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Bembe core wordlist — CD

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 24 recorded forms in Bembe, 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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24 words and 0 phrases — 24 entries in total.

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Words (24)

B (5)

/bele/ phonetic transcription

two

/bo/ phonetic transcription

hand

/bwa/ phonetic transcription

dog

/bwe/ phonetic transcription

stone

E (2)

/eɲo/ phonetic transcription

tooth

/eswe/ phonetic transcription

fish

H (1)

/ho/ phonetic transcription

skin

I (1)

/inɛ/ phonetic transcription

i

K (2)

/kje/ phonetic transcription

water

/kolo/ phonetic transcription

mountain

L (1)

/lami/ phonetic transcription

tongue

M (2)

/mo/ phonetic transcription

one

/mon/ phonetic transcription

see

N (1)

/ndu/ phonetic transcription

person

O (1)

/obe/ phonetic transcription

thou

S (2)

/saʃi/ phonetic transcription

leaf

/sol/ phonetic transcription

drink

Ʃ (1)

/ʃi/ phonetic transcription

blood

T (3)

/te/ phonetic transcription

tree

/to/ phonetic transcription

ear

/tʃw/ phonetic transcription

come

U (1)

/uwa/ phonetic transcription

bone

ʔ (1)

/ʔw/ phonetic transcription

die

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