Language
name and location:
Ega,
Gôh-Djiboua,
Côte d'Ivoire
[Refer to
Ethnologue] |
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
|
Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Roger Blench, McDonald
Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge, Dept of
History, Cambridge, United Kingdom |
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] |
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. |
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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