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nchoŋn3planting season; time of food scarcityBéwénɛ mbaaŋgé á nchoŋ.Cocoyams are planted in the planting season.

nchóŋbechóŋn1/21Grassfields personNchóŋ mə̂ ḿbédé ntâŋ aʼsó á ekɔ́ɔ̄sē.A Grassfields man was the first slave in Bakossi.2slave (obsolete)Syn.ntâŋ

nchoŋɛ́Dial.var.ofnchoó

nchóŋ ń kudnchóŋ ń kudn3/4kind of parrot, Red-fronted parrot ?Poicephalus robustus ?

nchoo1n31line2sentence (writing)

nchoo2conjtogether

nchoóDial.var.nchoŋɛ́nkind of shrewCrocidura spp

nchóómbūūbechóŋ bé mbúún1/2man who stops rain from falling

nchoo mé esyɔge<âchoon3filling of basket, piling in

nchoonnchoonn3/41line, of writing, etcBédúlé nchoon á abámbé.A line was drawn on the plank.2sentence (writing)3verse

nchoo neSp.var.njoo ne<âchoo1preptogether with, alongside with2including

nchɔgVar.nchogn3penisSyn.abóm

nchɔlenunripe

nchɔmn3curse, bad luckAkií nchɔm ahɛ́ á nzag-tê.He went and put a curse on the farm.

nchɔmagn3act of cursing, kind of curse

nchɔndenchɔnden3/4immature animalCf.chɔn

nchɔn ń támbé<âchɔnn3filling of basket

nchunn.mod3old, oldnessnchun ḿ modbechun bé badn3/2old personNchun ḿ mod ńdé hɛ́níí.An old person is here.

nchyáabéchyáaDial.var.ncháa<âchyáan1/2woman who has given birth

nchyáátɛ́nDial.var.ncháátɛ́n<âchyáan3line, offspring by birth, descendants

ndaabndaabn9/10climbing plant, stem used to weave bags, headbandsUrera spNdaab chə̂ bébɛlɛɛ́ mɔɔ́.It is with ndaab that headbands are made.Cf.etúúndaab

ndáándumɛbendáándumɛn1/21first wife, senior wifeNdáándumɛ adíí mwaád aʼsó.Ndáándumɛ is the first wife.2bark of a tree that is a prized medicineCf.ndáŋ

ndábndáb, mendábn9/10~61house2family, householdCf.abum á ndábatúmbéetúmbe2pwɔ́g e ndábtúmbéabédé á ndábmebédé mé ndábn5/6part behind the houseAkií ábēdē ndáb.He has gone behind the house.ndáb e dɔ́gtɛɛndáb é medɔ́gtɛɛn9/10hospitalndáb e Dyǒbndáb é Dyǒbn9/10churchSyn.ndáb e mǐtimndáb e eʼbɛ́néndáb é eʼbɛ́nén9/10house with zinc roof

ndáb e echumndáb é echumn9/10traditional Bakossi round houseCf.âchum1

ndáb e mǐtimndáb é mǐtimn9/10church, meeting househouse of meetingSyn.ndáb e Dyǒbndáb e mmwɛ́ndáb é mmwɛ́n9/10bar; drinking houseAdibé ndáb e mwɛ́.He looked for a bar.ndáb e ntógendáb é ntógen9/10translation officepwɔ́g e ndábpwɔ́g é ndábn9/10family, smaller than abum á ndábCf.abum á ndábatúmbéetúmbe2ndábtúmbéndáb e ebóndáb é ebón9/10hospitalndáb eche dɔ́gtɛɛndáb éche dɔ́gtɛɛn9/10hospital

ndáb eche dɔ́gtɛɛndáb éche dɔ́gtɛɛExpr.ofndábdɔ́gtɛɛ1n9/10hospital

ndáb e meláándáb é meláán9/10fort