Language
name and locationː
Acheron,
South Kordofan,
Sudan [Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. bulluk |
21. ɡurruŋ ɡeɽʌk na zulluk |
2. weɽʌk |
22. ɡurruŋ ɡeɽʌk na zeɽʌk |
3. wʌt̪t̪ʌk |
23. ɡurruŋ ɡeɽʌk na wʌt̪t̪ʌk |
4. bɽando |
24. ɡurruŋ ɡeɽʌk na bɽando |
5. zəɡuŋ zulluk (lit: 'one hand') |
25. ɡurruŋ ɡeɽʌk na zəɡuŋ zulluk |
6. zəɡuŋ zulluk na bulluk (5+1) |
26. ɡurruŋ ɡeɽʌk na zəɡuŋ zulluk na zulluk |
7. zəɡuŋ zulluk na weɽʌk (5+2) |
27. ɡurruŋ ɡeɽʌk na zəɡuŋ zulluk na zeɽʌk |
8. zəɡuŋ zulluk na wʌt̪t̪ʌk (5+3) |
28. ɡurruŋ ɡeɽʌk na zəɡuŋ zulluk na zʌt̪t̪ʌk |
9. zəɡuŋ zulluk na bɽando (5+4) |
29. ɡurruŋ ɡeɽʌk na zəɡuŋ zulluk na bɽando |
10. ɡurruŋ |
30. ɡurruŋ ɡʌt̪t̪ɽʌk |
11. ɡurruŋ na bulluk |
40. ɡurruŋ ɡo bɽando |
12. ɡurruŋ na weɽʌk |
50. ɡurruŋ ɡo zəɡuŋ zulluk |
13. ɡurruŋ na wʌt̪t̪ʌk |
60. ɡurruŋ ɡo zəɡuŋ zulluk na zulluk |
14. ɡurruŋ na bɽando |
70. ɡurruŋ ɡo zəɡuŋ zulluk na zeɽʌk |
15. ɡurruŋ na zəɡuŋ zulluk |
80. ɡurruŋ ɡo zəɡuŋ zulluk na zʌt̪t̪ʌk |
16. ɡurruŋ na zəɡuŋ zulluk na zulluk |
90. ɡurruŋ ɡo zəɡuŋ zulluk na bɽando |
17. ɡurruŋ na zəɡuŋ zulluk na zeɽʌk |
100. ɡurruŋ ɡo ɡurruŋ * |
18. ɡurruŋ na zəɡuŋ zulluk na zʌt̪t̪ʌk |
200. ɡurruŋ ɡeɽʌk d̪ʊmmek |
19. ɡurruŋ na zəɡuŋ zulluk na bɽando |
1000. ɡurruŋ ɡo ɡurruŋ d̪ʊmmek |
20. ɡurruŋ ɡeɽʌk |
2000. ɡurruŋ ɡo ɡurruŋ ɡeɽʌk d̪ʊmmek |
Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Russell Norton,
University of
Essex, UK / SIL International, January 23, 2008. |
Other comments: Acheron has a counting system based on five. The number 'five' is literally ‘one hand’: zəguŋ=‘hand’, z-ulluk=‘one’. na=‘and’ , -o=Possessive (gurruŋ g-o bɽando ‘40’=‘10 of 4’). There are two options for number '100', they areː ɡurruŋ d̪ʊmmek or ɡurruŋ ɡurruŋ (10 x 10). Acheron is spoken by approximately is spoken by approximately 20,000 speakers in Saraf Aj-Jaamous area, east of Moro hills, South Kordofan state, Sudan. |
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