Izon

Language name and location: Izon, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, Nigeria [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 伊乔语, 尼日利亚南部三角洲地区

1. kẹnị́ ẹ = IPA [ɛ], ị = IPA [ɪ]	21. sí kẹnị́ feni
2. mamụ́	22. sí mamụ feni
3. tǎrụ ụ=IPA [ʊ]	23. sí tǎrụ feni
4. nóín	24. sí nóín feni
5. sọ́nrọ́n =sɔ̃́rɔ̃́ ?	25. sí sọ́nrọ́n feni
6. sǒndie	26. sí sǒndie feni
7. sọ́nọ́ma	27. sí sọ́nọ́ma feni
8. nínɡíni	28. sí nínɡíni feni
9. isé	29. sí isé fị́ni
10. óí	30. sí oyi feni
11. óí kẹnị́ feni (lit: 'ten and one')	40. ma sí / maa sí (lit: 'two twenties')
12. óí mamụ́ feni	50. ma sí mọ oyi mọ
13. óí tǎrụ feni	60. tará sí (lit: three twenties')
14. óí nóín feni	70. tará sí mọ oyi mọ
15. óí sọ́nrọ́n feni or dié	80. níá sí ('four twenties')
16. óí sǒndie feni	90. níá sí mọ oyi mọ
17. óí sọ́nọ́ma feni	100. sọ́nrọ́n sí ('five twenties')
18. óí nínɡíni feni	200. oyia sí (ten twenties), 400. andẹ
19. óí isé feni	400. andẹʔ / ọndẹ́ or sía sí
20. sí / síí	1000. ma andẹʔ mọ oyia sí mọ *

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. God's Power Tamaraukuro Prezi, Department of

English and Literary Studies, Faculty of Arts, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State, Nigeria, June 2, 2011.

提供资料的语言学家: Dr. God's Power Tamaraukuro Prezi, 2011 年 6 月 2 日.

Other comments: The traditional Izon counting system is based on twenty and there is a number for '400', so 1000 is 'two and a half 400s'. They have developed a decimal numeral system like the Kolokuma dialect now. Izon or Central-Western Ijo or Ijaw is spoken by approximately 2,400,000 speakers in Bayelsa state, Delta state, Edo state and Ondo state in southern Nigeria.

Language name and location: Izon (Ijaw/Ijo), Nigeria [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 伊乔语 (Kolokuma dialect), 尼日利亚南部三角洲地区

1. kẹnị́ ẹ = IPA [ɛ], ị = IPA [ɪ]	21. ma oí kẹnị́ fị́nị́
2. mamụ́	22.
3. tǎrụ ụ=IPA [ʊ]	23.
4. nóín	24.
5. sọ́nrọ́n =sɔ̃́rɔ̃́ ?	25.
6. sǒndie	26.
7. sọ́nọ́ma	27.
8. nínɡíni	28.
9. isé	29.
10. óí	30. tárá óí
11. óí kẹnị́ fị́nị́ (ten and one)	40. nóín óí
12. óí mamụ́ fị́nị́	50. sọ́nrọ́n óí
13. óí tǎrụ fị́nị́	60. sǒndie óí
14. óí nóín fị́nị́	70. sọ́nọ́ma óí
15. óí sọ́nrọ́n fị́nị́ or dié	80. nínɡíni óí
16. óí sǒndiefị́nị́	90. isé óí
17. óí sọ́nọ́ma fị́nị́	100. akpaá / ọdọ́zọ́
18. óí nínɡíni fị́nị́	200. ma ọdọ́zó
19. óí isé fị́nị́	1000. ọɡị́zị́
20. ma óí (litː 'two tens')	2000. ma ọɡị́zị́

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. God's Power Tamaraukuro Prezi. Department of

English and Literary Studies, Faculty of Arts, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State, Nigeria, June 2, 2011.

Sourceː Williamson, K. et al (eds.) 1990. A Vocabulary of Primary Science and Mathematics in Nine Nigerian Languages. Enugu: NERDC and Fourth Dimension Publishing Co. Ltd.

提供资料的语言学家: Dr. God's Power Tamaraukuro Prezi, 2011 年 6 月 2 日.

Other comments: The Kolokuma dialect of Izon has developed a decimal numeral system.

Language name and location: Izon (Ijaw/Ijo), Nigeria [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 伊乔语, 尼日利亚南部三角洲地区

1. kẹnị́ ẹ = IPA [ɛ], ị = IPA [ɪ]	21.
2. maamụ́	22.
3. tǎarụ ụ=IPA [ʊ]	23.
4. nóín	24.
5. sọ́nrọ́n =sɔ̃́rɔ̃́ ?	25.
6. sǒndie	26.
7. sọ́nọ́ma	27.
8. níníni or nínɡíni	28.
9. isé	29.
10. oyi/ óí	30. sǔwei, sǐi oi fị́nị́
11. oyi kẹnị́ feni (ten and one)	40. maa sií (2 x 20) or mesí
12. oyi kẹnị́	50. maa sií oi fị́nị́ or masǐ oi oi fị́nị
13. oyi kẹnị́	60. tǎra sii (3 x 20) or tésí
14. oyi kẹnị́	70. tǎra sii oi fị́nị or těsi oi fị́nị
15. oyi sọọnrọn feni or dié	80. nǐa sii (4 x 20)
16. oyi sondie feni	90. nǐa sii oi fị́nị
17.	100. sọ́nran sii( 5 x 20)
18. eji nini nì fɪnɪ̀	200. ǒiya sii, 400. ọndẹ
19.	1000. maa ọndẹ óíyá síí fị́ni
20. síí	2000. sọ́nran ọnde (5 x 400)

Linguist providing data and dateː Sourceː Albert Ọkpọnanabọfa Timitimi, River State Council for Arts and Culture. 1973. Taken from West African Language Data Sheets,

Vol.1 /1977, edited by M. E. Kropp Dakubu, West African Linguistic Society.

Other comments: Izon has a vigesimal numeral system with particular constructions for numbers 9 and 19.

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