Bullom So

Language name and location: Bullom So, Sierra Leone, Guinea [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 布隆苏语 (马尼语Mani), 塞拉利昂北部省地区及几内亚境内

1. nìmbúl	21. ùtɔ̀ŋ-nù-bùl
2. nìncə́ŋ	22. ùtɔ̀ŋ-nù-cə́ŋ
3. nìnrá	23. ùtɔ̀ŋ-nù-rá
4. nìŋnyɔ́l ~ -nyɔ́l	24. ùtɔ̀ŋ-nù-nyɔ́l
5. nìmán	25. ùtɔ̀ŋ-nù-mán
6. mɛ̀m-búl (5+1)	26. ùtɔ̀ŋ-nù-mɛ̀m-búl
7. mɛ̀ncə́ŋ (5+2)	27. ùtɔ̀ŋ-nù-mɛ̀ncə́ŋ
8. mɛ̀nrá (5+3)	28. ùtɔ̀ŋ-nù-mɛ̀nrá
9. mɛ̀nnyɔ́l (5+4)	29. ùtɔ̀ŋ-nù-mɛ̀nnyɔ́l
10. wàm	30. òtɔ̀n-núwàŋ (20+10)
11. wàm-nù-bùl	40. òtɔ̀n-cə̀ŋ (20 x 2)
12. wànùcə́ŋ	50. ìtɔ̀n-cə̀ŋ-núwàŋ
13. wànùrá	60. ìtɔ́n-rà (20 x 3)
14. wànùnyɔ́l	70. ìtɔ́n-rà-nú-wàŋ
15. wànùmán	80. ìtɔ́n-nyɔ̀l (20 x 4)
16. wàm-nù-mɛ̀m-búl	90. ìtɔ́n-nyɔ̀l-nú-wàŋ
17. wànùmɛ̀ncə́ŋ	100. kɛ̀mɛ̀ ~ pé ( 'kɛ̀mɛ' from Soso)
18. wànùmɛ̀nrá	200. kɛ̀mɛ̀
19. wànùmɛ̀nnyɔ́l	1000. wúlú (from Soso )
20. ùtɔ̀ŋ	2000. wúlu

Linguist providing data and dateː Prof. Tucker Childs, Portland State University, Portland, USA, May 30, 2007.

提供资料的语言学家: Prof. Tucker Childs, 2007 年 5 月 30 日.

Other comments: Bullom So or Mani has a quinary, vigesimal system. The word for 100 kɛ̀mɛ is a loanword from Soso, the language pressing Mani, the word for 'stone' is possible the etymological source for the word 'kɛ̀mɛ'. The alternative form 'pé' in Mani also identical with a word meaning 'stone'. The word for 1000 is also a loan from Soso.

Bullom So or Mani is spoken by approximately 7,700 speakers in Northern province: Kambia district, Samu region; Guinea border coast to Sierra Leone river, Sierra Leone as well as Guinea.

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