Defaka

Language name and location: Defaka, Rivers state, Nigeria [Refer to Ethnologue]
语言名称和分布地区: 德法卡语, 尼日利亚南部尼日尔三角洲河流州恩科罗镇

1. ɡbérí	21. síì tè ɡbétǃé
2. mààmà	22. síì tè mààmà kɛ̃̀ĩ̀ tè
3. táátó	23. síì tè táátótǃe
4. nɛ́ì	24. síì tè nɛ́ì tè
5. túúnɔ̀	25. síì tè túúnɔ̀ tè
6. màànɡò	26. síì tè màànɡò tè
7. túààmà (5+2) ?	27. síì tè túààmà tè
8. túàtùà (5+3) ?	28. síì tè túàtùà tè
9. túùnèì (5+4) ?	29. síì tè túùnèì
10. wóì	30. síì tè wóì tè
11. wóì ɡbérí	40. màmà síì (2 x 20)
12. wóì mààmà kɛ̃̀ĩ̀	50. màmà síì wóì tè
13. wóì táátó	60. tátá síì tè (3 x 20)
14. wóì nɛ́ì	70. tátá síì tè wóì tè
15. wóì túúnɔ̀	80. nɛ́í jǃá síì (4 x 20)
16. nɛ́ì ìlèsíì (''4 less 20'')	90. nɛ́í jǃá síì wóì tè
17. táátó ìlèsíì (''3 less 20'')	100. túúǃnà síì (5 x 20)
18. mààmà síì (''2 less 20'')	200. wóí jǃá síì (10 x 20)
19. ɡbérí ìlèsíì (''1 less 20'')	1000. màmà óɓóí tǃé wóí jǃá síì tè
20. síì	2000.

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Inoma Essien, Department of Languages & Linguistics, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria, August 16, 2008. .
提供资料的语言学家: Dr. Inoma Essien, 2008 年 8 月 16 日.

Other comments: Defaka has a vigesimal numeral system with special constructions for numbers 15 and 19, 25 to 29. Defaka or Afakani or Defaka-Nkooro is a nearly extinct language spoken by approximately 200 speakers (2001 R. Blench) in Opobo-Nkoro LGA, Nkoro town in Niger delta, Rivers state, Nigeria.

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