Fungwa

Language name and location: Fungwa, Niger state, Nigeria [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 丰瓦语 (茨丰瓦语 Cifungwa), 尼日利亚西北部尼日尔州

1. ń / biké	21. kùdʒìhòvù ńkó
2. jógò	22. kùdʒìʔòvù ńjó
3. tátù	23. kùdʒìʔòvù ńtátù
4. nɔ́ʃì	24. kùdʒìʔòvù ńnɔ́ʃì
5. tá	25. kùdʒìʔòvù ńtá
6. tʃíjĩ̀	26. kùdʒìʔòvù ń tʃíjĩ̀
7. tĩ́dòlò	27. kùdʒìʔòvù ń tĩ́dólò
8. tĩ́dátù	28. kùdʒìʔòvù ń tĩ́dátù
9. tĩ́díʃì	29. kùdʒìʔòvù ń tĩ́díʃì
10. húpɛ́	30. kútátù
11. sùàgì búkò	40. ńkúdʒò
12. sùàgì jó	50. jídʒɛ́
13. sùàgì tátù	60. jìdʒɛ̀ nã́ húpá
14. sùàgì nɔ̃́ʃì	70. jìdʒɛ̀ múkúdʒò
15. sùàgì tá	80. jìdʒɛ̀ ńkútátù
16. sùàgì tʃíjĩ̀	90. jìdʒɛ̀ ńkúdʒò
17. sùàgì tĩ́dòlò	100. jìdʒɛ̀ ńkʷákù
18. sùàgì tĩ́dátù	200. ìkùdʒò mújó, 500. ìkùdʒò mùtá
19. sùàgì tĩ́díʃì	1000. ǹvà ńtá, 1001. ǹtà ná bíké
20. kúdʒíhò	2000.

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Samuel Akinbo, Department of Linguistics, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, August 20, 2018.

提供资料的语言学家: Mr. Samuel Akinbo, 2018 年 8 月 20 日.

Other comments: Fungwa (Cifungwa) or Ula has a decimal numeral system. Cifungwa is an endangered Benue-Congo, West Kainji language that is spoken by approximately 3,000 speakers in the Ringa communities of Rafi Local Government area, Niger state, Nigeria. Due to war, migration and the political hegemony of the Hausa people, the speakers are generally shifting to speaking Hausa. As a result of this, various aspects of their culture (e.g. religion, folktales and music) are being forgotten. Only about 20 of 1000 speakers of Cifungwa currently practice their culture/religion.

Some numbers are currently being used interchangeably with currency values. They use the word [pámũ̀] `pound’ which is borrowed from pounds sterling. When pámũ̀ `pound’ is added to any number, the value of such number is multiplied by 2. For example, 10 is [pámũ̀ tá] (lit: five pounds). In addition to [pámũ̀] `pounds’, they also use [mṹṹtàlà] `twenty’ which is derived from the name of the former Nigeria head of state on twenty Naira note. For instance, 60 is [mṹṹtàlà tátù] (20 x 3). The people also use kṹvʲɛ́ `bag’ as a unit of measurement for 200. So, [kṹvʲɛ́ tátù] `three bags’ is 600.

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