Bankal-Bankalawa

Language name and location: Bankal, Bauchi state, Nigeria [Refer to Ethnologue]
语言名称和分布地区: 贾拉瓦语 (班卡拉瓦语 Bankalawa), 尼日利亚东北部包奇州

1. mɔ̀k	21. lùm lùm na mɔ̀k
2. ɓàrí	22. lùm lùm na ɓàrí
3. táːt	23. lùm lùm na táːt
4. yǐn	24. lùm lùm na yǐn
5. tɔ̀ŋʷán	25. lùm lùm na tɔ̀ŋʷán
6. təŋsɛ́lmɔ̀k ( 5 + 1 )	26. lùm lùm na təŋsɛ́lmɔ̀k
7. kʲɛstáːt ( 5 + 2 )	27. lùm lùm na kʲɛstáːt
8. kʲɛsjǐn ( 5 + 3 )	28. lùm lùm na kʲɛsjǐn
9. kɛ̀stɔ̀ŋʷán ( 5 + 4 )	29. lùm lùm na kɛ̀stɔ̀ŋʷán
10. lùm	30. lùm diji táːt (10 x 3)
11. lùm kō mɔ̀k ( 10 +1 )	40. lùm diji yǐn (10 x 4)
12. lùm kō ɓàrí	50. lùm diji tɔ̀ŋʷán (10 x 5)
13. lùm kō táːt	60. lùm diji təŋsɛ́lmɔ̀k (10 x 5+1)
14. lùm kō yǐn	70. lùm diji kʲɛstáːt (10 x 5+2)
15. lùm kō tɔ̀ŋʷán	80. lùm diji kʲɛsjǐn (10 x 5+3)
16. lùm kō təŋsɛ́lmɔ̀k	90. lùm dijikɛ̀stɔ̀ŋʷán (10 x 5+4)
17. lùm kō kʲɛstáːt	100. lùm diji lùm (10 x 10)
18. lùm kō kʲɛsjǐn	200. lùm diji lùm diji ɓàrí
19. lùm kō kɛ̀stɔ̀ŋʷán	1000. lùm diji lùm diji lùm (10 x 10 x 10)
20. lùm lùm ɓaari ( 10 x 2 )	2000. lùm diji lùm diji lùm diji ɓàrí

Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. Nwonu Innocent Okorie, BA in Linguistics and translation, Linguistics and Bible Translation Department, Theological College of Northern Nigeria, Calvary Ministries (Capro), Lagos, Nigeria. January 14, 2021.
提供资料的语言学家: Mr. Nwonu Innocent Okorie, 2021 年 1 月 14 日.

Other comments: Bankal or Bankalawa has a decimal system with substructure for 6, 7, 8, 9. Other higher numerals areː 400. lùm diji lùm diji yǐn (10 x 10 x 4), 800. lùm diji lùm diji kʲɛsjǐn (10 x 10 x 8).

Bankalawa Consonants chart (phonemic)

	bilabial	Labio-dental	Alveolar	Postalveolar	Palatal	Velar	glottal
Implosive	ɓ		ɗ				ʔ
Plosive	p, b		t, d			k, ɡ
Affricate				t͡ʃ, d͡ʒ
Nasal	m		n		ɲ	ŋ
	m̩		n̩
Trill			r
Fricative		f, v	s, z	ʃ			h
Approximant			l		j	w

Bankalawa Vowel Chart

	Front	Central	Back
Close	i, iː		u, uː
Close-mid	e		o
Mid		ə
Open-mid	ɛ		ɔ
Open		a, aː

Language name and location: Bankal, Bauchi state, Nigeria [Refer to Ethnologue]
语言名称和分布地区: 贾拉瓦语 (班卡拉瓦语 Bankalawa), 尼日利亚中部包奇州

1. mòk	21. lùmi mòk
2. ɓàri	22. lùmi ɓàri
3. tat	23. lùmi tat
4. yǐn	24. lùmi yǐn
5. towùn	25. lùmi towùn
6. təŋsɛlmò ( 5 + 1 )	26. lùmi təŋsɛlmò
7. təŋsɛlɓàrì ( 5 + 2 )	27. lùmi təŋsɛlɓàrì
8. kɛsyǐn ( 5 + 3 )	28. lùmi kɛsyǐn
9. kɛ̀stowun ( 5 + 4 )	29. lùmi kɛ̀stowun
10. lùm	30. lùmi tat
11. lùm kwi mòk	40. lùmi yǐn
12. lùm kwi ɓàri	50. lùmi towùn
13. lùm kwi tat	60. lùmi təŋsɛlmò
14. lùm kwi yǐn	70. lùmi təŋsɛlɓàrì
15. lùm kwi towùn	80. lùmi kɛsyǐn
16. lùm kwi təŋsɛlmò	90. lùmi kɛ̀stowun
17. lùm kwi təŋsɛlɓàrì	100. lùmi lùm ( 10 x 10 )
18. lùm kwi kɛsyǐn	200.
19. lùm kwi kɛ̀stowun	1000.
20. lùm kwi lùm ( 10+10 )	2000.

Linguist providing data and dateː Prof. Charles Kraft, University of Michigan State University / UCLA, USA, June 11, 2007.
提供资料的语言学家: Prof. Charles Kraft, 2007 年 6 月 11 日.

Other comments: Bankal or Bankalawa is spoken by approximately 75,000 speakers in
Bauchi state: Bauchi LGA, Dass LGA and Tafawa-Balewa LGA,Nigeria. Bankal or Bankalawa has a quinary, decimal system.

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