Bokyi

Language name and location: Bokyi, Cross River State, Nigeria [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 博基语, 尼日利亚东南部克罗斯河州博基区及喀麦隆境内

1. kíbɔ́ŋè	21. bùd͡ʒàm èsə̀m də̀n
2. bìfɛ̀ː	22. bùd͡ʒàm èsə̀m bìfɛ̀ː
3. bìt͡ʃât	23. bùd͡ʒàm èsə̀m bìt͡ʃât
4. bìɲìː	24. bùd͡ʒàm èsə̀m bìɲìː
5. bìtáŋɛ̀	25. bùd͡ʒàm èsə̀m bìtáŋɛ̀
6. ɲât͡ʃât ( lit: "add three")	26. bùd͡ʒàm èsə̀m ɲât͡ʃât
7. kát͡ʃákáɲì ( lit: ''3 plus 4'' )	27. bùd͡ʒàm èsə̀m kát͡ʃákáɲì
8. ɲíríɲì ( lit: ''4 plus 4'' )	28. bùd͡ʒàm èsə̀m ɲíríɲi
9. kátáŋɛ̀káɲì (lit: ''5 plus 4'' )	29. bùd͡ʒàm èsə̀m kátáŋɛ̀káɲì
10. děːk͡púː	30. bùd͡ʒàm èsə̀m děːk͡púː ( 20+10 )
11. děːk͡púː nɛ̀ də̀n	40. bàd͡ʒàm bàfɛ̀ː ( 20 x 2 )
12. děːk͡púː nɛ̀ bìfɛ̀ː	50. bàd͡ʒàm bàfɛ̀ː èsə̀m děːk͡púː (20 x 2+10)
13. děːk͡púː nɛ̀ bìt͡ʃât	60. bàd͡ʒàm bàt͡ʃât ( 20 x 3 )
14. děːk͡púː nɛ̀ bìɲìː	70. bàd͡ʒàm bàt͡ʃât èsə̀m děːk͡púː
15. òɲìrìkáː	80. bàd͡ʒàm bàɲìː ( 20 x 4 )
16. òɲìrìkáː nɛ̀ də̀n ( 15 + 1)	90. bàd͡ʒàm bàɲìː èsə̀m děːk͡púː
17. òɲìrìkáː nɛ̀ bìfɛ̀ː ( 15 + 2)	100. bàd͡ʒàm bàtáŋɛ̀ ( 20 x 5 )
18. òɲìrìkáː nɛ̀ bìt͡ʃât ( 15 + 3)	200. ɛ́ɡòt èbɔ́ŋɛ̀ , 400: ɛ́gɔ̀t èfɛ̀ː
19. òɲìrìkáː nɛ̀ bìɲìː ( 15 + 4)	1000. ɛ́ɡòt ɛ̀táŋɛ̀
20. bùd͡ʒàm	2000. ɛ́ɡòt děːk͡púː

Linguist providing data and dateː Rev. Kierien Ekpang Ayugha (LCN/LBT), Lutheran Church of Nigeria / Lutheran Bible Translators, Nigeria, February 1, 2014.

提供资料的语言学家: Rev. Kierien Ekpang Ayugha, 2014 年 2 月 1 日.

Other comments: Bokyi or Boki is spoken by approximately 282,000 speakers in

Cross River state: Boki LGA, Nigeria as well as Cameroon. Bokyi has has a vigesimal numeral system with a single word for 15, and the numbers 6 to 9 might be further analyzed. The number 8 is 4 plus 4. I think the number 6 could be roughly translated "add three". That is "ɲɛ̀ kàtʃât" to bring out all the morphemes, number 7 is literally three plus four and the number 9 is five plus four. 400 is ɛ́gɔ̀t èfɛ̀ː That is two ɛ́gɔ̀ts. From number forty bù-dʒàm changes to bà-dʒàm. In this case, bù is singular prefix, while bà is plural prefix.

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