Ekpeye

Language name and location: Ekpeye, Rivers State, Nigeria [Refer to Ethnologue]
语言名称和分布地区: 埃克佩耶语, 尼日利亚南部河流州和巴耶尔萨州

1. nwʊ̀nɛ	21. ʊ̀ʊ́ɡʷʊ̄ lì nwʊ̀nɛ
2. ɓɪbɔ	22. ʊ̀ʊ́ɡʷʊ̄ lì ɓɪbɔ
3. ɓɪtɔ	23. ʊ̀ʊ́ɡʷʊ̄ lì ɓɪtɔ
4. ɓɪnɔ̂	24. ʊ̀ʊ́ɡʷʊ̄ lì ɓɪnɔ̂
5. ɓisê	25. ʊ̀ʊ́ɡʷʊ̄ lì ɓisê
6. ɓisû	26. ʊ̀ʊ́ɡʷʊ̄ lì ɓisû
7. ɓisabɔ̀	27. ʊ̀ʊ́ɡʷʊ̄ lì ɓisabɔ̀
8. ɓisatɔ̄	28. ʊ̀ʊ́ɡʷʊ̄ lì ɓisatɔ̄
9. ɓɪsanɔ̂ / nàzama ɗì	29. ʊ̀ʊ́ɡʷʊ̄ lì ɓɪsanɔ̂
10. ɗì	30. ʊ̀ʊ́ɡʷʊ̄ lì ɗi (20+10)
11. ɗì lì nwʊ̀nɛ	40. ʊ̀ʊ́ɡʷʊ̄ ìbɔ (20 x 2)
12. ɗì lì ɓɪbɔ	50. ʊ̀ʊ́ɡʷʊ̄ ɨ́bɔ́ lì ɗi [(20 x 2)+10]
13. ɗì lì ɓɪtɔ	60. ʊ̀ʊ́ɡʷʊ̄ ɪ̀tɔ (20 x 3)
14. ɗì lì ɓɪnɔ̂	70. ʊ̀ʊ́ɡʷʊ̄ ɪ̀tɔ lì ɗi [(20 x 3)+10]
15. ɗì lì ɓisê	80. ʊ̀ʊ́ɡʷʊ̄ ìnɔ̂ (20 x 4)
16. ɗì lì ɓisû	90. ʊ̀ʊ́ɡʷʊ̄ ìnɔ̂ lì ɗi [(20 x 4)+10]
17. ɗì lì ɓisabɔ̀	100. ʊ̀ʊ́ɡʷʊ̄ ísê (20 x 5)
18. ɗì lì ɓisatɔ̄	200. ɗi ʊ̀ʊ́ɡʷʊ̄ (20 x 10)
19. ɗì lì ɓɪsanɔ̂	400. ʊ̀ʊnʊ̂, 800. ʊnʊ̀ ìnɔ̂
20. ʊ̀ʊ́ɡʷʊ̄	1000. puku, 2000. puku ɪ̀bɔ

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Uwuma Doris Ugwu, Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. March 28, 2021.
提供资料的语言学家: Dr. Uwuma Doris Ugwu, 2021 年 3 月 28 日.

Other comments: Ekpeye (ɛ̀kpɛyɛ̃) has a vigesimal numeral system. Ekpeye is spoken only in Rivers State in two local government areas: Ahoada - East and Ahoada-West. The speaking population is approximately 30,000. The alternate names as mentioned in the write-up are not known to the speakers. Presumably, they could be corruptions of the name Ekpeye by speakers of other languages.

Ẹkpeye phonetic chart:
Consonantsː

	Bibabial	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Labiovelar	Glottal
Plosive	p, b, ɓ	t, d, ɗ		k, ɡ	k͡p, ɡ͡b
Fricative		s, z	ʃ, ʒ		ʍ	h
Affricate			t͡ʃ, d̊͡ʒ
Nasal	m	n	ɲ	ŋ	ŋʷ
Approx.			ʎ			w
Lateral		l

Vowels:

	Front	Back
Close	i, ɪ	u, ʊ
Close-mid	e	o
Open-mid	ɛ	ɔ
Open		a

Language name and location: Ekpeye, Rivers State, Nigeria [Refer to Ethnologue]
语言名称和分布地区: 埃克佩耶语, 尼日利亚南部河流州

1. nwùrnér, ŋìnɛ́	21.
2. ɓɨ̂bɔ́ bh = IPA [ɓ]	22.
3. ɓɨ́tɔ́ ir = IPA [ɨ]	23.
4. ɓɨ́nɔ̂ o̠r = IPA [ɔ]	24.
5. ɓísê	25.
6. ɓísû	26.
7. ɓɨ́sábɔ̀	27.
8. ɓɨ́sátɔ́	28.
9. ɓɨ́sánɔ̂ or nàzáma or nàzáma ɗi	29.
10. ɗì dh = IPA [ɗ]	30. òóɡwu lɨ̀ ɗì (20+10)
11. ɗì nwùrnér	40. óɡwú ɨ́bɔ́ (20 x 2)
12.	50. óɡwú ɨ́bɔ́ lɨ̀ ɗi
13.	60. óɡwú ɨ́tɔ́ (20 x 3)
14.	70. óɡwú ɨ́tɔ́ lɨ̀ ɗi
15. ɗi ɓísê	80. óɡwú ɨ́nɔ̂ (20 x 4)
16.	90. óɡwú ɨ́nɔ̂ lɨ̀ ɗi
17.	100. óɡwú ísê (20 x 5)
18.	200. ɗi óɡwu (20 x 10)
19.	1000.
20. òóɡwu	2000.

Source. David Clark, United Bible Societies (Thailand). Undated. Taken from West African Language Data Sheets, Vol.1 /1977, edited by M. E. Kropp Dakubu, West African Linguistic Society.

Other comments: Ekpeye has vigesimal numeral system.

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