Bamun core wordlist — CM
Recorded forms from the ASJP Database; not yet reviewed by a native speaker.
Core wordlist. These forms are phonetic transcriptions from the ASJP Database; native spelling has not been recorded yet. This page lists 50 recorded forms in Bamun, each shown as a phonetic transcription in slashes.
Source: Wichmann, Søren, Eric W. Holman, Cecil H. Brown, Matthew S. Dryer, and Qibin Ran (eds.). 2025. The ASJP Database (version 21). https://asjp.clld.org — licensed under CC-BY-4.0 .
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Words (50)
B (1)
/bon/ phonetic transcription
breast
E (3)
/e si/ phonetic transcription
black
/eʃue/ phonetic transcription
night
/exa/ phonetic transcription
big
Ɛ (5)
/ɛbam/ phonetic transcription
belly
/ɛdʒi/ phonetic transcription
nose
/ɛle/ phonetic transcription
eye
/ɛto/ phonetic transcription
head
/ɛton/ phonetic transcription
hot
G (1)
/gbo/ phonetic transcription
die
J (4)
/jafo/ phonetic transcription
leaf
/je fə/ phonetic transcription
white
/jo/ phonetic transcription
hear
/jona/ phonetic transcription
see
L (2)
/lea/ phonetic transcription
sleep
/lem/ phonetic transcription
tongue
M (9)
/mba/ phonetic transcription
man
/mbəŋ/ phonetic transcription
raining or rain
/mbɛ/ phonetic transcription
two
/mboŋ/ phonetic transcription
egg
/mfoa/ phonetic transcription
cold
/mo/ phonetic transcription
one
/mot/ phonetic transcription
moon
/mu/ phonetic transcription
fire
/mvuo/ phonetic transcription
dog
N (12)
/ngbiɛ/ phonetic transcription
woman
/nkonkut/ phonetic transcription
foot
/nkonpua/ phonetic transcription
hand
/nno nke/ phonetic transcription
drink
/nsoŋ/ phonetic transcription
tooth
/nʃa/ phonetic transcription
fish
/nʃi/ phonetic transcription
blood
/ntaŋena/ phonetic transcription
give
/ntʃamkot/ phonetic transcription
neck
/ntʃintʃe/ phonetic transcription
smoke
/ntʃot/ phonetic transcription
mouth
/ntʃu jo/ phonetic transcription
eat
Ɲ (1)
/ɲam/ phonetic transcription
sun
Ŋ (5)
/ŋga/ phonetic transcription
root
/ŋgub/ phonetic transcription
skin
/ŋke/ phonetic transcription
water
/ŋkə/ phonetic transcription
bone
/ŋŋo ngab/ phonetic transcription
kill
O (1)
/owua/ phonetic transcription
stone
S (2)
/seŋ/ phonetic transcription
bird
/soaŋma/ phonetic transcription
sand
T (4)
/titə/ phonetic transcription
tree
/tot/ phonetic transcription
ear
/tua/ phonetic transcription
come
/tukoʃa/ phonetic transcription
knee
