Baalesi

Language name and location: Baalesi, Ethiopia, Sudan [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 巴雷斯语, 苏丹, 埃塞俄比亚

1. óɗè	21. eʃióɗè kò óɗè
2. rámmá	22. eʃióɗè kò rámmá
3. íyó	23. eʃióɗè kò íyó
4. wèhé	24. eʃióɗè kò wèhé
5. tűr	25. eʃióɗè kò tűr
6. tɔ̀rkɔ̀nɔ́	26. eʃióɗè kò tɔ̀rkɔ̀nɔ́
7. tʉ̀rɡɛ̀rɛ́	27. eʃióɗè kò tʉ̀rɡɛ̀rɛ́
8. tùrɡè	28. eʃióɗè kò tùrɡè
9. tɔ́rɡɔ̀ɡɔ̀	29. eʃióɗè kò tɔ́rɡɔ̀ɡɔ̀
10. ɔ̀mɔ̀ðɔ̀	30. eʃioɗe kò ɔmɔðɔ
11. ɔ̀mɔ̀ðɔ̀ kò óɗè	40. ezaramma (literally, 2 people)
12. ɔ̀mɔ̀ðɔ̀ kò rámmá	50. ezaramma kò ɔmɔðɔ
13. ɔ̀mɔ̀ðɔ̀ kò íyyó	60. ezaiyo ( 20 x 3 )
14. ɔ̀mɔ̀ðɔ̀ kò wèhé	70. ezaiyo kò ɔmɔðɔ
15. ɔ̀mɔ̀ðɔ̀ kò tűr	80. ezawuhe ( 20 x 4 )
16. ɔ̀mɔ̀ðɔ̀ kò tɔ̀rkɔ̀nɔ́	90. ezawuhe ko ɔmɔðɔ
17. ɔ̀mɔ̀ðɔ̀ kò tʉ̀rɡɛ̀rɛ́	100. ezatur ( 20 x 5 )
18. ɔ̀mɔ̀ðɔ̀ kò tùrɡè	200. ɔmɔtɔʃ *
19. ɔ̀mɔ̀ðɔ̀ kò tɔ́rɡɔ̀ɡɔ̀	1000. ɔmɔtɔʃ or ʃi *
20. eʃioɗe	2000.

Linguist providing data and dateː Ms. Larissa Kapranova, Wycliffe Translator, Ethiopia,

July 31, 2012, April 1, 2013.

提供资料的语言学家: Ms. Larissa Kapranova, 2012 年 7 月 31 日, 2013 年 4 月 1 日

Other comments: Balesi or Kacipo-Baalesi has a counting system based on twenty. Tone after number 19 is not studied yet. The traditional word for 1000 'ɔmɔtɔʃ' literally means 'plenty', there is a loanword 'ʃi' from Amharic language. All that is more that 100 will be 'ɔmɔtɔʃ' which means a lot.

Language name and location:Baalesi, Ethiopia, Sudan [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 巴雷斯语, 苏丹, 埃塞俄比亚

1. óóɗē	21.
2. rámmá	22.
3. íyyó	23.
4. wé ̀	24.
5. túr	25.
6. tɔ̄rkɔ́hɔ̄ ( 5+ 1 )	26.
7. tʊ̄rɡɛ́rɛ̄ ( 5+ 2 )	27.
8. tūrɡē ( 5+ 3 )	28.
9. tɔ̀rɡɔ́ɡɔ̄ ( 5+ 4 )	29.
10. ɔ̄mɔ̄ðɔ́	30. ēēccí óóɗē kʊ́ ɔ̀mɔ̀ðɔ̀
11. ɔ̄mɔ̄ðɔ́ k-ʊ́ʊ́ɗē	40. ēēðá ràmmá
12. ɔ̄mɔ̄ðɔ́ kʊ́ rámmá	50. ēēðá ràmmá kʊ́ ɔ̀mɔ̀ðɔ̀
13. ɔ̄mɔ̄ðɔ́ kʊ́ íyyó	60. ēēðá íyyó ( 20 x 3 )
14. ɔ̄mɔ̄ðɔ́ kʊ́ wèʔ	70. ēēðá íyyó kʊ́ ɔ̀mɔ̀ðɔ̀
15. ɔ̄mɔ̄ðɔ́ kʊ́ túr	80. ēēðá wé ( 20 x 4 )
16. ɔ̄mɔ̄ðɔ́ kʊ́ tʊ̄rkɔ́nɔ̄	90. ēēðá wé kʊ́ ɔ̀mɔ̀ðɔ̀
17. ɔ̄mɔ̄ðɔ́ kʊ́ tūrɡérɛ̄	100. ēēðá túr ( 20 x 5 ) / māt̪t̪ójí *
18. ɔ̄mɔ̄ðɔ́ kʊ́ tūrɡē	200. ēēðá ɔ̄mɔ̄ðɔ́
19. ɔ̄mɔ̄ðɔ́ kʊ́ tɔ̀rɡɔ̄ɡɔ̄	1000.
20. ēēccí óóɗē	2000.

Linguist providing data and dateː Prof. Takkele Taddese, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, January 11, 1994.

提供资料的语言学家: Prof. Takkele Taddese, 1994 年 1 月 11 日.

Other comments: Balesi uses the quinary system also found in the neighboring Didinga-Murle cluster. The word for 'twenty' contains the root for 'person', éé (i.e. somebody with twenty digits). The same stem forms the basis for higher numbers. Instead of ēēðá túr ('five people'), the Amharic loan māt̪t̪ójí 'one hundred' may be used. Interestingly, Baale has not copied the decimal systems of Tirma and Chai despite intensive contacts with speakers of the latter two languages.

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