Language name and locationː Glaro-Twabo, River Gee, Liberia [Refer to: Ethnologue]
言名称和分布地区格拉罗-特瓦博语, 利比里亚东南部大吉德县及吉河县地区

 

1. dòò

21. ɡwlʋ̀ ʋ́ dòò jɔ́ dòò

2. sɔ́

22. ɡwlʋ̀ ʋ́ dòò jɔ́ sɔ́

3. taan

23. ɡwlʋ̀ ʋ́ dòò jɔ́ taan

4. ǹnyɛ

24. ɡwlʋ̀ ʋ́ dòò jɔ́ ǹnyɛ

5. m̀m̌

25. ɡwlʋ̀ ʋ́ dòò jɔ́ m̀m̌

6. mɛ̂lo      (5+1)

26. ɡwlʋ̀ ʋ́ dòò jɔ́ mɛ̂lo

7. mɛ̂sɔ      (5+2)

27. ɡwlʋ̀ ʋ́ dòò jɔ́ mɛ̂sɔ

8. mɛ̂raan   (5+3)

28. ɡwlʋ̀ ʋ́ dòò jɔ́ mɛ̂raan

9. mɛ̂ǹnyɛ  (5+4)

29. ɡwlʋ̀ ʋ́ dòò jɔ́ mɛ̂ǹnyɛ

10. bhùwè

30. ɡwlʋ̀ ʋ́ dòò dhǔ ó bhùwè (20+10)

11. bhùwè jɔ́ dòò

40. ɡwlɩ̀ ɩ́ sɔ́ (20 x  2)

12. bhùwè jɔ́ sɔ́

50. ɡwlɩ̀ ɩ́ sɔ́ dhǔ ó bhùwè [(20x 2)+10]

13. bhùwè jɔ́ taan

60. ɡwlɩ̀ ɩ́ taan  (20 x 3)

14. bhùwè jɔ́ ǹnyɛ

70. ɡwlɩ̀ ɩ́ taan dhǔ ó bhùwè [(20x 3)+10]

15. bhùwè jɔ́ m̀m̌

80. ɡwlɩ̀ ɩ́ ǹnyɛ ( 20 x  4 )

16. bhùwè jɔ́ mɛ̂lo

90. ɡwlɩ̀ ɩ́ ǹnyɛ dhǔ ó bhùwè [(20x 4)+10]

17. bhùwè jɔ́ mɛ̂sɔ

100. ɡwlɩ̀ ɩ́ m̀m̌  or: hɔ̀rʋnwɔn < English)

18. bhùwè jɔ́ mɛ̂raan

200. ɡwlɩ̀ ɩ́ bhùwè or: hɔ̀rʋnwɛn sɔ́)

19. bhùwè jɔ́ mɛ̂ǹnyɛ

1000. ɡwlɩ̀ ɩ́ m̀m̌ ɩ́ rǐ bhùwè or: tasɩ́wɔn

20. ɡwlʋ̀ ʋ́ dòò

2000. ɡwlɩ̀ ɩ́ m̀m̌ ɩ́ rǐ gwlʋ̀ ʋ́ dòò *

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Miss Lesley Wolfe, Ethnos360, Liberia, January 16, 2021.

供资料的语言学家: Miss Lesley Wolfe, 2021 年 1 月 16 日.

 

Other comments: Glaro-Twabo has a quinary, vigesimal system similar to that of the Western Krahn and Sarpo language. The above data was taken from Glaro dialect.
higher numbers 400 is gwlɩ̀ ɩ́ m̀m̌ ɩ́ rǐ ǹnyɛ or: hɔ̀rʋwɛn ǹnyɛ), 800. gwlɩ̀ ɩ́ m̀m̌ ɩ́ rǐ mɛ̂raan or: hɔ̀rʋwɛn mɛ̂raan. 100. hɔ̀rʋnwɔn 'hundred', 1000. tasɩ́wɔn 'thousand' and 2000. ɡwlɩ̀ ɩ́ m̀m̌ ɩ́ rǐ gwlʋ̀ ʋ́ dòò or: tasɩ́wɛn sɔ́, the 'hundred' 'thousand' above are transliterated from English. There are five phonetic tones of Glaro: high:  yǐ (eyes) 1, mid-high: nyɩ́ (teeth) 2, mid: sɩ (arms) 3, low: bì (toes) 4 and rising tone: sʋ̂ (chicken) 43, 42, 41. Glaro-Twabo is spoken by approximately 8,000 speakers in Grand Gedeh and River Gee counties; border with Cote d’Ivoire, Liberia.


 

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