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Kla-Dan

Recorded forms from Comparative lexical database of Mande languages (CLDF vydrinmande); not yet reviewed by a native speaker.

B
bá̰ŋ́
rain

Recorded forms from Comparative lexical database of Mande languages (CLDF vydrinmande). Vydrin, Valentin. 2024. Comparative lexical database of Mande languages. [Data set] Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14846800 https://zenodo.org/records/14846800 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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bȕ
navel

Recorded forms from Comparative lexical database of Mande languages (CLDF vydrinmande). Vydrin, Valentin. 2024. Comparative lexical database of Mande languages. [Data set] Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14846800 https://zenodo.org/records/14846800 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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Ɓ
ɓɤ̀
to eat

Recorded forms from Comparative lexical database of Mande languages (CLDF vydrinmande). Vydrin, Valentin. 2024. Comparative lexical database of Mande languages. [Data set] Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14846800 https://zenodo.org/records/14846800 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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ɓʌ̰̋ŋ
drink, suck

Recorded forms from Comparative lexical database of Mande languages (CLDF vydrinmande). Vydrin, Valentin. 2024. Comparative lexical database of Mande languages. [Data set] Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14846800 https://zenodo.org/records/14846800 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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D
dȁ
walk

Recorded forms from Comparative lexical database of Mande languages (CLDF vydrinmande). Vydrin, Valentin. 2024. Comparative lexical database of Mande languages. [Data set] Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14846800 https://zenodo.org/records/14846800 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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dɛ̀ɛ̏
new

Recorded forms from Comparative lexical database of Mande languages (CLDF vydrinmande). Vydrin, Valentin. 2024. Comparative lexical database of Mande languages. [Data set] Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14846800 https://zenodo.org/records/14846800 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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dò
one

Recorded forms from Comparative lexical database of Mande languages (CLDF vydrinmande). Vydrin, Valentin. 2024. Comparative lexical database of Mande languages. [Data set] Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14846800 https://zenodo.org/records/14846800 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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dɔ̀
know

Recorded forms from Comparative lexical database of Mande languages (CLDF vydrinmande). Vydrin, Valentin. 2024. Comparative lexical database of Mande languages. [Data set] Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14846800 https://zenodo.org/records/14846800 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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Ɗ
ɗè
woman

Recorded forms from Comparative lexical database of Mande languages (CLDF vydrinmande). Vydrin, Valentin. 2024. Comparative lexical database of Mande languages. [Data set] Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14846800 https://zenodo.org/records/14846800 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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ɗɛ̰̋ɗɛ̰̋
cold

Recorded forms from Comparative lexical database of Mande languages (CLDF vydrinmande). Vydrin, Valentin. 2024. Comparative lexical database of Mande languages. [Data set] Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14846800 https://zenodo.org/records/14846800 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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G
gā
die

Recorded forms from Comparative lexical database of Mande languages (CLDF vydrinmande). Vydrin, Valentin. 2024. Comparative lexical database of Mande languages. [Data set] Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14846800 https://zenodo.org/records/14846800 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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gbà̰
all

Recorded forms from Comparative lexical database of Mande languages (CLDF vydrinmande). Vydrin, Valentin. 2024. Comparative lexical database of Mande languages. [Data set] Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14846800 https://zenodo.org/records/14846800 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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gbȁŋ̏
big

Recorded forms from Comparative lexical database of Mande languages (CLDF vydrinmande). Vydrin, Valentin. 2024. Comparative lexical database of Mande languages. [Data set] Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14846800 https://zenodo.org/records/14846800 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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gbèŋ̀
night

Recorded forms from Comparative lexical database of Mande languages (CLDF vydrinmande). Vydrin, Valentin. 2024. Comparative lexical database of Mande languages. [Data set] Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14846800 https://zenodo.org/records/14846800 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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gbɛ̰́
dog

Recorded forms from Comparative lexical database of Mande languages (CLDF vydrinmande). Vydrin, Valentin. 2024. Comparative lexical database of Mande languages. [Data set] Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14846800 https://zenodo.org/records/14846800 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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gblɛ̰̏ɛ̰̏
long, high, profound

Recorded forms from Comparative lexical database of Mande languages (CLDF vydrinmande). Vydrin, Valentin. 2024. Comparative lexical database of Mande languages. [Data set] Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14846800 https://zenodo.org/records/14846800 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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glɯ̋ɯ̋glɯ̏
round

Recorded forms from Comparative lexical database of Mande languages (CLDF vydrinmande). Vydrin, Valentin. 2024. Comparative lexical database of Mande languages. [Data set] Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14846800 https://zenodo.org/records/14846800 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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gùɤ̏
stone

Recorded forms from Comparative lexical database of Mande languages (CLDF vydrinmande). Vydrin, Valentin. 2024. Comparative lexical database of Mande languages. [Data set] Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14846800 https://zenodo.org/records/14846800 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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gwà̰
river

Recorded forms from Comparative lexical database of Mande languages (CLDF vydrinmande). Vydrin, Valentin. 2024. Comparative lexical database of Mande languages. [Data set] Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14846800 https://zenodo.org/records/14846800 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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K
kɤ̄
bark (of tree)

Recorded forms from Comparative lexical database of Mande languages (CLDF vydrinmande). Vydrin, Valentin. 2024. Comparative lexical database of Mande languages. [Data set] Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14846800 https://zenodo.org/records/14846800 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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kɔ́
house

Recorded forms from Comparative lexical database of Mande languages (CLDF vydrinmande). Vydrin, Valentin. 2024. Comparative lexical database of Mande languages. [Data set] Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14846800 https://zenodo.org/records/14846800 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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kpīɤ̏gɔ̏
knee

Recorded forms from Comparative lexical database of Mande languages (CLDF vydrinmande). Vydrin, Valentin. 2024. Comparative lexical database of Mande languages. [Data set] Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14846800 https://zenodo.org/records/14846800 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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L
lɛ̋
leaf

Recorded forms from Comparative lexical database of Mande languages (CLDF vydrinmande). Vydrin, Valentin. 2024. Comparative lexical database of Mande languages. [Data set] Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14846800 https://zenodo.org/records/14846800 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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lì
good, nice

Recorded forms from Comparative lexical database of Mande languages (CLDF vydrinmande). Vydrin, Valentin. 2024. Comparative lexical database of Mande languages. [Data set] Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14846800 https://zenodo.org/records/14846800 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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lɯ̋
tree

Recorded forms from Comparative lexical database of Mande languages (CLDF vydrinmande). Vydrin, Valentin. 2024. Comparative lexical database of Mande languages. [Data set] Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14846800 https://zenodo.org/records/14846800 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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M
mà
to hear

Recorded forms from Comparative lexical database of Mande languages (CLDF vydrinmande). Vydrin, Valentin. 2024. Comparative lexical database of Mande languages. [Data set] Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14846800 https://zenodo.org/records/14846800 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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mȁȁ
bird

Recorded forms from Comparative lexical database of Mande languages (CLDF vydrinmande). Vydrin, Valentin. 2024. Comparative lexical database of Mande languages. [Data set] Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14846800 https://zenodo.org/records/14846800 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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N
nɛ́ɛ̏
tongue

Recorded forms from Comparative lexical database of Mande languages (CLDF vydrinmande). Vydrin, Valentin. 2024. Comparative lexical database of Mande languages. [Data set] Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14846800 https://zenodo.org/records/14846800 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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nù
come

Recorded forms from Comparative lexical database of Mande languages (CLDF vydrinmande). Vydrin, Valentin. 2024. Comparative lexical database of Mande languages. [Data set] Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14846800 https://zenodo.org/records/14846800 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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nʌ́
child

Recorded forms from Comparative lexical database of Mande languages (CLDF vydrinmande). Vydrin, Valentin. 2024. Comparative lexical database of Mande languages. [Data set] Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14846800 https://zenodo.org/records/14846800 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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P
pɤ̀
say

Recorded forms from Comparative lexical database of Mande languages (CLDF vydrinmande). Vydrin, Valentin. 2024. Comparative lexical database of Mande languages. [Data set] Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14846800 https://zenodo.org/records/14846800 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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pɤ̋ɤ̋
village

Recorded forms from Comparative lexical database of Mande languages (CLDF vydrinmande). Vydrin, Valentin. 2024. Comparative lexical database of Mande languages. [Data set] Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14846800 https://zenodo.org/records/14846800 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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plɛ̏
two

Recorded forms from Comparative lexical database of Mande languages (CLDF vydrinmande). Vydrin, Valentin. 2024. Comparative lexical database of Mande languages. [Data set] Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14846800 https://zenodo.org/records/14846800 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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pűű
white

Recorded forms from Comparative lexical database of Mande languages (CLDF vydrinmande). Vydrin, Valentin. 2024. Comparative lexical database of Mande languages. [Data set] Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14846800 https://zenodo.org/records/14846800 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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S
se̋
fire

Recorded forms from Comparative lexical database of Mande languages (CLDF vydrinmande). Vydrin, Valentin. 2024. Comparative lexical database of Mande languages. [Data set] Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14846800 https://zenodo.org/records/14846800 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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se̋-gbɛ̰̋
smoke

Recorded forms from Comparative lexical database of Mande languages (CLDF vydrinmande). Vydrin, Valentin. 2024. Comparative lexical database of Mande languages. [Data set] Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14846800 https://zenodo.org/records/14846800 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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sɛ́
earth, soil

Recorded forms from Comparative lexical database of Mande languages (CLDF vydrinmande). Vydrin, Valentin. 2024. Comparative lexical database of Mande languages. [Data set] Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14846800 https://zenodo.org/records/14846800 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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sɛ̰̀ɛ̰̋nʌ́
small

Recorded forms from Comparative lexical database of Mande languages (CLDF vydrinmande). Vydrin, Valentin. 2024. Comparative lexical database of Mande languages. [Data set] Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14846800 https://zenodo.org/records/14846800 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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sɤ̄
horn

Recorded forms from Comparative lexical database of Mande languages (CLDF vydrinmande). Vydrin, Valentin. 2024. Comparative lexical database of Mande languages. [Data set] Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14846800 https://zenodo.org/records/14846800 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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sűɤ̋
claw, nail

Recorded forms from Comparative lexical database of Mande languages (CLDF vydrinmande). Vydrin, Valentin. 2024. Comparative lexical database of Mande languages. [Data set] Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14846800 https://zenodo.org/records/14846800 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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