  The partial decay widths of lowest lying negative parity baryons belonging to
the 70-plet of SU(6) are analyzed in the framework of the 1/Nc expansion The
channels considered are those with single pseudo-scalar meson emission. The
analysis is carried out to sub-leading order in 1/Nc and to first order in
SU(3) symmetry breaking. Conclusions about the magnitude of SU(3) breaking
effects along with predictions for some unknown or poorly determined partial
decay widths of known resonances are obtained.
