The following list of Proto-North Bauchi reconstructions is from Takács (2004).
Takács (2004) considers North Bauchi to be one of the most conservative branches of Chadic.
| English gloss | Proto-North Bauchi |
|---|---|
| egg | *caḥʷi |
| dig | *ciḳ- |
| middle | *cawɣ- |
| cut | *cəḳər- |
| sweat | *cən- |
| morning | *cuwy- |
| swear | *cum- |
| urine | *cVpr- |
| foot | *cum- |
| herd | *caQʷ- |
| ask | *c̣aɣ- |
| change | *c̣ək- |
| pull | *c̣am- |
| sit | *c̣əg- |
| sour | *c̣am- |
| swell | *c̣əm- |
| dry | *c̣uf- |
| stand | *c̣urw- |
| chest | *mVc̣- |
| descend | *pəc̣- |
| hair | *gəz- |
| fat | *rəvəz- |
| bow | *zaʔ- |
| close | *zaḅʷ- |
| stab | *zaḳʷ- |
| beans | *zam- |
| call | *zar- |
| stone | *zəḳəy |
| to skin | *zəl- |
| body | *zər- |
| ground corn | *zu |
| sweat | *zukum- |
| awaken | *zuḳʷ- |
| rope | *zʸaw- |
| give | *ča/iy- |
| send | *čin- |
| stink | *čam- |
| two | *či/ar- |
| fish (v.) | *ču |
| swell | *puč- |
| night | *č̣amaz- |
| goat | *č̣ang- |
| nail | *č̣ərf- |
| heart | *č̣Vnk- |
| bird | *č̣VT- |
| nine | *kuč̣- |
| sell | *məč̣- |
| turn | *ǯiKal |
| send | *ǯikʷ- |
| allow | *ǯu |
| life | *ǯukʷ- |
| pound | *ǯu/iw- |
| bitter | *č̣am- |
| rip | *č̣ar- |
| wring | *č̣ey- |
| fat | *ĉ̣əb- |
| sew | *ĉ̣im- |
| worm | *ĉ̣iy- |
| earth | *riĉ̣- |
| five | *vaĉ̣- |
| roast | *gəẑ- |
| flower | *riẑ- |
| open | *ẑar- |
| tremble | *ẑaẑar- |
| fowl | *ẑirkiy- |
| run | *ẑVẑV |
| bone | *ḳas- |
| war | *ḳas- |
| count | *ḳin- |
| call | *ḳiy- |
| forge | *ḳuf- |
| deep | *ḳulḳul- |
| buy | *ḳʷan- |
| angry | *ḳʷar- |
| bite | *ḳiy- |
| grass | *(a)was |
| head | *ɣ/ḥam- |
| fish | *ɣʷad- |
| see | *ḥan- |
| fill | *ḥʷan- |
| mount | *ḥʷum- |
| build | *ḥʷun- |
| hunt | *le- |
| kill | *tuḥ- |
| tooth | *ṭiḥn- |
| throw | *vʷaḥ- |
| pour | *vʷaḥ- |