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Labial vibrants in Mangbetu: Wordlist

Kenneth S. Olson, SIL International & Laboratoire Parole et Langage
David Mbiri Koogibho, Communauté Évangélique du Christ au Cœur d’Afrique

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No.	French	English		Orthographic	Phonetic	Notes
1.	cadavre	corpse	Play	nábwu	[náʙù]	n. Demolin 1992:168
2.	force	strength	Play	néibwua	[néìʙùà]	n. Demolin 1992:168
3.	chenille	caterpillar	Play	nɛ́bwɔ	[nɛ́ʙɔ̀]	n. Demolin 1992:168, McKee 2007:185
4.	hameçon	fish hook	Play	nɔ́ʉ́bwɔ	[nɔ́ʊ́ʙɔ̀]	n. Demolin 1992:168, McKee 2007:185
5.	porter	to carry	Play	nɔ́bwɔ	[nɔ́ʙɔ̀]	v. McKee 2007:185
6.	grossir	to become fat	Play	nóbwo	[nóʙò]	v. McKee 2007:185
7.	passé lointain	distal past	Play	bwʉ	[ʙʊ̀]	particle. Demolin 1992:168, McKee 2007:184
8.	un bruit	noise (suddenly)	Play	nébwu	[néʙù]	ideo. Demolin 1992:168
9.	champ	field	Play	nɛ́ɨpwɔ	[nɛ́ɪ̀ʙ̥ɔ̀]	n. Demolin 1992:174, McKee 2007:185
10.	cicatrice (sg.)	scar	Play	nébípwɛ	[nébíʙ̥ɛ̀]	n. Demolin 1992:174 (nébí-ʙ̥ʊ̀-ɛ̀: wound-kill-DEM), McKee 2007:187, cf. 48, 63
11.	guerre	war	Play	náapwʉ	[nâːʙ̥ʊ̀]	n. Demolin 1992:176
12.	guerre (pl.)	war (pl.)	Play	áápwʉ́	[áːʙ̥ʊ́]	n. Larochette 1958:179
13.	tuer	to kill	Play	nɔ́pwʉ	[nɔ́ʙ̥ʊ̀]	v. Demolin 1992:174, McKee 2007:184
14.	faire sortir	to push out	Play	nópwu	[nóʙ̥ù]	v. Demolin 1992:174
15.	étroit	narrow/tight	Play	mɛ́pwʉpwʉ	[mɛ́ʙ̥ʊ̀ʙ̥ʊ̀]	adj. Demolin 1992:174,180
16.	J’ai tué il y a longtemps.	I killed a long time ago.	Play	mápwʉ́bwʉ	[máʙ̥ʊ́ʙʊ̀]	Demolin 1992:176 (má-ʙ̥ʊ́-ʙʊ̀: 1SG-kill-DIST), cf. 7, 13
17.	hanche	hip	Play	némbwu	[ném͡ʙù]	n. Demolin 1992:158,167
18.	antilope cheval	type of antelope	Play	nédembwú	[nédèm͡ʙú]	n. Demolin 1992:158
19.	souche	stump	Play	néimbwú	[néìm͡ʙú]	n. Demolin 1992:158
20.	sorte de calao	hornbill sp.	Play	nɔ́mbwɔ	[nɔ́m͡ʙɔ̀]	n. Demolin 1992:158
21.	pot de cuisine	cooking pot	Play	némbwó	[ném͡ʙó]	n. Demolin 1992:158, McKee 2007:185
22.	sorte de champignon	type of mushroom	Play	námbwú	[nám͡ʙú]	n. Demolin 1992:158
23.	esp. de vipère	Gaboon viper	Play	nɛ́mbwʉma	[nɛ́m͡ʙʊ̀mà]	n. McKee 2007:186
24.	cadeau	present	Play	nóumbwu	[nóùm͡ʙù]	n. Larochette 1958:30
25.	boire	to drink	Play	nɔ́mbwɔ	[nɔ́m͡ʙɔ̀]	v. Demolin 1992:158,159,167; McKee 2007:185
26.	Je suis en train de boire.	I am drinking.	Play	má ú mámbwá	[má ú mám͡ʙá]	Demolin 1992:159
27.	écorce	bark	Play	nɛ́ɛ́vhɛ́	[nɛ́ːⱱɛ́]	n. cf. Larochette 1958:206
28.	racine	root	Play	nɛ́ɨ́vhʉ́	[nɛ́ɪ́ⱱʊ́]	n. Demolin 1988:81
29.	vent fort	strong wind	Play	návhivhi	[náⱱìⱱì]	n. Demolin 1992:11 (appx. 3)
30.	queue	tail	Play	návhi	[náⱱì]	n. Demolin 1988:81
31.	coquille d’un escargot	snail shell	Play	náhí ɛ́ɛ́vhɛ́	[náʔí ɛ́ɛ́ⱱɛ́]	n. Demolin 1992:14 (appx. 3)
32.	oiseau noir	black bird	Play	nɛ́vhyavhyá	[nɛ́ⱱjàⱱjá]	n. Demolin 1992:200
33.	ongle/griffe	nail/claw	Play	nɛ́tɛ́ɛ́vhɛ́	[nɛ́tɛ́ːⱱɛ́]	n. Demolin 1988:83
34.	souffler sur un feu	to blow on a fire	Play	návhúavhu	[náⱱúàⱱù]	v. Demolin 1992:3,11 (appx. 3)
35.	déféquer	to defecate	Play	nóvho	[nóⱱò]	v. Demolin 1992:9 (appx. 3)
36.	gratter assez fort à faire une cicatrice	to scratch hard enough to cause a wound	Play	nɔ́vhʉ	[nɔ́ⱱʊ̀]	v. Demolin 1992:199
37.	sauter	to leap	Play	nóvhi	[nóⱱì]	v. Demolin 1992:199
38.	jouer	to play	Play	nɔ́vha	[nɔ́ⱱà]	v. Olson and Hajek 2004:50, cf. Demolin 1992:196
39.	dix	ten	Play	tɛ́ɛ́vhɛ́	[tɛ́ːⱱɛ́]	num. Demolin 1992:24 (appx. 3)
40.	vingt	twenty	Play	ɛ́tɛɛvhɛ sóórú	[ɛ́tɛ̀ːⱱɛ̀ sóːrú]	num. Olson and Hajek 2004:50
41.	vingt	twenty	Play	ɛ́tɛɛvhɛ sóóndrwé	[ɛ́tɛ̀ːⱱɛ̀ sóːndrwé]	num. Demolin 1992:2 (appx. 3)
42.	cendres	ashes	Play	nápú	[nápú]	n. Demolin 1992:174
43.	alimenter le feu	to feed a fire	Play	nóbu	[nóbù]	v. cf. Demolin 1992:168
44.	saute du léopard	like a leaping leopard	Play	épwi	[éʙ̥ì]	adv. McKee 2007:186, cf. 59
(59.)	saute du léopard	like a leaping leopard	Play	épwi	[éʙ̥ì]	adv. McKee 2007:186, cf. 44
45.	très tôt matin	early morning	Play	ɛ́pwɨ́	[ɛ́ʙ̥ɪ́]	adv. McKee 2007:186, cf. 60
(60.)	très tôt matin	early morning	Play	ɛ́pwɨ́	[ɛ́ʙ̥ɪ́]	adv. McKee 2007:186, cf. 45
46.	non perçable	not pierceable	Play	ɛ́pwɨ́ɨ́lɨ́	[ɛ́ʙ̥ɪ́ːlɪ́]	adv. McKee 2007:186, cf. 61
(61.)	non perçable	not pierceable	Play	ɛ́pwɨ́ɨ́lɨ́	[ɛ́ʙ̥ɪ́ːlɪ́]	adv. McKee 2007:186, cf. 46
47.	manière de saisir par les griffes	seizing by the claws	Play	ɛ́pwɨ́kɨ́tɨ́	[ɛ́ʙ̥ɪ́kɪ́tɪ́]	adv. McKee 2007:187, cf. 62
(62.)	manière de saisir par les griffes	seizing by the claws	Play	ɛ́pwɨ́kɨ́tɨ́	[ɛ́ʙ̥ɪ́kɪ́tɪ́]	adv. McKee 2007:187, cf. 47
48.	cicatrice	scar	Play	nébípwɛ	[nébíʙ̥ɛ̀]	n. Demolin 1992:174, McKee 2007:187, cf. 10, 63
(63.)	cicatrice	scar	Play	nébípwɛ	[nébíʙ̥ɛ̀]	n. Demolin 1992:174, McKee 2007:187, cf. 10, 48
49.	serré dans un trou	squeezed into a hole	Play	ɛ́pwɨ́kɨ́lɨ́	[ɛ́ʙ̥ɪ́kɪ́lɪ́]	cf. 64
(64.)	serré dans un trou	squeezed into a hole	Play	ɛ́pwɨ́kɨ́lɨ́	[ɛ́ʙ̥ɪ́kɪ́lɪ́]	cf. 49
50.	cligner les yeux	to blink	Play	nɛ́pwɛ́pwɛ	[nɛ́ʙ̥ɛ̂ʙ̥ɛ̀]	v. McKee 2007:187, cf. 65
(65.)	cligner les yeux	to blink	Play	nɛ́pwɛ́pwɛ	[nɛ́ʙ̥ɛ̂ʙ̥ɛ̀]	v. McKee 2007:187, cf. 50
51.	petit orteil	little toe	Play	nɛ́pwɛ́ngwɛ	[nɛ́ʙ̥ɛ́ŋɡwɛ̀]	n. McKee 2007:187, cf. 66
(66.)	petit orteil	little toe	Play	nɛ́pwɛ́ngwɛ	[nɛ́ʙ̥ɛ́ŋɡwɛ̀]	n. McKee 2007:187, cf. 51
52.	plusiers orteils	toes	Play	ɛ́pwándrɛ	[ɛ́ʙ̥ándrɛ̀]	n. (irr. pl.) McKee 2007:187, cf. 67
(67.)	plusiers orteils	toes	Play	ɛ́pwándrɛ	[ɛ́ʙ̥ándrɛ̀]	n. (irr. pl.) McKee 2007:187, cf. 52
53.	non ǃ	noǃ	Play	pwɛ́ɛ́pwɛ́	[ʙ̥ɛ́ːʙ̥ɛ́]	interj. (to a request, with mockery) McKee 2007:187, cf. 68
(68.)	non ǃ	noǃ	Play	pwɛ́ɛ́pwɛ́	[ʙ̥ɛ́ːʙ̥ɛ́]	interj. (to a request, with mockery) McKee 2007:187, cf. 53
54.	avec discussion	impolitely	Play	ɛ́pwɛ́ɛ́pwɛ́	[ɛ́ʙ̥ɛ́ːʙ̥ɛ́]	adv. McKee 2007:187, cf. 69
(69.)	avec discussion	impolitely	Play	ɛ́pwɛ́ɛ́pwɛ́	[ɛ́ʙ̥ɛ́ːʙ̥ɛ́]	adv. McKee 2007:187, cf. 54
55.	se moquer	to mock	Play	nɛ́ɛ́pwɛ́ɛ́pwɛ́	[nɛ́ːʙ̥ɛ́ːʙ̥ɛ́]	v. McKee 2007:187, cf. 70
(70.)	se moquer	to mock	Play	nɛ́ɛ́pwɛ́ɛ́pwɛ́	[nɛ́ːʙ̥ɛ́ːʙ̥ɛ́]	v. McKee 2007:187, cf. 55
56.	sorte d’insect	kind of insect	Play	nɔ́ʉpwambwɔ	[nɔ́ʊ̀ʙ̥àm͡ʙɔ̀]	n. McKee 2007:187, cf. 71
(71.)	sorte d’insect	kind of insect	Play	nɔ́ʉpwambwɔ	[nɔ́ʊ̀ʙ̥àm͡ʙɔ̀]	n. McKee 2007:187, cf. 56
57.	espèce de plante	kind of plant	Play	nɛ́bwabwá	[nɛ́ʙàʙá]	n. McKee 2007:187, cf. 72
(72.)	espèce de plante	kind of plant	Play	nɛ́bwabwá	[nɛ́ʙàʙá]	n. McKee 2007:187, cf. 57
58.	l’eau qui se verse dans les boules (graines)	water pulsing from a hose onto the ground	Play	ɛ́mbwambwambwa	[ɛ́m͡ʙàm͡ʙàm͡ʙà]	adv. McKee 2007:187, cf. 73
(73.)	l’eau qui se verse dans les boules (graines)	water pulsing from a hose onto the ground	Play	ɛ́mbwambwambwa	[ɛ́m͡ʙàm͡ʙàm͡ʙà]	adv. McKee 2007:187, cf. 58

References

Demolin, Didier. 1992. Le mangbetu: Étude phonétique et phonologique. Brussels: Université Libre de Bruxelles dissertation.
Larochette, J. 1958. Grammaire des dialectes mangbetu et medje suivi d’un manuel de conversation et d’un lexique. Annales du Musée Royal du Congo Belge, Série in 8°. (Sciences de l’Homme 18). Tervuren: Musée Royal du Congo Belge.
McKee, Robert Guy. 2007. ‘Concerning Meegye and Mangbetu’s bilabial trills.’ In Doris L. Payne & Mechthild Reh (eds.), Advances in Nilo-Saharan Linguistics. Proceedings of the 8th Nilo-Saharan Linguistics Colloquium, University of Hamburg, August 22–25 2001, 181–189. (Nilo-Saharan. Linguistic Analyses and Documentation 22). Cologne: Rüdiger Köppe.
Olson, Kenneth S. and John Hajek. 2004. ‘A crosslinguistic lexicon of the labial flap.’ Linguistic Discovery 2,2:21–57. [http://linguistic-discovery.dartmouth.edu/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Journals.woa/2/xmlpage/1/article/262] (10.05.2013).
Olson, Kenneth S., David Mbiri Koogibho, Roger E. Olson, Judy Kuntz and Gary F. Simons, 2013. ‘Labial vibrants in Mangbetu: Archival form.’ Primary data (corpus). Speech and Language Data Repository. [http://hdl.handle.net/11041/sldr000829] (10.06.2013).

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