Language name and location: Bokobaru, Kwara state, Nigeria [Refer to Ethnologue]

言名称和分布地区: 博科巴鲁语, 尼日利亚中部和贝宁接壤的夸拉州

 

1. do

21.  bàro awɛ́ɛ́do    (20+1)

2. pláa

22.  bàro awɛ́ɛ́pláa  (20+2 )

3. ʔààɡɔ̃

23.  bàro awɛ́ɛ́ʔààɡɔ̃ (20+3)

4. sííɡɔ̃

24.  bàro awɛ́ɛ́sííɡɔ̃  (20+4)

5. sɔ́ɔ́ro

25.  bàrasɔ́ɔ́ro

6. swɛ́ɛ̀do    (5+1)

26.  bàrasɔ́ɔ́ro awɛ́ɛ́do    (25+1)

7. swɛ́ɛ̀pláa  (5+2)

27.  bàrasɔ́ɔ́ro awɛ́ɛ́pláa (25+2)

8. sɔ́rààɡɔ̃     (5+3)

28.  bàrakurì pláa sàí      (20+10 - 2) *

9. kɛ̃́ndo       (10 - 1)

29.  bàrakurì do sàí         (20+10 - 1) *

10. kurì

30.  bàrakurì / bàrakwì   (20+10)

11. kurì awɛ́ɛ́do     (10+1)

40.  bàpláa (20 x 2)

12. kurì awɛ́ɛ́pláa  (10+2)

50.  bàpláakurì / bàpláakwì

13. kurì awɛ́ɛʔààɡɔ̃ (10+3)

60.  bàààɡɔ̃ (20 x 3)

14. ɡɛ̃̀ro do sàí       (15 - 1) *

70.  bàààɡɔ̃kurì / bàààɡɔ̃kwì

15. ɡɛ̃̀ro

80.  bàsííɡɔ̃  (20 x 4)

16. ɡɛ̃̀ro awɛ́ɛ́do    (15+1)

90.  bàsííɡɔ̃kurì / bàsííɡɔ̃kwì

17. ɡɛ̃̀ro awɛ́ɛ́pláa (15+2)

100. bàsɔ́ɔ́ro (20 x 5)

18. ɡɛ̃̀ro páa sàí     (20 - 2)

200. wàà do

19. bàro do sàí       (20 - 1) *

1000. wàà sɔ́ɔ́ro (200 x 5) ~ bɔ̀rɔ̀ do

20. bàro

2000. bɔ̀rɔ̀ pláa

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Ross Jones, SIM International / Bible translation in Nigeria, March 28, 1999.

28 March, 1999: Dr. Ross Jones, 1999 年 3 月 28 日.

 

Other comments: Bokobaru or Busa-Bokobaru has a rather complicated vigesimal system similar to that of the Busa language, but the formations of 18, 24 and 28 is different. The alternative form for 1000 'bɔ̀rɔ̀' is a loan from Fulani language. Bokobaru or Zogbeya (Zogbẽ) is spoken by approximately 60,000 speakers in Kaiama LGA, some in Baruten LGA,

Kwara state, Nigeria.


 

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