Language name and locationː
Western Krahn, Liberia
[Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. tòò |
21. kwela-sɔɔ̌n-jɔ̌e̓-due |
2. sɔɔ̌n |
22. kwela-sɔɔ̌n-jɔ-sɔɔ̌n |
3. ta̓a̓n |
23. kwela-sɔɔ̌n-jɔ-ta̓a̓n |
4. nyìɛ̓ |
24. kwela-sɔɔ̌n-jɔ-nyìɛ̓ |
5. m̀m̌ |
25. kwela-sɔɔ̌n-jɔ-m̀m̌ |
6. mɛ̀o̓ (5+1) |
26. kwela-sɔɔ̌n-jɔ-mɛ̀o̓ |
7. mɛ̀sɔɔ̌n (5+2) |
27. kwela-sɔɔ̌n-jɔ-mɛ̀sɔɔ̌n |
8. mɛta̓a̓ǹ (5+3) |
28. kwela-sɔɔ̌n-jɔ-mɛta̓a̓n |
9. mɛ̀nyìɛ̓ (5+4) |
29. kwela-sɔɔ̌n-jɔ-mɛ̀nyìɛ |
10. pùèè |
30. kwela-ta̓a̓n |
11. pùèè-jɔ̌e̓-due |
40. kwela-nyìɛ̓ |
12. pùèè-jɔ̌-sɔɔ̌n |
50. kwela-m̀m̌ |
13. pùèè-jɔ̌-ta̓a̓n |
60. kwela-mɛ̀o̓ |
14. pùèè-jɔ̌-nyìɛ̓ |
70. kwela-mɛ̀sɔɔ̌n |
15. pùèè-jɔ̌-m̀m̌ |
80. kwela-mɛta̓a̓n |
16. pùèè-jɔ̌-mɛ̀o̓ |
90. kwela-mɛ̀nyìɛ |
17. pùèè-jɔ̌-mɛ̀sɔɔ̌n |
100. kmɛ due |
18. pùèè-jɔ̌-mɛta̓a̓n |
200. kmɛ |
19. pùèè-jɔ̌-mɛ̀nyìɛ |
1000. wlǔ due |
20. kwela sɔɔ̌n |
2000. wlǔ |
Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. David Drevlow, Informantː Justin G. Queweah,
The Institute For Liberian
Languages, Liberia,
January 12, |
Other comments: Western Krahn has a quinary, decimal system similar to that of the Sarpo language. The numbers '100'' and ''1000'' are loanwords. The above data was taken from Gbarzon dialect. Western Krahn is spoken by approximately 100,000 speakers in Grand Gedeh county: near Côte d’Ivoire border; Nimba and Sinoe counties, Liberia. |
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