Maassai

Language name and location: Maasai, Kenya, Tanzania [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 马赛语, 肯尼亚中南部地区及坦桑尼亚北部

1. nabô (fem), obô (masc), nebô (place)	21. t́ikítam (o) obô
2. aré (fem), aàre/ɔáre (masc)	22. tíkítam aàre / tikítam ɔàre
3. uní (fem), okúni (masc)	23. tíkítam o okúní
4. oŋwán (fem), oóŋwan (masc)	24. tíkítam o oŋwán
5. ímíêt	25. tíkítam o ímíêt
6. ílɛ̂ ~ íllɛ̂	26. tíkítam o ílɛ̂
7. naápishana (f.), oópishana (m.)	27. tíkítam o naápishana
8. ísíêt < loan from Kalenjin	28. tíkítam o ísíêt
9. naáudo (fem), oódó (masc)	29. tíkítam oóudó
10. tɔ́mɔ̂n <loan from Kalenjin	30. tomoni uní
11. tɔ́mɔ̂n o obô	40. ártam <from Proto-Kalenjin
12. tɔ́mɔ̂n o aaré ~ tɔ́môn o aré	50. ɔ́nɔ̂m <from Proto-Kalenjin
13. tɔ́mɔ̂n o uní	60. intomoni ílɛ̂ (litː 'six tens')
14. tɔ́mɔ̂n o oŋwán	70. intómóní naápishana
15. tɔ́mɔ̂n o ímíêt	80. intómóní ísíêt
16. tɔ́mɔ̂n o ílɛ̂	90. intomoni nááudo
17. tɔ́mɔ̂n o naápishana	100. îîp
18. tɔ́mɔ̂n o ísíêt	200. îîp aré
19. tɔ́mɔ̂n o oóudó ~ tɔ́mɔ̂n o naáudo	1000. ipkát tɔ́mɔ̂n (100 x 10) ~ ɛncatá
20. tikítam	2000. îîp tɔ́mɔ̂n kát aré

Linguist providing data and dateː Prof. Doris Payne, Department of Linguistics, University of Oregon, Eugene, USA, May 5, 2007,

提供资料的语言学家: Prof. Doris Payne, 2007 年 5 月 5 日.

Other comments: Maasai is spoken by approximately 1,800,000 speakers in Kajiado county, Narok county, Kiambu county, Laikipia county and Taita-Taveta county, Kenya and as well as in Tanzania. Maasai has a rather complicated numeral system of counting mixing with traditional numerals with Proto-Kalenjin borrowings. Some numbers in Maasai must indicate gender ( numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9), others are neutral for gender. For numerals that distinguish gender, the default is generally 'feminine' for the lower numerals; for those based on 20 which involve a lower numerals, at least some appear to normally use the masculine form. The above data are based on Southern Maa and the tones need checking with updated data.

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