Language name and locationː Omani Spoken Arabic, Oman, Kenya [Ref. to Ethnologue]
言名称和分布地区阿曼阿拉伯语, 阿曼苏丹国, 肯尼亚, 坦桑尼亚等国家

 

1. wɑːħid (masc.) / waːħdɑ (fem.)

21.  wɑːħid wɑ-ʕɑʃriːn

2. θni:n (masc.) / θni:ne (fem.)

22.  θni:n wɑ-ʕɑʃriːn

3. θɑlɑːθ (masc.) / θɑlɑːθɑ (fem.)

23.  θɑlɑːθ wɑ-ʕɑʃriːn

4. ɑrbɑʕ (masc.) / ɑrbɑʕɑ (fem.)

24.  ɑrbɑʕ wɑ-ʕɑʃriːn

5. xɑms (masc.) / xɑmse (fem.)

25.  xɑms wɑ-ʕɑʃriːn

6. sitt (masculine) / sitte (feminine)

26.  sitt wɑ-ʕɑʃriːn

7. sɑbɑʕ (masc.) / sbɑʕɑ (fem.)

27.  sɑbɑʕ wɑ-ʕɑʃriːn

8. θɑmɑːn (masc.) / θɑmɑːnije (fem.)

28.  θɑmɑːn wɑ-ʕɑʃriːn

9. tisɑʕ (masculine) / tisɑʕɑ (feminine)

29.  tisɑʕ wɑ-ʕɑʃriːn

10. ʕɑʃɑr (masc.)/ʕɑʃɑrɑ ~ ʕɑʃrɑ (fem.)

30.  θɑlɑːθiːn

11. ħidʕɑʃir(ɑr)

40.  ɑrbɑʕiːn

12. θnɑʕɑʃir(ɑr)

50.  xɑmsiːn

13. θɑlɑːθʕɑʃ(ɑr)

60.  sittiːn

14. ɑrbɑʕɑtʕɑʃ(ɑr)

70.  sɑbɑʕiːn

15. xɑmsʕɑʃ(ɑr)

80.  θɑmɑːnjiːn

16. sittɑʕɑʃ(ɑr)

90.  tisɑʕiːn

17. sɑbɑʕɑtʕɑʃ(ɑr)

100. mie

18. θɑmɑːntʕɑʃ(ɑr)

200. miteːn

19. tisɑʕɑtɑʃ(ɑr)

1000. ɑlf

20. ʕɑʃriːn

2000. ɑlfiːn

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Roberta Morano, LAHRI Short-Term Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Linguistics & Phonetics - School of Languages, Cultures and Societies, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT (UK), January 29, 2020. Fieldwork 2017-2018.

供资料的语言学家: Dr. Roberta Morano, 2020 年 1 月 29 日.

 

Other comments: Omani spoken Arabic has a decimal system. Omani spoken Arabic is spoken in District of al-ʿAwābī (northern Oman). Omani spoken Arabic numerals from one to ten both have masculine and feminine forms. Note the following differences between traditional Semitic phonetic symbols and IPA transcriptionsː
1. / t̩/ is an emphatic alveolar stop, IPA [tʼ]
2. /t̠/ voiceless interdental fricative, IPA [θ]
3. /š/ voiceless palatal fricative, IPA [ʃ]
4. /y/ voiced palatal approximant, IPA [j]
5. /h̠ / voiceless glottal fricative, IPA [ħ]
Vowelsː  /a/ = IPA [ɑ], /i/ = IPA [i], /u/ = IPA [u],  /ā/ = IPA [ɑː], /ī/ = IPA [iː], /ē/ is around IPA [eː]

Omani Arabic is a variety of Arabic spoken in the Al Hajar Mountains of Oman and in a few neighboring coastal regions. It is the easternmost Arabic dialect. It was formerly spoken by colonists in Kenya and Tanzania, but these days, it mainly remains spoken on the island of Zanzibar.


 

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