Language name and locationː Khmu’, Laos, China, Thailand [Refer to Ethnologue]
言名称和分布地区克木语, 老挝, 中国云南省及泰国越南北部

 

1. moj

2. beer

3. peʔ

4. pon

5. sɯŋ

6. tɔɔl

7. ɡul

8. rɔɔŋ

9. tiʔ

10. mɡal

11. sip ʔet

12. sip sɔɔŋ

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Nathan Badenoch. Socio-Economic Research Adviser, Northern Agriculture and Forestry Research, Center Luang Prabang, Lao PDR. February 2, 2010. Data extracted fromː Shintani, Kosaka and Kato. 2001. Linguistic Survey of Phongxaly, Lao P.D.R. Institute for the Study of the Study of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa. Tokyo.
供资料的语言学家: Dr. Nathan Badenoch, 2010 年 2 月 2 日.

 

Other comments: Khmu’ has a decimal system. The above data is taken from Then dialect spoken in Wiangkham District, Luang Prabang Province, Laos. This dialect still keeps the traditional numerals up to ten. Updated data needed.


Language name and locationː Khmu’, Laos, China, Thailand [Refer to Ethnologue]
言名称和分布地区克木语, 老挝, 中国云南省及泰国越南北部

 

1. moui,    mui [muːj],      moːj

2. bar,       bar [baːr],         kbaː / baːr

3. pe,        pe [peʔ],          kpeˀ / peˀ

4. pouôn,  puòn [puon],    siː (< Lao)

5. pfoung, phuon [pʰuoŋ],  ha

6. tol,        tol [toːl],           ʰrok

7. koul,     kul [kul],          cet [tɕet]

8. ti,          ti [tiː],              pɛːt

9. kash,     kac [katɕ],         kaw

10. kan,     kan [kan],         sip  

11. from Laos or Taic language

11. from Laos or Taic language

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Michael Ferlus, CNRS (Centre Nationale de Recherche Scientifique), Paris, France, February, 2, 2013.

供资料的语言学家: Dr. Michael Ferlus, 2013 年 2 月 2 日.

 

Other comments: Khmu [kʰmuˀ] only has Mon-Khmer numerals from one to ten, they use Taic numeral system now.

(1) Khmous, Luang Prabang. Francis Garnier. 1873. Voyage d’exploration en Indochine …, Paris, Hachette. 2 vols. Vocabulaire vol. 2: 508-517.

(2) Antoine Cabaton. 1905. Dix dialectes indochinois recueillis par Prosper Odend’hal. Etude linguistique par Antoine Cabaton. Journal Asiatique, 10e série, 5: 265-344. Numerals 275-7. Phonetic interprétation are placed within [ ].

(3) Many references.

The lists (1) and (2) are the only data available on Khmu numerals. Francis Garnier and Prosper Odend’hal were militaries, not linguists. However, numbers in (2) can be phonetically identified fairly accurately. In list (3), after “3”, numerals are borrowed from Lao.


Language name and locationː Khmu, Yunnan, China, Laos [Refer to Ethnologue]
言名称和分布地区克木语, 中国云南省, 老挝及泰国越南北部

 

1. moi  / ʔĕt < Tai

21.  sau ʔĕt

2. k'bar / sɔŋ

22.  sau sɔŋ

3. k'pĕˀ / sam

23.  sau sam

4. si < Tai language

24.  sau si

5. ha

25.  sau ha

6. r̥ok

26.  sau r̥ok

7. tʃĕt

27.  sau tʃĕt

8. pɛt

28.  sau pɛt

9. kău

29.  sau kău

10. sĭp

30.  sam sĭp

11. sĭp ˀet

40.  si sĭp

12. sĭp sɔŋ

50.  ha sĭp

13. sĭp sam

60.  r̥ok sĭp

14. sĭp si

70.  tʃĕt sĭp

15. sĭp ha

80.  pɛt sĭp

16. sĭp r̥ok

90.  kău sĭp

17. sĭp tʃĕt

100. moi rɔi

18. sĭp pɛt

200. sɔŋ rɔi

19. sĭp kău

1000. moi băn

20. sau

2000. sɔŋ băn

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Prof. Yan Qixiang,  Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, China, April 17, 1991.
供资料的语言学家: 颜其香教授(中国社科院民族研究所 ), 1991 年 4 月 17 日.

 

Other comments: Khmu' only has Mon-Khmer numerals from one to ten, they use Tai numeral system now.  


 

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