Language name and location: Ega, Gôh-Djiboua, Côte d'Ivoire [Refer to Ethnologue]
言名称和分布地区埃加语, 科特迪瓦南部戈吉布阿区迪瓦镇博隆杜库村

 

1. ɪ̀loɡɓó cf. Mbatto lóɓo, Koyo ɓɔlɔ

2. ɪ̀ɲɔ̀  cf. Eotile àɲ, Abure áɲũ̂, and widespread in this region.

3. ɪ̀tà  cf. Koyo ta, Niger-Congo # ta

4. ɪ̀lɛ̀  cf. Abbey alɛ́ 

5. ɪ̀ŋwè  cf. Dida ǹɡbi, Niger-Congo # na

6. ɪ̀ŋwɔ̀ɗɔ̏ ? (5+1) 

7. ɪ̀ŋwalɪ̀ŋɔ̀  (5+2) 

8. ɪ̀ŋwalɪ̀tà   (5+3)  

9. ɪ̀ŋwaɪ̀lɛ̀    (5+4)

10. ɪ̀zù  ? cf. Abron dúʔ

20. úɡlu cf. Godié (Kru) ɡɔ̀ lɔ̀ and related forms in other W. Kru languages

100. éɡluèŋwè  (20 x 5). Most Kwa languages have a distinct lexeme, but three others
       use the 20 x 5 formulation, although with different basic terms. This pattern is also
       common in Kru languages.

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Roger Blench, McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge, Dept of History, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Reference sourceː The Ega Language of Côte d'Ivoire. How can it be classified? Abidjian, 7 July, 2017
供资料的语言学家: Dr. Roger Blench 

 

Other comments: Ega has a quinary / vigesimal system with substructures for 6 and 9. 


Language name and location: Ega, Gôh-Djiboua, Côte d'Ivoire [Refer to Ethnologue]
言名称和分布地区埃加语, 科特迪瓦南部戈吉布阿区迪瓦镇博隆杜库村

 

1. ɪ̀loɡhbó

21. 

2. ɪ̀nyɔ̀

22. úɡhlu ɪ̀nyɔ̀ 

3. ɪ̀tà

23. 

4. ɪ̀lɛ

24. 

5. ɪ̀nɡwe

25. 

6. ɪnɡwɔ̀dhɔ̀   (5+1)  

26. 

7. ɪnɡwalɪ̀nyɔ̀ (5+2)

27. 

8. ɪnɡwalɪ̀tà   (5+3) 

28.

9. ɪnɡwalɪ̀lɛ̀   (5+4) 

29. 

10. ɪ̀zù

30. úɡhlu a ìzù (20+10)

11. 

40. éɡhlu ɛ̀nyɔ̀ (20 x 2)

12. ɪ̀zuɪ̀nyɔ̀ 

50. 

13. 

60. 

14. 

70. 

15. 

80. 

16. 

90. 

17. 

100. éɡhlu ɛ̀nɡwè (20 x 5)

18. 

200. éɡhlu èzu, 201. éɡhlu èzu a ɪ̀loɡhbó 

19. 

1000. údù

20. úɡhlu

2000.

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Inge Egner, Société Internationale de Linguistique (SIL-International), Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, July 4, 1989, September 20, 2007. 
Source: 1983, Zepp, Raymondː L'a Apprentissage du Calcul dans les Langues de Côte d'Ivoire / The Learning of arithmetic in the Languages of Côte d'Ivoire. Instutut de Linguistique Appliquee / Institute of Applied Linguistics, Dépôt Légal de Côte d'Ivoire, nᵒ 99. 
供资料的语言学家: Dr. Inge Egner, 1989 年 7 月 4 日, 2007 年 9 月 20 日. 

 

Other comments: Ega has a traditional quinary / vigesimal system. There are some missing terms. Ega or Diés, Egwa is spoken by approximately 2,500 speakers in

Borondoukou village near Gly, Diés canton, Gôh-Djiboua district, Côte d'Ivoire.


 

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