Gwi

Language name and location: ǀGwi, Ghanzi district Botswana [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 奎语 (格维语Gǀui), 博茨瓦纳西部杭济区和东部奎嫩区

1. kǀúī / wáǹ < English	21. twéǹtì wáǹ
2. kǀám̀ / tʰúù	22. twéǹtì tʰúù
3. ŋǃūnā / tríì	23. twéǹtì tríì
4. fóò < English	24. twéǹtì fóò
5. fáìf < English	25. twéǹtì fáìf
6. síks < English	26. twéǹtì síks
7. sébèǹ < English	27. twéǹtì sébèǹ
8. ʔéìtì < English	28. twéǹtì ʔéìtì
9. náìǹ < English	29. twéǹtì náìǹ
10. tʰéǹ < English	30. téétì < English
11. lébèǹ < English	40. fóótì < English
12. twâlf < English	50. fíftì < English
13. téétíǹ < English	60. síkstì < English
14. fóótíǹ < English	70. sébèńtì < English
15. fíftíǹ < English	80. ʔáítì < English
16. síkstíǹ < English	90. náíńtì < English
17. sébèǹtíǹ < English	100. háńdrètʰ < English
18. ʔéítíǹ < English	200. tʰúú háńdrètʰ
19. náíńtíǹ < English	1000. tàúzàǹtʰ < English
20. twéǹtì < English	2000. tʰúú tàúzàǹtʰ

Linguist providing data and dateː Prof. Hirosi Nakagawa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Tokyo, Japan, June 9, 2007.

提供资料的语言学家: 中川裕教授 (日本东京外国语大学), 2007 年 6 月 9 日.

Other comments: ǀGwi or Dcui, G!wikwe, Gǀwi is spoken by approximately 1,470 speakers in Ghanzi district: East Hanahai, Kacgae, and New Xade; Kweneng district: Dutlwe, Kautwane, Khekhenye, Letihakeng, Morwamosu, Serinane, Takotokwane, and Tsetseng, Bostwanwa. ǀGwi has a simple counting system There are only three numerals in ǀGwi. In additional to these three traditional numerals, now English loanwords are used typically for counting amount of money. The English loan numerals are phonologically irregular in terms of the consonant inventory and the phonotactics. ǀGwi doesn't have the phonemes /fl/ or the sequences /ks, tw, tr, dr /etc. There are special 'click sounds 'ː 'ǀ' is a dental click, 'ǃ' a (post) alveolar lateral click and 'ǁ' an alveolar click.

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