Language name and location: Dilling, South Kordofan, Sudan [Refer to Ethnologue]
|
1. bee |
21. tarbe been |
2. oree |
22. tarbe orren |
3. tujjuŋ |
23. tarbe tojjuŋ |
4. kimmiɲi |
24. tarbe kimmiɲi |
5. ticci |
25. tarbe ticci |
6. kʷarcu |
26. tarbe kʷarcu |
7. kʷalad |
27. tarbe kʷalad |
8. ɪddɪ |
28. tarbe ɪddɪ |
9. wit |
29. tarbe wit |
10. bure |
30. tarbe burren |
11. bure bee ~ burenbee |
40. Arabic loanword |
12. bure orren |
50. Arabic loanword |
13. bure tujjuŋ |
60. Arabic loanword |
14. bure kimmiɲi ~ bure kimmiɲin |
70. Arabic loanword |
15. bure ticci |
80. Arabic loanword |
16. bure kʷarcu |
90. Arabic loanword |
17. bure kʷalad |
100. Arabic loanword |
18. bure ɪddɪ |
200. Arabic loanword |
19. bure wit |
1000. Arabic loanword |
20. tarbe |
2000. Arabic loanword |
Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. Khalifa Jabreldar & Dr. Russell Norton,
University of
Essex, UK / SIL International, USA,
February 2, |
Other comments: Dilling is a moribund or nearly extinct language spoken in Dilling town and surrounding hills, South Kordofan state, Sudan. Dilling has a traditional decimal numeral system similar to that of Ghulfan. Nowadays, very few children still learn this languages and numbers terms above '20' are no longer remembered by the community. Arabic is used for higher numbers. Notes: c=IPA /tʃ/, j=IPA /dʒ/ |
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