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Benga core wordlist — GQ

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 47 recorded forms in Benga, 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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47 words and 0 phrases — 47 entries in total.

Newest Benga words

Words (47)

B (7)

/behe/ phonetic transcription

bone

/beja/ phonetic transcription

fire

/biho/ phonetic transcription

nose

/bindi/ phonetic transcription

cloud

/bolu/ phonetic transcription

neck

/bongo/ phonetic transcription

seed

/bulu/ phonetic transcription

night

D (8)

/dibɛ/ phonetic transcription

breast

/diho/ phonetic transcription

eye

/dikɛ/ phonetic transcription

egg

/dina/ phonetic transcription

name

/dito/ phonetic transcription

ear

/djaka/ phonetic transcription

fish

/djoba/ phonetic transcription

sun

/dumbu/ phonetic transcription

mouth

H (5)

/he/ phonetic transcription

earth

/hɛko/ phonetic transcription

liver

/honga/ phonetic transcription

tooth

/howe/ phonetic transcription

hair

/huhu/ phonetic transcription

belly

J (1)

/jem/ phonetic transcription

tongue

K (5)

/kaji/ phonetic transcription

leaf

/kija/ phonetic transcription

blood

/kobo/ phonetic transcription

skin

/kodi/ phonetic transcription

mountain

/koto/ phonetic transcription

feather

L (3)

/lale/ phonetic transcription

stone

/le/ phonetic transcription

tree

/lema/ phonetic transcription

heart

M (9)

/mahɛ/ phonetic transcription

sand

/mbwa/ phonetic transcription

dog

/mbwija/ phonetic transcription

raining or rain

/miba/ phonetic transcription

water

/molo/ phonetic transcription

head

/momo/ phonetic transcription

man

/moto/ phonetic transcription

person

N (4)

/nina/ phonetic transcription

louse

/noni/ phonetic transcription

bird

Ɲ (1)

P (2)

/pape/ phonetic transcription

bark

/popa/ phonetic transcription

tail

T (2)

/tamba/ phonetic transcription

root

/tutu/ phonetic transcription

smoke

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