Appendix:Momo word lists

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The following comparative word list of Momo languages is from Blench (2010).

Languages

  • Balo
  • Alunfa
  • Osatu
  • Manta
  • Bantakpa
  • Tanka
  • Menka
  • Atong
  • Busam
  • Ambele

List

English Balo Alunfa Osatu Manta Bantakpa Tanka Menka Atong Busam Ambele
mouth oɲu ɔnu ɔndo ɛ́-ɲúú /á- ɛɲu ɛnu adʒúm ndzú izúé enu
eye iʃi ɛʃi iʃi ɛ́-ʃíí /á- ɛʃi ɛʃi ɪʃí ɪsí ɪsə́ esi
head efɛ ɛfɛ ifi féē /fésii fii fee fi fi fi ʤi
hair (on head) ɑʒuwe ɛɲɔsɔfɛ ogwɛ ɲɔ̂ŋ /ɲɔ̂ŋse ɲɔŋfii ɲontʃifee mwóŋ̀ ɲôŋ ɲôŋ ʤɔnɔ
tooth ɛʃɔ isɔ isɔ ɛ́-sɔ̌ŋ /á- ɛsɔɔŋ ɛsɔɔŋ ɪsóŋ ɪʃua isóŋ esáŋ
tongue enɑme ɛnɛmɛ indɔ ɛ́-nɛ́méé /á- ɛnɛmi ɛnɛmɛ ɪlɛ́ḿí enɛ́mí ɪlɛ́ḿní eléma
nose eɣi ɛyi izwi ɛ́-ʤíí /á- ɛʒi ɛʒwi ɪzwí ɪzwi ɪwí aɡí
ear oto: ɔtuu ɔto ɛ́-tɔ́ŋéé /á- ɛtoŋi ɛtoŋe ɔtɔ́ŋnɔ etɔ́ŋní ɪtóŋní etú
neck ɔnme ɔŋwɛ ɔmi ɛ́-méè /á- ɛme ɛmɛ ɔmî emî amî ɡemi
back of neck ɔkwa’adze ɛŋkwalme ɛŋkwalmi ɛkpaɾɛme ɛkwatmi
throat intu’tɛndɔŋə anindoŋ anindoŋ anindoŋ ajua’a
breast ebɛ ɛbɛ igbǝ ɛ́-bɔ́n /á- ɛbɔn ɛbɔn ɪbɔ́ŋ̄ ebɔ́n ɪbə́n eben
arm / hand ɔbo ɔbvɔ ogbɔ ɛ́-bwɔ́ɔ́ /á- ɛbwɔ ɛbwɔ ɔbú ɔbúʔɔ́ ɪbu ebó
claw eje aʤiɛ idzwɑ ɛ́-dzáá /á- ɛdza ʤiikwa ɪdʒá eʤəʔa akápi eɡíá
nail aʤiɛ ɛ́-dzáá /á- ɛdza eʤə ɛdza
leg eje ɛbvɛ ogu ɛ́-bâ /á- ɛnam ɛnam onám̀ ebuʔa apfɔ́ɔ̀
foot ɛɣenebuɛ fiŋɛba ɛba ɛba ebajɛt ɡeʤát
buttock eʃiɣli ɔbvɛlɛʃili ɑtɑ ɛ́-kɛ́pɛɛ /á- aka’ni abokape ndʒù atʃándū ʤem ʃó
belly ɑɲɑ aɲa ɑndɑ ɛ́-ɲáà /á- aɲa aɲa, ɛkɔt alíà aŋɡyá ɪdɔ́ɔ̀ ekót
navel etu: ɛsuu itu ɛ́-túm /á- ɛtum ɛtum ɪtoŋ etwáŋ ɪtɔŋá etúmābát
intestines / insides mbuʃi mvulaɲa okyɑndɑ mbùlàɲàà /mbùsàɲàà ɛmbulaɲa ɛmbulaɲa alia ntubaŋ̀ɡia ilɛ̂ beɡyâ
blood ɔŋki ɔŋki ɔkyɛ ɛ́ntʃín ŋkin ɛŋkin ɔŋkń iŋkîn iŋkîn lekiŋ
urine ɔdzɛsɛ ɔndzəsə ɑndzɛsi ɛ́ntsɛ́ɛ̀ /ɛ́ntsɛ́ɛsi ntsɛ’ ɛnʧɛ ɔnʃinʃɛt nsɛt dìnʃɛ̀t leʃɛt
bone eβu ɛɣʉu iwu ɛ́-wúú /á- aɣʉ aɣwu avú awúú avɔɔ ɡewú
skin ɛgɔk ɛɲɔkɔ igovi ɲɛ́bà ɲabɔ ɲibɔ ɪdʒwɛ́p ŋɡóp, ekwa ŋɡɔ́p ɡbɛ
wing ɔfɔ ɔkpwihɛ opik ɛ́-páwlə̀ /á- apale apabəɾi abábli epábli abáblì bebáb
feather odzuwe ɔkpwihɛ opilɛ é-vî /á- evi ɛʒi ɔwi ijali ɪwɔ́ɔ́ etáŋ
horn ofo ɔfuu ovu ɛ́-fɔ̂ŋ /á- efɔŋ ɛfɔŋ afɔ̀ŋ efôɔ ndɔŋ sáŋ
tail oke oki oki é-tʃɛ̂ /á- ekiɛ ɛkɛ ɔkwi ekí ɪkpí ekpí
human being owɑʔ owɔ ɔndu vɛ̂/bɛ̂ bvɛ’ vɛ’ wɛt wɛ wɔ́ɔ̀t enɔ̀t
man (male) wɑnɔ wanɔ olwɑndǝ ɛ̀-wânɔ́m /ø- onom vanom jalɔḿ wanɔ́m alòḿ bɔnɔ̀t
woman wɑɣi wayɛ ɔwundu ɛ̀-wâyɛ́ɛ́ /ø- oyɛ vaɣ\ɛ jajo waje ajǐ benót
husband onɔ onɔ ɔndo ɛ́-nɔ́m /mà- ɛnom ɛnom ɔluḿ nòm alòḿ eʤòm
child owɑ owa wɑ và/bɥá va vəfu ìtsán wafe wá wán
name oko okʉ okɔ ɛ́-kúm /á- ɛkʉm ɛkʉm okúmú ekúm ɪkúm eɡíɛ́t
sky eyɔʔ ɛyɔ iʤo ɛ́zɔ́ɔ́ ɛʒoo’ ɛʒɔ’ ɪdʒúbú ezɔ́ ajɔblí ebólá
night ɲicu nunʧu ifu áfúù ɛtʉ’ ɛtʉ’ idʒúp etú afúùp betúp
moon otɔ otɔɔ otɑ ɛ́-tâŋ /á- ɛtaŋŋ ɛtaŋŋ otáŋ etá ɪŋwí etáŋ
sun tɛcwi ʧwɛ iʤɔndo ɛ́púm zɔɔ ɛpumtsi əpumətʃwe ɔŋpúm mpúm, dintʃwi ɪjə́bə́ ɡeʤí
wind ofɔ ofɔɔ ohǝ ɛ́fɔ́ɔ́ kəfufu kəfufu nɡùm nɡùm nɡòm ɡéɣə́
cloud embɑsi mba’si mbɑsi ɛ̀mámɔ̀ɔ̀ ŋgu’si əmɔmɔ mbàrè mba mpa ɡémɔk
dew imbɑsi amɔ’ ndwɔsi ámáà amɔ’ amɔ’ amɔ́ ʤìɛ̀ amê awóp
rain ebo ɛbu ivo ɛ́bɔ́ɔ́ ɛbɔ ɛbɔ ebuó ebúɦɔ́ ebú émwa
ground tɛtsɑ tetsa itwɔ tʃwáà ʧwaa ʧwaa tʃwàp tswàp tóɔ̀ ɡə́tap
sand tɛnʃisi teʃinʃe minzɛnzɛsi ɛ́tínsɛ́ɛ́ ɛtinʃe ɛtinʃe osó sé ɪsí láŋí
path egli wagli ɛji ɛ́ʒyâ /á- vagʉ gʉ jakuɡi wajaɡi ɪpɔ́ɔ aɡia
water ɔmwɔ omuɔ ɔmwɔ mɥáà mua mua mwā ʒuɦɔ́ ɪŋɡû émwa
stream (river) edzwɔ iʤwɔ iʤwɔ ʤɥáà vaʤʉa ʤua ʒà waʒuɦó, ʤiga ɪlû alaut
house enɔʔ ɛnɔ ito múnaa /músinaa nɔɔ’ naa’ lɔp ndɔ́p ɪké ɡiʉ
fire owisi owuʃi owusi ɛ́víi /á- ɛvi’ ɛvii’ ɔvít ewi ɪvə́t ewu
firewood owɛ owɛɛ ɑyɛ ɛ́-vɛ́ŋ /á- əvɛŋ əvɛŋ oviŋ́ ewe ɪjúɛ́n awen
smoke ɑɲɛʔ aŋyɛ ɔndiʔi áɲíí aŋi aŋi alí aŋɡi ɪzə́ aɡɨk
ash ɔncwɔ oncwɔ ɑntɔ ɛ́ntwɔsi ntwɔsi ntwusɛ’ ontʃúó ntuɣɔ itú letɔ
knife ɔfwɛ ofwɛ ɔxyɑ wéefɛ /bɥífɛ̀ vafɛ ɛfɛ ɪtó nkúlɔ wantɨ alitɔ́
rope odzuwi owii oyi ɛ́ɣɔ́ɔ /á- ɛɣɔ ɛɣɔ oɡwɔ́ eɣó ɪjɨ eɣō
spear eɣɔ ɛɣɔɔ iwɔ ɛ́-ɣɔ̂ŋ /á- ɛɣoŋ ɛɣoŋ iwoŋ́ ewá ɪwǒn ɡebam̀
war (fight) obli obli wunɔ bíí-ø /-sí be’ bi’ bít bít jwɛ́ɛ́t bít
animal kecu ɲâm/ɲâŋsí ɲam ɲam ɲàm̀ ɲam ɲá ɲàm
meat ɛɲɑ ɛɲa iɲɑ ɲâm/ɲâŋsí ɲam ɲam ɲàm̀
dog ebo ɛbu ɛgbo ø-mámʒa /ɛ́- omia mamia bú bu bú bu
elephant ɛnsoʔ ɛnsu kinǝmi ɛ̀nsɔ̀ /-sí nso’ nsɔ’ isɔ̀ nsò suʔ sɔ̀k
goat ebwi ɛlve ibu bíi-ø /-sí bi bii bí wi ʤɛ́ wì
bird tonɔni tunɔɔni fiyiɲɔ ɛ́-nɔ̂n /á- ɛnɔn ɛnəŋ ɔnɛ́n enɔn ɪnɔnɔ́ ánòn
tortoise ɛmbɔ megwɛ ɛ̀mbáá-ø /-sí mbɔ’ mbɔ’ kwámbɔ̄ mbɔ mbə mbə
snake eʤwɔ ɛʤwɔ ɛdzɔ ʤwɔ́-ø /-sí ʤwo ʤwo dʒúɔ́ ʤuɦɔ́ ʤú ʤɔ
fish ɛsu ɛʃuu iʃi ʃú-ø /-sí ʃu ʃu ʃú ʃwi sùé sú
louse eklɑmbɑ akalaŋgba egu ʤíi-ø /-sí gi gbi asá ɡwití ʤwɛ́t ɡwet
egg ekɔnɔ ɛkɔnɔkɔ ikǝnǝ ɛ́kɔ̂n /á- ɛkɔn ɛkɔn ekón ekón ɪɡʉ̂ ɛ́ɡu
tree eti ɛte iti ɛ́-títíí /á- atiti atiti etí até ajɛ́t ɡeɡjɛ́t
bark egɔʔ ɛgɔʔ ego gɔ́ɔ goo’ gɔ’ nɡop ngop ɡɔp
leaf ɛfuwubwe ɛfuubwɛ ifuwɛ ɛ́fúbʒɛ̀n ɛfu efubjaŋ efúrú efútí ɪfə́ éwú
root ǝkɔ okɔɔ okɑ ɛ́kâŋ ɛkaŋ ɛkaŋ okaŋ́ ŋkà ɪkanə́ ékaŋ
salt ɔmwɑ omwa ɔŋmɑ mʒáŋ miaŋ miaŋ miaŋ̄ myá ɪŋbáŋ máŋ
fat ɔmfɔ mfɔsi ohɔ ɛ́mfwám nfwam nfwam difám mfwam difám lawám
hunger (general) edzɔw ɛʤɔɔ; ɛdzɔɔ iʤɔ tsɔ̂ŋ tʃoŋ tʃoŋ tsón; tsoŋ ɲam tswá ŋɡáń ŋɡáń
hunger (general) afwan afwan afwan
iron (metal) etɛnɛ atɛne itǝnǝ átɔ́nɔ́ atɔnɔ atɔnɔ ańtɛn ʒɔm, atono antən ɡesɛ́n
one ébíŋ ɛbiŋ abiŋ abíŋ ebvəŋ abú
one yimɔʔ yimɔ’ inimɔ ɡemɔ amɔ
two bofɛ: bufɛɛ mihɛ ɛ́fɛ́ɛ́ ɛfɛ ɛfɛ ɔfè bejí ɪfé efiɡe
three botyɑʔ buca’ mityɑ ɛ̀táá ɛtaa’ eta’ ɔtát betát ɪtát etíá
four boɲi: buŋii miɲi èɲìì ɛŋi ɛŋi ɔɲì beɲì ɪɲì enjì
five botɑ buta mitɑ ɛ́tâŋ ɛtan ɛtan otsàn betón ɪtòn etan
six otɔnɔti otɔnɔti mititi: ètʒètíí ɛtiɛti ɛtiete datí belendát blendàt etyedí
seven osɑmbwɛ osɔmbwɛ mititinɛnmɔ èsàmbáá ɛsamba ɛsamba datinɔmwc belendátɔmɔ, esamboɣa blendàtimɔ saubwə́
eight oɲiɲi oŋiŋii minini: èɲìníí ɛŋini ɛŋini iɲí beliɲi bleŋí enjiní
nine oɲiɲiɲi:yimɔʔ oŋiŋiinəwumɔ minini:nɛnimɔ èɲìníbìŋ ɛŋininebiŋ ɛŋinibiŋ iɲinɔmɔ beliɲinɔmɔ bleŋíimɔ njinɑ́bú
ten ofwɑʔ ofwa mifɔ ɛ̀fwáá ɛfwaa ɛfwa’ ifuɔ́t bewat ɪfót efua
come eyɑʔ ya ɔʃi záá ʒa’a ʒa’a zá ʤɨe jeɛ bá
send (s.o.) etɔ sɛ osɑlɑ tɔm tom tɔm tɔ́mɔ́ tom ndù ɡɛtɔ̄m
walk emɑyinɛ yɛnɛ oci ʤìnì ʒini ʒina dʒiní iʤíni ɲɛ̀nɛ̀ ɡɛŋɡɨ
fall etili ʧili ɔgbǝ tili tili təli iʃírí ntírí nʃù ɡɛŋʃit
leave edi sɛ ɔvɛkɑ faa dɛ’ɛ dɛ’ɛ zó tsifō ndù éndo
fly efwili fulɛ ɔfuli fùlé fuli fuɾi flí flô ntàlì ɡɛwuli
pour etili ŋiti ɔhɑti daŋke tuu tu dɔŋɡu ɡiɦi fí ɡɛsale
strike epɔnɔ ɛgwala ɔcɑti vile vili uli swóm tʃɛ̌ swám ɡɛnkya
bite ɛnɔ nɔ ɔndo nɔm nom nɔm lɔ́mɔ́ nóm lóm ɡɛɡyɔm
wash (tr.) eso ʃu ɔsovi sòò ʃuu ʃu sú sǔ sù ɡɛsú
split (wood) eyɑʔ yake ɔzɑki zaa ʒa’ ʒa’ netí ʤati nʒátí ɡɛʤat
give onɑʔ naa ɔnɑ nàà na’ na’ nahá kwɔ̀, ɲa naha ɡenak
steal edzi oʤi ɔʤi ʤii ɛʤi ɛʤi odʒí ʤi nzye ɡedzī
squeeze enmɛti ŋaamɛ ɔŋmɛti ŋámé ŋami ŋame tʃwɛrì tʃwɛni, ɲame ntɛri ɡɛkam
cultivate epoʔ ɛpwɔ’ ɔkwiʔki ʃìì ʃi’i ʃu’i dʒiné puɣɔ́, kili nʤən ɡɛndiŋ
bury (t.) ɛnwi ɲii wɛndɛ ɲìì ŋii nəŋi luɛ́ nzwé zə́ ɡɛ́ŋɡi
burn (t.) eyɔʔ yɔ wɔʤɔ ʤwàà ʒwaa’ ʒwo’ dʒwahá ʤwaɣá nʒahi ɡɛnʤɔk
eat eni ne ɔndi ɲii ŋi nəŋi li ndi lɨ́ ɡɛlɨ
drink enwɔɣ ŋwɔ oyɔ ɲɔŋ ŋoŋ ɲoŋ ŋwó ŋwá nzóŋ ɡɛnʤaŋ
vomit zɛ̀ŋ ʒɛŋ aʒɛn dʒɔŋú azɛɣɛ nzən ɡɛʤiɛn
vomit eyɛ yɛ oyɛ
suck ʃɔɔti ʃwàtí ʒwati ʃwə tʃwá tʃwa nʒa ɡɛsa
suck enwɔɣ oyɔ nsɔ
spit (saliva) etu onʧwa otuti tù thu thu ntuʃá fɛm, tʃu ntʃuɛ ɡɛtu
blow (on) eyɛni fete oweti fɔɔti fɔ fɔ fuɔ fɛ́ɛti fʉe ɡɛfəə
swell emɔʔ imɔlɔ omwɔ mwɔ̀ amu’ mɔ’ mí mwɔr, fɔli ɲiɛ ɡɛkwi
give birth ebe ube ogbɔ be be be bí bì mbì ɡɛwiɛ
die eku kpu oku kù kʉ kʉ ifú efú mfɔ̀ ɡɛnkù
kill eyi yi oʤwi ʤìì ʒi ʒwi dʒwi eʤwi nʒɛti ɡɛmbɔŋɡɛ
push etini teni okpɛsi bwɔ̀n tin tini tilí tíŋ mpahi ɡɛtiŋi
pull egor gʉu oɣwɔ gɔ̀ go wɔ ŋɡwó ŋɡwo ŋɡwíí ɡɛwɔ
sing ekpɑ kpana ogbɑ kpàn kpan kpan ʃúɔ́ kwáná su ɡɛkɔ́ŋ
play (game) epokesɑ kɛsa oto pùkìsà kesa kesa oʃwám atwám nkomatu ɡɛsàà
be afraid epɑʔ ofɔ otyɛ bùmə̀fàà ɛfɔ efo bamú búm mvʉti ɡɛŋɡula
want emedoʔ ɣɔɔ oʤɑ nàà ki kiə ki kye nkìŋ bɛŋkɔŋɔ
say egɑ ga oʃili tsɔɔ tso tʃɔ’ mɔ́ɔ mɔ̀ɣɔ̀ jim batáɣɔ́
see egɑ bwa ovɔ zaa zɔ zɔn bwá zɔ́ jɛ́n ɡɛɓwaŋ
show etɑʔɑli taali otɑʔɑ ti te te tí te nté ɡɛntɛdi
hear eyo gu owuti zuu ʒu ʒu ʒú ʤú nʤù ɡɛnʤù
know ekɑbe kabe okɔkǝ kɔ̀wi kai kabe kabí zo, kyaβa nkabi ɡɛkabi
count epi: pii oxɔlǝ pɛ̀ bu pɛ pɛ piɣé mpi ɡeḿpe

References

Vocabulary lists of African languages
Nilo-Saharan

Nilo-Saharan • p-Nilo-Saharan • p-Nilotic (p-E. Nilotic • p-S. Nilotic) • p-Surmic • NE Sudanic • p-Nubian • Nara • p-Daju • p-Jebel • Temein • Central Sudanic (p-Central Sudanic • p-Sara-Bongo-Bagirmi • Sinyar • Birri • p-Mangbetu) • p-Kuliak (Ik) • Kadu • Berta • Kunama • Gumuz • p-Koman • Gule • Amdang • Mimi-D • p-Maban • Mimi-N • Kanuri • p-Songhay • Tadaksahak

Niger-Congo

p-Niger-Congo • p-Atlantic-Congo • p-Benue-Congo • p-Grassfields • p-Ring • Momo • Tivoid • Ekoid • Beboid • Bendi • p-Bantu (Swadesh list) • p-Kongo • p-Jukunoid • p-Plateau (p-Tarokoid) • p-N. Jos • p-Fali • p-Yoruboid • Olukumi • p-Edoid • p-Akokoid • p-Igboid • Akpes • Ayere-Ahan • p-Upper Cross River • p-Lower Cross River • Anaang • p-Ogoni • p-Ukaan • p-Nupoid • Oko • p-Idomoid • p-Ijaw • Defaka • p-Gbe (Fongbe) • p-Potou-Akanic • p-Mumuye • p-Jen • Yendang • Tula-Waja • p-Lakka • p-Bua • Kim • p-Central Togo • p-Guang • p-Gurunsi • p-Oti-Volta (p-E. Oti-Volta • p-C. Oti-Volta) •  Tiefo • Natioro • Bariba • p-Gbaya • Dogon • p-Mande (p-W. Mande • p-Mandekan • p-Niger-Volta • p-S. Mande) • Atlantic (Guinea) • p-Fula-Sereer • p-Cangin • p-Manjaku • Bijogo • p-Talodi • p-Heiban • p-Katloid • Rashad • Lafofa

Afroasiatic

p-Afroasiatic • p-Chadic • p-Ron • p-North Bauchi • p-South Bauchi • South Bauchi • p-Central Chadic • p-Masa • Kujarge • p-Cushitic • p-Agaw • p-Omotic • p-Aroid • p-Maji • Mao • p-Semitic

Khoisan

Khoisan • p-Khoe • p-Central Khoisan • p-Tuu •

Language isolates

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