Language name and location: Loko, Sierra Leone [Refer to Ethnologue]

言名称和分布地区洛科语,  塞拉利昂北部省邦巴利区

 

1. íla(ŋ)

21.  pubu féé mah̃u ila(ŋ)

2. félé(ŋ) ~ féé(ŋ)

22.  pubu féé mah̃u féé(ŋ)

3. sáwá(ŋ) ~ cáwá(ŋ)

23.  pubu féé mah̃u sáwá(ŋ)

4. nááí(ŋ)

24.  pubu féé mah̃u nááí(ŋ)

5. ńdɔu(ŋ)

25.  pubu féé mah̃u lɔu(ŋ)

6. ŋɡɔhita     (5+1)

26.  pubu féé mah̃u wɔhita

7. ŋɡɔfɛla     (5+2)

27.  pubu féé mah̃u wɔfɛla

8. ŋɡɔsaak͡pa 

28.  pubu féé mah̃u wɔsaak͡pa

9. karaabu ~raabu    

29.  pubu féé mah̃u raabu

10. puu(ŋ) ~ kapuu(ŋ)

30.  pubu sáwá(ŋ) ~ cáwá(ŋ)

11. pu mah̃u ila(ŋ)

40.  pubu nááí(ŋ)

12. pu mah̃u féé(ŋ)

50.  pubu lɔu(ŋ)

13. pu mah̃u sáwá(ŋ)

60.  pubu wɔhita

14. pu mah̃u nááí(ŋ)

70.  pubu wɔfɛla

15. pu mah̃u lɔu(ŋ)

80.  pubu wɔsaak͡pa

16. pu mah̃u wɔhita

90.  pubu raabu

17. pu mah̃u wɔfɛla

100. kɛmɛ ila (kɛmɛ < Bambara)

18. pu mah̃u wɔsaak͡pa

200. kɛmɛ féé

19. pu mah̃u raabu

1000. wul ila

20. pubu féé(ŋ)

2000. wul féé

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Daria Mishchenko, St. Peter State University, St. Petersburg, Russia. February 27, 2012.

供资料的语言学家: Dr. Daria Mishchenko, 2012 年 2 月 27 日.

 

Other comments: Loko or Landogo is spoken by approximately 200,000 speakers in Northern province: Bombali district; Bumpe, Koya, and Ribbi chiefdom areas; Sanda Loko chiefdom, Sierra Leone. Loko has a decimal system with special construction for numbers 6 to 9. The number 9 might be etymologically formed by 'ten minus one'.

Noteː

   1)   sáwá(ŋ)/cáwá(ŋ) are dialectal or sociolectal variants

   2)   in pairs féé(ŋ)/félé(ŋ), raabu/karaabu, puu(ŋ)/kapuu(ŋ) full forms are used in

  counting, while short forms are used in NPs and in compound numerals


Language name and location: Loko, Sierra Leone [Refer to Ethnologue]

言名称和分布地区洛科语,  塞拉利昂北部省邦巴利区

 

1. ila

21.  pubu fe manhu ila

2. fele

22.  pubu fe manhu fele

3. itʃawa

23.  pubu fe manhu tʃawa

4. naiŋ

24.  pubu fe manhu naiŋ

5. ndɔu

25.  pubu fe manhu lɔu

6. nɡɔita      (5+1)

26.  pubu fe manhu wɔita

7. nɡɔfla      (5+2)

27.  pubu fe manhu wɔfla  

8. nɡɔsaɡ͡ba  (5+ 3)

28.  pubu fe manhu rɔsaɡ͡ba

9. karabu     (10 - 1) ?

29.  pubu fe manhu taávu

10. kapu

30.  pubu tʃawa

11. pu manhu ila

40.  pubu naiŋ

12. pu manhu fele

50.  pubu lɔu

13. pu manhu tʃawa

60.  pubu wɔita

14. pu manhu naiŋ

70.  pubu wɔfla

15. pu manhu lɔu

80.  pubu rɔsaɡ͡ba

16. pu manhu wɔita

90.  pubu rabu

17. pu manhu wɔfla  

100. kɛmɛ  ( kɛmɛ < Bambara )

18. pu manhu rɔsaɡ͡ba

200. kɛmɛ fe

19. pu manhu labu

1000. wul ila

20. pubu ife

2000. wul fe

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. James Kaiser, TISLL (The Institute for Sierra Leonean Languages), Sierra Leone. July 20, 1994.

供资料的语言学家: Mr. James Kaiser, 1994 年 7 月 20 日.

 

Other comments: Loko has a decimal system with special construction for numbers 6 to 9. The number 9 might be etymologically formed by 'ten minus one'. The numbers for 'hundred' and 'thousand' are loanwords.


 

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