Language name and location: Izii, Cross River state, Nigeria [Refer to Ethnologue]

言名称和分布地区伊兹语, 尼日利亚南部尼日尔河下游 克罗斯河州及附近地区

 

1. nánʊ́

21.  ʊ̀k͡pɔ́rɔ́ lɛ̀ nánʊ́

2. ɛ̀bɔ́

22.  ʊ̀k͡pɔ́rɔ́ lɛ̀ ɛ̀bɔ́

3. ɛ̀tɔ́

23.  ʊ̀k͡pɔ́rɔ́ lɛ̀ ɛ̀tɔ́

4. ɛ̀nɔ́

24.  ʊ̀k͡pɔ́rɔ́ lɛ̀ ɛ̀nɔ́

5. ìsé

25.  ʊ̀k͡pɔ́rɔ́ lɛ̀ ìsé

6. ìʃi̋ì

26.  ʊ̀k͡pɔ́rɔ́ lɛ̀ ìʃi̋ì

7. ɛ̀sa̋à

27.  ʊ̀k͡pɔ́rɔ́ lɛ̀ ɛ̀sa̋à

8. ɛ̀sátɔ́

28.  ʊ̀k͡pɔ́rɔ́ lɛ̀ èsátɔ́

9. tèté

29.  ʊ̀k͡pɔ́rɔ́ lɛ̀ tèté

10. ìrí

30.  ʊ̀k͡pɔ́rɔ́ lɛ̀ ìrí

11. ìrí lɛ̀ nánʊ́

40.  ʊ̀k͡pɔ́rɔ́ ɛ̀bɔ́  ( 20 x 2 )

12. ìrí lɛ̀ ɛ̀bɔ́

50.  ʊ̀k͡pɔ́rɔ́ ɛ̀bɔ́ lɛ̀ ìrí

13. ìrí lɛ̀ ɛ̀tɔ́

60.  ʊ̀k͡pɔ́rɔ́ ɛ̀tɔ́ ( 20 x 3 )

14. ìrí lɛ̀ ɛ̀nɔ́

70.  ʊ̀k͡pɔ́rɔ́ ɛ̀tɔ́ lɛ̀ ìrí

15. ìrí lɛ̀ ìsé

80.  ʊ̀k͡pɔ́rɔ́ ɛ̀nɔ́ ( 20 x 4 )

16. ìrí lɛ̀ ìʃi̋ì

90.  ʊ̀k͡pɔ́rɔ́ ɛ̀nɔ́ lɛ̀ ìrí

17. ìrí lɛ̀ ɛ̀sa̋à

100. ʊ̀k͡pɔ́rɔ́ ìsé ( 20 x 5 )

18. ìrí lɛ̀ ɛ̀sátɔ́

200. ʊ̀k͡pɔ́rɔ́ ìrí ( 20 x 10 ), 400. ʊ̋nʊ̀

19. ìrí lɛ̀ tèté

1000. ʊ̋nʊ̀ ɛ̀bɔ́ lɛ̀ ʊ̀k͡pɔ́rɔ́ ìri ( 800 + 200 )

20. ʊ̀k͡pɔ́rɔ́

2000. ʊ̋nʊ̀ ìsé ( 400 x 5 )

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Reinier de Blois, United Bible Societies, December 8, 2007.

Reference source: Meier, Paul. 1977. in M. E. Kropp Dakabu (ed.) West African Language Data Sheets, Volume I., published by the West African Linguistics Society.

供资料的语言学家: Dr. Reinier de Blois, 2007 年 12 月 8 日.

 

Other comments: Izii or Izi, Ezzi is spoken by approximately 540,000 speakers in
Benue state: Ado LGA; Cross River state: Yala LGA; Ebonyi state: Abakaliki, Ebonyi, and Izzi LGAs., Nigeria.
Izi has a vigesimal numeral system with a special word for 400. Izi has a two-tone system with downstep. The above data is from the Izi dialect,


 

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