Language name and location: Mawa, Guéra region, Chad [Refer to Ethnologue]

言名称和分布地区马瓦语, 乍得中南部盖拉区 

 

1. pəni

21.  oos pəni buti pəni

2. ɾap

22.  oos pəni buti ɾap

3. sup

23.  oos pəni buti sup

4. paːt

24.  oos pəni buti pat

5. bij

25.  oos pəni buti bij

6. bʸaːpat  (5 + 1)

26.  oos pəni buti bʸaːpat

7. bʸamat  

27.  oos pəni buti bʸamat  

8. patpat   (2 x 4)

28.  oos pəni buti patpat

9. kʷapinikara (10 - 1) ?

29.  oos pəni buti kʷapinikara

10. kʷaːjan

30.  oos pəni buti kʷaːjan

11. kʷaːjan buti pəni

40.  oos-rap  (20 x 2)

12. kʷaːjan buti ɾap

50.  oos-rap buti kʷaːjan

13. kʷaːjan buti sup

60.  oos-sup  (20 x 3)

14. kʷaːjan buti pat

70.  oos-sup buti kʷaːjan

15. kʷaːjan buti bij

80.  oos-pat  (20 x 4)

16. kʷaːjan buti bʸaːpat

90.  oos-pat buti kʷaːjan

17. kʷaːjan buti bʸamat  

100. mija pəni ( mija < loan from Arabic )

18. kʷaːjan buti patpat

200. mija ɾap

19. kʷaːjan buti kʷapinikara

1000. alip pəni ( alip< loan from Arabic )

20. oos pəni

2000. alip ɾap

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. Youssouf Hisseine through Dr. Silke Sauer, SIL International, Chad. January 15, 2010.

供资料的语言学家: Mr. Youssouf Hisseine, 2010 年 1 月 15 日.

 

Other comments: Mawa has a vigesimal system with substructure for numbers 6 to 9.

There are loanwords for 'hundred' and 'thousand' from Arabic. Mawa (also known as Mahwa, Mahoua) is an East Chadic language spoken in central Chad by approximately

6,000 speakers.


Language name and location: Mawa, Guéra region, Chad [Refer to Ethnologue]

言名称和分布地区马瓦语, 乍得中南部盖拉区 

 

1. pənni

21.  oos-pənni buti pənni

2. rap

22.  oos-pənni buti rap

3. sup

23.  oos-pənni buti sup

4. pat

24.  oos-pənni buti pat

5. bii

25.  oos-pənni buti bii

6. biaapan  ( 5 + 1 )

26.  oos-pənni buti biaapan

7. biamat  

27.  oos-pənni buti biamat

8. patpat    ( 2 x 4 )

28.  oos-pənni buti patpat

9. kuapinikara ( 10 - 1 ) ?

29.  oos-pənni buti kuapinikara

10. kuayan

30.  oos-pənni buti kuayan

11. buti pənni

40.  oos-rap (20 x 2)

12. buti rap

50.  oos-rap buti kuayan

13. buti sup

60.  oos-sup (20 x 3)

14. buti pat

70.  oos-sup buti kuayan

15. buti bii

80.  oos-pat  (20 x 4)

16. buti biaapan

90.  oos-pat buti kuayan

17. buti biamat

100. oos-bii  (20 x 5)

18. buti patpat

200. 

19. buti kuapinikara

1000. alip (<loan from Arabic )

20. oos-pənni

2000.

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Jim Roberts, SIL International, Chad, November 20, 2008.

供资料的语言学家: Dr. Jim Roberts, 2008 年 11 月 20 日.

 

Other comments: Mawa has a vigesimal system with substructure for numbers 6 to 9.

Mawa (also known as Mahwa, Mahoua) is an East Chadic language spoken in central Chad by approximately 6,000 speakers.


 

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