Betta-Kurumba

Language name and locationː Betta Kurumba, Karnataka, India [Refer to Ethnologue]
语言名称和分布地区: 贝塔库龙巴语, 印度南部卡纳塔克邦, 喀拉拉邦及泰米尔纳德邦

1. oɳɖə	21. ippat̪t̪oɳɖə
2. əɖɖu	22. ippat̪t̪əɖɖu
3. muːru	23. ippat̪t̪muːru
4. naːkku	24. ippat̪t̪naːkku
5. ajd̪u	25. ippat̪t̪ajd̪u
6. aːru	26. ippat̪t̪aːru
7. əːɭu	27. ippat̪t̪əːɭu
8. əʈʈu	28. ippat̪t̪eʈʈu
9. enbad̪u	29. ippat̪t̪enbad̪u
10. pat̪t̪u	30. muːʋat̪t̪u
11. paːnoɖɖə	40. naɭuʋat̪t̪u
12. panəɖɖu	50. ajʋat̪t̪u
13. pad̪imuːru	60. aruʋat̪t̪u
14. paːnaːkku	70. eɭuʋat̪t̪u
15. paːnid̪u	80. embat̪t̪u
16. paːnaːru	90. t̪ombat̪t̪u
17. paːnəːɭu	100. nuːrə
18. paːneʈʈu	200. əɖnuːrə
19. pat̪t̪enbad̪u	1000. saʋɾe
20. ippat̪t̪u	2000. əɖsaʋɾe

Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. Daniel Selvaraj, Translations Advisor, Bible Society of India, India, August 22, 1996.
提供资料的语言学家: Mr. Daniel Selvaraj, 1996 年 8 月 22 日.

Other comments: Betta Kurumba has a decimal system. Betta Kurumba is spoken by approximately 32,000 speakers in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu states, India.

Note that the phonetic symbolsː ʋ and j are semivowels. ʋ = IPA [w].
Betta Kurumba Phonemic Chart:
Consonants:

	bilabial	Dental/Alveolar	Retroflex	Palatal	Velar
Stops	p, b	t̪, d̪	ʈ, ɖ		k, g
Affricates				tʃ, dʒ
Nasals	m	n	ɳ		ŋ
Laterals		l	ɭ
Trils		r
Flaps		ɾ
Semivowels	ʋ (w)			j

The phonetic symbolsː ʋ and j are semivowels. ʋ = IPA [w].
Vowelsː

	Front	Central	Back
High	i, iː		u, uː
Mid	e, eː	ə, əː	o, oː
Low		a, aː

1. /ʋan(rə) /[ʋan(də) ~ won(də)]	21. /ippat̪t̪onrə/ [yɪppat̪t̪ondə]
2. /ərru/ [ʋəddu]	22. /ippat̪t̪ərru/ [yɪppat̪t̪əddu]
3. /muːru/	23. /ippat̪t̪muːru/
4. /naːku/	24. /ippat̪t̪naːku/
5. /əyd̪u/ [ʋəyd̪u]	25. /ippat̪t̪əyd̪u/
6. /aːru/	26. /ippat̪t̪aːru/
7. /əːɭu/ [ʋəːɭu]	27. /ippat̪t̪əːɭu/
8. /əʈʈu/ [ʋəʈʈu]	28. /ippat̪t̪əʈʈu/
9. /enbad̪u/ [yenbad̪u]	29. /ippat̪t̪enbad̪u/
10. /pat̪t̪u/	30. /moːt̪t̪u/
11. /paːnonrə/ [paːnondə]	40. /nalot̪t̪ə/
12. /panərru/ [panəddu]	50. /əyot̪t̪ə/
13. /pad̪imuːru/	60. /arot̪t̪ə/
14. /paːnaːku/	70. /əɭot̪t̪ə/ [ʋəlot̪t̪ə]
15. /paynəyd̪u/	80. /yambat̪t̪u/
16. /paːnaːru/	90. /t̪onnuːru/
17. /paːnəːɭu/	100. /nuːru/
18. /paːnəʈʈu/	200. ərrnuːru/ [əddnuːru]
19. /pat̪t̪enbad̪u/	1000. /saʋuɾu [saːʋuru]
20. /ipat̪t̪u/	2000. /ərrsaʋuru/ [ʋəddsaʋuru]

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Gail Coelho, Assoc. Professor, Department of
Linguistics, University of Delhi, Delhi, India. December 9, 2010. July 13, 2011.
提供资料的语言学家: Dr. Gail Coelho, 2010 年 12 月 9 日, 2011 年 7 月 13 日.

Other comments: Betta Kurumba has a decimal system. The phonetic symbolsː ʋ and y are semivowels. ʋ = IPA [w]. y=IPA [j]

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