| Proto-Grassfields Bantu | bnt-001 |
| *búŋ | |
| atembwəʼwi | azo-000 | pǒɭ̂ |
| tuki | bag-000 | ǒwǒra |
| chɔ̀pəchɔ̂p | bbq-000 | laʔ |
| Baba | bbw-000 | fəməmbam |
| Bafanji | bfj-000 | mbou |
| mədəŋkyɛ | bgj-000 | pǔɭ |
| Bikele | biw-001 | mbúmbʷá |
| Bakoko | bkh-000 | li[ɓe n[jɛjɛː |
| Bum | bmv-000 | a[fuf |
| Proto-Grassfields Bantu | bnt-001 | *jìŋ` |
| Bamukumbit | bqt-000 | ɑ[ʒuʔ |
| English | eng-000 | poor |
| français | fra-000 | pauvre |
| Ik | ikx-000 | īkúɾúfánón |
| Kofa | nfu-000 | dž˩˥ |
| Kofa | nfu-000 | dž̌dž |
| Ngie | ngj-000 | u[kʰwaŋ |
| Bapi | pny-000 | fuàméê |
| Tunen | tvu-000 | ɔba jɛbatɔ |
| Tunen | tvu-000 | ɔba tɔjɔtɔ |
| Tunen | tvu-000 | ɔpa jɛpatɔ |
| Tunen | tvu-000 | ɔpa tɔjɔtɔ |