Language name and locationː Bidiyo, Guéra region, Chad [Refer to Ethnologue]

言名称和分布地区: 比迪约语 (比迪雅语 Bidiya), 乍得中南部盖拉区

 

1. ke

21.  orror siɗi ba ke

2. siɗi

22.  orror siɗi ba siɗi

3. subaŋ

23.  orror siɗi ba subaŋ

4. paɗaŋ

24.  orror siɗi ba paɗaŋ

5. beeyʼeŋ

25.  orror siɗi ba beeyʼeŋ

6. peŋkeyʼ ( 5 + 1 )

26.  orror siɗi ba peŋkeyʼ

7. pisiɗaŋ  ( 5 + 2 )

27.  orror siɗi ba pisiɗaŋ

8. porpoɗ  ( 2 x 4 )

28.  orror siɗi ba porpoɗ

9. peŋda

29.  orror siɗi ba peŋda

10. orro

30.  orror subaŋ

11. orro ba ke

40.  orror paɗaŋ

12. orro ba siɗi

50.  orror beeyʼeŋ

13. orro ba subaŋ

60.  orror peŋkeyʼ

14. orro ba paɗaŋ

70.  orror pisiɗaŋ

15. orro ba beeyʼeŋ

80.  orror porpoɗ

16. orro ba peŋkeyʼ

90.  orror peŋda

17. orro ba pisiɗaŋ

100. orror orro

18. orro ba porpoɗ

200. orror orro siɗì

19. orro ba peŋda

1000. tayaaka ka

20. orror siɗi

2000. tape ku ɗuŋkeleek siɗì

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Stefanie Seibel, SIL International, Chad, May 22, 2013.

供资料的语言学家: Dr. Stefanie Seibel, 2013 年 5 月 22 日.

 

Other comments: Bidiya or Bidiyo has a decimal system. Bidiya is spoken by around 14.000 people (probably more, as this number is from a 1993 census) in the Guera region of central Chad. 

Most speakers are bilingual in Chadian Arabic at least to a certain extent. There are five different dialects with some phonological and grammatical differences, but the numeral system is the same for all of them. (The basic numeral vocabulary is the same, too, with some differences in pronunciation due to the dialectal differences.).

A note on orthography: ŋ and ɗ are used like their IPA counterparts, while ƴ represents the palatal implosive ʄ. ba means ''and''; orror is the plural of orro ''ten''. tayaaka is reminiscent of the feminine form of the adjective toyooko ''big'', although the feminine adjective is usually yaaka.

I am not sure about the meaning of tape. ku in tape ku ɗuŋkuleek is a plural relative pronoun, while ɗuŋkuleek is a plural form of a different adjective which also means ''big''. For numbers over 99, many speakers tend to use the Chadian Arabic words instead (e.g. miya instead of orror orro).

For talking about money, they use the same system as Chadian Arabic, referring to ''riyal'' instead of Central African Francs. One riyal equals 5 CFA, so that 500 CFA would be called miya (riyal) or orror orro (riyal), for example. 3000 is tape ku ɗuŋkeleek paɗaŋ.


Language name and locationː  Bidiyo, Guéra region, Chad [Refer to Ethnologue]

言名称和分布地区:  比迪约语 (比迪雅语 Bidiya), 乍得中南部盖拉区

 

1. keʔeŋ (masculine), kaɗya (feminine)

21.  ɔ̀ror siɗi bà keʔeŋ

2. siɗì

22.  ɔ̀ror siɗi bà siɗì

3. subaŋ

23.  ɔ̀ror siɗi bà subaŋ

4. paaɗaŋ

24.  ɔ̀ror siɗi bà paaɗaŋ

5. bèeʔeŋ

25.  ɔ̀ror siɗi bà bèeʔeŋ

6. pénkeʔ ( 5 + 1 )

26.  ɔ̀ror siɗi bà pénkeʔ

7. píisit    ( 5 + 2 )

27.  ɔ̀ror siɗi bà píisit

8. porpoɗ ( 2 x 4 )

28.  ɔ̀ror siɗi bà porpoɗ

9. penda

29.  ɔ̀ror siɗi bà penda

10. ɔ̀rrɔ̀

30.  ɔ̀ror subaŋ

11. ɔ̀rrɔ̀ bà keʔeŋ

40.  ɔ̀ror paaɗaŋ

12. ɔ̀rrɔ̀ bà siɗì

50.  ɔ̀ror bèeʔeŋ

13. ɔ̀rrɔ̀ bà subaŋ

60.  ɔ̀ror pénkeʔ

14. ɔ̀rrɔ̀ bà paaɗaŋ

70.  ɔ̀ror píisit

15. ɔ̀rrɔ̀ bà bèeʔeŋ

80.  ɔ̀ror porpoɗ

16. ɔ̀rrɔ̀ bà pénkeʔ

90.  ɔ̀ror penda

17. ɔ̀rrɔ̀ bà píisit

100. míyá   (< Arabic )

18. ɔ̀rrɔ̀ bà porpoɗ

200. mìyay siɗì

19. ɔ̀rrɔ̀ bà penda

1000. ʔalìp  (< Arabic )

20. ɔ̀ror siɗi

2000.  ʔlùùp siɗì / ʔalaàp siɗì

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Prof. Allio Khalil, University N'Djamena, Chad, July 12, 2007.

供资料的语言学家: Prof. Allio Khalil, 2007 年 7 月 17 日.

 

Other comments: Bidiyo or Bidiya has a decimal system with special constructions for numbers 6 to 9. The borrowed Arabic numbers for hundreds and thousands.