Language name and location: Ligbi, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire [Refer to Ethnologue]
 语言名称和分布地区: 利格比语 (乔戈雅语Jɔgɔya), 加纳西部博诺区及科特迪瓦境内

 

1. die

21.  chɛlimudie

2. fala

22.  chɛlimufala

3. siɡba

23.  chɛlimusigba

4. naani

24.  chɛlimunaani

5. soolo

25.  chɛlimusoolo

6. mouro    (5+1)

26.  chɛlimumouro

7. mafala    (5+2) 

27.  chɛlimumafala

8. masiɡba  (5+3)

28.  chɛlimumasigba

9. maraani  (5+4)

29.  chɛlimumaraani

10. tan

30.  tooro

11. tando       (10+1)

40.  chɛlifala (20 x 2)

12. tanfala     (10+2 )

50.  chimitara (litː 'hundred half')

13. tansiɡba   (10+3)

60.  chɛlisiɡba (20 x 3)

14. tannaani   (10+4)

70.  chɛlisiɡba to tan (litː '20 x 3 +10)

15. tiɡa 

80.  chɛlinaani  (20 x 4)

16. tanmouro    (10+6)

90.  chɛlinaani to tan (litː '20 x 3 +10)

17. tanmafala   (10+7)

100. chimidie, 200. chimi fala

18. tanmasiɡba (10+8) 

400. chimi naani, 800. chimi masiɡba

19. tanmaraani (10+9)

1000. wuludia

20. chɛlimu

2000. wulufala

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. Joshua Asegebo Adongo, Ligbi (Jɔgɔya) translation Project Adviser through Mr. Joshua Asegebo Adongo, GILLBT (The Ghana Institute of Linguistics, Literacy and Bible Translation), Ghana, June 22, 2021

提供资料的语言学家: Mr. Joshua Asegebo Adongo, 2021 年 6 月 22 日.

 

Other comments: Ligbi or Jɔgɔya has a quinary-vigesimal system with and special words for 15, 30 and 50.  Ligbi or Jogo is spoken by approximately 19,000 speakers in Brong-Ahafo region: Numasa east of Sampa, Ghana as well as Côte d'Ivoire. The above data was based on dialect of Wenchi, Bono Region, Ghana.

Language name and location: Ligbi, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 利格比语 (乔戈雅语Jɔgɔya), 加纳西部博诺区及科特迪瓦境内

 

1. díyé   

21.  t͡ʃɛlɛmɔ́ndó 

2. fàlá  

22.  t͡ʃɛlɛmɔ́nfàlá 

3. siɡ͡bá  

23.  t͡ʃɛlɛmɔ́nsiɡ͡bá 

4. náani  

24.  t͡ʃɛlɛmɔ́nnáani 

5. sóolo   

25.  t͡ʃɛlɛmɔ́nsóolo  

6. mooró    (5+1)

26.  t͡ʃɛlɛmɔ́nmooró 

7. mafála    (5+2) 

27.  t͡ʃɛlɛmɔ́nmafála  

8. masiɡ͡bá (5+3 )

28.  t͡ʃɛlɛmɔ́nmasiɡ͡bá 

9. maráni   (5+4)

29.  t͡ʃɛlɛmɔ́nmaráni 

10. tán

30.  tírró 

11. tándó

40.  t͡ʃɛ́lífàla   (20 x 2)

12. tánfálá

50.  t͡ʃinutara

13. tansiɡ͡bá

60.  t͡ʃɛlésiɡ͡bá (20 x 3)

14. tanáani

70.  t͡ʃɛlɛsiɡ͡bafófá

15. tiɡa 

80.  t͡ʃɛ́lɛnáani  (20 x 4)

16. tíɡáló       (15+1)

90.  t͡ʃɛ́lennaanitota

17. tiɡanfala   (15+2)

100. t͡ʃímí

18. tiɡánsiɡ͡bá (15+3)

200. t͡ʃimifala

19. tíɡãnani    (15+4)

1000. wúlúdó

20. t͡ʃɛlɛmɔ́

2000. wúlúfàlá *

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Andy Ring and Mr. Samuel Ntumy, GILLBT (The Ghana Institute of Linguistics, Literacy and Bible Translation), Ghana, May 15, 1999.
提供资料的语言学家: Dr. J. Andy Ring and Mr. Samuel Ntumy, 1995 年 5 月 15 日.

 

Other comments: Ligbi or Jɔgɔya has a quinary-vigesimal system with and a special word for 15. This is not usual in Mande language, might be influenced by Yoruboid languages or languages in Nigeria. The data was provided by Dr. Andy Ring and Mr. Samuel Ntumy based on dialect of Brong-Ahafo, Wenchi District, north from Banda-Ahenkro, Ghana.

Language name and location: Ligbi, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire [Refer to Ethnologue]
 语言名称和分布地区: 利格比语 (乔戈雅语Jɔgɔya), 加纳西部博诺区及科特迪瓦境内

 

1. díén  

21.  

2. fàlà  

22.  

3. sèɡ͡bá  

23.  

4. náánè  

24.  

5. sóólò  

25.  

6. mɔ̀ɔ̀dó      (5+1)

26.  

7. màúlà      (5+2) 

27.  

8. másèɡ͡bá  (5+3)

28.  

9. màdááné  (5+4)

29.  

10. táàn 

30.  túdó 

11. tánó 

40.  čɛ̌lè fàlà  (20 x 2)

12. 

50.  čɛ̌lè fàlà tɔ́ táà ~ čǐmé tàdá 

13. 

60.  čɛ̌lè sèɡ͡bá  (20 x 3)

14. 

70.  čɛ̌lè sèɡ͡bá tɔ́ táa 

15. tíɡán 

80.  čɛ̌lè náánè  (20 x 4)

16.  

90.  čɛ̌lè náánè tɔ́ táa 

17.  

100. čɛ̌mé 

18. 

200. čɛ̌mé fàlà 

19. 

1000. wúlú díèn 

20. kèlɛ̀mó 

2000. wúlú fàlà 

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. Andrew and Mrs. Janet Persson, Summer Institute of Linguistics, December 14, 2007 (Data recorded in 1974).
提供资料的语言学家: Mr. Andrew and Mrs. Janet Persson, 2007 年 12 月 14 日.  

 

Other comments: Ligbi has a quinary-vigesimal system with and a special word for 15. This is not usual in Mande language, might be influenced by Yoruboid languages or languages in Nigeria.  Data was provided by Mr. Andrew & Mrs. Janet Persson taken from dialect spoken in the villages of Brawhani and Kwametintini in Brong-Ahafo area, Ghana. The numbers 100 and 1000 were borrowed from one of the Manding languages.

 

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