Language name and location: Ipulo, NW region, Cameroon [Refer to Ethnologue]

言名称和分布地区伊波罗语, 喀麦隆西北区门春州和西南区马纽州

 

1. émɔ̀

21.  iham asalamɔ

2. víàl

22.  iham asi mial

3. vétàt

23.  iham asi metat

4. véɲì

24.  iham asi meɲi

5. vétàn

25.  iham asi metan

6. véɾátúm

26.  iham asi meɾatum

7. véɾátúm nɔ̀mɔ̀ (6+1)

27.  iham asi meɾatum nɔmɔ

8. víɲèɲí

28.  iham asi meɲeɲi

9. víɲèɲí nɔ̀mɔ̀  (8+1)

29.  iham asi meɲeɲi nɔmɔ

10. épɔ́ːt

30.  ihame si mepɔt

11. epɔːt asalamɔ

40.  ihame vial ( 20 x 2 )

12. epɔːt asi mial

50.  ihame vial si mepɔt ( 20 x 2 +10)

13. epɔːt asi metat

60.  ihame vetat ( 20 x 3 )

14. epɔːt asi meɲi

70.  ihame vetat si mepɔt

15. nukul

80.  ihame veɲi ( 20 x 4 )

16. nukul asalamɔ  (15 + 1)

90.  ihame veɲi si mepɔt

17. nukul asi mial

100. ihame vetan ( 20 x 5 )

18. nukul asi metat

200. ihame pɔːt ( 20 x 10 )

19. nukul asi meɲi

1000. ihame ekins epɔːt (lit: big 20 x 10) *

20. iham

2000.

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Ms. Anna Galland through Dr. Ginger Boyd (SIL-Cameroon). December 30, 2010.

供资料的语言学家: Ms. Anna Galland, 2010 年 12 月 30 日.

 

Other comments: Ipulo or Assumbo is spoken by approximately 2,500 speakers in
North West region: Menchum division; South West region: Manyu division, Akwaya subdivision, south and southeast of Akwaya town, Cameroon.
Ipulo has a vigesimal system with substructures for numbers 7 and 9, and a single word for 15. Note: Tone melody has not been checked beyond a cursory check of the numerals 1‑10. This is a preliminary list only.

Addendum:

300. iham nukul (20 x 15), 400. ihami ekins veɲi ("big 20" (i.e. 100) x4),

500. ihami ekins vetan ("big 20" x 5), 600.ihami ekins veɾatum ("big 20" x 6),

700. ihami ekins veɾatum nɔmɔ ("big 20" x (6+1)),

800. ihami ekins viɲeɲi ("big 20" x 8),

900. ihami ekins viɲeɲi nɔmɔ ("big 20" x (8+1))


 

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