Awak

Language name and location: Awak, Gombe state, Nigeria [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 阿瓦克语, 尼日利亚东部贡贝州阿克和卡尔屯戈本地政府区

1. díːn	21. wɛnɛ yɔ́rɔ́b ʃɛ́rtin díːn
2. yɔ́rɔ́b	22. wɛnɛ yɔ́rɔ́b ʃɛ́rtin yɔ́rɔ́b
3. kunúŋ	23. wɛnɛ yɔ́rɔ́b ʃɛ́rtin kunúŋ
4. náː	24. wɛnɛ yɔ́rɔ́b ʃɛ́rtin náː
5. fwáːd	25. wɛnɛ yɔ́rɔ́b ʃɛ́rtin fwáːd
6. yidíkúún (kúún)	26. wɛnɛ yɔ́rɔ́b ʃɛ́rtin yidíkúún
7. yidibírr (bírr)	27. wɛnɛ yɔ́rɔ́b ʃɛ́rtin yidibírr
8. naríb	28. wɛnɛ yɔ́rɔ́b ʃɛ́rtin naríb
9. tuːrkúb	29. wɛnɛ yɔ́rɔ́b ʃɛ́rtin tuːrkúb
10. kɔ́b	30. wɛnɛn kunúŋ
11. kɔ́b ʃɛ́rtin díːn	40. wɛnɛn náː
12. kɔ́b ʃɛ́rtin yɔ́rɔ́b	50. wɛnɛn fwáːd
13. kɔ́b ʃɛ́rtin kunúŋ	60. wɛnɛ yidíkúún
14. kɔ́b ʃɛ́rtin náː	70. wɛnɛ yidibírr
15. kɔ́b ʃɛ́rtin fwáːd	80. wɛnɛ naríb
16. kɔ́b ʃɛ́rtin yidíkúún	90. wɛnɛ tuːrkúb
17. kɔ́b ʃɛ́rtin yidibírr	100. kʊbɪ, wɔn or bwattɪyɛ
18. kɔ́b ʃɛ́rtin naríb	200. kʊbɪ yɔ́rɔ́b
19. kɔ́b ʃɛ́rtin tuːrkúb	1000.kʊʊl díːn
20. wɛnɛ yɔ́rɔ́b	2000.kʊʊl yɔ́rɔ́b

Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. Gareth Mort, Wycliffe Bible Translator, Jos, Nigeria. July 1, 2010.

提供资料的语言学家: Mr. Gareth Mort, 2010 年 7 月 1 日.

Other comments: Awak or Yěbù is spoken by approximately 6,000 speakers in Gombe state: Akko and Kaltungo LGAs, Nigeria. Awak has a decimal system. The data of this language is mainly written phonetically, they have a 10-vowel (ATR) system and are using IPA symbols to write some of the vowels. Please note also that the forms you had previously for [ʃɪtɪ]/[ʃere] in the numerals are based on the oral pronunciation and are correct for how they are often or usually written – but the [ʃertin] form I have given is the full form of the ‘addition’ word. For your information, almost the only place where there are small divergences from your previous data are with regard to:

1. 100 – all three forms are attested, I am told the younger generation tend to prefer [kʊbɪ] and the older ones [wɔn] or sometimes [bwatɪjɛ]. There are slight transcription differences from the earlier data.

2. There are a few places where the wrong ‘i’ symbol is used in your data – e.g. [narib] and [kʊbi] where it is clear that the alternative [ɪ] is correct because of vowel harmony considerations.

Transcription: /sh/=[ʃ], /ng/=[ŋ], /y/=[j]

Language name and location: Awak, Gombe state, Nigeria [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 阿瓦克语, 尼日利亚东部贡贝州阿克和卡尔屯戈本地政府区

1. díːn	21.
2. yɔ́rɔ́b	22.
3. kunúŋ	23.
4. náː	24.
5. fwáːd	25.
6. kúún / yidíkúún	26.
7. bírr / yidibírr	27.
8. naríb	28.
9. tuːrkúb	29.
10. kɔ́b	30. wɛnɛn kunúŋ
11. kɔ́b ʃɛ́rɛ́ díːn	40. wɛnɛn náː
12. kɔ́b ʃɪtɪ yɔ́rɔ́b	50. wɛnɛn fwáːd
13. kɔ́b ʃɪtɪ kunúŋ	60. wɛnɛ yidíkúún
14. kɔ́b ʃɪtɪ náː	70. wɛnɛ yidibírr
15. kɔ́b ʃɪtɪ fwáːd	80. wɛnɛ naríb
16. kɔ́b ʃɪtɪ kúún / yidíkúún	90. wɛnɛ tuːrkúb
17. kɔ́b ʃɪtɪ bírr / yidibírr	100. kʊbi, wɔɔn, bwatiɡɛ
18. kɔ́b ʃɪtɪ naríb	200.
19. kɔ́b ʃɪtɪ tuːrkúb	1000. kʊʊl díːn
20. wɛnɛ yɔ́rɔ́b	2000.

Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. Danjuma N. Gambo, Nigeria Bible Translation Trust, Jos, Nigeria. June 22, 2007. Reference sourceː Jungraithmayr, H. 1968-69. Class languages of Tangale-Waja district. Afrika und Übersee.

提供资料的语言学家: Mr. Danjuma N. Gambo, 2007 年 6 月 22 日.

Other comments: Awak has a decimal system. Awak is spoken by approximately 6,000 speakers in Gombe state: Akko and Kaltungo LGAs, Nigeria.

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