Ibani

Language name and location: Ibani, Nigeria [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 伊巴尼语, 尼日利亚南部

1. ŋ̀ɡɪ̀ɛ́	21. sí ŋ̀ɡɪ̀ɛ́ fíndí
2. m̀mɛ̀ɛ́	22. sí m̀mɛ̀ɛ́ fíndí
3. tɛ́rɛ́	23. sí tɛ́rɛ́ fíndí
4. íní	24. sí ná néí fíndí
5. sɔ́nɔ́	25. sɔ́nɔ́ fà só ( '' 5 less 30 '')
6. sóníɛ́	26. íní fà só ( '' 4 less 30 '')
7. sɔ́nɔ́mà	27. tɛ́rɛ́ fà só ( '' 3 less 30 '')
8. ínínè	28. m̀mɛ̀ɛ́ fà só ( '' 2 less 30 '')
9. éséníé	29. ŋ̀ɡɪ̀ɛ́ fà só ( '' 1 less 30 '')
10. àtìé * / ójí	30. só
11. ójí ŋ̀ɡìɛ́ fíndí *	40. m̀mɛ̀ sí ( 2 x 20 )
12. ójí m̀mɛ̀ɛ́ fíndí	50. m̀mɛ̀ sí ójí fíndí
13. ójí tɛ́rɛ́ fíndí	60. tésí ( < 3 x 20 ) ?
14. ójí fíndí	70. tésí ójí fíndí
15. dʒèé / sɔ́nɔ́ fà sí ( '' 5 less 20 '') **	80. íníá sì ( 4 x 20 )
16. íní fà sí ( '' 4 less 20 '')	90. íníá sì ójí fíndí
17. tɛ́rɛ́ fà sí ( '' 3 less 20 '')	100. sɔ́nɔ́á sì ( 5 x 20 )
18. m̀mɛ̀ɛ́ fà sí ( '' 2 less 20 '')	200. ójíá sì ( 5 x 20 ), 400. ńdɛ́ɛ̀
19. ŋ̀ɡɪ̀ɛ́ fà sí ( '' 1 less 20 '')	1000. m̀mɛ̀ɛ́ ńdɛ́ɛ̀ ójíà sì fíndí
20. sí	2000. sɔ́nɔ́à ńdɛ́ɛ̀ ( 5 x 400 )

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Ebitare F. Obikudo, 29 April, 2008.

Department of Languages & Linguistics, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria.

提供资料的语言学家: Dr. Ebitare F. Obikudo, 2008 年 4 月 29 日.

Other comments: Ibani has a vigesimal numeral system with special constructions

for numbers 15 and 19, 25 to 29. Notesː In counting, / àtìé/ is used for '10';

/ fíndí/ means ‘over' or 'add'; /fà/ means 'less' or 'loss'.

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