Akaselem

Language name and location: Akaselem, Centrale region, Togo [Ref: Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 阿卡舍兰语 (昌巴语Tchamba), 多哥共和国中部地区昌巴省

1. m̀bá	21. ŋ́kòóɳɖìbá
2. mbìlé	22. ŋ́kòónɪ̀ìle
3. ǹtà	23. ŋ́kòónɪ̀ɪ̀tà
4. ǹnàà	24. ŋ́kòónɪ̀ɪ̀nàà
5. m̀ŋmɔ̀	25. ŋ́kòónɪ̀ɪ̀ŋmɔ̀
6. ǹlòòbè	26. ŋ́kòónɪ̀ɪ̀lòòbè
7. ǹlòlé	27. ŋ́kòónɪ̀ìlòlé
8. ǹɲìì	28. ŋ́kòónɪ̀iɲìì
9. ŋ̀wɛ̀ʔ	29. ŋ́kòónɪ̀ɪ̀wɛ̀
10. pʷíʔ	30. ŋ́kòónìpʷí
11. pʷíɳ̀ɖìbá	40. ʔíkùùlé (20 x 2)
12. pʷínɪ̀ìlé	50. ʔíkùùlém̀pʷí
13. pʷínɪ̀ɪ̀tà	60. ʔíkùùtà (20 x 3)
14. pʷínɪ̀ɪ̀nàà	70. ʔíkùùtampʷí
15. pʷínɪ̀ɪ̀ŋmɔ̀	80. ʔíkùùnàà (20 x 4)
16. pʷínɪ̀ɪ̀lòòbè	90. ʔíkùùnààmpʷí
17. pʷínzɪ̀ìlòlé	100. ʔíkùùŋmɔ (20 x 5)
18. pʷínɪ̀iɲìì	200. kííkpíí
19. pʷínɪ̀ɪ̀wɛ̀	1000. ŋ́kpóŋ̀mɔ̀
20. ŋ́kòó	2000.

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Aboubakari Sama through Dr. Johannes Merz, SIL-Togo-Benin, June 7, 2010.

提供资料的语言学家: Dr. Aboubakari Sama, 2010 年 6 月 7 日.

Other comments: Akaselem or Tchamba has a vigesimal system, some numerals are similar to those of Ntcham language. Akaselem (Tchamba) is a language of the Gurma people in the Central region of Togo by approximately 50,000 speakers.

Akasalem Consonant chart

	bilabial	Labio-dental	Alveolar	Retroflex	Palatal	Velar	Labio-Velar	glottal
Stop	p, b pʷ,bʷ		t, d	ɖ		k, g	kp, gb	ʔ
Fricative		f, v	s, z					h
Affricate					tʃ,dʒ
Nasal	m, mʷ		n	ɳ	ɲ	ŋ	ŋm
Trill			r
Lateral			l
Glide					j		w

Akaselem Vowel Chart

	Front	Central	Back
Close	i ɪ		u ʊ
Close-mid	e		o
Open-mid	ɛ		ɔ
Open		a

The above charts are only phonetic ones. Akaselem project is a new project.

We’re currently continuing the analysis.

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