| Proto-Grassfields Bantu | bnt-001 |
| *ɲóŋ | |
| atembwəʼwi | azo-000 | ň̌nk̂ |
| tuki | bag-000 | unǔwě |
| chɔ̀pəchɔ̂p | bbq-000 | nʷəhəmʷə |
| Baba | bbw-000 | mma[ɲaʔ]tə |
| Bafanji | bfj-000 | fɨ pɨŋ |
| mədəŋkyɛ | bgj-000 | ň̌ȟ̌maɨ |
| Bakoko | bkh-000 | li[ɲaŋ |
| Bum | bmv-000 | hi[ɲɔŋ]hi |
| Bamukumbit | bqt-000 | nɑʔ nəbə̃ |
| English | eng-000 | nurse |
| English | eng-000 | suck |
| English | eng-000 | suckle |
| français | fra-000 | allaiter |
| français | fra-000 | téter |
| Ik | ikx-000 | nàɠwētēs |
| Kofa | nfu-000 | fǎ mi mbi |
| Ngie | ngj-000 | i[noj |
| Bapi | pny-000 | nyoàñé |
| Tunen | tvu-000 | u[ɲoh]i |
| Tunen | tvu-000 | usosi |