Language name and location: Komo, Sudan, Ethiopia, South Sudan [Ref to Ethnologue]

言名称和分布地区: 科墨, 苏丹东南部青尼罗河州, 埃塞俄比亚西部及南苏丹北部

 

1. ɗɛ́

21.  tɛ̀l yiba ɡɪ ɗɛ́ ɡɪ áyúk ɡɪ ɗɛ

2. sʊ

22.  tɛ̀l yiba ɡɪ ɗɛ́ ɡɪ áyúk á sʊ

3. dìʃ 

23.  tɛ̀l yiba ɡɪ ɗɛ́ ɡɪ áyúk á dìʃ

4. dɔɡɔ̀n

24.  tɛ̀l yiba ɡɪ ɗɛ́ ɡɪ áyúk á dɔɡɔ̀n

5. bùsʼ

25.  tɛ̀l yiba ɡɪ ɗɛ́ ɡɪ áyúk á bùsʼ

6. káná ɡɪ ɗɛ́     (? + 1)

26.  tɛ̀l yiba ɡɪ ɗɛ́ ɡɪ áyúk á káná ɡɪ ɗɛ́

7. káná sʊ      (? + 2)

27.  tɛ̀l yiba ɡɪ ɗɛ́ ɡɪ áyúk á káná sʊ

8. káná dìʃ     (? + 3)

28.  tɛ̀l yiba ɡɪ ɗɛ́ ɡɪ áyúk á káná dìʃ

9. káná dɔɡɔ̀n (? + 4)

29.  tɛ̀l yiba ɡɪ ɗɛ́ ɡɪ áyúk á káná dɔɡɔ̀n

10. kʼɔ́ʃ kʼɔ̀lɔ̀

30.  tɛ̀l yiba ɡɪ ɗɛ́ ɡɪ kʼɔ́ʃ kʼɔ̀lɔ̀ (20 +10)

11. kʼɔ́ʃ kʼɔ̀lɔ̀ ɡɪ áyúk ɡɪ ɗɛ́ 

40.  dɔʃ ɡiba á sʊ

12. kʼɔ́ʃ kʼɔ̀lɔ̀ ɡɪ áyúk á sʊ

50.  dɔʃ ɡiba á sʊ ɡɪ kʼɔ́ʃ kʼɔ̀lɔ̀

13. kʼɔ́ʃ kʼɔ̀lɔ̀ ɡɪ áyúk á dìʃ

60.  dɔʃ ɡiba á dìʃ

14. kʼɔ́ʃ kʼɔ̀lɔ̀ ɡɪ áyúk á dɔɡɔ̀n

70.  dɔʃ ɡiba á dìʃ ɡɪ kʼɔ́ʃ kʼɔ̀lɔ̀

15. kʼɔ́ʃ kʼɔ̀lɔ̀ ɡɪ áyúk á bùsʼ

80.  dɔʃ ɡiba á dɔɡɔ̀n

16. kʼɔ́ʃ kʼɔ̀lɔ̀ ɡɪ áyúk á káná ɡɪ ɗɛ́ 

90.  dɔʃ ɡiba á dɔɡɔ̀n ɡɪ kʼɔ́ʃ kʼɔ̀lɔ

17. kʼɔ́ʃ kʼɔ̀lɔ̀ ɡɪ áyúk á káná sʊ

100. dɔʃ ɡibá bʊsʼ

18. kʼɔ́ʃ kʼɔ̀lɔ̀ ɡɪ áyúk á káná dìʃ

200.  NO DATA

19. kʼɔ́ʃ kʼɔ̀lɔ̀ ɡɪ áyúk á káná dɔɡɔ̀n

1000. ɡɪ̀sʼ ɡɪ ɗɛ́

20. tɛ̀l yiba ɡɪ ɗɛ́

 

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Manuel A. Otero, Department of Linguistics, University of Oregon, U.S.A., January 24, 2014, September 8, 2014.

供资料的语言学家: Dr. Manuel A. Otero, 2014 年 1 月 24 日, 2014 年 9 月 8 日.

 

Other comments: Komo is spoken by approximately 37,000 speakers in Kurmuk district, Blue Nile state, Southeast Sudan, as well as Ethiopia and South Sudan. The Komo has a vigesimal system. Data are presented phonemically. Word boundaries are not necessarily representative of phonetic realizations as many segments are elided in natural speech. A conservative parsing is employed to illustrate components with individual meaning and/or grammatical function in the overall construction. Many numerals contain verbs that can take verbal morphology, though verbal inflection has been omitted from these data. The numeral 10 is composed of the verb kʼɔ́ʃ 'to kill' and kʼɔ̀lɔ̀ 'hand(s)'. Numerals 11-20 employ base 10 + the verb áyúk ' to remain'. The numeral 20 roughly corresponds to '(this is) one person' where tɛ̀l may be an old coupla and yiba 'person'. The numeral 40 could be translated as 'two men standing' where synchronically dɔʃ means 'stand' and giba 'people'. The numeral 100 needs to be rechecked for accuracy as it was obtained from only one speaker.
NOTES: Tone is represented as follows: High: v́, Low: v̀, Mid: unmarked.

/y/ is IPA platal glide /j/.


Language name and location: Komo, Sudan, Ethiopia, South Sudan [Ref to Ethnologue]

言名称和分布地区: 科墨, 苏丹东南部青尼罗河州, 埃塞俄比亚西部及南苏丹北部

 

1. ɗe(d) / ɗɛʔ (SIL)

21.   

2. suʔin  /  sʊʔ (SIL)

22.  

3. dícin / dǐʃǐn  (SIL)

23.   

4. dōɡɔne(n) / dɔ̄ɣɔ́n  (SIL)

24.   

5. busín  / bʊ̀sʼín  (SIL)

25.  

6. kɛnɡɪɗe  / kàːnaɡǐɗɛ́ (SIL)

26.  

7. kɛnnɛsɔ / kàːnàsʊʔ (SIL)

27.   

8. kɛnnɛdiʃ / kàːnàdɪʃ (SIL) 

28.   

9. kɛnnɛdɔɡɔn / káːndɔ̀ɡɔ̀n (SIL) 

29.   

10. kɔʃinkwolo / kʼɔ́ʃkʼɔ̀lɔ̀ (SIL)

30.  telimbadé kɔʃinkwolo ( 20 + 10 )

11.  

40. 

12.  

50.  

13.  

60.   

14.  

70.  

15.

80.   

16.

90.  

17.

100. kɛnnɛkumabus / tɛ̀lbɛ́bʊsʼ  (SIL)

18.

200. 

19.

1000. 

20. telimbadé / tɛ̀lbɛɡǐɗɛ́ʔ  (SIL)

2000. 

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Prof. Marvin L. Bender, Southern Illinois University, USA, June 2, 1989.

Additional dataː Klaus Wedekind. 2002. Sociolinguistic Survey Report on Languages of the Asosa-Beg-Komosha Area. Part II. SIL International.

供资料的语言学家: Prof. Marvin L. Bender, 1989 年 6 月 2 日.

 

Other comments: The Komo has a vigesimal system similar to other Koman languages.


 

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