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eblíʼíēblíʔíéblí’rín5/10dark corner of house
èbó kèmɛ̀nɛ̀èbó kèmɛ̀nɛ̀àbó kèmɛ̀nɛ̀n1/6accident
ébóʼébóʔébó’rón19/10chimpanzee
ebóʼóēbóʔóébó’rón5/10bundle
ebɔ́ēbɔ́abɔ́n5/6depression (hole)Enɔ́rɔndɔ yíngɛ yi turu ebɔ́, tɔ́ chwâ dèʼ soo anyi.That floor has a depression, dig some soil and fill it.
ebɔ̀ēbɔ̀pronours (incl.) possessive used for nouns of class 1, 6a and 9
ébɔ̂ébɔ̂demthese are them: used for nouns of class 2
èbɔ̂èbɔ̂pronours (incl.): possesive used for nouns of class 2, 3, 5, 19 and 10
ebɔ̂dēbɔ̂dabɔ̂dn5/6plain (plateau)
Ebɔ̂dēbɔ̂dp.n5quarter in Ngwo
ebɔ̂dndimēbɔ̂dndīmabɔ̂dndimn5/6sea
Ebɔ̂dndim Mɛ̀dìtèrínyànēbɔ̂dndīm mɛ̀dìtèɾínjànp.n5Mediterranean sea
Ebɔ̂dndim Rɛdēbɔ̂dndīm ɾɛdp.n5Red sea
Èbɔ̀mɔ́ndàèbɔ̀mɔ́ndàp.n9traditional dance (male)
ebɔ́nɔ̂ēbɔ́nɔ̂demthese ones (near speaker): used for class 2 nouns
ebɔɔbɔɔēbɔ̄ːbɔ̄ːèbɔ́ɔbɔ́ɔn1/2bad one
èbɔ́ɔbɔ́ɔèbɔ́ːbɔ́ːàbɔ́ɔbɔ́ɔn3/6bad one
ébɔ̂ʼébɔ̂ʔmbɔ̂’n19/6asquirrel
êbɔ̀ʼêbɔ̀ʔn1baby (still a baby), small squirrel
ébɔ̂ʼzoébɔ̂ʔzōmbɔ̂ʼzonwitchcraft squirrel
ebúēbún3ants (that eat up wood)
