Ditammari

Language name and location: Ditammari, Benin, Togo [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 迪坦马里语, 贝宁阿塔科拉省, 博尔古省, 峡谷省及多哥境内

1. -béé, dèǹnì (for counting)	21. [sī]píísí dyá nà dèǹnì
2. -dyá, dɛ́ɛ́, diání	22. [sī]píísí dyá nà dɛɛni
3. -tããtī	23. [sī]píísí dyá nà tããtī
4. -nàà	24. [sī]píísí dyá nà nàà
5. -nùmmù	25. [sī]píísí dyá nà nùmmù
6. -kūà	26. [sī]píísí dyá nà kūà
7. -yīēkà	27. [sī]píísí dyá nà yīēkà
8. -nì	28. [sī]píísí dyá nà nì
9. -wɛ̄	29. [sī]píísí dyá nà wɛ̄
10. [tā]píítà	30. [sī]píí sītããtī
11. [tā]píítà nà dèǹnì	40. [sī]píí sīnàà
12. [tā]píítà nà diání	50. [sī]píí sīnùmmù
13. [tā]píítà nà tããtī	60. [sī]píí sīkūà
14. [tā]píítà nà nàà	70. [sī]píí sīyīēkà
15. [tā]píítà nà nùmmù	80. [sī]píí sīnì
16. [tā]píítà nà kūà	90. [sī]píí sīwɛ̄
17. [tā]píítà nà yīēkà	100. tākɔ̀ɔ̀tà
18. [tā]píítà nà nì	200. síkɔ̄ɔ̄ sīdyá
19. [tā]píítà nà wɛ̄	1000. síkɔ̄ɔ̄ tāpíítà or dīywàrì
20. [sī]píí sīdyá	2000. yāywàrà yādyá

Linguist providing data and dateː Prof. Brigitte Reineke, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany, November 26, 2007.

提供资料的语言学家: Prof. Brigitte Reineke, 2007 年 11 月 26 日.

Other comments: Ditammari or Tamari is spoken by approximately 260,000 speakers in Atacora department, Borgou and Donga departments, Benin as well as Togo.

Ditammari has a decimal system.

1. Agreement with cardinals and ordinals is different. - cardinals: the class markers are
prefixed to them: "ī-bí ī-nàà ‘4 children', sī-cyɛ̃́ ‘5 houses'

2. When numerals are used as modificators of nouns, the units are in agreement with

the Class marker of the noun: bā-nìì-bà tāpíítà nà bā-dyā ‘2 hommes'

3. The numerals from 1-10, 100 and 1000 can also be considered basic words.

Language name and location: Ditammari, Benin, Togo [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 迪坦马里语, 贝宁阿塔科拉省, 博尔古省, 峡谷省及多哥境内

1. denni	21. sipisidɛ ndi máà
2. dɛɛni	22. sipisidɛ ndi dɛɛni
3. tâati / tâadi	23. sipisidɛ ndi tâadi
4. náà	24. sipisidɛ ndi náàndi
5. numu	25. sipisidɛ ndi nummudi
6. kuɔ	26. sipisidɛ ndi kuɔndi
7. nyiekɛ	27. sipisidɛ ndi yiekɛ
8. nni	28. sipisidɛ ndi niindi
9. nwɛi	29. sipisidɛ ndi wɛindi
10. tɛpiitɛ	30. sipisitâadi
11. nɛ deni tɛpiitɛ / nɛ di máà	40. sipisináà
12. nɛ dɛni tɛpiitɛ / nɛ di dɛndi	50. sipisinummu
13. nɛ tâadi tɛpiitɛ / nɛ di táadi	60. sipisikuɔ
14. nɛ náà tɛpiitɛ / nɛ di naadi	70. sipisi yiekɛ
15. nɛ numu tɛpiitɛ / nɛ di numudi	80. sipisi ni
16. nɛ kuɔ tɛpiitɛ / nɛ di kuɔnni	90. sipisi wɛi
17. nɛ yiekɛ tɛpiitɛ / nɛ di yienni	100. ditusidi
18. nɛ niin tɛpiitɛ / nɛ di niinni	200. yɛtusiɛ yɛdɛ́ɛ
19. nɛ wɛi tɛpiitɛ / nɛ di nwɛindi	1000. diyɔɔdi
20. sipisidɛ	2000. yɛyɔɔdɛ yɛdɛ̀

Linguist providing data and dateː Mrs. Jenny Rowe, Summer Institute of Linguistics, Togo-Benin, May 8, 1994.

提供资料的语言学家: Mrs. Jenny Rowe, 1994 年 5 月 8 日.

Other comments: Ditammari has a decimal system. Ditammari or Tamari is spoken by approximately 260,000 speakers in Atacora department, Borgou and Donga departments: along Djougou-Parakou road, Benin as well as Togo.

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