Language
name and locationː
Heiban,
South Kordofan
state,
Sudan [Ref to
Ethnologue] |
1. ɡʷetipo |
21. d̪ure a ɡʷetipo |
2. ram |
22. d̪ure a ram |
3. t̪iril |
23. d̪ure a t̪iril |
4. koriŋo |
24. d̪ure a koriŋo |
5. t̪ud̪ina |
25. d̪ure a t̪ud̪ina |
6. ɲiril |
26. d̪ure a ɲiril |
7. koriŋo a t̪iril (4+3) |
27. d̪ure a koriŋo a t̪iril |
8. dubaŋ |
28. d̪ure a dubaŋ |
9. t̪ud̪ina a koriŋo (5+4) |
29. d̪ure a t̪ud̪ina a koriŋo |
10. die |
30. d̪ure a die (20+10) |
11. die a ɡʷetipo |
40. d̪ure ram ( 20 x 2) |
12. die a ram |
50. d̪ure ram a die |
13. die a t̪iril |
60. d̪ure t̪iril (20 x 3) |
14. die a koriŋo |
70. d̪ure t̪iril a die |
15. die a t̪ud̪ina |
80. d̪ure koriŋo (20 x 4) |
16. die a ɲiril |
90. d̪ure koriŋo a die |
17. die a koriŋo a t̪iril |
100. d̪ure t̪ud̪ina (20 x 5) |
18. die a dubaŋ |
200. d̪ure die (20 x 10) |
19. die a t̪ud̪ina a koriŋo |
1000. |
20. d̪ure |
2000. |
Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Elizabeth Guest, Summer
Institute of Linguistics, Sudan. |
Other comments: Heiban or Ebang is spoken by approximately4,000 speakers in Abul and Heiban towns, South Kordofan state, Sudan. Heiban has a counting system based on twenty with a special construction for 7 and 9. Heiban numbers are only useful for numbers less than 200. Above this, they become unwieldy, requiring a good knowledge of multipliers of 20. Consonant Phones of Heibanː p, b, t̪, d̪, t, d, c, ɟ, k, ɡ, f, v, s, z, x, h, m, n, ɲ, ŋ, l, r, ɽ, w, j, ɓ, ɗ. Vowel Phones of Heibanː i, e, ə, u, o, ɔ, a Note that the orthographic spellings and IPA transcriptionsː th = IPA [t̪], dh=IPA [d̪], kh=IPA [x], ny=IPA [ɲ], y=IPA [j]. |
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