen / stomach'. Singular and plural forms are identical.
Number: 6
Word: bird
Nilamba: n=ɔ̀nì 1 Yukawa 1989: 23. Classes V/XII. Singular and plural forms are identical.
Number: 9
Word: blood
Nilamba: mɛ̀=gàlí 1 Yukawa 1989: 3. Class X. Plural form only.
Number: 10
Word: bone
Nilamba: =kʸúpà 1 Yukawa 1989: 3. Classes III/X. Plural form: mà=kúpà.
Number: 11
Word: breast
Nilamba: kè=kúà 1 Yukawa 1989: 2. Classes IV/XI. Plural form: ì=kúà. Distinct from y=ɛ́lɛ̀lɛ́ 'female breast' (classes III/X; plural form: ma=ɛ́lɛlɛ́) [ibid.].
Number: 13
Word: claw (nail)
Nilamba: mó=sùmáːlì 1 Yukawa 1989: 34. Classes II/IX. Plural form: mé́=sùmáːlì.
Number: 14
Word: cloud
Nilamba: =lʸùndɛ̀ 1 Yukawa 1989: 55. Classes III/X. Plural form: má=lùndɛ̀.
Number: 15
Word: cold
Nilamba: kù=pʸɔ́là 1 Yukawa 1989: 61. Meaning glossed as 'to be cold'.
Number: 18
Word: dog
Nilamba: m̀=bóà 1 Yukawa 1989: 19. Classes V/XII. Plural form: m̀=bóà.
Number: 20
Word: dry
Nilamba: kù=yóːmyà 1 Yukawa 1989: 13. Meaning glossed as: 'to become dry and hard'.
Number: 21
Word: ear
Nilamba: =kòtúè 1 Yukawa 1989: 1. Classes I/VIII. Plural form: à=kòtúè.
Number: 22
Word: earth
Nilamba: ò=lɔ̀ngɔ́ 1 Yukawa 1989: 58. Class VII. Singular form only; meaning glossed as 'soil'.
Number: 24
Word: egg
Nilamba: =gè 1 Yukawa 1989: 23. Classes III/X. Plural form: mà=gè.
Number: 25
Word: eye
Nilamba: lí=ísɔ̀ 1 Yukawa 1989: 1. Classes III/X. Plural form: mí=ísɔ̀.
Number: 26
Word: fat n.
Nilamba: mà=kútà 1 Yukawa 1989: 10. Meaning glossed as 'oil'.
Number: 27
Word: feather
Nilamba: yù=ùlì 1 Yukawa 1989: 24. Classes III/X. Plural form: mà=ùlì.
Number: 28
Word: fire
Nilamba: m=ɔ́ːtɔ̀ 1 Yukawa 1989: 34. Classes II/IX. Plural form: my=ɔ́ːtɔ̀.
Number: 29
Word: fish
Nilamba: ǹ=síè 1 Yukawa 1989: 23. Classes V/XII. Singular and plural forms are identical.
Number: 31
Word: foot
Nilamba: mò=gòlò 1 Yukawa 1989: 2. Classes II/IX. Plural form: mè=gòlò. Polysemy: 'leg / foot'.
Number: 32
Word: full
Nilamba: kò=kíǯòlà 1 Yukawa 1989: 12. Meaning glossed as 'to become full'.
Number: 35
Word: green
Nilamba: kɛ̀=ǯáːnì 1 Yukawa 1989: 54. Class IV (questionable).
Number: 36
Word: hair
Nilamba: lò=tùmbè 1 Yukawa 1989: 1. Classes VI/XII. Plural form: ǹ=tùmbè.
Number: 37
Word: hand
Nilamba: mò=kɔ́nɔ̀ 1 Yukawa 1989: 2. Classes II/IX. Plural form: mè=kɔ́nɔ̀. Polysemy: 'arm / hand'.
Number: 38
Word: head
Nilamba: =tʸúɛ̀ 1 Yukawa 1989: 1. Classes III/X. Plural form: mà=túɛ̀.
Number: 40
Word: heart
Nilamba: ǹ=kɔ́lɔ̀ 1 Yukawa 1989: 3. Classes V/XII. Plural form: ǹ=kɔ́lɔ̀.
Number: 41
Word: horn
Nilamba: lò=pɛ́mbɛ̀ 1 Yukawa 1989: 19. Classes VI/XII. Plural form: m̀=pɛ́mbɛ̀.
Number: 44
Word: knee
Nilamba: =lʸúù 1 Yukawa 1989: 2. Classes III/X. Plural form: mà=lúù.
Number: 46
Word: leaf
Nilamba: =lʸùkà 1 Yukawa 1989: 27. Classes III/X. Plural form: mà=lùkà.
Number: 47
Word: lie
Nilamba: kù=gʸɔ̀nà 1 Yukawa 1989: 29. Same word as 'sleep' q.v.
Number: 48
Word: liver
Nilamba: =tʸémà 1 Yukawa 1989: 3. Classes III/X. Plural form: mà=témà.
Number: 50
Word: louse
Nilamba: m̀=pànì 1 Yukawa 1989: 24. Classes V/XII. Plural form: m̀=pànì.
Number: 51
Word: man
Nilamba: mò=gɔ́ɔ̀šyá 1 Yukawa 1989: Classes I/VIII. Plural form: à=gɔ́ɔ̀šyá.
Number: 53
Word: meat
Nilamba: n=àmà 1 Yukawa 1989: 22. Class V. Singular form only.
Number: 54
Word: moon
Nilamba: mw=ɛ̀ɛ́lì 1 Yukawa 1989: 55. Class II. Singular form only.
Number: 55
Word: mountain
Nilamba: mó=lèmá 1 Yukawa 1989: 57. Classes II/IX. Plural form: mé=lèmá.
Number: 56
Word: mouth
Nilamba: mò=lɔ̀mɔ̀ 1 Yukawa 1989: 1. Classes II/IX. Plural form: mè=lɔ̀mɔ̀. Polysemy: 'mouth / lip'.
Number: 57
Word: name
Nilamba: =líːnà 1 Yukawa 1989: 17. Classes III/X. Plural form: m=íːnà.
Number: 58
Word: neck
Nilamba: ǹ=kíngɔ̀ 1 Yukawa 1989: 1. Classes V/XII. Singular and plural forms are identical
Number: 60
Word: night
Nilamba: ò=tíkò 1 Yukawa 1989: 59. Class VII. Singular form only.
Number: 61
Word: nose
Nilamba: m̀=pòlà 1 Yukawa 1989: Classes V/XII. Singular and plural forms are identical.
Number: 62
Word: not
Nilamba: sìká(kà) 1 Yukawa 1989: 65. Glossed as a negative verbal stem: 'not to be'.
Number: 63
Word: one
Nilamba: =móè ~ =́mòè 1 Number: 64
Word: person
Nilamba: mò=ntò 1 Yukawa 1989: 18. Classes I/VIII. Plural form: à=ntò.
Number: 65
Word: rain
Nilamba: m̀=búlà 1 Yukawa 1989: 55. Class V. Singular form only.
Number: 67
Word: road
Nilamba: =bàlàbálà 1 Yukawa 1989: 33. Classes V/XII. Plural form: =bàlàbálà. Cf. also nzela 'path' (classes V/XII; singular and plural forms identical) [ibid.].
Number: 68
Word: root
Nilamba: mò=lì 1 Yukawa 1989: 27. Classes II/IX. Plural form: mè=lì.
Number: 69
Word: round
Nilamba: kò=kélìngà 1 Yukawa 1989: 51. Meaning glossed as 'to become round'.
Number: 70
Word: sand
Nilamba: mó=ɲsàngà 1 Yukawa 1989: 58. Classes II/IX. Plural form: mé=ɲsàngà.
Number: 71
Word: say
Nilamba: kù=tʸámbòlà 1 Number: 73
Word: seed
Nilamba: m̀=bɛ́ò 1 Yukawa 1989: 27. Classes V/XII. Plural form: m̀=bɛ́ò.
Number: 74
Word: sit
Nilamba: kò=kíkàlànsà 1 Yukawa 1989: 30. Meaning glossed as 'to sit down' (dynamic) rather than the required 'to sit' (stative).
Number: 75
Word: skin
Nilamba: ǹ=dèːlé 1 Yukawa 1989: 1. Classes V/XII. Plural and singular forms are identical.
Number: 76
Word: sleep
Nilamba: kù=gʸɔ̀nà 1 Yukawa 1989: 29. Same word as 'lie' q.v.
Number: 78
Word: smoke
Nilamba: ly=óːkì 1 Yukawa 1989: 35. Class III. Singular form only.
Number: 79
Word: stand
Nilamba: kù=yíːmèkà 1 Yukawa 1989: 30. Meaning glossed as 'to stand up' (dynamic) rather than the required 'be standing' (stative).
Number: 80
Word: star
Nilamba: ǹ=sɔ̀ndá 1 Yukawa 1989: 55. Classes V/XII. Plural form: ǹ=sɔ̀ndá.
Number: 81
Word: stone
Nilamba: =gʸùɛ̀ 1 Yukawa 1989: 58. Classes III/X. Plural form: mà=gùɛ̀.
Number: 82
Word: sun
Nilamba: m̀=pàsó 1 Yukawa 1989: 55. Class V. Singular form only.
Number: 84
Word: tail
Nilamba: mò=kélà 1 Yukawa 1989: 21. Classes II/IX. Plural form: mè=kélà.
Number: 88
Word: tongue
Nilamba: lò=lémè 1 Yukawa 1989: 1. Classes VI/XII. Plural form: ǹ=démè.
Number: 89
Word: tooth
Nilamba: =léːnɔ̀ 1 Yukawa 1989: 1. Classes III/X. Plural form: m=èːnɔ̀.
Number: 90
Word: tree
Nilamba: =kʸɔ́tà 1 Yukawa 1989: 25. Classes III/X. Plural form: mà=kɔ́tà.
Number: 91
Word: two
Nilamba: =́bèlé ~ =́bèlè 1 Number: 92
Word: walk (go)
Nilamba: kù=lʸɔ̀ngɔ̀là 1 Yukawa 1989: 31. Meaning glossed as 'to go'.
Number: 93
Word: warm (hot)
Nilamba: =píò 1 Yukawa 1989: 61. Meaning glossed as 'hot'. Cf. also: kù=pʸóòpa 'to be hot' (verbal stem) [ibid.].
Number: 94
Word: water
Nilamba: má=ázè 1 Yukawa 1989: 35. Class X. Plural form only.
Number: 96
Word: what
Nilamba: kyáːnì ~ lyáːnì 1 Number: 99
Word: woman
Nilamba: mò=sóngò 1 Yukawa 1989: 18. Classes I/VIII. Plural form: à=sóngò.
Number: 100
Word: yellow
Nilamba: mà=nǯáːnɔ̀ 1 Yukawa 1989: 54. Class X (questionable).
Number: 101
Word: far
Nilamba: kòlè 1 Yukawa 1989: 54. Meaning glossed as 'it's far'.
Number: 104
Word: salt
Nilamba: mò=lɛ́ngɛ̀ 1 Yukawa 1989: 10. Classes II/IX. Plural form: mè=lɛ́ngɛ̀.
Number: 106
Word: snake
Nilamba: ǹ=zɔ́kà 1 Yukawa 1989: 22. Classes V/XII. Plural form: ǹ=zɔ́kà.
Number: 108
Word: wind
Nilamba: ǹ=zɛ̀gà 1 Yukawa 1989: 56. Class V. Singular form only.
Number: 109
Word: worm
Nilamba: mó=ɲɔ̀ngɔ́ːlɔ̀ 1 Yukawa 1989: 25. Classes II/IX. Plural form: mé=ɲɔ̀ngɔ́ːlɔ̀. Meaning glossed as 'earthworm'.
Number: 110
Word: year
Nilamba: mw=àákà 1 Yukawa 1989: 59. Classes II/IX. Plural form: my=àákà.
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