Language name and locationː Etsako, Edo state, Nigeria [Refer to Ethnologue]

言名称和分布地区埃察科 (耶科 Yekhee), 尼日利亚西南部埃多州和科吉州

 

1. ọkpa [ɔk͡pà]

21.  uweɡọkpà [ouwéɡɔk͡pà] (20+1)

2. eva [évà]

22.  uweɡeva [ouwéɡévà] (20+2)

3. ela [élà]

23.   

4. ejiẹ [éʒié]

24.   

5. ise [ìsé]

25.   

6. esa [ésà]

26.   

7. isevha [ìsévhà]

27.   

8. eleeh [éːléː]

28. 

9. ithi [ìtií]

29.   

10. iɡbe [ìɡ͡bé]̄    

30. uweɡiɡbe [ouwéɡìɡ͡bé] (20+10)

11. iɡbe'ọ (10+1)  [ìɡ͡béɔ]

40. uweva/eɡbọeva [é̀ɡ͡bɔévà] (20 x 2)

12.  iɡbeva (10+2) [ìɡ͡bévà]

50. eɡbọevaɡiɡbe [é̀ɡ͡bɔévàɡìɡ͡bé ]

13.  iɡbela (10+3) [ìɡ͡bélà ]

60.  eɡbọela [é̀ɡ͡bɔélà] (20 x 3)

14.  iɡbejie (10+4) [ìɡ͡béʒié ]

70.  eɡbọelaɡiɡbe ̀ɡ͡bɔélàɡìɡ͡bé]

15.  iɡbeise (10+5) [ìɡ͡béisé]

80.  eɡbọeje [é̀ɡ͡bɔéʒié] (20 x 4)

16.  iɡbesa (10+6) [ìɡ͡bésà]

90.  eɡbọejieɡiɡbe ̀ɡ͡bɔéʒiéɡìɡ͡bé]

17.  iɡbisevha (10+7) [ìɡ͡bìsévhà]

100.  eɡbọise [é̀ɡ͡bɔìsé] (20 x 5)

18.  iɡbeleeh (10+8) [ìɡ͡béléé]

200. eɡbọiɡbe ̀ɡ͡bɔìɡ͡bé] (20 x 10) 

19.  iɡbithi (10+9) [ìɡ͡bìtií]

800. eɡbọuwova ̀ɡ͡bɔouwòva] (20 x 40)

20.  uwe [ouwé]

1000. eɡbọuwovaɡiɡbe ̀ɡ͡bɔouwòvàɡìɡ͡bé]

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Musa Esther (lecturer II, Nigerian Defense Academy) & Shua’ibu Halimah (language laboratory. Technologist, Kaduna State University), Nigeria, October 16, 2018.
供资料的语言学家: Dr. Musa Esther, 2018 年 10 月 16 日.

 

Other comments: Etsako or Yekhee is spoken by approximately 510,000 speakers

in Edo state: Etsako Central, Etsako East, and Etsako West LGAs; Kogi state: Ajaokuta LGA, Nigeria. Etsako or Yekhee has a vigesimal system. Other higher numeralsː 

400. eɡbọuwe ɡ͡bɔouwé] (20x20), 2000. eɡbọuwovaɡigbe la eva ɡ͡bɔouwòvàɡìɡ͡bélàévà] (1000 in 2 places or 2 x 1000)


 

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