Edo

Language name and location: Ẹdo, Edo and Delta states, Nigeria [Refer to: Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 埃多语 (比尼语Bini), 尼日利亚西南部埃多州, 三角洲州附近地区

1. òwó [òwó] (used only to count )	21. ọ́kpáyánùɡié [ɔ́k͡pájã́ùɡjé ]
2. èvá [èvá]́	22. èváyánùɡié [èvájã́ùɡié]
3. èhá [èhá]	23. èháyánùɡié [èhájã́ùɡié]
4. èné [ènɛ́]	24. ènẹ́yánùɡié [ènɛ́jã́ùɡié]
5. ìsén [ìsɛ́] or [ìsɛ̃́]	25. ìsẹ́nyánùɡié [ìsɛ́jã́ùɡié ]
6. èhàn [èhã̀]	26. éehànyánùɡié [éhã̀jã́ùɡié]
7. ìhírọ̃n [ìhĩɺɔ]̃	27. ìhírọ̀nyánùɡié [ìhĩ́ɺɔ̃̀jã́uɡié]
8. èrẹ̀nrẹ̀n [èɺɛ̃ɺɛ̃]	28. èrẹ̀nrẹ̀nyánùɡié [èɺɛ̃̀ɺɛ̃̀jã́uɡié]
9. ìhìnrín [ihĩɺĩ]	29. ìhìnrínyánùɡié [ìhĩ̀ɺĩ́jã́uɡié]
10. ìɡ͡bé [ìɡ͡bé]	30. ọ́ɡbàn [ɔ́ɡ͡bã̀]
11. òwọ̀rɔ́ [òwɔ̀ɺɔ́]	40. ìyévà [ìjévà ] ( 2 x 20 )
12. ìwéevá [ìwévá]	50. èkíɡbésíyéhá [èkíɡ͡bésíjéhá]
13. ìwéehà [ìwéhà]	60. ìyéhà [ìjéhà] ( 3 x 20 )
14. ìwénẹ̀ [ìwénɛ̀]	70. èkíɡbésíyènẹ́ [èkíɡ͡bésíjènɛ́]
15. èkésúɡìe [èkésúɡìe]	80. ìyénẹ̀ [ìjénɛ̀] ( 4 x 20 )
16. ènẹ́írrọ́vbùɡié [ènɛ́írɔ́βùɡjé]	90. èkíɡbésíyísẹ́n [ èkíɡ͡bésíjísɛ́]
17. èháírrọ́vbhùɡié [èháírɔ́βùɡjé]	100. ìyísẹ́n [ìyísɛ̃́] ( 5 x 20 )
18. èváírrọ́vbhùɡié [èváírɔ́βùɡjé]	200. ùrí [ùɺí]
19. ọ́kpáírrọ́bhúɡìè [ɔ́k͡páírɔ́βùɡjé]	1000. àriásẹ́n [àrjásɛ̃́]
20. ùɡié [ùɡjé]	2000. àriásẹ́n vbíhè èvá [àrjásɛ̃́ βíhè èvá ]

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Esohe Omoreghe, Department of Linguistics and African Languages, University of Benin, Nigeria. January 26, 2011.

提供资料的语言学家: Dr. Esohe Omoreghe, 2011年 1 月 26 日.

Other comments: Edo or Bini is spoken by approximately 2,000,000 speakers in
Delta state; Edo state: Benin City and Ondo state, Nigeria. Ẹdo has a rather complicated vigesimal system. The compound numbers 16 to 19 mean 'four less than twenty'. 40, 60, 80, 100 are formed as multiples of twenty. 'ìye' is a special term used for '20's '. The numbers 50, 70, and 90 are formed as ten less that the next higher multiple of twenty.

Language name and location: Ẹdo, Edo and Delta states, Nigeria [Refer to: Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 埃多语 (比尼语Bini), 尼日利亚西南部埃多州, 三角洲州附近地区

1. ɔ̀k͡pá / òwo ( used only to count )	21. ɔ̀k͡pányánúɡìè
2. èvá	22. èványánúɡìè
3. èhá	23. èhányánúɡìè
4. ènɛ́	24. ènɛ́nyánúɡìè
5. ìsɛ́n	25. ísɛ́nyánúɡìè / èkésɔ́ɡmàn
6. ěhàn	26. ènɛ́nrɔ́bhɔ́ɡmàn ( 30 - 4 )
7. ìhinrɔ̀n	27. èháírɔ́bhɔ́ɡmàn ( 30 - 3 )
8. èrɛ̀nrɛ́n	28. èváírɔ́bhɔ́ɡmàn ( 30 - 2 )
9. ìhìnrín	29. ɔ̀k͡páírɔ́bhɔ́ɡmàn ( 30 - 1 )
10. ìɡ͡bé	30. ɔ́ɡmàn / ɔ́ɡ͡bàn
11. òwɔ̀ɔ́rɔ̀	40. ìyévá ( 2 x 20 )
12. ìwèvá	50. èkíɡ͡bésìyéhá (litː ' ten less than 60' )
13. ìwèrá	60. ìyéhá ( 3 x 20 )
14. ìwènɛ́n	70. èkíɡ͡bésìyénɛ́ (litː ' ten less than 80' )
15. èkésùɡíé (litː 'five more to twenty ')	80. ìyéhɛ́ ( 4 x 20 )
16. ɛ̀nɛ́írɔ́bhúɡìè ( 20 - 4 )*	90. èkíɡ͡bésìyésɛ́n (litː ' ten less than 100' )
17. èháírɔ́bhúɡìè ( 20 - 3 )	100. ìyésɛ́n ( 5 x 20 )
18. èváírɔ́bhúɡìè ( 20 - 2 )	200. ùrí
19. ɔ̀k͡páírɔ́bhúɡìè ( 20 - 1 )	1000. àríá-ísɛ́n
20. ùɡíé	2000. àríá-ísɛ́n-vbíhèvá

Linguist providing data and dateː Prof. Ronald P. Schaefer, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Illinois, USA, October 20, 2007.

提供资料的语言学家: Prof. Ronald P. Schaefer, 2007 年 10 月 20 日.

Other comments: Edo or Bini has a rather complicated vigesimal system. The compound numbers 16 to 19, 26 to 29 mean 'four less than twenty, thirty '. Tens: 40, 60, 80, 100 are formed as multiples of twenty. 'ìye' is a special term used for '20's'. The tens: 50, 70 and 90 are formed as ten less that the next higher multiple of twenty. The traditional counting 200 is the limit.

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