Language name and location: Kyanga, Kebbi, Nigeria, Benin [Refer to Ethnologue]

言名称和分布地区肯加语, 尼日利亚西北部凯比州和贝宁境内

 

1. dúú

21. kèèdù ˀā wōlē dù zɔ̏

2. fʸáā

22. kèèdù ˀā wōlē hʸáa zɔ̀

3. ˀāàː

23. kèèdù ˀā wōlē ˀà zɔ̀

4. ʃíí

24. kèèdù ˀā wōlē ʃíí zɔ̀

5. sɔ́ɔ́rū

25. kèèdù ˀā wōlē sɔ́ɔ́rū zɔ̀

6. sɔ̄ɔ̄dū    (5+1)

26. kèèdù ˀā wōlē sɔ̄ɔ̄dū zɔ̏

7. sʷāhʸáā (5+2)

27. kèèdù ˀā wōlē sʷāhʸá zɔ̀

8. sōōwà   (5+3)

28. kèèdù ˀā wōlē sōōwà zɔ̏

9. sòòʃí     (5+4)

29. kèèdù ˀā wōlē sòòʃīī zɔ̀

10. kōōrì

30. kèdóó kólì (20 x 1, 10)

11. kōōlì ˀā wōlē dù zɔ̏ * (litː 10+1)

40. kèè fʸáà  (20 x 2)

12. kōōlì ˀā wōlē hʸáa zɔ̀ (litː 10+2)

50. kèè fʸá ˀà wòlè kólì zɔ̏ ( 20 x 2 with 10)

13. kōōlì ˀā wōlē ˀà zɔ̀ (litː 10+3)

60. kèè ˀȁ (20 x 3)

14. kōōlì ˀā wōlē ʃíí zɔ̀ (litː 10+4)

70. kèè ˀà wòlè kólì zɔ̏ (20 x 3 with 10)

15. kōōlì ˀā wōlē sɔ́ɔ́rū zɔ̀ (litː 10+5) 

80. kèè ʃí (20 x 4)

16. kōōlì ˀā wōlē sɔ̄ɔ̄dū zɔ̏ (10+5+1)

90. kèè ʃí ˀà wòlè kólì zɔ̏ ( 20 x 4 with 10)

17. kōōlì ˀā wōlē sʷāhʸá zɔ̀ (10+5+2 )

100. kèdɔ́ɔ́ sɔ́rù / kèèssɔ́ɔ́rù ( 20 x 5)

18. kōōlì ˀā wōlē sōōwà zɔ̏  (10+5+3 )

200. kèèkórì (20 x 10), kèèsɔ́ɔ́rù fʸá

19. kōōlì ˀā wōlē sòòʃīī zɔ̀ (10+5+4) 

1000. kèèsɔ́ɔ́rù kóórì (100 x 10)

20. kèèdù  (20 x 1)

2000. kèèsɔ́ɔ́rù kèèdù

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Miss Marlene Altebockwinkel, M.A. Asien-Afrika-Institut / Abteilung für Afrikanistik und Äthiopistik, Hamburg, Germany, February 9, 2016.

供资料的语言学家: Miss Marlene Altebockwinkel, 2016 年 2 月 9 日.

 

Other comments:  Kyanga or Kyenga is spoken by approximately 15,000 speakers in

Tungan Bage, Tungan Noma, Kasati, Tondi, Sarahu, Samba, and Kangiwa villages.,
Kebbi state, Nigeria as well as Benin
The above new data of numeral system for the Kyàngà language are a little different from that of the old data provided by Dr. Henning Schreiber and Dr. Ross Jones some years ago. Note that the ˀa used in the compound numbers 11 to 19 means, with, whole means, unit, is a postposition and means 'with', too.

 

[phonetic/tonetic representation]    <probable underlying tonems

11        [kōōlì ˀā[1] wōlē dù zɔ̀̀]                         <kóólì á wólɛ́ dù zɔ̀

12        kōōlì ˀā wōlē hʸáa zɔ̀                          < kóólì á wólé fʸá zɔ̀

13        kōōlì ˀā wōlé ˀà zɔ̀                              < kóólì á wólé ˀàà zɔ̀

14        kōōlì ˀā wōlé ʃíí zɔ̀                              < kóólì á wólé ʃíí zɔ̀

15        kōōlì ˀā wōlé sɔ̄ɔ̄rū zɔ̀                         < kóólì á wólé sɔ́ɔ̀rù zɔ̀        

16        kōōlì ˀā wōlé sɔ̀ɔ̀dù zɔ̀̀                        < kóólì á wólé sɔ̀ɔ̀dù zɔ̀

17        kōōlì ˀā wōlé sʷāhʸá zɔ̀                      < kóólì á wólé sʷàhá zɔ̀

18        kōōlì ˀā wōlé sɔ̀ɔ̀wà zɔ̀̀                       < kóólì á wólé sòòwà zɔ̀

19        kōōlì ˀā wōlé sɔ̀ɔ̀ʃīī zɔ̀                         < kóólì á wólé́ sòòʃíí zɔ̀

20        kèèdù (20x1)

21        kèèdù ˀā wōlē dù zɔ̀̀

22        kèèdù ˀā wōlē hʸáa zɔ̀

23-29   (see 13-19, use kèèdù instead of kooli)

300      kèèsɔ́ɔ́rù à

400      kèèsɔ́ɔ́rù ʃì

500      kèèsɔ́ɔ́rù sɔ́ɔ́rù

600      kèèsɔ́ɔ́rù sɔ̀ɔ̀dù

700      kèèsɔ́ɔ́rù sʷàfʸá

800      kèèsɔ́ɔ́rù sòòwà         

900      kèèsɔ́ɔ́rù sòòʃí

1000    kèèsɔ́ɔ́rù kóórì (100x10)

1100    kèèsɔ́ɔ́rù kóórì ˀá kèèsóórù zɔ̀

2000    kèèsɔ́ɔ́rù kèèdù           (100x20)

3000    kèèsɔ́ɔ́rù kèdóókólì    

10.000 kèèsóórù tàrà kèèsóórù (100x100)

100.000 zu kompliziert

 


[1] a means ‚with‘, wole means ‚unit‘, zɔ is a postposition and means ’with’, too.


Language name and location: Kyanga, Kebbi, Nigeria, Benin [Refer to Ethnologue]

言名称和分布地区肯加语, 尼日利亚西北部凯比州和贝宁境内

 

1. dūː

21. 

2. fʲâː

22.

3. ʔàː

23.

4. ʃíː

24.

5. sɔ̂ːwû

25.

6. sɔ̂ːdū   (5+1)

26.

7. sɔ̂ːfʲá    (5+2)

27.

8. sōːuwà (5+3)

28.

9. sōwēʃíː (5+4)

29.

10. kōːlì

30. kēdóːkólì (20+10)

11. kōːlāːwēːduzò (litː 10+1)

40. kēːfʲâː  (20 x 2)

12. kōːlāːwēːfʲâːdò  (litː 10+2)

50. ke̊ːfʲâːwékūlzò (40+10)

13. kōːlāːwéːʔàzↄ̀ (litː 10+3)

60. kēːʔà ( 20 x 3 )

14. kōːlāːwēːʃīːdō (litː 10+4)

70. kēːʔàːwékūlzò (60+10)

15. kōːlāːwēːsɔ̂lzò (litː 10+5) 

80. kēːʃíː ( 20 x 4 )

16. kōːlāːwésɔ̀dùzò (litː 10+5+1)

90. kēːʃíːwékūlzò (80+10)

17. kōːlāːwésɔ̄fʲâzò (litː 10+5+2)

100. kēːsó͡ù (20 x 5)

18. kōːlāːwésùwɔ̀l (litː 10+5+3)

200. kēːʔōkūːlì  (20 x 10)

19. kōːlāːwésɔ̀ʃīːdō (litː 10+5 +4) 

300. ɡūrkīnkó͡ìdù, 400. ɡēːkólì

20. kēːdū  (20 x 1)

1000. kó͡ī̀wàsói kōːʷ 

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Prof. Dr. Henning Schreiber, Asien-Afrika-Institut / Abteilung für Afrikanistik und Äthiopistik, Hamburg, Germany, June 30 2015.

供资料的语言学家: Prof. Dr. Henning Schreiber, 2015 年 6 月 30 日.

 

Other comments: The above new data of numeral system for the Kyanga language are a little different from that of the old data provided by Dr. Ross Jones some years agoː the compound numerals for 16 to 19 are used by different ways and the formations for higher numbers for 300, 400 and other hundreds are different. Other hundreds areː

500. [ɡēːkólì]kó͡ìdù̀, 600ː ɡēːkólì ūdʲūn kó͡ìdù, 700.kó͡īwàsôːlū, 800. kó͡īwàsólhȳjā

and 900.kó͡īwàsól kōːʷ


Language name and location: Kyanga, Kebbi, Nigeria, Benin [Refer to Ethnologue]

言名称和分布地区肯加语, 尼日利亚西北部凯比州和贝宁境内

 

1. do

21. keedu awéréduzɔ̀ (20+1)

2. hia / fia

22. keedu awéréhiazɔ̀ (20+2)

3. ʔà

23. keedu awéréʔàzɔ̀ (20+3)

4. ʃí

24. keedu awéréʃízɔ̀ (20+4)

5. sɔɔlu

25. kedosɔlu (20+5)

6. sɔɔdu  (5+1)

26. keedu awérésↄↄduzɔ̀ (20+6)

7. sɔɔhia (5+2)

27. keedu awérésↄↄhiazɔ̀ (20+7)

8. soowà (5+3)

28. keedu awérésoowàzɔ̀ (20+8)

9. sooʃí   (5+4)

29. keedu awérésooʃízɔ̀ (20+9)

10. korì

30. kedokorì (20+10)

11. korì awéréduzↄ̀ (litː 10+1)

40. keehia (20 x 2)

12. korì awéréhiazↄ̀ (litː 10+2)

50. keehia awokorìzɔ̀ (40+10)

13. korì awéréʔàzↄ̀ (litː 10+3)

60. keeʔà (20 x 3)

14. korì awéréʃízↄ̀ (litː 10+4)

70. keeʔà awokorìzɔ̀ (60+10)

15. wakasɔlu (litː 10+5)

80. keeʃí (20 x 4)

16. korì awérésɔↄdu (litː 10+5+1)

90. keeʃí awokorìzɔ̀ (80+10)

17. korìawérésɔɔhia (litː 10+5+ 2)

100. keesɔlu (20 x 5)

18. korìawérésoowà (litː 10+5+3)

200. keekorì (20 x 10)

19. korìawérésooʃí (litː 10+5+4)

1000. keekorì sↄↄlu (20 x 10 x 5)

20. keedu (20 x 1)

2000. keekorì korì (20 x 10 x 10)

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Ross Jones, SIM International / Bible translation, Nigeria. August 16, 2010. April 4, 2012.

供资料的语言学家::Dr. Ross Jones, 2010 8 16 日.2012 4 4 日.

 

Other comments: Kyanga has a numeral system closely related to that of languages of Boko/Busa group. Note that unmarked vowels above are mid tones. /e/ is a near close near front vowel /ı/. If / ı/ is used, it becomes ambiguous when marked with a suprasegmental.


 

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