Leggbo

Language name and location: Leggbo, Cross River state, Nigeria [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 莱格博语, 尼日利亚南部克罗斯河州

1. wɔ̀ni	21. lɛ̀zɔl èvulì wɔ̀ni
2. àfɔŋ	22. lɛ̀zɔl èvulì àfɔŋ
3. àtt̩an	23. lɛ̀zɔl èvulì àttan
4. ànnaŋ	24. lɛ̀zɔl èvulì ànnaŋ
5. àzen	25. lɛ̀zɔl èvulì azen
6. àzen à wɔ̀ni ( 5 + 1 )	26. lɛ̀zɔl èvulì àzen à wɔ̀ni
7. àze à fɔ̀ŋ ( 5 + 2 )	27. lɛ̀zɔl èvulì àze àfɔ̀ŋ
8. àze à ttan ( 5 + 3 )	28. lɛ̀zɔl èvulì àze àttan
9. àze à nnaŋ ( 5 + 4 )	29. lɛ̀zɔl èvulì àze ànnaŋ
10. d͡zɔ	30. lɛ̀zɔl èvulì d͡zɔ
11. d͡zɔ ìi wɔ̀ni ( 10 + 1 )	40. àzɔ àfɔŋ ( 20 x 2 )
12. d͡zɔ áàfɔŋ ( 10 + 2 )	50. àzɔ àfɔŋ d͡zɔ
13. d͡zɔ áàttan ( 10 + 3 )	60. àzɔ àttan ( 20 x 3 )
14. d͡zɔ áànnaŋ	70. àzɔ àttan d͡zɔ
15. d͡zì	80. àzɔ ànnaŋ ( 20 x 4 )
16. d͡zì ìi wɔ̀ni ( 15 + 1 )	90. àzɔ ànnaŋ d͡zɔ
17. d͡zì áàfɔŋ ( 15 + 2 )	100. àzɔ àzen ( 20 x 5 )
18. d͡zì áàttan ( 15 + 3 )	200. àzɔ d͡zɔ / letilol, 400. lelol
19. d͡zì áànnaŋ ( 15 + 4 )	1000. lelol àfɔŋ bele ɡɛ̀dɔ̀
20. lɛ̀zɔl	2000. lelol ànnaŋ bele àti d͡zɔ

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Imelda Udoh, University of Uyo, Nigeria, January 28, 2008.

提供资料的语言学家: Dr. Imelda Udoh, 2008 年 2 月 28 日.

Other comments: Leggobo or Agbo is spoken by approximately 60,000 speakers in
Cross River state: Obubra LGA; Ebonyi state: Afikpo LGA, Nigeria. Leggbo has a vigesimal numeral system with basic numerals 5, 10, 15, 20 and 400. The traditional highest number is 400 ''lelol'' and other higher numbers areː 800 ''lelol àfɔŋ'', 900 ''lelol àfɔŋ èvulì d͡zɔ'' and 100,000 is formed by ''lelol íɡàlà ɡolo''. There are three level tonesː High=á, Low=à and Mid tone is unmarked. The double consonants represent fortis consonants. Fortition is contrastive in Leggo both it has both lexical and grammatical functions.

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