The following comparative word list of Lafofa languages (Tegem-Amira languages) is from Blench (2016). Blench's data is from Ronald Stevenson's unpublished field notes of Tegem and El Amira, unless otherwise noted. Several items are from McDiarmid & McDiarmid (1931: 155).[1]
| Gloss | Tegem | El Amira | notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | pʊ́-mmɪ̀n | ||
| ashes | muu(ì) | ||
| bark | jɪ̀r(i) | ||
| belly | ṭ-úrr /m- | tu (abdomen) | |
| big | pí-ɔmbàn | cimá | |
| bird | p-ɪ́ɽie /á- | yū | |
| bite | ɔɔ | ||
| black | p-ííɪ̀n/y- | pute | |
| blood | ɲɪ̀ | ɲi | |
| bone | ṭ-uɔ̀m(ì) /m- | tuwam | |
| breast | ṭ-ò /k- | t-wo/ k- | |
| burn | nḑiikɛɛ | ||
| chest | liūn | McDiarmid & McDiarmid (1931: 155) | |
| claw | kúkà/wúwà | kajuwi (?) | |
| cloud | kállò | tikan | |
| cold | pí-yɔɔ̀n | buūlě | |
| come | kɪḑiɛ̀n | ‘nde | |
| die | ɲɔ̀ŋ | ɲuwi | |
| dog | pébù/éérù | pu | |
| drink | ʧuwee | ʤu | |
| dry ear | pә-rɔɔ́rɪ̀n ṭ-íè /m- | k-we/we | |
| eat | kɪ́rɪ̀k | palith | |
| egg | ṭ-uo /m- | mwa (pl.) | |
| eye | ṭ-ì, ʤ-ì /m- | lilaŋ/ɲimaŋ | |
| fat | ŋɛɛ̀ | ʧiʔi | |
| father | ɪmbaa | āpā | |
| fire | ţ-éé/éé | thei | |
| fish | p-ál(i)/ál(i) | pūm | |
| fly n. | p-a/a | ||
| foot | tɔ̣̀/ liè | liū (foot), tuwū (leg) | |
| frog | luwo | McDiarmid & McDiarmid (1931: 155) | |
| give | ʤɪ̀n | ʤin | |
| go | kɔḑɔ́k | ‘nduwā | |
| good | p-ɪ́lɪ̀n/ɪ́lɪ̀n | ||
| grain | mamāk | McDiarmid & McDiarmid (1931: 155) | |
| grass | ţɪɽɪ̀k/lèè | ||
| hair | lâì | naith | |
| hand | k-òmì/òmì | komdi (hand), k-aɲ/aɲ (arm) | |
| head | ţrɔ́tà | te | |
| hear | ɲɛ̀n | pěɲin | |
| heart | ṭ-in/m- | lini | |
| honey | ūyi | McDiarmid & McDiarmid (1931: 155) | |
| horn | ţ-ù/r- | ||
| I | ɲéʤì | ʧiŋi | |
| kill | làlùɪ̀ɲ (bird), ndagɪʤɔn (animal) | nalaɲ | |
| know | -ḍìnʤùŋ | ||
| knee | ʧ-írɛ̀n /y- | ʧi | |
| leaf | ṭ-ulúú ɽíe /m- | nee | |
| liver | k-amaɽyà/amaɽyà | ||
| long | p-iapwíílɪ̀n | ||
| louse | gamul | ||
| man | kɪ-mɛɛ /a- | keʤo/ela | |
| many | ṭítuwö̀ | ||
| meat | kʷɔ̀ɔ̀(ì) | kaʔa | |
| milk | ŋwo | ŋwo | |
| moon | kwɛ̌l(ì)/wɛ̌l(ì) | kwěn | |
| mountain | kʷ-ɔ́m(i)/ɔ́m(i) | kuwaʔām | |
| mouth | k-ɛɲi/ɛɲi | kiɲ | |
| name | ku-ruwә̀ŋ/a- | ||
| neck | ţ-uwɛ̀r(ì)/ɛ̀r(ì) | těn | |
| new | pɛ́ɛ́-lɪ̀n | gwete(la) | |
| night | kííɪ̀ţ | luli | |
| nose | kә́-ràŋ(ì)/a- | wimu | |
| one | ţɪɽeṭi | piʧě | |
| other | pák dalɪ̀n | ||
| rain | kálò ɲìì | wěn | |
| rat | pou | McDiarmid & McDiarmid (1931: 155) | |
| red | pí-yɛ̀n | pi-ěsě | |
| road | ṭ-iàţ(i)/m- | ||
| root | ţ-a(ì)/r- | ||
| sand | kuwáá | twi | |
| say | rɪʤɪn | pendiŋgen (speak) | |
| see | nḑɛŋ | pabuwa, -bwo | |
| send | ṭ-ʊ́n /m- | ||
| sit | lɔ́kwɛ̀ | lokwěth (sit down) | |
| skin | ţәwɛ̀/rɛ̀ɛ̀ | kwo | |
| sleep | kɪmәɽɔŋʊ̀k | kāmloŋo | |
| small | pɛ́-pwɛ̀ɲ | alŋwuʧandaŋ, tagindaŋ | |
| smoke | ʧurr | ||
| snake | w-ɛl(i)/k- | wěn | |
| stand | kalɔwáá | ||
| star | ţ-uɽɔɔ́(i)/m- | lo/mulo | |
| stone | ṭ-ɛɛ(ì)/m- | lilaŋ | |
| sun | pùù | puwu | |
| swim | ṭúúkà | ||
| tail | ţuwí/rii | ||
| thin | pɪ́-raŋɪ̀n | ||
| this | pɛ́-ʤɪ̀, adɛ́- (f.), ţɛ́- (n.) | ||
| three | pәḑáán | tare | |
| thou | ŋoʤɪ́ | cuŋwa | |
| tongue | l-iәŋ(ì) | liŋ | |
| tooth | ṭ-ɛ̀ɲ(ì)/k- | t-aɲ/k- | |
| tree | kuwö(ì)/bɔɔ(ì) | kwa | |
| two | pɪḑɛɛrɪ̀n | pelě | |
| hot | púúwùn | ||
| water | ɲìì | ɲi | |
| we | ya’eʤɪ̀ | ʧini | |
| wet | puu-wöön | pu-wecā | |
| what? | nḍɛ́ | ||
| white | p-óówʊ̀n/óówʊ̀n | -ǒ, -o | |
| who? | àmbutɛ̣̀, állútɛ̣̀ | ||
| woman | pʊmabò/amaḑò | pinembo/ninoŋ | |
| ye | ɔʤɪ̀ | tinwa |