Language name and location: Kipfokomu, Tana River, Kenya [Refer to Ethnologue]

言名称和分布地区基普夫科莫 (下波科莫Lower Pokomo), 肯尼亚南部塔纳河郡

 

1. modza

21.  miyonɡo miwii na modza

2. mbii

22.  miyonɡo miwii na mbii

3. ntahu

23.  miyonɡo miwii na ntahu

4. nee

24.  miyonɡo miwii na nee

5. nsano

25.  miyonɡo miwii na nsano

6. ntandahu

26.  miyonɡo miwii na ntandahu

7. mfunɡahe

27.  miyonɡo miwii na mfunɡahe

8. nane

28.  miyonɡo miwii na nane

9. kenda

29.  miyonɡo miwii na kenda

10. kumi

30.  miyonɡo mhahu

11. kumi na modza

40.  miyonɡo mine

12. kumi na mbii

50.  miyonɡo mitsano

13. kumi na ntahu

60.  miyonɡo mihandahu

14. kumi na nee

70.  miyonɡo mifunɡahe

15. kumi na nsano

80.  miyonɡo minane

16. kumi na ntandahu

90.  miyonɡo kenda

17. kumi na mfunɡahe

100. ɡana (modza)

18. kumi na nane

200. maɡana mawii, 400. maɡana mane

19. kumi na kenda

1000. elefu modza  ('elufu' <Swahili)

20. miyonɡo miwii

2000. elefu mbii

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. Vincent Hiribae, Bible Translation & Literacy (E.A), Kenya, May 7, 2018, September 30, 2018.

供资料的语言学家: Mr. Vincent Hiribae, 2018 年 5 月 7 日, 2018 年 9 月 30 日

 

Other comments: Kipfokomo or Lower Pokomo has a decimal system. Lower Pokomo is not a tonal language. Kipfokomo is a Bantu language spoken primarily along Tana River County in the East African coast near Tana River in the Tana River District by approximately 90,000  Pokomo people of Kenya. Kipfokomo language originated from "Kingozi" the language, which Kiswahili was built from. "Kingozi" language is the precursor of Kiswahili. Pokomos are the only tribe in the world that speak "Kingozi" and sometimes are referred to as wangozi because they used to wear skins (Ngozi). All adult speakers of Pokomo are bilingual in Swahili, East Africa's lingua franca. There is high of lexical similarity between other languages like Mvita (63%), Amu (61%), Mrima (60%), Kigiryama (59%), Chidigo (58%) or Bajun (57%).


Language name and location: Kipfokomu, Tana River, Kenya [Refer to Ethnologue]

言名称和分布地区基普夫科莫 (下波科莫Lower Pokomo), 肯尼亚南部塔纳河郡

 

1. modza

21.  miyonɡo miwii na modza

2. mbii

22.  miyonɡo miwii na mbii

3. ntahu

23.  miyonɡo miwii na ntahu

4. nee

24.  miyonɡo miwii na ne

5. nsano

25.  miyonɡo miwii na nsano

6. ntandahu

26.  miyonɡo miwii na ntandahu

7. nfunɡahe

27.  miyonɡo miwii na nfunɡahe

8. nane

28.  miyonɡo miwii na nane

9. kenda

29.  miyonɡo miwii na kenda

10. kumi

30.  miyonɡo mitahu

11. kumi na modza

40.  miyonɡo mine

12. kumi na mbii

50.  miyonɡo misano

13. kumi na ntahu

60.  miyonɡo ntandahu

14. kumi na ne

70.  miyonɡo nfunɡahe

15. kumi na nsano

80.  miyonɡo minanɛ

16. kumi na ntandahu

90.  miyonɡo kenda

17. kumi na nfunɡahe

100. ɡana

18. kumi na nane

200. maɡana mawii

19. kumi na kenda

1000. elufu modza  ('elufu' <Swahili)

20. miyonɡo miwii

2000. elufu mbii

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. Jon Hampshire, BTL ( Bible Translations, East Africa), Kenya, January 6, 1993.

供资料的语言学家: Mr. Jon Hampshire, 1993 年 1 月 6 日.

 

Other comments: Kipfokomo or Lower Pokomo has a decimal system. It was not sure if the above data came from Lower Pokomo or Upper Pokomo.


 

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