Dorze

Language name and location: Dorze, North Omo zone, Ethiopia [Refer to Ethnologue]
语言名称和分布地区: 多尔泽语, 埃塞俄比亚西南部各族民族州北奥莫地区

1. ʔissino ~ istta	21. nám(ʔ)í támáné ʔissiz
2. nam(ʔ)á	22. nám(ʔ)í támáné namʔa
3. heezá ~ heedzi	23. nám(ʔ)í támáné heeza
4. ʔoidá	24. nám(ʔ)í támáné ʔoida
5. ʔitʃáʃa ~ ʔitʃátʃa	25. nám(ʔ)í támáné ʔitʃatʃa
6. ʔusúpun ~ ʔusúɸun	26. nám(ʔ)í támáné ʔusupuna
7. láppun ~ láɸun	27. nám(ʔ)í támáné laappuna
8. hóspun ~ hósɸun	28. nám(ʔ)í támáné hospuna
9. ʔudúfun ~ ʔudúɸun	29. nám(ʔ)í támáné ʔudupuna
10. tám(m)i	30. heézí tam(m)i
11. támáné issino ~ támáné ʔissiz	40. ʔoídí tam(m)i
12. támáné namʔa	50. ʔitʃtʃátʃí tam(m)i
13. támáné heeza	60. ʔusúpún tam(m)i
14. támáné ʔoida	70. lápún tam(m)i
15. támáné ʔitʃatʃa	80. hóspun tam(m)i
16. támáné ʔusupun	90. ʔudúpún tam(m)i
17. támáné lápun	100. ʔíssí tsʼeete ~ tsʼeéte
18. támáné hospun	200. nám(ʔ)í tsʼeete
19. támáné ʔudupun	1000. ʔíssí ʃije ( ʃiʔa <Amharic) *
20. nám(ʔ)í tam(m)i ~ laátamna	2000. nám(ʔ)í ʃije

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Sellassie Cheru, (collaboration of Ato Alemu Zewde ,three consultants from the highlander Dorzze speakers), Department of Linguistics, Addis Abba University. December 6, 2012.
提供资料的语言学家: Dr. Sellassie Cheru, 2012 年 12 月 24 日.

Other comments: Dorzze or Dorze is regarded as one of the varieties of Gamo (North Ometo Cluster) by 21,000 speakers, so the numeral system is very similar to Gamo. The numeral system is dominantly spoken by the highlander Dorzze people living in the Chenchcha highlands.

The sounds in the brackets and words after the diacritic ~ are optionally pronounced and considered correct due to the influence of the neighboring contact languages and dialects.

Tone assignment:

1. Dorzze is a tonal accent language like Wolaita and Gofa. Dorzze is one of the Gamo

varieties.

2. Each basic word assigns a High tonal accent on one of the prominently pronounced

more.

3. In the compound word, the head word loses while the modifier assigns two high

tonal accents. 4. Due to plateauing, the Low tonal accented more between the two

High tonal accents on the modifier necessarily assigns additional High tonal accent.

Malo dialect: As far as my knowledge is concerned and the reliable information I got from the resourceful people, Malo is simply, a variety of Gofa. I could not draw any clear difference Due to this; the children learn mother tongue classes using Gofa the same Orthography.

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