Language name and locationː Mpumpong, East region, Cameroon [Refer to Ethnologue]

言名称和分布地区姆彭语, 喀麦隆东大区本巴-恩科戈州和卡代州

 

1. ŋ̀ɡwát, -ɡwát ~ ɡwár̥ *

21.  mɛ̀kàm mɛ̀mbá nɛ̀ ŋ̀ɡwát

2. mbá, -ɓá *

22.  mɛ̀kàm mɛ̀mbá nɛ̀ ìbá

3. lɛ̏l, -lɛ̏l *

23.  mɛ̀kàm mɛ̀mbá nɛ̀ ìlɛ̏l

4. nâ, -nâ*

24.  mɛ̀kàm mɛ̀mbá nɛ̀ ìnâ

5. tɛ̂n, -tɛ̂n *

25.  mɛ̀kàm mɛ̀mbá nɛ̀ ìtɛ̂n

6. twǒ: or tɛ̂n nɛ̀ ŋ̀ɡwát (5 with/and 1 )

26.  mɛ̀kàm mɛ̀mbá nɛ̀ twǒ: or k.t.g. ŋ̀ɡwát

7. tɛ̂n nɛ̀ ìbá  ( 5+2 )

27.  mɛ̀kàm mɛ̀mbá nɛ̀ tɛ̂n nɛ̀ ìbá

8. tɛ̂n nɛ̀ ìlɛ̏l  ( 5+3 )

28.  mɛ̀kàm mɛ̀mbá nɛ̀ tɛ̂n nɛ̀ ìlɛ̏l

9. tɛ̂n nɛ̀ ìnâ  ( 5+4 )

29.  mɛ̀kàm mɛ̀mbá nɛ̀ tɛ̂n nɛ̀ ìnâ

10. kám

30.  mɛ̀kàm mɛ̀lɛ̏l  (litː 10s 3 )

11. kám nɛ̀ ŋ̀ɡwát ( 10+1 )

40.  mɛ̀kàm mɛ̀nâ  (litː 10s 4 )

12. kám nɛ̀ ɓá

50.  mɛ̀kàm mɛ̀tɛ̂n  (litː 10s 5 )

13. kám nɛ̀ ìlɛ̏l

60.  mɛ̀kàm twǒo or mɛ̀kàm mɛ̀tɛ̂n n. ŋ̀ɡwát

14. kám nɛ̀ ìnâ

70.  mɛ̀kàm tɛ̂n nɛ̀ mɛ̀mbá  (litː 10s  5+2)

15. kám nɛ̀ ìtɛ̂n

80.  mɛ̀kàm tɛ̂n nɛ̀ mɛ̀lɛ̏l

16. kám nɛ̀ twǒ:, kám nɛ̀ tɛ̂n nɛ̀ ŋ̀ɡwát

90.  mɛ̀kàm tɛ̂n nɛ̀ mɛ̀nâ

17. kám nɛ̀ tɛ̂n nɛ̀ ìbá  (10+5+1)

100. tsȅt ~ tsȅr̥

18. kám nɛ̀ tɛ̂n nɛ̀ ìlɛ̏l

200. mìtsȅt mìmbá (100s 2)

19. kám nɛ̀ tɛ̂n nɛ̀ ìnâ

1000. tɔ́sìn or mîl (loanwords)

20. mɛ̀kàm mɛ̀mbá ( litː ''tens two'')

2000. òtɔ́sìn òbá or òmíl óbá (1000s 2 )

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. David Thormoset, SIL International, Cameroon, April 11, 2012.

供资料的语言学家: Mr. David Thormoset, 2012 年 4 月 11 日.

 

Other comments: Mpumpong or Mpongmpong is spoken by approximately 45,000 speakers in East region: Boumba-and-Ngoko division, south and west of Yokadouma; Kadey division, Mbang subdivision, Cameroon. Mpumpong or Mpongmpong has a a decimal numeral system with five-based substructure or quinary, decimal system similar to that of Mpyemo and some same group languages.

Note that the numbers 1 to 5 require noun-class accord.

1. The option for number 60 mɛ̀kàm twǒo or mɛ̀kàm mɛ̀tɛ̂n n. ŋ̀ɡwát is generally not
     preferred by the Mpumpong as it is becomes very longː

     e.g. 61 = mɛ̀kàm mɛ̀tɛ̂n nɛ̀ ŋ̀ɡwát nɛ̀ ŋ̀ɡwát   (10s (5+1)+1)

           62 = mɛ̀kàm mɛ̀tɛ̂n nɛ̀ ŋ̀ɡwát nɛ̀ ìbá       (10s (5+1)+2)

2. The [  ̏ ] mark is used here for a falling-low tone rather than extra-low.

    Full tone-marking has been used for these here rather than the standard orthography.

3. Vowel length on number six 'twǒo'.


 

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