Ajiri / Eloyi

Language name and location: Ajiri, Nassarawa State, Nigeria [Refer to Ethnologue]
语言名称和分布地区: 阿吉里语 (埃罗伊语 Eloyi), 尼日利亚联邦纳萨拉瓦州和贝努埃州

1. kwònʒé	21. ūwó ēkpêpò lā kwūkpɛ̄ɲí
2. kwòpwō	22. ūwó ēkpêpò lā ēpò
3. kwɔ̀lá	23. ūwó ēkpêpò lā ɛ̄lá
4. kwòndō	24. ūwó ēkpêpò lā ēndō
5. kwɔ̄lɔ̀	25. ūwó ēkpêpò lā ɛ́lɔ̀
6. kwɔ̀rɛ̄ɲí	26. ūwó ēkpêpò lā ɛ́lɛ̀ɲí
7. kwōròwò	27. ūwó ēkpêpò lā érèwò
8. kwɔ̄ràndá	28. ūwó ēkpêpò lā ɛ́ràndá
9. kwòrìndó	29. ūwó ēkpêpò lā érèndō
10. ūwó	30. ūwó èkpēlá
11. ūwó lā ūkpɛ̄ɲí	40. ūwó èkpēdō
12. ūwó lā ēpò	50. ūwó ɛ̄kpɛ́lɔ̀
13. ūwó lā ɛ̄lá	60. ūwó ɛ̄kpɛ́rɛ̀ɲí
14. ūwó lā ēndō	70. ūwó ēpérèwò
15. ūwó lā ɛ́lɔ̀	80. ūwó ēkpéràndá
16. ūwó lā ɛ́lɛ̀ɲí	90. ūwó ēkpérèndó
17. ūwó lā érèwò	100. òdèī ūkpɛ̄ɲ, 200. èdèrī ēpò
18. ūwó lā ɛ́ràndá	400. èdèrī ēndó, 800. èdèrī ɛ́ràndá
19. ūwó lā érèndō	1000. òdūbū ūkpɛ̄ɲí
20. ūwó ēkpêpò	2000. èdūbū èpò

Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. Kenneth Kunza Agwadu and Mr. Israel Wade, The Word for the World Initiative Nigeria (TWFTW), Nigeria, August 9, 2021
提供资料的语言学家: Mr. Kenneth Kunza Agwadu and Mr. Israel Wade, 2021 年 8 月 9 日.

Other comments: Ajiri or Eloyi [ɛlɔyi] or Afao is spoken by approximately 100,000 speakers in Benue state: Agatu LGA, Benue river areas; Nassarawa state: Awe and Nasarawa LGAs, Nigeria. Ajiri or Eloyi [ɛlɔyi] has a decimal system now, there Hausa loanword for 'hundred' and 'thousand'.

1. ònzé	21. úwókpépólákúnyí
2. òpā	22. úwókpépólépō
3. ōlá	23. úwókpélélá
4. ōndō	24. úwókpélédō
5. ɔ̄lɔ̀ o̠= ɔ	25. úwókpélɛ̀lō
6. ōròwò	26. úwókpélɛ̀rényí
7. ɔ̀rɛ̀nyi	27. úwókpélèréwō
8. ōràndá	28. úwókpélèràndá
9. òròndō	29. úwókpéléràndō
10. ūwó	30. úwókpɛ́lá or úsêpòlɛ́rɛ̀nyí ( 12 x 2 + 6)
11. ūwórɛ́nyí	40. úwókpé ndō ( 10 x 4 )
12. úsɔ́	50. úwókpɛ́lò̠ ( 10 x 5 )
13. úwólɛ́lá	60. úwókpɛ́rɛ̀nyí ( 10 x 6 )
14. úwólɛ́dò	70. úwókpérèwò ( 10 x 7 )
15. uwólɛ́lɔ̀	80. úwókpéràndá ( 10 x 8 )
16. uwólɛ́rènyí	90. úwókpérèndō ( 10 x 9 )
17. uwólɛ́rèwò	100. úwókpúwó ( 10 x 10 )
18. uwólɛ́ràndà	200. úwókpúwó ékpépò (litː 100 twice)
19. uwólɛ́réndō	400. úwókpúwó ékpé ndō (100 x 4)
20. úwókpépò < uwo ekpepo 10 x 2	1000. úwókpúwó ékpúwó *

Linguist providing data and dateː Prof. A. U. Okwudishu, Faculty of Education, University of Abuja, Nigeria, February 28, 2011.
提供资料的语言学家: Prof. A. U. Okwudishu, 2011 年 2 月 28 日.

Other comments: Ajiri or Eloyi [ɛlɔyi] has a decimal system now, there was an old system based 12 before. There is an option for 1000 'úwókpúwó rìyí kpúwó which means ''100 places 10''.

1. ònzé	21.
2. òpā	22.
3. ōlá	23.
4. ōndō	24.
5. ō̠lò̠	25.
6. ōròwò	26.
7. ò̠rɛ̀nyi	27.
8. ōràndá	28.
9. òròndō	29.
10. ūwó	30. úwókpɛ́lá or úsêpòlɛ́rɛ̀nyí ( 12 x 2 + 6)
11. ūwórɛ́nyí	40. úwókpé ndō ( 10 x 4 )
12. úsó̠	50. úwókpɛ́lò̠ ( 10 x 5 )
13.	60. úwókpɛ́rɛ̀nyí ( 10 x 6 )
14.	70. úwókpérèwò ( 10 x 7 )
15. uwólɛ́lò̠	80. úwókpéràndá ( 10 x 8 )
16.	90. úwókpérèndō ( 10 x 9 )
17.	100. úwókpúwó ( 10 x 10 )
18.	200. úwókpúwó ékpépò (litː 100 twice)
19.	400. úwókpúwó ékpé ndō (100 x 4)
20. úwókpépò < uwo ekpepo 10 x 2	1000. úwókpúwó ékpúwó *

Linguist providing data and dateː Sourceː V. Mackay. 1968. Taken from West African Language Data Sheets, Vol.1 /1977, edited by M. E. Kropp Dakubu, West African Linguistic Society.

Other comments: Eloyi people use a decimal system now, it seemed there was an old system based 12 before. There was an option for 1000 'úwókpúwó rìyí kpúwó which means ''100 places 10''.

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