Iten / Aten

Language name and location: Iten, Kaduna state, Nigeria [Refer to Ethnologue ]

语言名称和分布地区: 伊腾语 (阿腾语Aten), 尼日利亚北部卡杜纳州和中部高原州

1. dáy	21. fɛ̀nɛ̀kù nì fì ndùːdʒàŋ ( 12+9 )
2. fà	22. fɛ̀nɛ̀kù nì fì ndùːbɔ̀ ( 12+10 )
3. tàt ~ tʃàt	23. fɛ̀nɛ̀kù nì fì sàllà ( 12+11 )
4. nàːs	24. pù yɛ̀ fà ( 12 x 2 )
5. wí	25. pù yɛ̀ fà nì pìdáy ( 12 x 2 +1 )
6. tàːrà	26. pù yɛ̀ fà nì fìfà ( 12 x 2 +2 )
7. nìtà	27. pù yɛ̀ fà nì fìtàt ( 12 x 2+3 )
8. nàràs	28. pù yɛ̀ fà nì fìnàːs ( 12 x 2+4 )
9. dùːdʒàŋ	29. pù yɛ̀ fà nì fìwí ( 12 x 2+5 )
10. dùːbɔ̀	30. pù yɛ̀ fà nì fìtàːrà ( 12 x 2+6 )
11. sàllà	40. pù yɛ̀ tàt nì fɛ̀ nàːs ( 12 x 3+4 )
12. kù ~ fɛ̀nɛ̀kù	50. pù yɛ̀ nàːs nì fìfà ( 12 x 4+2 )
13. kù nì fì dáy ( 12+1 )	60. pù yɛ̀ wí ( 12 x 5 )
14. kù nì fì fà ( 12+2 )	70. pù yɛ̀ wí nì fɛ̀ dùːbɔ̀ ( 12 x 5+10 )
15. kù nì fì tàt ( 12+3 )	80. pù yɛ̀ tàːrà nì fɛ̀ nàràs ( 12 x 6+8 )
16. kù nì fì nàːs ( 12+4 )	90. pù yɛ̀ nìtà nì fɛ̀ tàːra ( 12 x 7+6 )
17. kù nì fì wí ( 12+5 )	100. pù yɛ̀ nàràs nì fɛ̀ nàːs ( 12 x 8+4 )
18. kù nì fì tàːrà ( 12+6 )	144. pùpù ( 12 x 12 )
19. kù nì fì nìtà ( 12+7 )	1000. dúbú <Hausa
20. fɛ̀nɛ̀kù nì fì nàràs ( 12+8 )	2000. dúbú fà

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Luc Bouquiaux, CNRS-LACITO, Paris, France, November 7, 1994.

提供资料的语言学家: Dr. Luc Bouquiaux, 1994 年 11 月 7 日.

Other comments: Iten or Aten, Eten is spoken by approximately 40,000 speakers in Kaduna state: Kaura LGA; Plateau state: Riyom LGA. Iten or Aten has a duodecimal numeral system. The number 'thousand' is a loan from Hausa. The highest number can be counted in traditional way is 144.

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