Appendix:Defaka word list

The following word list of Defaka is from Jenewari (1983). Jenewari (1983) also provides Kalabari Ijo words for comparison.

List

No.	Gloss	Defaka	Kalabari
1	head	tóɓo	sɪ́bɪ́
2	hair (head)	jímé	ínúmé
3	eye	ɔ́yɔ	tɔ́rʊ̄
4	ear	ɓasi	ɓeri
5	nose	níni	nínī
6	mouth	ɓɪ́ɪ́	ɓɪ́ɓɪ́
7	tooth	nɪan	áká
8	tongue	mɛndʊɔ	ɓɛ́lɛ́
9	jaw	ɛbɛkʊ	ɓékékē
10	chin	ɪ́mángɪ́	íkú
11	heard	ɛfɛrʊ	ɪ́pɔ́rɪ́
12	neck	omu	kɔngɔ
13	breast (female)	ɔ́nʊ́ɔ́	índó
14	heart	kʊ́ɔ́	ɓíó-ɓɛ́-ɪmgbɔ
15	belly, stomach	ɪtɔ	fúrō
16	navel	ísóró	ómbú
17	back	okpo	ɔɓʊ, oɓukúlō
18	arm, hand	káa	ɓárā
19	nail (finger or toe)	ámémé	ínúmé
20	buttocks	taɓá píríkā	okolo-ɓɔ́kɔ̄
21	penis	ɔyɔ́m̄	tɔ́ngɔ̄
22	vagina	tabéé	okolo
23	leg	pára	ɓʊ́ɔ́
24	body	ɔ́ḿ	ójū
25	bone	ḿbua	ímgbe
26	blood	asi	ɔmbɪ-yé, pulo
27	saliva	kʊta	fɪla
28	urine	saan	sán
29	faeces	ɓáta	fɪyan
30	food	éyáan	fíyé
31	water	mbɪ́á	minji
32	soup/sauce/stew	árʊ́á	fʊ́lɔ́, ɔɗʊ
33	meat	ámi	námá
34	fat	ɔsɔ	ɓɛ́lékɪ́
35	fish	tina	inji
36	oil	pɪra	pulo
37	salt	óó	fʊ́n
38	wine (general word)	ilo	iru
39	palm wine	ɪ́yɪ́á ilo	tomina irú
40	yam	ínī	ɓuru
41	cassava (fresh)	mpataka	ɪmbaraka sɪ́n
41	cassava (cooked)	akpakuru	ɪmbaraka
42	maize	akpʊkpa	ɪmbɪaká
43	beans	akɪ́dɪ	akɪ́dɪ
44	pepper	agada	sanɪ
45	okra	ɔ́kʊrʊ	ɔ́kʊrʊ
46	plantain	ɔbɪnɔm	ɪmbánā
47	banana	ɔbɔbɔnɔ	ɓanána, ɔ́kʊ́yam
48	orange	olukajan	éleínda
49	groundnut	awúékéré	apapá
50	kola nut	kúmbé	ɗáwó
51	tobacco	jírí	ɗírí
52	cotton	íwō yáan
53	oil palm	lom tiin	énéme
54	seed	tíin tobo	sɪ́n ɪ́mgbɔ́lɪ
55	grass	ḿbóbárí	ósúká
56	tree	ibo tiin	sɪ́n
57	leaf	jírí ápá	ɪ́yán
58	bark (of tree)	tíin ɓɔɔ	sɪ́n ápára
59	root	tíin ili	kuno
60	thorn	nɔ́ḿ tayan	nangɪ
61	stick	tíin	sɪ́n
62	firewood	áyó	fɪnɪ
63	charcoal	áɪ́n	áyɪ́n-ḿgbɔ́
64	fire	ayɔm	fɪnɪ
65	smoke	ɛwɛnɪ	owin
66	ashes	lárɪ waan	fɔ́ɔ̄n
67	waterpot	ḿbíá ɓórú	kúkú
68	cooking pot	ɪ́já	ɓɛ́lɛ́
69	calabash	okpokoró	ɓaɓa, aɓʊrɔ
70	(grinding) stone	kɔ́kɔ́	ɗʊ́ɓárɪ́
71	mortar	oku	pʊmbʊ
72	knife	kíngí bɔm	ogie
73	hoe	atʊɛɪn	ɔ́gʊ
74	axe	ngi	kumbu
75	machete	ɔgɪɔm	ogie
76	spear (war)	ɪkparɪ gbe	ɓɛkɛrɛ́
77	bow (weapon)	obum	iboli
78	arrow	ɪ́kpáá	ɗɛ́ɪ́n
79	iron (metal)	nkukuru yaan	íkúléle
80	mat	óbídá	ɛ́tɛ́rē
81	basket	lúá	kana
82	bag	akpa	akpa
83	rope	líkí	ɗígí
84	needle	ɪ́lágā	lágá
85	thread	iri	irí
86	cloth (material)	ókúrú	ɓɪtɛ
87	robe (man's)	ɔ́ḿgbɪam	kápa
88	hat/cap	okpobiri	sún
89	shoe	agbaká	ókúrá
90	mooer	átákɪ	igbigi
91	door(way)	óbū	ɓɔ́kɔ́
92	room	afaka	ɓíō
93	house	jíka	wárɪ̄
94	wall (of house) (internal)	jíka ɓaa	wárɪ̄ ákáka
94	wall (of house) (external)	jíka akparʊ	wárɪ̄ ákáka
95	compound	ókúná	póló
96	town	ámá	ámá
97	village	ámá ɓɔm	kálá ámá
98	well	ḿbɪ́á abana	suɓe
99	rubbish heap	uun akúmá léé	sárá
100	road	ɪ́a bɪɔ	eteláā
101	market	kia	ogumaɓiri, fɛ́
102	farm	ído	ɗʊɔ
103	bush	ónúmá	piri
104	river	bɪɔ	tɔ́rʊ́
105	sea	ibo bɪɔ	tɔ́rʊ́
106	boat (canoe)	ándu	árʊ́
107	mountain	anaa	ígú
108	ground	uun	kírī
109	earth (soil)	uun obio	kírī
110	sand	waan	ówīn
111	dust	waan ɔjʊkɔ	fɔ́ɔ̄n
112	mud (for house)	jika waan	abaɪn
113	mud (in swamp)	ɔjɔkʊ	lɪka
114	wind	ɪ́mɪɔ	fɛ́rʊ́
115	rain	sɔ́ɪn	énē
116	sun	ʊ́ɔ	ɪ́rūá
117	moon	ɓáán	akalʊ́
118	star	ípínī	loliá
119	day	ififio	éné
120	night	ɓíín	ɗín
121	dawn	lérē ɔɔa	énē ɓáā
122	darkness	kúmíni	kánákáná, fúrúmínji
123	sleep	ibi	mɔ́nɔ̄
124	work	ɔ́kʊ́ɔ́n	kɔrɪnamá
125	war, fight	aʊ	owu
126	fear	mgbugbo	ɓálá-fa
127	hunger	éyáan tarɪ	ɓuru-pɔkɔ-tarɪ́
128	thirst	ikpoko kákárí	minji-ɓu-pɔkɔ-tarɪ́
129	year	ɔ́lɔ́ɔ	kʊ́rá
130	rainy season	sɔ́ɪn kɪa	fɛ́ngʊ́
131	dry season	ʊ́ɔ kɪa	ɪ́rʊ̄á kʊ́ra
132	song	túó	númé
133	story	lógō	ólókó, ɪ́lʊ́kʊ́
134	word	kɔrɔ	ɓíɓɪ́, ɛ́kʊ́ɛ́n
135	lie (s)	kʊtalá	író
136	thing	yáa	yé
137	animal	amɪ, ónúmá	námá
138	goat	óbórí	óɓórí
139	he-goat	ɔ́ɓárɪ́ óbórí	ekpé
140	sheep	ánáná	ánáná
141	cow (zebu)	ánámbā	nambúlo
142	horse, donkey	inyinyan	ásʊ
143	dog	ebere	obiri
144	cat	bɔɔ́sɪ	pɔ́sɪ
145	rat	ɪnɔm	ofúnguru
146	fowl (domestic)	okuna	ɔɓɔ́kɔ̄
147	cock	ɔ́ɓáɪ́ okuna	ówí ɔɓɔ́kɔ̄
148	duck	ɓekemíní okuna	ɓekiná ɔɓɔkɔ
149	egg	ɪ́tɛ́ɪ́n	ayɪn
150	wing	ápá	pamba
151	feather	pɪ́ɔ́m	pɪ́kɔ́
152	horn	ɪ́fálɪ̄	ɪ́fálɪ́
153	tail	nɪɔn	etemi
154	leopard	toto	sɪ́rɪ
155	crocodile	sako	seki
156	elephant	ɓɪla	ɓɪla
157	buffalo (bush cow)	ebe	óɓóin
158	monkey	tíin kamɓáɪ́	ɓʊkɔ
159	tortoise	íkákɪ́	ɪ́kákɪ́
160	snake	sese yáan	ododó
161	lizard	agára	ologboingboin
162	crab (sea)	ánɪ́	ɪ́kɔ́lɪ
163	crab (land)	atu	ólu
164	toad ('frog')	akaláḿ	ɪngʊ
165	snail	osi	osi
166	housefly	ɔmɔmɔ́	ɔmɔmɔ́
167	bee	ɓɛ́ḿ	akama
168	mosquito	nɔ́ḿ pɛyaan	támgbóló
169	louse	mkpi	íkú
170	bird	ye	féní
171	vulture	ɛdɛlɛ	ɛdɛlɛ
172	hawk	ákpánákpá	ágʊ́nkwɔ̄
173	bat	peku	poku
174	person	nɔ́ḿ	tomɓɔ́
175	name	ɪ́tá	ɛ́rɛ́
176	man	ɛmɛnɛ ɓáɪ́	tomɓɔ́, ówíɓɔ́
177	male	ɔ́ɓáɪ́	ówí
178	husband	jei	di(ɓɔ)
179	woman	ɛ́sɛ́rɛ̄ ti	ɛ́rɛ́bɔ́
180	female	ólúla	ɪ́yɔ́rɔ́
181	wife	taa	ta(ɓɔ)
182	old person	ɔ́lɔ̄tí	ómóngíɓɔ
183	senior/older	mɔ́ngɪ̄ti	ómóngíɓɔ
184	father	izulo, daá	ɗa(ɓɔ)
185	mother	iziza(m), naa	yingi(ɓɔ)
186	child	awo	tʊɓɔ
187	children	ɛwɛrɛ míní	awɔmɛ́ɛ
188	son	ɛmɛnɛ ɓɔ́m̄	ówíɓɔ́ tʊ́ɓɔ
189	daughter	ɛ́sɛ́rɛ̄ ɓɔ́m̄	ɛ́rɛ́ɓɔ́ tʊ́ɓɔ
190	brother (elder) (for man)	mɔ́ngɪ̄ ɓáɪ́	ímbēre ómóngíɓɔ
191	brother (younger) (for man)	agbara ɓáɪ́	ímbēre kálá tʊ́ɓɔ
192	sister (elder) (for man)	móngɪ̄ ála	ímbārá ómóngíɓɔ
193	sister (younger) (for man)	agbara ála	ímbārá kálá tʊ́ɓɔ
194	mother's brother	erená tɔɪ	yingiɓɔ ímbere
195	in-law	wɔ ɓáí	ɔ́gɔ̄, áɗō
196	guest	ɪkɛ́nɪ́tī	ogoniɓɔ́
197	friend	ókó ɓáɪ́	ikiaɓɔ́
198	king	ámá ɛtɛ ɓáɪ́	ámáyánáɓɔ́
199	hunter	ónúmá tɛɪn ɓáɪ́	námá-tɛ́ɪ́n-ɓɔ́
200	thief	ɛ́wɛ́ntī	fúrúɓɔ́
201	doctor (native)	ɓótōtí	ɓɪ́rɪ́ɓɔ́
202	witch	ɪ́yɔ́rɔ̄tí	arɪɓɔ́
203	chief	dɛ́ɛ́n ɓáɪ́	áláɓɔ́
204	medicine (charm)	ɪyɔrɔ	ɗírí
205	fetish (juju)	ɔ́ʊ	órú
206	corpse	eze nɔ́m̄	ɗʊ́ɛ́ɪ́n
207	God	tabɪ́ɔ	támúnɔ́
208	one	gbɔ́rɪ́	gbér(íy)é, ingeí, gbɔ́rɪ́
209	two	maama	maɪ́, ma
210	three	tátó, tátá	tɪ́rɛ́ɪ́, tɪ́rá
211	four	nɛ́ɪn, nɛ́ā	íní, íníá
212	five	túúno, túnā	sɔ́nɔ́, sɔ́ná
213	six	maango, maanga	sóníó, sóníá
214	seven	tʊ́aama	sɔ́nɔ́ma, sɔ́nɔ́má
215	eight	tʊ́atʊ́a	níne, nína
216	nine	túunein, túunea	éséní, éséníá
217	ten	úwei, wóā	óyí, atí, óyá
218	eleven	úwei gbɔ́rɪ́	óyí gbéré fínjí
219	twelve	úwei maama kɛɪn	óyí maɪ fínjí
220	thirteen	úwei tátó	óyí tɪ́réɪ́ fínjí
221	fourteen	úwei nɛ́ɪn	ɪngɪɛ fa ji
222	fifteen	úwei túúno	jiei
223	sixteen	nɛ́ɪn ile síi	íní fa sí
224	seventeen	tátó ile síi	tɪ́rɛ́ɪ́ fa sí
225	eighteen	maama kɛɪn ile síi	maɪ́ fa sí
226	nineteen	gbɔ́rɪ́ ile síi	gbéré fa sí
227	twenty	síi	sí
228	twenty-one	síi tɛ gbɔ́rɪ́ tɛ̄	sí gbéré fínjí
229	twenty-two	síi tɛ maama kɛɪn tɛ	sí maɪ fínjí
230	thirty	síi tɛ úwei tɛ	súéí (20+10)
231	forty	maama síi	mesí (2x20)
232	fifty	maama síitɛ úwei tɛ	mesi óyí fínjí
233	sixty	tátá síi	tésí (3x20)
234	seventy	tátá síi tɛ úwei tɛ	tésí óyí fínjí
235	eighty	nɛ́ā síi	íníá si
236	ninety	nɛ́ā síi tɛ úwei tɛ	íníá si óyí fínjí
237	hundred	túnā síi	sóná si
238	two hundred	úwei á-síi	óyá si
239	four hundred	óbóón	ɛ́ndɛ́
240	black	ɓire	kúrúkúrú
241	white	pɛnɛ	pɪ́nā(pɪ́ná)
242	red	áwʊ́kɔ̄	áwʊ́
243	big (great, large)	ibo	opu (adj.), ɗʊɓa (v.)
244	small	agbara	kálá (adj.), ɪ́rʊ̄ (v.)
245	long (of stick)	nángā	nɔ́ngɔ́ (v.)
246	short (of stick)	íbā	kpʊ́lʊ́ (v.)
247	old (opp. new)	ɔ́lɔ̄	ómóngí (v.)
248	new	áyá	ɪ́wɔ́ (v.)
249	wet	ɓuɓu	pisí (v.)
250	dry	kákárɪ́	sámʊ́nɔ́ (v.)
251	hot (as fire)	oro	ɔ́fɪ̄rɪ́ (v.)
252	cold	saʊ	óɓókū (v.)
253	right (side)	ɛmɛnɛ kaɓa	ama ɓárā
254	left	kɔ́ndɔ́ ɓa	kɔ́ndɔ́/éré
255	good	íyókó	iɓi
256	bad	sei	si
257	sweet (tasty)	ótóḿ	ɓɛlɛ́
258	heavy	ii	íkū
259	full	ɓáya	ɓín
260	strong, hard	ḿbé	kʊrɔ
261	eat	éé	fɪ́
262	drink	ḿbú	ɓú
263	swallow	mɛnɪ	mɛnɪ
264	bite	abga	ówín
265	lick	dʊ́ɔ́n	táɓā
266	taste	ɛsɛ	ɓɪ́ɓɪ́ kɛ lámā
267	vomit	sɔ́rɔ́	ɔ́sʊ́
268	urinate	saan	sán
269	defecate	ngo	bɪ́ɛ́
270	give birth	ezé	iyi
271	die	eze	fɪ
272	stand (up)	uun síá	sɛ́
273	sit (down)	uun ɓa	lɛgɪ
274	kneel	párāanga	kparakɪ́
275	sleep, lie (down)	ibi	mónō, ɓɔlɔlɔ́
276	dream	ibi ɛsɛ́	ɗáwɔ́
277	go	sia	mú, só
278	come	soo	ɓó
279	arrive	iso	láā
280	enter	sua	sɔ́
281	climb	tandɪ	kpɔ́lɪ̄
282	descend	izé	íwō
283	fall	ɓéké	ɓɪ́kɪ́
284	walk	yáan	mɛ́njí
285	run	ńgíe	mangɪ
286	jump	yéi	ɗosi
287	fly	yéema	fín
288	pass (by)	ɓɪa	ɓʊ́rɔ́
289	turn round (intr.)	kanama	kana
290	follow	pirima	ɗúgā
291	see	ɛsɛ	ɛ́rɪ́
292	bear	naa	na
293	listen	naagara	pókī
294	touch (with hand)	ɪyɔn laa	ɓárā kɛ lámā
295	know	jíríma	nímí
296	think	ɪ́kɛ́rɛ́	kuromá
297	remember	ɪ́kɛ́rɛ́ ísooma	ɓíó kúrómá
298	forget	ɓatama	ɓíō ɓárámá
299	learn	dɪ́dɛ́ɪn	ɗawɔ́
300	laugh	kɛ́tɛ́	ɗɛrɪ
301	weep (cry)	lúa	ówú
302	sing	ótúó	sú
303	dance	sɛ́sɛkɪ	sɛ́kɪ́
304	play (games)	tei	tíī
305	fear	mgbugbo	ɓálá fa
306	greet (salute)	írī ɔɔa	sɪn
307	abuse, curse	karɪ	wori, karɪ
308	fight	aʊ	owu sɔ́
309	call (summon)	ɓʊɔn	sɪn, sɛ́mā
310	send	ɔnɪɔnma	fɪrɪmá
311	say	faa	ɗuko, ɓɛɛ́
312	ask (question)	gbilia	gbólā
313	reply	pakara	pákɪ̄rɪ́
314	ask (request)	mundu	ɓi
315	refuse	ɔdʊɔn	ɗʊkʊ + NEG
316	like	ɔmɪɔn	ɓɛ́lɛ̄
317	want (desire)	karama	ɓi
318	look for	kara	ɗɔkɪ
319	lose (something)	ɓákɪ́	fama
320	get (obtain)	ɛ́tɛ	ɔ́kɪ́
321	gather (things)	kobiri	kóɓīrí
322	steal	ɛ́wɛ́n	fúrú
323	take	mgbe	ɔ́kɪ́
324	carry (load)	ɛ́kɛ́	dógī
325	show (something)	ɛsɛ	ɗie
326	give	ama	pɪrɪ
327	sell	lɛlɛ	dɛrɪ
328	choose	kʊ́ɔmɪɔ	sɛlɛ
329	buy	sɔnɔ	fɛ́
330	pay (for something)	sóngó	gbɛ́ɛ̄
331	count	yáa kɛɪn	kɪɛn
332	divide (share out)	ɓara	die
333	finish (intr.)	olia	(main verb) + fámā
334	catch	arɪ	kun
335	shoot	tɛɪn	tɛɪn
336	kill	ɓáá	ɓá
337	skin (flay)	ɪ́kpá	ɛ́sɪ́n
338	cook, fry	tʊa	sɔ
339	roast	ɔɔ	fɔɪ
340	pound (in mortar)	tuka	temi
341	grind	saan	gbɛ́ɛ̄
342	pour	kura	sara
343	throw	ave	gbín
344	sweep	ofi	ɔ́fɪ́n
345	burn (tr.)	ooma	ɗɔ́kɪ́nā
346	extinguish (tr.)	ɓɔɔma	binmá
347	plait (hair)	luo	párɪ̄
348	weave (cloth)	luo	ɗórī
349	spin (thread)	kpaa	?
350	put on (clothes)	tɪa	sʊaá
351	sew	gbíin	gbín
352	take off (clothes)	lɛlɛ	sin
353	wash (things)	suku	sɪ́kɪ̄rɪ́
354	wash (body)	soro	ɓírī
355	wring (clothes)	imi	imimá
356	pull	ɪyanma	nʊ́nʊ́
357	push	daan	súkúrúmā, da
358	beat (person)	pini	fomu
359	beat (drum)	onuna	fárɪ́
360	break (pot, calabash)	ɓáá	ɓá
361	break (a stick)	ajʊma	áyɪ́nmā
362	tear (tr.)	kakara	kán
363	split (tr.)	paya	pú
364	pierce	anga	témí
365	hoe, dig	soki	sókú
366	sow, plant	kʊra	ɗiɓi
367	bury	libi	ɗiɓi
368	build	anga	námá
369	mould	búrá	tɛmɛ
370	carve (wood)	ebe	kárá
371	make	yáa	yé, mɪɛ́
372	hold	ari	ɔ́lɔ̄
373	tie	kuma	kpɔ́ɔ̄
374	untie	kpɔkpɔ	fímā
375	cover (a pot)	kpana	gbáɪ̄n
376	open (door)	ɔɔma	finji
377	close	kpana	gbáīn
378	(be) rotten	se yáan	ɓʊrʊ
379	stink	ɔrʊɔ	fʊ́rʊ̄
380	swell (of boil)	fʊkɔ	fóín
381	blow (with mouth)	oforo	ófúrō
382	blow (of wind)	fukuma	fíyé
383	surpass	nɛ́ngɛ́ma	nɛngɪ(ma)
384	dwell	mbaa	ángā, simé

References

• Jenewari, Charles E. W. 1983. Defaka: Ijo's closest relative. (Delta Series, 2.) University of Port Harcourt Press. →ISBN