Bulu

Language name and locationː Bulu, Centre region, Cameroon [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 布卢语, 喀麦隆中部大区上萨纳加州, 东部大区和南部大区

1. fɔ́ɔ́k	21. mə̀wóm ba̲é á wùá / d͡ʒíá *
2. bàa̲è *	22. mə̀wóm ba̲é á bə́ba̲ē / bíba̲ē *
3. láá	23. mə̀wóm ba̲é á bə́lá / bílá
4. ɲììn	24. mə̀wóm ba̲é á bə́ɲìn / bíɲìn
5. táán	25. mə̀wóm ba̲é á bə́táàn / bítáàn
6. sàmàn	26. mə̀wóm ba̲é á bə́sàmàn / bísàmàn
7. zàmɡ͡bá	27. mə̀wóm ba̲é á zàmɡ͡bá
8. mùɔ̀m	28. mə̀wóm ba̲é á mùɔ̀m
9. ēbū	29. mə̀wóm ba̲é á ēbū
10. àwóòm	30. mə̀wóm lá(l)
11. àwóm à wùá / d͡ʒíá	40. mə̀wóm ɲìn
12. àwóm à bə́ba̲ē / bíba̲ē *	50. mə̀wóm táàn
13. àwóm à bə́lá / bílá	60. mə̀wóm sàmaǹ
14. àwóm à bə́ɲìn / bíɲìn	70. mə̀wóm zàmɡ͡bá
15. àwóm à bə́táàn / bítáàn	80. mə̀wóm mùɔ̀m
16. àwóm à bə́sàmàn / bísàmàn	90. mə̀wóm ébū
17. àwóm à zàmɡ͡bá	100. ǹtɛ̀t < from English 'hundred'
18. àwóm à mùɔ̀m	200. mìntə̀t míba̲ē *
19. àwóm à ēbū	1000. tɔ́jínì < English 'thousand'
20. mə̀wóm (mə́) ba̲ē	2000. tɔ́jínì éba̲ē

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Etienne Zé Amvela, University of Duala, Cameroon, August 20, 2009.

提供资料的语言学家: Dr. Etienne Zé Amvela, 2009 年 8 月 20 日.

Other comments: Bulu is spoken by approximately 858,000 speakers in Centre region: southern Upper Sanaga division, northern Nyong-and-Mfoumou division; East region: western tip Upper Nyong division; South region: northern Mvila and Dja-and-Lobo divisions, into Océan division, Cameroon. Bulu has a numeral system similar to Fang and Eton.

Tone marksː v́= high, v̄=mid, v̀=low and please note that the numeral two (2) has two (2) has two syllables; the second is a diphthong with a low tone. i.e, be-ae (low-low) and the tone is between the two vowels /a/ and /e/ which make the diphthong.

But in the numeral twelve (12) the tone sequence is be-bae(high-mid) or bi-bae(high-mid) and the last syllable is still a diphthong. In 13, 14, and 16, the tone sequences are ...be-la (high-high); be-nin (high-low); besaman (high-low-low). In 20 the last syllable is still a diphthong and has a mid tone. From 21 to 29 ...bae is still a diphthong and has a high tone (Please note how I placed the tone between /a/ and /e/ which make the diphthong). Finally, in 200 and 2000 the last syllable is still a diphthong and has a mid tone.

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