| Proto-Grassfields Bantu | bnt-001 |
| *yól | |
| Abanyom | abm-000 | ɲ̀-ɲɔ̂ |
| Abon | abo-000 | ɛ-jo |
| Gikyode | acd-000 | gʊ-wɔːʔ |
| Eloyi | afo-000 | ɑɑ:kwhu |
| Legbo | agb-000 | *zɔ |
| Ashe | ahs-000 | gó-rɪij |
| Ashe | ahs-000 | gó-ṣú |
| Ake | aik-000 | buze- |
| Akpet | akd-000 | é-gwúù |
| Alege | alf-000 | ó-ʃi |
| Amo | amo-000 | fijij |
| Obolo | ann-000 | ìʤíʤìnû (ìʤó+ínû ) |
| Anaang | anw-000 | úrúkíkɔ̀t |
| Leyigha | ayi-000 | e-ʤɔg |
| Ayu | ayu-000 | i-gwak |
| atembwəʼwi | azo-000 | nǒol̂ |
| tuki | bag-000 | ň̃ |
| Bamoun | bax-000 | iɲu |
| Bamoun | bax-000 | ŋúə |
| Batie | bbj-000 | no< |
| Batie | bbj-000 | nó |
| Fusap | bbj-006 | nú |
| Jo | bbj-007 | nɔ́gʔ |
| chɔ̀pəchɔ̂p | bbq-000 | nɔ |
| Kulung | bbu-000 | i-joko |
| Baba | bbw-000 | ɲɔ |
| Bamenyam | bce-000 | nwa |
| Bamenyam | bce-000 | nwâ |
| Kohumono | bcs-000 | ɛ̀ʤɔ̀ɪ |
| Lundu | bdu-000 | *ɲ̀ɲɔ́ |
| Bafut | bfd-000 | -ká |
| Bafut | bfd-000 | -nó |
| Bafanji | bfj-000 | no |
| mədəŋkyɛ | bgj-000 | ň̌ |
| Kwanka | bij-000 | ʤa |
| Bikele | biw-001 | ɲʷâŋ |
| Bakoko | bkh-000 | ɲɔ |
| Itaŋikom | bkm-000 | m̀-bàm̀ |
| Bekwarra | bkv-000 | ù-ʃi |
| Irruan | bky-001 | è-ʃǐ |
| Abo | bky-002 | ɛ̀-fì |
| Bum | bmv-000 | ʒuɔ |
| Bamukumbit | bqt-000 | nʷɑh |
| Bete | btt-000 | ù-ʃǐ |
| Batu | btu-000 | bifa |
| Medumba | byv-000 | ɲú |
| Chawai | cch-000 | jɔwi |
| Kamuku | cdr-000 | *á:-hu:a |
| Kamuku | cdr-000 | hoʔa |
| Chori | cry-000 | i-leeg |
| Doka | dbi-000 | e-wua |
| C’lela | dri-000 | òblâ |
| Duka | dud-000 | ù-ɸɔ́ |
| Efik | efi-000 | úřúğíkɔ̀tˉ (rope of bush) |
| Ègón | ego-000 | e-me-i-bi |
| Ègón | ego-000 | e-mebi |
| Ègón | ego-000 | è-má+èbì |
| Ekajuk | eka-000 | ǹ-ɲò |
| Ekajuk | eka-000 | ɲʼ-ɲɔ |
| English | eng-000 | snake |
| Aten | etx-000 | dzwɔ |
| Aten | etx-000 | zó |
| Feʼfeʼ | fmp-000 | -nó |
| Tungi | fmp-007 | núɔ |
| français | fra-000 | serpent |
| Guang | gjn-000 | kʊ-wɔ |
| Gokana | gkn-000 | nã́ã́nã̀ |
| Gure | grh-000 | onisalɪp |
| Kahugu | grh-001 | beni |
| Horom | hoe-000 | jo |
| Icen | ich-000 | *mweʼ sīr,à |
| Icen | ich-000 | mɔ+bəgə, |
| Nyidu | ich-001 | *gjwa̍ |
| Nyidu | ich-001 | mo+gbɛ̃ |
| Olulumo | iko-000 | *ɛ̀-jɔ̀ɪ̀- |
| Ikom | iko-001 | *ɛ̀-ʤɔ̀bɔ̀- |
| Ik | ikx-000 | íde᷆m |
| Irigwe | iri-000 | ǹ-ʃè |
| nkim | isi-000 | ɲ̀-ɲɔ̂ |
| Nkumm | isi-001 | ɲ̀-ɲɔ́ |
| Izarek | izr-000 | *ì-fwèn |
| Izarek | izr-000 | ì-ʃɥɛ́n |
| Hyam | jab-000 | ʃuŋ |
| Buji | jer-000 | bì-wá |
| Rebina | jer-001 | bù-wá |
| Rebina | jer-001 | o-néné |
| Nda’a | jgo-000 | ´nɔ́ |
| Jibu | jib-000 | buʃuwe |
| Jibu | jib-000 | bíʃùwi |
| Jibu | jib-000 | ʃuwi |
| Bankal | jjr-000 | jox |
| Jaku | jku-000 | jɔ̀ɣɔ́ |
| Janji | jni-000 | bi-wa |
| Wannu | jub-000 | bu-su |
| Hõne | juh-000 | dɔ-ɪŋ |
| Wapan | juk-000 | (a̍-)jõ |
| Kaje | kaj-000 | *ɽjík |
| Katab Kagoro | kcg-000 | d̥ʒòák |
| Morwa | kcg-001 | za:k |
| Tsikimba | kdl-000 | kó:kò |
| Kagoma | kdm-000 | ngus |
| Ninkyop | kdp-000 | ì-gwà |
| Kenyang | ken-000 | ɲʼɲɔ́ |
| Kukele | kez-000 | ɛ́-zzɔ̃kɔ̃ |
| Kuturmi | khj-000 | i-jou |
| Kiong | kkm-000 | é-nú |
| Eregba | kpk-000 | *u-vgĩ́ |
| Kurama | krh-000 | bó-wá |
| Krachi | kye-000 | ka-tabʷɔʲ |
| Idṹ | ldb-000 | i-jowo |
| Limbum | lmp-000 | nfa˩˥p |
| Limbum | lmp-000 | nyo |
| Limbum | lmp-000 | ɡhurɡhuɖr |
| Limbum | lmp-000 | ɭwankuku |
| Mbula | mbu-000 | ijau |
| Menda | mfd-000 | fə̀-nɔ́ŋɔ̀mə̀- |
| Nkwen | mfd-001 | fù-ɲíɛ̀ |
| Mbembe | mfn-000 | ì-ʤɔ:k |
| Mbe | mfo-000 | mùû |
| metaʼ | mgo-000 | -ʤɔ́ |
| Bali | mhk-000 | ɲɔ́ |
| Ti | mhk-001 | ɲo |
| Nde | mhk-002 | nũ |
| Mama | mma-000 | joo |
| Nawuri | naw-000 | gɪ-nansɛʲ |
| Ndoe | nbb-000 | ɲ̀-ɲɔ́ |
| Balep | nbb-001 | ɲ̀-ɲɔ́ |
| Nkukoli | nbo-000 | dwɔ̀- |
| Nnam | nbp-000 | ɲʼ-ɲɔ |
| Chumburu | ncu-000 | kʊ-wɔ |
| Kënsense | ndb-000 | -ʒùá! ŋ́ |
| Nde | ndd-000 | ɲʼ-ɲɔ̀ɔ̂ |
| Nsele | ndd-001 | ɲʼ-ɲɔ̀ɔ̂ |
| Nta | ndd-002 | ɲʼ-ɲɔ̂ |
| Kofa | nfu-000 | mba˩˥ |
| Kofa | nfu-000 | nyu |
| Kofa | nfu-000 | ɭkwɟˠ |
| Ngie | ngj-000 | i[dʒuɡə |
| Ninzam | nin-000 | ì-wá |
| Bangou | nnz-000 | nʊ́ |
| Nwe | nwe-005 | ɲú |
| Fontem | nwe-006 | ø-ń+ɲo zò |
| Efutop | ofu-000 | ɲ̀-ɲuɔ̂ |
| Ogbia | ogb-000 | ɔ̀kàràβàβár |
| Koring | org-000 | dzɔl |
| Ufia | org-001 | ʤɔ́ʔ |
| Piti | pcn-000 | e-wok |
| Bapi | pny-000 | ínyoöoöré |
| ɗifyem | pym-000 | -sò |
| Reshe | res-000 | h-joha |
| Nungu | rin-000 | meʼ-wá |
| Nungu | rin-000 | mu-wa |
| kuCɛ́ | ruk-000 | i-wa |
| Sheni | scv-000 | u-wa |
| Surubu | sde-000 | pi-jowo |
| Tunen | tvu-000 | miah |
| Ura | ula-000 | ìhwáʔà |
| Mengaka | xmg-000 | nɔ́ |
| Shamang | xsh-000 | ko: |
| Awagwune | yay-000 | *ʧɔk |
| Awagwune | yay-000 | ʤɔk |
| Yakur | yaz-000 | jɔ̀l |
| yémba | ybb-000 | -nú |
| yémba | ybb-000 | ´‘nú |
| Hàshà | ybj-000 | suswan |
| Tarok | yer-000 | adwál (any non-poisonous snake) |
| Tarok | yer-000 | awù (any poisonous snake) |