Meeussen’s Proto-Bantu Reconstructions

-ambL 3

eight, 4.2.

-bá-

be, become, dwell, 4.5.

-bá-

dwell, be become, 4.5.

-ba 11

courtyard, enclosure, 4.5.

-baj- L

carve, 4.5.

-baab- L

accuse, be jealous, 4.3.

-báag-

cut up, flay, slaughter, 4.5.

-báb-

be bitter, give pain, hurt, 4.3.

baba 1a

father, grandfather, 4.5.

-baba 5

wing, 4.3.

-babada 9

bush buck, 4.3.

-bac-

look for, 4.6.

-bace 9

giraffe, 4.6.

-bad-

count, 4.3.

-bád-

marry, bec. engaged, 4.3.

-bád-

shine, beam, 4.3.

-bada 5

colour, speck, 4.1.

-bada 5..

open place, 4.4.

-bada 9

circle, ring, 4.4.

-bade 3

raffia, 4.4.

-badi 9, 3..

edge, side, 4.4.

-badid- L

fasten laths, 4.3.

-badik-

burst open, 4.3.

-badik-

fear, flee, 4.3.

-bad5, 7..

scar, 4.4.

-bad9, 7..

mercy, 4.4.

-badL 11

side, 4.4.

-baga 7, 11

cattle pen, 4.5.

-baik-

put, keep (in store), 4.5.

-baje 9

carnivorous, 4.4.

-baju L 7

ordeal, 4.4.

-bak-

burn, 4.6.

-bamb-

adjoin, be close to, 4.1.

-bamb- L

hold, seize, cf. stretch, 4.1.

-bamb- L

stretch, stretch a hide, hold, seize, 4.1.

-bamba 9

shell, 4.1.

-bambat- ?

carry on shoulder, 4.1.

-bambi

iguana, 4.1.

-bambi 9

duiker, 4.1.

-bamb

rib, 4.1.

-band-

flatten, 4.2.

-band-

split, 4.2.

-banda 17 + 9

on, above, 4.2.

-banda 7 + 9

doctor, 4.2.

-bandu 16 + 9

side of head, 4.2.

-bang-

notch, knock out or file the front teeth, 4.3.

-bang- L

begin,, 6.1.

-banga 11.. HH

jaw, 4.3.

-bangud-

open, take out, 4.3.

-bánjá 5

debt, fault, case, 4.2.

-bánjá (5?)

family, 4.2.

-bánjá 7, 11

courtyard, site (family), 4.2.

-banjí 11

rib, side, 4.2.

-bano L 5

shaft (of arrow), 4.1.

-bát-

give pain, hurt; be bitter, sharp 4.3.

-bat-am-

be flat, 4.6.

-bata 5

duck, 4.6.

-bé(j)ad-

sow, 3.2.

-beb- L

carry a child, 3.2.

-beba L

rat, mouse, 3.2.

-bebet-

chatter, be delirious, 3.2.

-beda

iron, 3.2.

-bede L 9

front, 3.2.

-bedek- L

carry (child) on the back, 3.2.

-bédo 7

thigh, 3.2.

-bedo 7; 3

door, 3.2.

-béed-

be ill, 3.2.

-béed-uk-

recover, 3.2.

-béede 5

breast, teat, 3.2.

-béek-

keep, put away, 3.3.

-beek- L

shine, 3.3.

-béep-

tell lies, 3.3.

-beg-ud-

shave, 3.3.

-bega L 9; 5..

shoulder, (monkey), 3.3.

-bej-

lie (tell lies), 3.2.

-beju 9

seed, 3.2.

-bejud-

shave, 3.3.

-bemb-

carry, 3.1.

-bembi LH 9

pigeon, 3.1.

-beng-

hate, 3.2.

-beng- L

shine, 3.2.

-benge

splendour, shine, 3.2.

-bengo

spoon for cleaning the nose, 3.2.

-bengu 11 H + T?

milt, 3.2.

-bet-

beat, 3.3.

-bia 3

belt, string, leather strap, 2.2.

-bia 7;5

utensil, 2.2.

-bib-

wave the hands in the air, 2.2.

-bibi 5, 3

heap of weeds/wood, 2.2.

-bíci

raw, fresh, unripe, 2.3.

-bíd-

call, 2.2.

-bid-

be lazy, 1.2.

-bid- L

boil, 2.2.

-bida 6

millet, sorghum, kaffir-corn, 2.2.

-bida 9

rock badger (hyrax), 2.2.

-bídá 9

pit, grave, 2.2.

-bidi L

two, 2.2.

-bidi L 3

body, 2.2.

-bidó 11

hurry, trot, 2.2.

-bid

jealous, 2.2.

-bid-L

ripe, 2.2.

-big-

fence in, enclose with hedge, 2.3.

-biga 9, 11

earthenware , 2.3.

-bíi-p-

bec. bad, 2.2.

-bíik-

put, 2.3.

-bik- H

announce, 2.3.

-bimba

hawk, 2.1.

-bimbi L 5

wave, 2.1.

-bind-

chase, hunt, 2.1.

-bind-

put crosswise, 2.1.

-bind9

wild dog, 2.1.

-bing- L

drive away, scare away 2.1.

-bingá 7,9

pigeon, 2.1.

-binga 9

horn, 2.1.

-bungi L 11

fog, 6.2.

-bingu 5; 11..

cloud, 2.1.

-biud-

keep straight, straighten, 2.2.

-bad

give birth, bear, 1.2.

-bada 1

cross-cousin, 1.2.

-bdng-

turn, round off, roll, 1.2.

-bdo 9

dirt, soot, 1.2.

-bdu 3,5

medlar-tree, 1.2.

-bd-

careless, lazy, 1.2.

-b13, 6

dung, excrement , 1.2.

-bmb-

cover, 1.1.

-bmb-

swell, stuff, 1.1.

-bmba L

swelling, pregnancy, body, 1.1.

-bn-

dance, dance and sing, 1.1.

-bndu L 9

dirt, 1.1.

-bob-

be moist, be soft, 5.2.

-bod- L

root, decay, 5.2.

-boda

red, 5.2.

-boda 11..

sting of insects, 5.2.

-bodó 9

penis, 5.2.

-boga 9

vegetables, herb, 5.4.

-bogó 9

buffalo (bull), 5.1.

-bóko 15

arm, hand, 5.4.

-boma L 9

python, 5.1.

-bombo 3

bridge of the nose, 5.1.

-bombo L 3..

bale, bundle, 5.1.

-bombo L 3..

bundle, bale, 5.1.

-bón-

see, 5.1.

-bondo 9

baobab, 5.2.

-bono 3

castor oil plant, 5.1.

-bop- H

bind, 5.4.

-boto 7+ 9

frog, toad, 5.4.

-/bú/

bad, 2.2.

-bu H 9

mosquito, 6.3.

-búa 9

dog, 6.3.

-bubidi L 5..

spider, 6.2.

-bubu

dumb, 6.3.

-bubu 5..

groaning, humming, 6.3.

-bud- H

lack, be missing, lost, 6.3.

-budag-

kill, 6.3.

-búd9

goat, 6.3.

-budu 3, 9..

jackal, 6.3.

-budu HH 9

lizard, 6.3.

-budung-

be round, 6.3.

-bue L 5

stone, 6.3.

-bug-

return, 6.4.

-bug

cheek, 6.4.

-búga 7..

open place, threshing-floor, village, 6.4.

-buid- H

tell someone, 6.3.

-buj-

return, 6.3.

-buja 9

friend, relative, 6.3.

-buju 3

baobab, 6.3.

-buk-

go away, 6.5.

-buk-

prophesy, 6.5.

-bumb-

mould (create), form, 6.1.

-bumbu

abdomen (beneath navel), 6.1.

-bunda 9, 11

waist, small of the back, 6.1.

-bung-

collect, gather, 6.2.

-bungo (-u)

kind of fruit, 6.2.

-bungu-

cane, reed, 6.2.

-bungu 3

chaff, 6.2.

-bungu 7

worm, 6.2.

-bungu 9

hyena, 6.2.

-bunu 7, 3

lumbar region, 6.1.

-bút-

bear, bear fruit, beget, 6.5.

-but-

lie down, cower down, 6.5.

-bút-o 9

seed, 6.5.

-buto 9

broth, sauce, 6.5.

-búud-

speak, talk, say, tell, 6.3.

-búud-id-

speak, announce, 6.3.

-búud--

ask (question), 6.3.

-búuk-

wake up, and/or rise, 6.5.

-buuk- L

fly (away, up), 6.5.

-b

earth, dust, mud, 7.2.

-bang-

mix 7.2.

-bd-

be in abundance, be numerous, bec. plentiful 7.1.

-bd-

be numerous, cf. abundance, 7.1.

-bda 9

rain, 7.1.

-bd5, 6, 11

feathers, hair, 7.1.

-bdu-

ripen, 7.1.

-bi 11

grey hair, 7.2.

-bim- H

chase, hunt, 7.2.

-bim- H

hunt, chase, 7.2.

-bjá 5

nine, 7.2.

-bmb- H

cover, 7.1.

-bmu L 5

belly, 7.1.

-bn-

harvest, reap, 7.1.

-bnd- L

rot, 7.1.

-bndud-

stir up, 7.1.

-bng-

roar, 7.1.

-bng-

wrap up, 7.1.

-bnj-

break, smash, 7.1.

-ca 7

nest, 4.5.

-ca 9

point, 4.5.

-ca L 11

pity, 4.5.

-caam- L

migrate, 4.1.

-cab-

practice black sorcery (from near by), 4.3.

-cab- L

ask for, 4.3.

-cac- L

chop into pieces, 4.6.

-cac- L

ferment, turn sour, 4.6.

-cáce 11 HL

spark, 4.6.

-cad-

be intelligent, 4.4.

-cad-

be raving, 4.4.

-cada

pot for ointment (calabash), 4.4.

-cádá 3

work, 4.4.

-cada HH 11

feather, 4.4.

-cad- 1

sick person, 4.4.

-cadu 5..

sand, brad, flint, 4.4.

-cag-ud-

choose, separate, 4.5.

-cago 7, 3

head-rest, 4.5.

-caja-

cheek, 4.5.

-cak- L

chase, drive, 5.1.

-cak9..

calf (of leg), 5.1.

-caka 7

nest, 5.1.

-caka (7.. LH)

thicket, undergrowth, 5.1.

-cakad-

be old, worn out, 5.1,

-cakid-

beat hands, 5.1.

-cakud-

cure (tr.), heal, 5.1.

-cakud-

weed, 5.1.

-camb- H

leap over, 4.2.

-camb- L

melt, wash, 4.2.

-camba 1

chief, king, 4.2.

-camb

fish, 4.2.

-camb

group, herd, 4.2.

-cambo 9

enclosure for cattle, 4.2.

-cambud-

hammer, forge; whip, 4.2.

-cán-

fragment, scatter, 4.1.

-can

moon, 4.1.

-cana

bright day, 4.1.

-cana 3

back, 4.1.

-cand-

turn inside out, 4.2.

-cang-

be crazy, furious, 4.3.

-cang-

meet, mix, connect, 4.3.

-cang9

chicken, 4.3.

-cang

boughs, 4.3.

-canga 11

reed, 4.3.

-canga 3

sand; small, little 4.3.

-cango

uninhabited land, desert , 4.3.

-cango 3

intestinal worm, 4.3.

-cangu 11..

charm, 4.3.

-cangu 6

corn sp., 4.3.

-cangu 6

sand, 4.3.

-canj-

lift up a little, 4.2.

-canj-

be superposed, 4.2.

-canj-

vomit, 4.2.

-canja

bed, 4.2.

-canj

leaf, 4.2.

-cank- H

be happy, joyful, 5.1.

-cap-

flower, mature, 4.6.

-capo HL 9, 7

bag, 4.6.

-capu

calf (of leg), 4.6.

-capu

word, 4.6.

-capu-d-

tell, 4.6.

-cati 3, 5..

stake, tree, 4.6.

-catu 9

python, 4.6.

-cauk-

want, need, 4.5.

-ce

side, 3.3.

-ce 3

tail, 3.3.

-ce, -cia 3, 7..

kindness (nice, good), also pity, 3.3.

-ce- L

grind, 3.3.

-ceb- H

slander, 3.2.

-cebe L 3

arrow, 3.2.

-ced- L

sift, 3.2.

-ceda

yesterday, 3.2.

-ceda 5

wax of the honey-comb, 3.2.

-cek- L

laugh, deride, 4.1.

-ceke 3

sand, 4.1.

-ceku (-) HL

hiccup, sobbing, 4.1.

-cekue

wild goose, 4.1.

-cémbo

horn, 3.1.

-cen-

make red-hot, 3.1.

-cen- L

polish, 3.1.

-cend- L

chip off, peel, 3.1.

-cend-ik- L

put leaning, 3.1.

-ceng- L

cut, 3.2.

-ceng- L

separate, 3.2.

-ceng

sand, 3.2.

-céngo 11

horn, 3.2.

-ceni L

face, forehead, 3.1.

-cép9

antelope, 3.3.

-ci ? 5

egg, 2.3.

-cí 9

ground, earth, country, 2.3.

-cib-

single out, 2.2.

-cic-

winnow, 2.3.

-cid- L

bury, throw earth on.., 2.2.

-cida 5

shell, honey comb, 2.2.

-cij-

take away, 2.2.

-cik-

beat (drum), 3.1.

-cik-

play (instr.), 3.1.

-cim(u)-

admire, wonder, 2.1.

-cimb-

dig, plant, 2.1.

-cini 6

milk, 2.1.

-cinj-

cut, slaughter, 2.1.

-cinj-

pound grain, 2.1.

-cinja 5

river bank, 2.1.

-cit-

refuse, 2.3.

-cd-

finish, 1.2.

-cmbá 9

wildcat (lion), 1.1.

-cnd-

slaughter, 1.1.

-cng-

smear, rub, 1.1.

-cnga L 3

string, thread, 1.1.

-co

lean, meagre, 5.3.

-co- H

lack, 5.3.

-co- L

set (sun), 5.3.

-cob-

lack, 5.2.

-coc-

poke, 5.4.

-cod-

look (parents), 5.3.

-cod-

spy, 5.3.

-cod- L

hide, 5.3.

-cod- L

wash, 5.3.

-codo 3

top, 5.3.

-codongo 9

kudu, 5.3.

-cogod-

look for food (like chickens), 5.4.

-coid-

spy, 5.3.

-coipa

white, 5.3.

-cok-

prick with the point, 5.4.

-cok-o 9, 7

top point, 5.4.

-coka 5..

axe, 5.4.

-com-

bud, 5.1.

-com- L

put in, drive in, poke in, insert, 5.1.

-comba 9

fish, 5.1.

-con-

be pointed, 5.1.

-con- H

draw (write), (couch-write), 5.1.

-con- L

sew, 5.1.

-conde 9

blood, 5.2.

-cong- L

carve, hew, sharpen, 5.2.

-congo

arrow, 5.2.

-congo

desert, uninhabited land, 4.3.

-congo

top, 5.2.

-congo 5

banana, 5.2.

-congok- L

be pointed, 5.2.

-congok-od- L

point, 5.2.

-cón9

shame (-con- be shy, bashful), 5.1.

-cónj-am-

squat, 5.2.

-conk-

assemble, collect, 5.4.

-cop-

hit, beat, (with stick/spear), 5.4.

-cu 6

urine, 6.4.

-cua

grass, 6.4.

-cua 3, 9.. HH

termite, white ant, 6.4.

-cub-

urinate, 6.2.

-cub- L

slough, scratch off the hair, take off bark, 6.2.

-cubi

hyena, leopard, tiger-cat, vulture 6.3.

-cubuk-

have a rash (due to violation of an inherited taboo), 6.3.

-cud-

finish up, 6.3.

-cud3

broth, 6.3.

-cudo

hare, 6.3.

-cuecue

wild goose, 6.4.

-cuga

wooden spoon, 6.4.

-cuik-

purify, 6.4.

-cuj-

leak, strain, 6.3.

-cuk-

hate, be ugly, 6.5.

-cuk-

sprout, 6.5.

-cuk- L

wash, cleanse, rub, 6.5.

-cukat-

cross arms (hands on sh.), 6.5.

-cukí 11..

hair, 6.5.

Cuku 1a

god, 6.5.

-cum-

purchase food, 6.1.

-cum-

speak with a raised voice, 6.1.

-cumb-

accumulate, be on top, 6.1.

-cúmb-

buy, 6.1.

-cúmbu 7

bundle, 6.1.

-cun-

loosen, take off skin, 6.1.

-cung-

sift, 6.2.

-cung-

suffer, 6.2.

-cung- L

attend to a patient, tend animals, 6.2.

-cung- L

tend animals, 6.2.

-cungo

song, 6.2.

-cungu 14..

bitterness, poison, 6.2.

-cununu 3 HHH

bamboo, 6.1.

-cupa 9, 7

calabash, milk jar, 6.5.

-cuubid- L

hope, 6.2.

-cuum- L

fall down (water); leak, drip, 6.1.

-ci HL

fish, 7.2.

-da 6, 11, 14

entrails, 4.5.

-dá 9

louse, 4.5.

-da L 9

belly, inside, 4.5.

-daL

long, 4.5.

-da-p- L

be long, 4.5.

-dáad-

sleep, spend night, lie down, 4.4.

-dáad-id-o

evening meal, 4.4.

-dáad-ik-

invite, convoke, 4.4.

-dab-

come out, 4.3.

-dáb-

look round, 4.3.

-dác-

east, throw away, 4.6.

-dac-

lick, 4.6.

-dác-

throw away, cast, 4.6.

-dad- L

split, 4.4.

-dad-e

crevice, split, 4.4.

-dada

palm-tree, 4.5.

-dada 3

neck tendon, 4.4.

-dada 3, 7

leftovers, 4.5.

-dada LH

old, 4.5.

-dado 7

sheath, 4.4.

-dado L 11

bridge (..trees), 4.4.

-dadu 7..

insanity, 4.4.

-dag-

entrust, promise, predict, take leave (refer to future), make will 4.5.

-dago

mat, 4.5.

-dagu

potion, 4.5.

-dagud- L

foretell, work by magic, 4.5.

-dak-

be angry, wrathful, 4.6.

-daka

jaw, tongue, 4.6.

-daka

tongue, 4.6.

-daka 9

bird, 4.6.

-daka 9

speech, 4.6.

-dáku 6

house for men, 4.6.

-dáku 9

house, 4.6.

-dam-

adhere, stick to, 4.1.

-dam-

be well, 4.1.

-dama 9 LH

calf, young animal (cattle), 4.1.

-dámb-

cook, 4.2.

-damb-

lick, 4.1.

-damb- L

be hungry, 4.1.

-damb- L

lie at full length, 4.1.

-damb-uk-

be starved, 4.1.

-damba 3

baobab, 4.2.

-dambu

river drying out, 4.2.

-damu 1

brother-in-law, sister-in-law, 4.1.

-damud-

judge, settle a controversy, 4.1.

-damuk- L

wake up, be early, 4.1.

-dand-

spread, creep (plants), 4.2.

-dand- L

buy, sell, 4.2.

-dand- L

follow, 4.2.

-danda 3

debt, criminal case, 4.2.

-dandud-

deny, answer negatively, 4.2.

-dang-

like, desire, 4.3.

-dáng-

intoxicate, 4.3.

-dang-

shine, 4.3.

-dang-u-

be drunk, 4.3.

-dangadi 3

euphorbia, 4.3.

-dangan-

lie down, 4.3.

-dangi

colour, 4.3.

-dangi 3..

bamboo, 4.3.

-dap-

swear, 4.6.

-dap- L

go and fetch fire at another place, 4.6.

-dap-am- H

be greedy (in eating), 4.6.

-datu ?

sandal, 4.6.

-dé 7

cloud, sky, 3.3.

-deb-

be drunk, 3.2.

-debe /L/

lobe, s. lobular (hanging down), 3.2.

-ded-

speak, 3.2.

-déd-

swing, float, hang, be light, 3.2.

-ded- L

bring up, rear, 3.2.

-ded- L

be slack, 3.2.

-déd7

chin, 3.2.

-dedL 6

beard, 3.2.

-deedó

today, 3.2.

-déet-

bring, 3.3.

-deg14

sorghum, 3.3.

-dege 1, 9..

bird, 3.3.

-dek- L

allow, leave, let (go), 3.3.

-dem-

burn, blaze, 3.1.

-dem-

to tire, overcome, to lame, lie heavy upon, 3.1.

-dema

young female, 3.1.

-dema 3 HL

bat, 3.1.

-démá 7

cripple, 3.1.

-démad-

be crippled, 3.1.

-demb-

draw out, 3.1.

-demb-

hang, dangle, 3.1.

-demb-

deceive, 3.1.

-demb- H

mark, tattoo, 3.1.

-demba 3

turban, 3.1.

-dembe L 4

epoch, 3.1.

-dend- L

be sticky, 3.1.

-deng-

be slack, sway to and fro, dangle, 3.2.

-deng-

be wet, 3.2.

-denge

mane, 3.2.

-denge

younger sibling, 3.1.

-denge 3, 7..

foot, leg, 3.2.

-dengi (3; 5; 7; 9)

pumpkin, 3.2.

-dí

eat, 2.3.

-di L

be, 2.2.

-díango

doorway, 2.2.

-diat- L

tread on, 2.2.

-dib-ad-

forget, 2.2.

-diba /5/

trap (of stone or earth clods) 2.2.

-did- L

cry, shout, weep, 2.2.

-dida 11..

navel-string, 2.2.

-didi L 14

hide used as bed, 2.2.

-didi L 9

hide, 2.2.

-dido

place or thing for eating, 2.3.

-dido L 3

fire, 2.2.

-didu (-o)

frontier, 2.2.

-digu 3

larynx, 2.3.

-dík-

lead to pasture, 2.2.

-dim- L

cultivate, 2.1.

-dim-id-a 7

Pleiades, 2.1.

-dimba (12; 9)

hare, 2.1.

-dimba L

xylophone, 2.1.

-dím11

tongue, 2.1.

-dimbo L 14

adhesive material, bird-lime 2.1.

-dimbud- L

eat the first fruits (at harvest time), 2.1.

-dind- L

wait, watch, wait, 2.1.

-dindi 5

hole, open pit, 2.1.

-ding-

become, do, 2.1.

-ding-

be equal, 2.1.

-ding-an-

resemble, 2.1.

-dinga 3

ring, 2.1.

-dío 15

right (hand), 2.2.

-dip- L

pay, give countervalue, 2.3.

-d11

race, tribe, 1.3.

-da 11

pubic hair, 1.3.

-da L

slave, 1.3.

-d-am- L

sink in, be in earth, 1.2.

-d-an- L

play, dance, 1.3.

-db- L

stop up, 1.1.

-dba 5..

depth, pool, 1.1.

-dd-

wait for, 1.2.

-ddm-

be cool, cold, 1.2.

-ddmid-

sink down, 1.2.

-dede 5

musical instr., 1.3.

-dek-

copulate with, 1.3.

-dgo HL 3

load, 1.2.

-d-ik L

bury, 1.2.

-(d)-jan-

dance, play, 1.3.

-dk-

throw, 1.3.

-dL 3

root, fibre, 1.3.

-dm-

be extinguished, extinguish, 1.1.

-dma

ancestral spirit, 1.1.

-dmb- H

forget, 1.1.

-dmid-

get lost, 1.1.

-dmu 3

god, spirit, darkness (ancestral spirit), 1.1.

-dmu 3

spirit, 1.1.

-dmud-

reduce heat or acridity by adding liquid, 1.1.

-dng-

surround, wrap, 1.1.

-dnga 3

beehive, 1.1.

-dp-

beat, 1.3.

-dt-

work, 1.3.

-dto L

heavy, 1.3.

-d-ud- L

pull out of the ground, 1.2.

-d-uk L

rise (from the dead), arise, revive 1.2.

-dungu 7

giddiness, 1.3.

-dunguk-

turn round, 1.3.

-dób-

catch fish, angle, 5.2.

-dób-o

fishhook, 5.2.

-dod- L

look, see, 5.2.

-dod3

whistle, 5.2.

-dog- L

bewitch, 5.4.

-dog-L 1

witch, 5.4.

-doj-

shoot, 5.3.

-dók-

rain, drip, 5.4.

-domb- H

ask for, 5.1.

-domo L 3

lip, mouth, entry, 5.1.

-dond- L

follow, seek, 5.2.

-donda 7.. L

abcess, sore, 5.2.

-dong-

accumulate, 5.2.

-dong- H

insult, lie, 5.2.

-dong- L

speak, 5.2.

-donga 3

river, 5.2.

-dongo 3 L

line, row; ten, 5.2.

-dongo, -LH?

clay, 5.2.

-dongod- L

precede, go in front, 5.2.

-donj-

taste, examine, 5.2.

-dóo 13

sleep, 5.3.

-dóo 7

night, 5.3.

-dóot-

dream, 5.4.

-dopa L?

blood, 5.4.

-dot-

be beautiful, 5.4.

-dota 3, 5

ashes, 5.4.

-du

black, 6.4.

-du- L

fight, 6.4.

-dúad-

be ill, be wounded, 6.4.

-duba 5 L

flower, 6.2.

-dubi

leaves, 6.2.

-dubi 14

brain, 6.2.

-dud- L

be sharp, bitter, 6.3.

-dudi 9

giraffe, 6.3.

-dudu 9

bile, 6.4.

-dudum-

roar, thunder, 6.3.

-dug-

cook, 6.4.

-dugu 9 LH

brother (of man), sister (of woman), 6.4.

-dúk-

vomit, 6.5.

-duk- L

plait, 6.5.

-duku

sweat, 6.5.

-dúm-

bite, stab, sting, 6.1.

-dum- L?

cohabit (of the man), 6.1.

-dumb-

exert oneself in doing something, stretch, 6.1.

-dumb-

praise, 6.1.

-dumbi /L/

(her) brother, (his) sister, 6.1.

-dumbu

colour of white man's skin, pink, yellowish, 6.1.

-dúme 1

husband, male, 6.1.

-dúmik-

scarify cup , 6.1.

-dund-

accumulate, add, 6.1.

-dunda

hill, heap, hunch, 6.1.

-dundi

shin, 6.1.

-dunduk-

be impudent, 6.1.

-dung-

be round, 6.2.

-dung- L

combine, join, be or put straight 6.2.

-dung- L

season, 6.2.

-dungo 5..

articulation, 6.2.

-dungu 1

white man, 6.2.

-dungu 1, 3

intelligent (adj.); God, 6.2.

-dungu 3

clan, family, 6.2.

-dungu 3

mouth, beak, 6.2.

-dúngú 9

pepper, 6.2.

-dungud- L

burn, 6.2.

-dungud-ida 7

heartburn, 6.2.

-dup- L

be tired, 6.5.

-dut- L

surpass, 6.5.

-dúudú(u) 9

cry, noise (ululation), 6.4.

-duuk- L

call, name, 6.5.

-dad-

dress, wear (belt clothing ring), 7.2.

-db-

dip in, moisten, 7.1.

-db-

mix, 7.1.

-db- H

fish with net, 7.1.

-ddm-

rumble, thunder, 7.1.

-ddi 7,3

shade, shadow, 7.1.

-dg-

cook, stir (pap), paddle, 7.2.

-dg-

leak, drip, 7.2.

-d5 HL/LH?

knee, 7.2.

-dik-

dress (some one) , 7.2.

-dj-

drip, leak, 7.2.

-dkut-

work the bellows, 7.2.

-d- L

come from, come out, 7.2.

-dm-

curse, abuse, revile, 7.1.

-dm- L

roar, thunder 7.1.

-dmb-

rain, 7.1.

-dmb-a

smell, 7.1.

-dmb-i 3

rainy weather, 7.1.

-dmid-

suffer, allow, agree, believe, 7.1.

-dnd-

swell, 7.1.

-dnde

clouds, 7.1.

-dpik-

sharpen, 7.2.

-dt-

pull, tug, 7.2.

-dt-

tug, pull, 7.2.

-dud-

undress (someone) , 7.2.

-duk-

fall off, 7.2.

£é

self, 3.1.

-ga L 5

crevice, fissure, 4.5.

-gab- L

distribute, divide, 4.3.

-gaba 9

debt, 4.3.

-gabo L 9

shield, 4.3.

-gad- L

turn round, 4.4.

-gadL

blood, 4.4.

-gad-am L

lie on one's back, 4.4.

-gad-i 9

lying, 4.4.

-gad-uk- L

return, 4.4.

-gada

tuft, 4.4.

-gádi

wide, open, 4.4.

-gadi 14

pap, 4.4.

-gado 9

arm, hand, 4.4.

-gagam-

rest on, touch, 4.5.

-gagam-

touch, rest on, 4.5.

-gaj- L

despise, 4.5.

-gam-

be in contact, 4.1.

-gama 9

oxide of iron, marl, 4.1.

-gamb-

bring into contact, 4.2.

-gamb(id)o 7, 9

bait, 4.2.

-gamb- L

speak, 4.2.

-gamb-o L 5

thing /matter/, 4.2.

-gamb-ud-

break off contact, 4.2.

-gamba 3

beam, rafter, 4.2.

-gamba 5, 7, 9.

(fish) scale, 4.2.

-gan-

think, (know), 4.1.

-gan- L

tell a story, 4.1.

-gan-o L 9; 11

tale, 4.1.

-gana 5

a hundred, 4.1.

-gand-

begin, 4.2.

-gand-

coagulate, congeal, 4.2.

-gand-

increase (intr.), extend, 4.2.

-ganda 3, 9

bundle, sheaf, 4.2.

-ganda 9, 11..

family (place), 4.2.

-gandu 9

copper, brass, 4.2.

-gandu 9 LH

crocodile, 4.2.

-gang-

run, get away, 5.2.

-gang- H

extend, 4.3.

-gang- L

hang, tie up, 4.3.

-gang- L

heal, 4.3.

-gang- L

wrap up, bandage, heal, 4.3.

-ganga L 1, 9

doctor, medicine man, 4.3.

-gangu

grass, 4.3.

-ganj-

love, 4.2.

-ganja L 7

palm of the hand, 4.2.

-ge 9

scorpion, 3.3.

-geb-

hunt, 3.2.

-geb-

look at s. intently, 3.2.

-ged-

flow, 3.2.

-ged-

be intelligent, think, 3.2.

-ged- L

consider, measure, be similar, 3.2.

-ged-- L

try, 3.2

-gedi L 3

stream, 3.2.

-gego L 5; 7

molar tooth, 3.3.

-gembe 5..

axe, hoe, 3.1.

-gembua

bat, 3.1.

-(g)end-L 1

traveler, 3.1.

-(g)end-L

walk, 3.1.

-(g)end-o L 11

journey, 3.1.

-genge

sugar cane, 3.2.

-genL 1

stranger (visitor, guest), 3.1.

-(g)-enj- ?

do, 3.2.

-getiamud-

sneeze, 3.3.

-gi

egg, 2.2.

-gi- L

go, 2.2.

-gi-am-

stand, 2.2.

-gid- L

do, make, act, 2.2.

-gidi 9

antelope, 2.2.

-gidi L 3

wart-hog, 2.2.

-gigan-

find, 2.3.

-gimb-

curse, 2.1.

-gimbad-

be fat, 2.1.

-gimbi 14

millet-beer, 2.1.

-gin-

fat, be thick, 2.1.

-ginja 5..

(late) summer, 2.1.

-gbat-

seize, 1.1.

-(g)b

ashes, 1.1.

-gd- L

be taboo , abstain from, avoid so. (on magic. ground), 1.2.

-gdá 6

blood, 1.2.

-gdo 3

religious avoidance, 1.2.

-gge L 9

locust, 1.2.

-gL 3

village, 1.3.

-gL 9

fly (n.), 1.3.

-gma

healthy, whole, 1.1.

-gpik-

cook, 1.3.

-go 5, 9..

anus; pudenda feminae, 5.3.

-go(n)j- L

serve, wait, 5.3.

-goL 9

leopard, 5.3.

-gona L 9

crocodile, 5.3.

-gob-

bend, crook, curve, 5.2.

-gob9

skin, hide, especially for carrying a baby, 5.2.

-gob-e 9

hook, crook, 5.2.

-goci(a)

husband, 5.4.

-god-

accumulate, gather up, 5.3.

-god-

be sleepy, 5.2.

-god3, 11..

string, 5.3.

-god-ud-

stretch out, 5.3.

-god-uk-

straighten, 5.3.

-gode

rodent, rat, 5.3.

-godo

reed-pipe, 5.3.

-godo 5

yesterday (evening), 5.3

-godo 9

knee, articulation, 5.3.

-godo 9

zebra, 5.3.

-godob-

be soft, supple, 5.2.

-godoci

evening, 5.3.

-gódooba 3

evening, 5.3.

-goj-

nod off, be sleepy, 5.3.

-goj-

be sleepy, nod off, 5.3.

-goje

bark, fibre 5.3.

-goma L 9

drum, 5.1.

-gomb-

beat against, beat with hands, 5.1.

-gombe L 9

head of cattle, 5.1.

-gomua

impotent, sterile, 5.1.

-gomua

sterile, impotent, 5.1.

-gon- L

sleep, snore, 5.1.

-gonde L 9

moon, 5.2.

-gond9

hartebeest, 5.2.

-gondo

big lizard, 5.2.

-gongá 5

spear, 5.2.

-gongo L 3

back, 5.2.</