Language
name and location:
Biseni,
Bayelsa State,
Nigeria [Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. kaní |
21. sí kaní ɔgbasɔ |
2. máá |
22. sí máá ɔgbasɔ |
3. tárú |
23. sí tárú ɔgbasɔ |
4. níí |
24. sí níí ɔgbasɔ |
5. sɔ̃rɔ͂ |
25. sí sɔ̃rɔ̃ gbasɔ |
6. sẽɗe |
26. sí sẽɗe ɔgbasɔ |
7. sɪnamâ |
27. sí sɪnamâ ɔgbasɔ |
8. máá fâ ójí (10 -2 ?) |
28. máá fâ súwé (30 -2 ?) |
9. kaní fâ ójí (10 -2 ?) |
29. kaní fâ súwé (20 -1 ?) |
10. ójí |
30. súwé |
11. ójí kaní ɔgbasɔ |
40. mesí (two twenties) |
12. ójí máá ɔgbasɔ |
50. mesí ójí ɔgbasɔ |
13. ójí tárú ɔgbasɔ |
60. tésí (three twenties) |
14. ójí níí ɔgbasɔ |
70. tésí ójí ɔgbasɔ |
15. ójí sɔ̃rɔ̃ ɔgbasɔ |
80. nia si (four twenties) |
16. ójí sẽɗe ɔgbasɔ |
90. nia si ójí ɔgbasɔ |
17. ójí sɪnamâ ɔgbasɔ |
100. sɔ̃ra si (five twenties), 200. ójía si |
18. máá fâ sí (20 -2 ?) |
400. sia si, 800. ójía si fâ ã́ɗɛ |
19. kaní fâ sí (20 -1 ?) |
1000. ã́ɗɛ |
20. sí |
2000. mãã ã́ɗɛ |
Linguist providing data and dateː
Dr.
Ebini-ipiri Worufah through
Dr. Ebitare F. Obikudo,
Department of Languages & Linguistics,
Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria,
Bayelsa State, Nigeria, September 13, 2020. |
Other comments: Biseni has a vigesimal numeral system similar to that of the Izon language. Biseni is spoken by approximately or Northeast Central Ijo is spoken by approximately 4,800 speakers in Rivers state, Niger river east bank, Bayelsa state: Sagbama LGA, small area, Nigeria. |
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