Language name and location: Joolaa Keeraak, Senegal [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 科拉克语, 塞内加尔西南部卡萨芒斯河畔济金绍尔区(Ziguinchor)

1. y-ɑnnɔr numeral~y-ɑnɔr for counting

21. ə-ji dɪ y-ɑnɔr

2. si-subə

22. ə-ji dɪ si-subə

3. si-həəɟi

23. ə-ji dɪ si-həəɟi 

4. sɪ-bɑkur

24. ə-ji dɪ sɪ-bɑkur

5. hʊ-tɔk (hʊtɔk ?)

25. ə-ji dɪ hʊ-tɔk

6. hʊ-tɔk dɪ y-ɑnɔr   ( 5 + 1 )

26. ə-ji dɪ hʊ-tɔk dɪ y-ɑnɔr

7. hʊ-tɔk dɪ si-subə  ( 5 + 2 )

27. ə-ji dɪ hʊ-tɔk dɪ si-subə

8. hʊ-tɔk dɪ si-həəɟi  ( 5 + 3 )

28. ə-ji dɪ hʊ-tɔk dɪ si-həəɟi 

9. hʊ-tɔk dɪ sɪ-bɑkur ( 5 + 4 )

29. ə-ji dɪ hʊ-tɔk dɪ sɪ-bɑkur

10. kʊ-ŋɛn ~ ʊ-ŋɛn (litː ''hands'')

30. ə-ji dɪ (k)ʊ-ŋɛn ( 20 + 10)

11. kʊ-ŋɛn dɪ y-ɑnɔr

40. ku-ji-(ək) ku-subə ( 20 x  2 )

12. kʊ-ŋɛn dɪ si-subə

50. ku-ji-(ək) dɪ kʊ-ŋɛn

13. kʊ-ŋɛn dɪ si-həəɟi

60. ku-ji-(ək) ku-həəɟi ( 20 x  3 )

14. kʊ-ŋɛn dɪ sɪ-bɑkur

70. ku-ji-(ək) ku-həəɟi dɪ kʊ-ŋɛn

15. kʊ-ŋɛn dɪ hʊ-tɔk

80. ku-ji-(ək) kʊ-bakur ( 20 x  4 )

16. kʊ-ŋɛn dɪ hʊ-tɔk dɪ y-ɑnɔr

90. ku-ji-(ək) kʊ-bakur dɪ kʊ-ŋɛn

17. kʊ-ŋɛn dɪ hʊ-tɔk dɪ si-subə

100. e-teemeer (from Wolof)

18. kʊ-ŋɛn dɪ hʊ-tɔk dɪ si-həəɟi 

200. si-teemeer-əs si-subə

19. kʊ-ŋɛn dɪ hʊ-tɔk dɪ sɪ-bɑkur

400. si-teemeer-əs si-ba-kur

20. ɑnɑw ɑbɑɔm (litː 'complete person')

     ə-ji used when counting money

1000. e-nɟunni (from Wolof)

2000. si-nɟunn-əs sisubə

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Stéphane Robert, CNRS-LLACAN (Langage, Langues et Cultures d'Afrique) - UMR8135, France. March 17, 2020.

提供资料的语言学家: Dr. Stéphane Robert, 2020 年 3 月 17 日.

Other comments: Jóola Keerak or Kerak has quinary-vigesimal system similar to that of Jola-Kaasa. 

NB. Before the hyphen: the class-marker; sometimes present after the stem, with an hyphen, the default determiner (kind of definite marker): -aC_x with class agreement (and vowel harmony) dɩ : all purpose preposition (in, with..) used for coordination (as a comitative)

NB. “The numeral system is 5-, 10- and 20-based. Only numerals from 1 to 4 show class agreement. Their citation forms use class E for ‘one’ and class SI (the regular plural to class E) for ‘two’, ‘three’ and ‘four’. ‘Five’ and ‘ten’ use classes HU and KU (regular plural to HU) respectively. In ‘ten’ one recognises the lexical stem for ‘hand’ (ka-ŋɛn / ʊ-ŋɛn) but with a different class. ə-ji ‘twenty’ also means ‘king’. This is a case of the anthropomorphic numeral system based on body parts (hand and feet) and the entire person (king) that is widespread in the entire area and is also attested in Nyun (Cobbinah this volume; Lüpke this volume; Quint this volume). Table below shows the numbers as given in isolation” (Robert S. & G. Segerer, in press, Joola Keeraak : A grammatical introduction. In The Oxford guide to the Atlantic languages of West Africa, edited by Friederike Lüpke. Oxford University Press: Oxford).

Consonant phonemes

 Vowel qualities

Language name and location: Jóola Keerak (Kerak), Senegal [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 科拉克语, 塞内加尔西南部卡萨芒斯河畔济金绍尔区(Ziguinchor)

1. yanɔr

21. äɨ dɪ yanɔr

2. sɨsubä

22. äɨ dɪ sɨsubä

3. sɨhääd͡ʑɨ

23. äɨ dɪ sɨhääd͡ʑɨ

4. sɪbakɪɾ

24. äɨ dɪ sɪbakɪɾ

5. hʊtɔk

25. äɨ dɪ hʊtɔk

6. hʊtɔk dɪ yanɔr     ( 5 + 1 )

26. äɨ dɪ hʊtɔk dɪ yanɔr

7. hʊtɔk dɪ sɨsubä    ( 5 + 2 )

27. äɨ dɪ hʊtɔk dɪ sɨsubä

8. hʊtɔk dɪ sɨhääd͡ʑɨ ( 5 + 3 )

28. äɨ dɪ hʊtɔk dɪ sɨhääd͡ʑɨ

9. hʊtɔk dɪ sɪbakɪɾ   ( 5 + 4 )

29. äɨ dɪ hʊtɔk dɪ sɪbakɪɾ

10. kʊŋɛɛn (litː ''hands'')

30. äɨ dɪ kʊŋɛɛn ( 20 + 10)

11. kʊŋɛɛn dɪ yanɔr

40. kɨyäk kusubä  ( 20 x  2 )

12. kʊŋɛɛn dɪ sɨsubä

50. kɨyäk dɪ kʊŋɛɛn

13. kʊŋɛɛn dɪ sɨhääd͡ʑɨ

60. kɨyäk kuhääd͡ʑɨ ( 20 x  3 )

14. kʊŋɛɛn dɪ sɪbakɪɾ

70. kɨyäk kuhääd͡ʑɨ dɪ kʊŋɛɛn

15. kʊŋɛɛn dɪ hʊtɔk

80. kɨyäk kʊbakɪɾ   ( 20 x  4 )

16. kʊŋɛɛn dɪ hʊtɔk dɪ yanɔr

90. kɨyäk kʊbakɪɾ dɪ kʊŋɛɛn

17. kʊŋɛɛn dɪ hʊtɔk dɪ sɨsubä

100. eteemer (from Wolof)

18. kʊŋɛɛn dɪ hʊtɔk dɪ sɨhääd͡ʑɨ

200. sɨteemeräs sɨsubä

19. kʊŋɛɛn dɪ hʊtɔk dɪ sɪbakɪɾ

1000. end͡ʑuni (from Wolof)

20. äɨ (litː 'king' )

2000. sind͡ʑuniäs sɨsubä

Linguist providing data and dateː Ms. Anne Haerter, Ethnos 360, formerly NTM. November 13, 2019.

提供资料的语言学家: Ms. Anne Haerter, 2019 年 11 月 13 日.

Other comments: Jóola Keerak or Kerak has quinary-vigesimal system similar to that of Jola-Kaasa. The word ten 'kʊŋɛɛn' means 'hands', twenty means 'king', hundred and thousand are borrowed from Wolof. 400. sɨteemeräs sɪbakɪɾ 800. sɨteemeräs hʊtɔk dɪ sɨhääd͡ʑɨ.

      Noteː

       1.The first syllable of the number word changes according to the noun class of the item that is counted. Exceptions are # 5, 10 and 20 that don’t change.

            Examples:

eluufay yanor = one house

kalawaayak kanor = one rope

añiilaw anor = one child

siluufas sísuba = two houses

siluufas seemom kuŋeen = ten houses (lit. ‚houses meaning ten’)

kantak kúsuba = two maniocs

kantak keemom hutok = five maniocs

2.      2. For the monetary system the coins and bills represent the fifth of their value:

100 F cfa coin is called [äɨ] = 20

500 F cfa coin is called [eteemer] = 100

1000 F cfa bill is called [sɨteemeräs sɨsubä] = 200

5000 F cfa bill is called [end͡ʑuni] = 1000

I. Before Phonemic Interpretation

a. Phonetic Chart before Interpretation