Language name and location: Kobiana, Guinea-Bissau, Senegal [Refer to Ethnologue]

言名称和分布地区科比亚纳语, 几内亚比绍西北部卡谢乌河流域地区和塞内加尔

 

1. teena

21. ŋuntaaza ŋuna nɡo koɲ

2. kuna or ɡena

22. ŋuntaaza ŋuna nɡo kuna

3. kuheh or ɡaheh

23. ŋuntaaza ŋuna nɡo kuheh

4. sana

24. ŋuntaaza ŋuna nɡo sana

5. jirooɣ (literally: five and one)

25. ŋuntaaza ŋuna nɡo jirooɣ

6. jirooɣ nɡo he (5+1) *, j=IPA /ɟ /

26. ŋuntaaza ŋuna nɡo jirooɣ nɡo he

7. jirooɣ nɡo he nɡo koɲ (5+1+x) **

27. ŋuntaaza ŋuna nɡo jirooɣ nɡo he nɡo koɲ

8. aɡ sana aɡ sana (4+4) ***

28. ŋuntaaza ŋuna nɡo aɡ sana aɡ sana

9. aɡ sana aɡ sana nɡo koɲ (4+4+x )

29. ŋuntaaza ŋuna nɡo aɡ sana aɡ sana nɡo koɲ

10. untaaza 

30. ŋuntaaza ŋuteh (10 x 3)

11. untaaza nɡo koɲ

40. ŋuntaaza sana   (10 x 4)

12. untaaza nɡo kuna

50. ŋuntaaza jirooɣ (10 x 5)

13. untaaza nɡo kuheh

60. ŋuntaaza jirooɣ nɡo he (10 x 6)

14. untaaza nɡo sana

70. ŋuntaaza jirooɣ nɡo he nɡo koɲ (10 x 7)

15. untaaza nɡo jirooɣ

80. ŋuntaaza aɡ sana aɡ sana (10 x 8)

16. untaaza nɡo jirooɣ nɡo he

90. ŋuntaaza aɡ sana aɡ sana nɡo koɲ

17. untaaza nɡo jirooɣ nɡo he nɡo koɲ

100. usɛ̰t

18. untaaza nɡo aɡ sana aɡ sana

200. ŋusɛ̰t ŋuna

19. untaaza nɡo aɡ sana aɡ sana nɡo koɲ

1000. umil < French 'mil'

20. ŋuntaaza ŋuna (10 x 2)

2000. ŋumil ŋuna

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Sylvie Voisin, CNRS DDL UMR 5596 - MCF AMU, France. May 27, 2021.

Referenceː Voisin, Sylvie. Forthcoming. « Numération, quantification et accord en classes en kobiana ». In Faits de Langues (n° 53-1) Quint N. & Voisin S. (Eds.) Classification nominale : nouvelles approches, nouvelles données, nouveaux enjeux

供资料的语言学家: Dr. Sylvie Voisin, 2021 年 5 月 27 日.

 

Other comments: Kobiana is spoken by approximately 1,000 speakers in Cacheu region, near Banyun and Cacheu, Guinea-Bissau as well as Senegal.

Kobiana has a decimal system with special structure for 6, 7, 8 and 9.
There are variants for these few numeralsː 2. ɡena, 3. ɡaheh, 5. jurooɣ, 6. jurooɣ nɡo he, 7. jurooɣ nɡo he nɡo koɲ, 27. ŋuntaaza ŋuna nɡo kuheena and 7. jirooɣ nɡo he nɡo koɲ (5+1+x) means 'five and one and thing'; x = 'thing', and 9 aɡ sana aɡ sana nɡo koɲ (4+4+x )  'four and four and thing'; x = thing.
Note that t
he phonemic value for /j/ is /ɟ / as it is commonly used in African linguistics.


Language name and location: Kobiana, Guinea-Bissau, Senegal [Refer to Ethnologue]

言名称和分布地区科比亚纳语, 几内亚比绍西北部卡谢乌河流域地区和塞内加尔

 

1. -tee(na)

21. 

2. -naŋ

22. 

3. -teeh

23. 

4. -sannaŋ

24. 

5. jurooɡ

25. 

6. jurooɡ -tee(na) (5+1)

26. 

7. jurooɡ -tee(na) + ? (5+1+x)

27. 

8. sannaŋ sannaŋ  (4+4)

28. 

9. sannaŋ sannaŋ + ? (4+4+x)

29. 

10. ntaajã

30.  ntaajaŋ ɡutee (10 x 3)

11.

40.  ntaaja sannaŋ

12.

50.  ntaaja jurooɡ

13.

60. 

14.

70. 

15.

80. 

16.

90.  (80+10)

17.

100. usɛnt

18.

200. ɡusɛnt ɡunaa

19.

1000. uŋkontu

20. (10 x 2 )

2000. uŋkoŋ ɡutee

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. André A. Wilson, SOAS, University of London / UBS, UK, June 20, 1994.

供资料的语言学家: Dr. André A. Wilson, 1994 年 6 月 20 日.

 

Other comments:  Kobiana is spoken by approximately 1,000 speakers in Cacheu region, near Banyun and Cacheu, Guinea-Bissau as well as Senegal.


 

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