Language
name and locationː
Koalib,
South Kordofan,
Sudan [Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. kwɛ́t:ɛ |
21. tuɽí kwɛ́t:ɛ |
2. kwiɽín |
22. tuɽí kwiɽín |
3. tɛjɪɾ |
23. tuɽí tɛjɪɾ |
4. kɔɽŋɔn |
24. tuɽí kɔɽŋɔn |
5. tuðní |
25. tuɽí tuðní |
6. ɲiɾlíl |
26. tuɽí ɲiɾlíl |
7. kunəðɗuβə |
27. tuɽí kunəðɗuβə |
8. ɗuβaβuŋa |
28. tuɽí ɗuβaβuŋa |
9. kunəðɗi |
29. tuɽí kunəðɗi |
10. ɗí |
30. tuɽíɗí (20+10) |
11. ɗí kwɛ́t:ɛ |
40. ɗuɽudíɽín (20 x 2) |
12. ɗí kwiɽín |
50. ɗuɽudíɽín na ɗí |
13. ɗí tɛjɪɾ |
60. ɗuɽu tɛjᶦɾ (20 x 3 ) |
14. ɗí kɔɽŋɔn |
70. ɗuɽu tɛjᶦɾ na ɗí |
15. ɗí tuðní |
80. ɗuɽu kɔɽŋɔn (20 x 4 ) |
16. ɗí ɲiɾlíl |
90. ɗuɽu kɔɽŋɔn na ɗí |
17. ɗí kunəðɗuβə |
100. ɗuɽu tuðní (20 x 5 ) |
18. ɗí ɗuβaβuŋa |
200. ɗuɽu ɗí (20 x 10) |
19. ɗí kunəðɗi |
1000. |
20. tuɽí |
2000. |
Linguist providing data and
date: Mr.
Rauf
Rahmatallah Kodi through Dr. Leoma Gilley, |
Other comments: Koalib has a counting system based on twenty. Koalib or Rere is spoken by approximately 100,000 speakers in Delami area and Abri area villages scattered on the plain (Ngirere dialect); Koalib hills area (Ngunduna dialect); Turum and Umm Berumbita (Nguqwurang dialect), South Kordofan state, Sudan. |
Language
name and locationː
Koalib,
South Kordofan,
Sudan [Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. -ɛ̀t̪t̪ɛ̀ |
21. túɽì kwɛ̀t̪t̪ɛ̀ |
2. -iɽɐn |
22. túɽì kwìɽɐ̀n |
3. tɔɔɽɔl |
23. túɽì tɔ̀ɔɽɔ̀l |
4. twaɽŋan |
24. túɽì twàɽŋàn |
5. toðne |
25. túɽì tòðnè |
6. ɲerlel |
26. túɽì ɲèrlèl |
7. ɗòvɔ̀kkwóɽɔ̀n |
27. túɽì ɗòvɔ̀kkwóɽɔ̀n |
8. ɗòvɔ̀kkwóppà |
28. túɽì ɗòvɔ̀kkwóppà |
9. kwúnɐ̀ttùrrí |
29. túɽì kwúnɐ̀ttùrrí |
10. rúi |
30. túɽì (ná) rúi (20+10) |
11. rúi kwɛ̀t̪t̪ɛ̀ |
40. rúɽì rìɽɐ̀n (20 x 2) |
12. rúi kwìɽɐ̀n |
50. rúɽì rìɽɐ̀n ná rúi |
13. rúi tɔ̀ɔɽɔ̀l |
60. rúɽì tɔ̀ɔɽɔ̀l (20 x 3) |
14. rúi twàɽŋàn |
70. rúɽì tɔ̀ɔɽɔ̀l ná rúi |
15. rúi tòðnè |
80. rúɽì twàɽŋàn (20 x 4) |
16. rúi ɲèrlèl |
90. rúɽì twàɽŋàn ná rúi |
17. rúi ɗòvɔ̀kkwóɽɔ̀n |
100. rúɽì tòðnè (20 x 5) / mîɐ < Arabic |
18. rúi ɗòvɔ̀kkwóppà |
200. rúɽì rúi (20 x 10) / mîɐ kwìɽɐ̀n |
19. rúi kwúnɐ̀ttùrrí |
1000. álèp < Arabic |
20. rúi túɽì |
2000. álep wìɽɐ̀n |
Linguist providing data and
date: Dr. Nicolas Quint,
LLACAN (Langage, Langues et Cultures d'Afrique Noire), CNRS, Paris,
France, September 15, 2006 |
Other comments: Koalib has a counting system based on twenty, which can count up to 400. They also borrow Sudanese Colloquial Arabic numerals for 100 and 1000. In present day, Koalib only use traditional numerals from up to 3 or 4, the remaining numbers have been replaced by their Arabic equivalents. Nonetheless, many speakers still know how to count until 40 0r 60. |
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