Language
name and location:
Kabba, Ouham pref., CAR, Chad [Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. káɾā |
21. dɔ̀dʒōó ɡìɾé káɾā |
2. dʒōó |
22. dɔ̀dʒōó ɡìɾé dʒōó |
3. mòtá |
23. dɔ̀dʒōó ɡìɾé mòtá |
4. sɔ́ |
24. dɔ̀dʒōó ɡìɾé sɔ́ |
5. mĩ́ |
25. dɔ̀dʒōó ɡìɾé mĩ́ |
6. mĩ̀sã́n |
26. dɔ̀dʒōó ɡìɾé mĩ̀sã́n |
7. sīɾí |
27. dɔ̀dʒōó ɡìɾé sīɾí |
8. dʒīdʒōó (4+4) |
28. dɔ̀dʒōó ɡìɾé dʒīdʒōó |
9. dʒīkáɾā (10-1) |
29. dɔ̀dʒōó ɡìɾé dʒīkáɾā |
10. dɔ̀kù |
30. dɔ̀mòtá |
11. dɔ̀kù ɡìɾé káɾā |
40. dɔ̀sɔ́ |
12. dɔ̀kù ɡìɾé dʒōó |
50. dɔ̀mĩ́ |
13. dɔ̀kù ɡìɾé mòtá |
60. dɔ̀mĩ̀sã́n |
14. dɔ̀kù ɡìɾé sɔ́ |
70. dɔ̀sīɾí |
15. dɔ̀kù ɡìɾé mĩ́ |
80. dɔ̀dʒīdʒōó |
16. dɔ̀kù ɡìɾé mĩ̀sã́n |
90. dɔ̀dʒīkáɾā |
17. dɔ̀kù ɡìɾé sīɾí |
100. dɔ̀dɔ̀kù (10 x 10) / kɔ̄ɾ káɾā |
18. dɔ̀kù ɡìɾé dʒīdʒōó |
200. kɔ̄ɾ dʒōó |
19. dɔ̀kù ɡìɾé dʒīkáɾā |
1000. dòɾò (káɾā) |
20. dɔ̀dʒōó |
2000. dòɾò dʒōó |
Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. Betina Maguelet-Bodoli through Mr.
Will
Sawers,
May 28, |
Other comments: Kabba is spoken by approximately 14,000 speakers in Ouham prefecture in Central African Republic, Chad and Nigeria. Kabba has a decimal system with special form for numbers 8 and 9. Counting from below, to say ‘100’ they say ‘ten tens’/ ‘dodoku’. But they find this laborious for counting above 100 and so they switch to ‘kor kara’ to continue from there (e.g., 101 is ‘kor kara gire kara’). For 1,000 one can say ‘thousand’ / ‘doro’ by itself or be precise by saying the full ‘one thousand’ / ‘doro kara’. |
Language
name and location:
Kabba, Ouham pref., CAR, Chad [Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. kaára |
21. dóèjooà ɡeèreà kaára |
2. jooà |
22. dóèjooà ɡeèreà jooà |
3. moètaà |
23. dóèjooà ɡeèreà moètaà |
4. sóà |
24. dóèjooà ɡeèreà sóà |
5. mïù |
25. dóèjooà ɡeèreà mïù |
6. mïìsaàn |
26. dóèjooà ɡeèreà mïìsaàn |
7. sirïù |
27. dóèjooà ɡeèreà sirïù |
8. jijooà ( 4 + 4 ) |
28. dóèjooà ɡeèreà jijooà |
9. jikaàra ( 10 - 1) |
29. dóèjooà ɡeèreà jikaàra |
10. dóèkuè |
30. dóèmoètaà |
11. dóèkuè ɡeèreà kaára |
40. dóèsóà |
12. dóèkuè ɡeèreà jooà |
50. dóèmïù |
13. dóèkuè ɡeèreà moètaà |
60. dóèmïìsaàn |
14. dóèkuè ɡeèreà sóà |
70. dóèsirïù |
15. dóèkuè ɡeèreà mïù |
80. dóèjijooà |
16. dóèkuè ɡeèreà mïìsaàn |
90. dóèjikaàra |
17. dóèkuè ɡeèreà sirïù |
100. dóèdóekuè (10 x 10) / tól |
18. dóèkuè ɡeèreà jijooà |
200. dóèdóejooà |
19. dóèkuè ɡeèreà jikaàra |
1000. saàkïì kaàra |
20. dóèjooà |
2000. saàkïi jooà |
Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Rosmarie Moser,
Department of Linguistics,
|
Other comments: Kabba has a decimal system with special forms for numbers 8 and 9. Note that the symbol 'j' = IPA symbol 'dʒ'. |
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