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Appendix B: Wordlist
The following is a list of approximately 1100 items from the 1700-item SIL
Comparative African word list Snider and Roberts 2004. Each entry includes
the word list number, citation form, part of speech, and gloss. For nouns I also
include the noun class pairing in parentheses, which indicates the
existence and form of the plural. The citation form for nouns includes the
augment and noun class prefix, and the infinitive form is used for verbs.
Morpheme breaks between stems and prefixes are indicated with a hyphen.
Tone is marked only on nouns, since verbs do not have contrastive lexical
tone. Acute accents indicate lexical high tones, and low tones are unmarked. See
§2.4 for an introduction to lexical tone. Recall that asterisks indicate nouns for
which tone is unknown or questionable.
0001 omo- e e n. body 34 0002 e i- áak n. skin of man 56
0003 omu-tú n. head 34 0005 o o- ó n. face 146
0006 e -íiso n. eye 56 0007 o u-
h n. eyebrow 1110 0008 e i-táti n. eyelid 78
0010 a-moni n. pupil 910 0011 e i-
n. nose 56 0012 om-óo go n. bridge of nose 34
0013 o o-tú n. ear 156 0014 am-bútu n. cheek 910
0015 omo-nu n. mouth 34 0017 o o- éme n. tongue 1110
0018 e -íino n. tooth 56 0019 e i- e u n. molar tooth 56
0021 o u-sá n. jaw 1110 0022 eki-hamú n. chin 78
0023 e i- oti n. neck 56 0024 an-koonó n. nape of neck 910
0025 eke-me o n. throat 78 0026 e i- áka n. larynx 56
0027 o o-t wé i n. hair 1110 0028 o u-
sa n. beard 1110 0029 o u-t
ki n. body hair 14 0030 eki-h k n. tuft of hair 78
0031 e i- a n. shoulder 56
0032 e i-k mb n. shoulder blade 78 0033 e e-kú a n. chest 78
0034 o u- n. breast 1110
0035 o u- a u n. side 1110 0036 eke- í it i n. waist 78
0037 omo-kundé n. navel 34 0038 omo-túuti n. umbilical cord 12
0040 an-da n. stomach 910 0041 e i- o i n. womb 56
0042 omu-
g n. back 34 0044 eke- óno n. buttock 78
0050 oku- k n. arm 156
0051 a-k ha n. armpit 910 0052 a- u usi n. upper arm 910
0053 a -g k n. elbow 910
0054 eki- n. forearm 78
0055 a- í ga n. wrist 910 0056 e i-sáa i n. hand 78
0057 e e-kúndi n. fist 78 0060 ekj-a a e e-ko o n. thumb 78
0061 a-ko e j-a a n. knuckle 910 0062 o o-kómo n. fingernail 1110
0063 o o- o o n. leg 156 0064 o u- á a e n. hip 1110
0065 e i-tá go n. thigh 56 0066 e ii- ú n. knee 56
0067 omu-hándi n. shin 34 0068 e e-ku úuka n. calf of leg 78
0069 a-to o o n. ankle 910 0070 eki-
g n. foot 78 0071 e e-tí gi o n. heel 78
0074 e i- úha n. bone 56 0075 omo-síimo n. bone marrow 34
0077 eke-hóo e n. skull 78 0078 a-kíít o n. breastbone 910
0079 o o-teté n. backbone 1110 0081 o -
g n. brain 14 0082 a-k
n. heart 910 0083 e i-téma n. liver 56
0084 a-hí o n. kidney 910 0085 e i-sóoso n. lung 56
0086 o w-ánda n. intestines 14 0087 a-sáa o n. bladder 910
0088 an-dú a n. gall bladder 910 0090 omo- iha n. tendon 34
0091 a-k
n. vein 910 0093 ama-t n. saliva 6
0094 o u-t n. phlegm 11
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0095 eke-mi a n. mucus 78 0097 o o- íso i n. tears 1110
0098 ama-sáah n. blood 6 0099 an-dú a n. bile 9
0102 ama- í n. excrement 6 0104 o-sima v. wink eye
0106 ku-h t
a v. breathe 0107 kw-au a v. yawn
0109 ku-h h na v. pant 0110 ko-huuta v. blow with mouth
0111 o-tu ama-te v. spit 0112 u-k
a v. cough 0113 ku-
t a v. belch
0114 okw-e esa n. hiccup 15 0115 w-asimo a v. sneeze
0117 u- n a v. grunt
0119 o- i oo a v. urinate 0120 o-su i v. break wind
0121 ku-n v. defecate 0122 o-si gisa v. shiver
0123 o- i imo a v. sweat 0124 ko- u amasahe v. bleed
0125 ko- u a v. coagulate 0127 o-teni v. faint
0129 e i-
t n. dream 56 0130 ko- ooka v. wake up
0131 ko- i i v. see 0133 ku-m h
i v. look at 0134 ko-o u v. hear
0135 u-t a v. listen
0136 o-t oona v. smell 0137 w-ituu i v. feel
0138 o-tu i v. touch 0139 u-sama v. taste
0140 ku- aa
a v. eat 0140 ku- e v. eat
0141 ko- oma v. bite 0142 u-s amiino v. crunch
0143 u-takuna v. chew 0144 o-so oni v. gnaw
0145 ko-me a v. swallow 0146 o-ku asa v. choke
0147 ku-m sa v. lick 0149 ku- o v. drink
0150 w-ika a v. sit 0151 kw-ime e a v. rise up
0152 ko-misi v. lie down 0153 kw-inaa i v. turn round
0155 e i-tambuke a n. footstep 56 0156 w-ituu atuu a v. stumble
0157 o-so o a v. limp 0158 kw-a u a v. crawl
0159 ko-jaa a v. run 0160 w-i a a v. swim
0161 ko- u u uka v. jump 0163 u-tat a v. stamp
0164 omo-titi n. trample 34 0168 gu-t ma o o-he v. slap
0169 kw-ime e a v. stand 0170 u-ta a a a v. straddle
0171 w-itu eka v. lean against 0172 kw-iihii a v. bend down
0174 o- iika i v. seated 0175 o-so o ga v. squat
0176 ko-hi ama v. kneel 0179 an-t e a n. hunger 9
0180 w-i ota v. sated 0181 a- óota n. thirst 9
0182 ku- u v. drunk 0183 u-tamu v. tired
0184 o-sunda
a v. sleepy 0185 ko-w
a v. rest 0189 e i- úku n. hump 56
0190 a-máa a n. baldness 910 0191 ko-huku a v. blind
0194 omo-t í a u n. impotent 12 0195 omo- ómba n. barren woman 12
0196 omo-hukú n. blind person 12 0197 omo-kí o n. deaf 12
0198 e i- úku n. hunchback 56 0199 a-ta a ja n. cripple 910
0199a omu- ma n. disabled person 12
0200 e e- ojó n. dwarf 78 0201 e i- í o n. giant 56
0202 omu- á áanú n. stupid person 12
0203 omo-kú gu n. senile person 12 0204 omo-t úu u n. mad person 12
0205 omu-ho u adj. healthy person 0206 omu- a a u adj. sick person
0207 kw-i aha a v. hurt oneself 0208 ku-h a v. heal
0209 omo-te n. medicine 34 0210 gw-itegerera v. get well
0211 ko- joki v. revive 0212 e i- imba n. abscess 56
0213 e i-kút u n. swelling 56 0217 a-ká a e n. goiter 910
0218 e i-
n. hernia 56 0220 e i- áati n. wound 56