Language
name and locationː
Mumuye,
Tabara
state,
Nigeria [Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. ɡoro |
21. bmati a tu ɡoro |
2. ziti |
22. bmati a tu ziti |
3. tati |
23. bmati a tu tati |
4. dẽro |
24. bmati a tu dɛ̃ro |
5. maani |
25. bmati a tu maani |
6. man ɡoro (5+1) |
26. bmati a tu man ɡoro |
7. nawa tati ( ? 3 ) |
27. bmati a tu nawa tati |
8. nawa dẽro ( ? 4 ) |
28. bmati a tu nawa dẽro |
9. nuŋ ko bēe ɡoro (- 1 ?) |
29. mbati a tu nuŋ ko bēe ɡoro |
10. kopi |
30. bmati a tu kopi (20+10) |
11. kopi a tu ɡoro |
40. laa ziti (20 x 2) |
12. kopi a tu ziti |
50. laa ziti a tu kopi |
13. kopi a tu taːti |
60. laa tati (20 x 3) |
14. kopi a tu dɛ̃ro |
70. laa tati a tu kopi |
15. kopi a tu maani |
80. laa dẽro (20 x 4) |
16. kopi a tu man ɡoro |
90. laa tati a tu kopi |
17. kopi a tu nawa tati |
100. laa maani (20 x 5), 200. laa kopi |
18. kopi a tu nawa dẽro |
400. laa mbaati (20 x 20), 800. laa laa ziti |
19. kopi a tu nuŋ ko bēe ɡoro |
1000. laa bon ɡoro |
20. bmati |
2000. laa bon ziti |
Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. Gimba Benjamin,
Luke Initiative for Scripture Translation Jos, Plateau State,
|
Other comments: Mumuye has a vigesimal system. The above Mumuye data is taken from Mumuye Zing (Zinna) dialect. Mumuye or Yoro is spoken by approximately 784,000 speakers in Adamawa state: Fufore, Ganye, Mayo Belwa, Numan, and Yola LGAs; Taraba state: Bali, Jalingo, Karim Lamido, Yorro, and Zing LGAs, Nigeria. |
Language
name and locationː
Mumuye,
Adamawa state,
Nigeria [Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. ɡbétè |
21. mbati tu ɡbétè |
2. ziti |
22. mbati tu ziti |
3. taːti |
23. mbati tu taːti |
4. dɛ̃̀ːtì |
24. mbati tu dɛ̃̀ːtì |
5. mǎːni |
25. mbati tu mǎːni |
6. máŋɡbétè (5+ 1) |
26. mbati tu máŋɡbétè |
7. mánziti (5+ 2) |
27. mbati tu mánziti |
8. mántaːti (5+ 3) |
28. mbati tu mántaːti |
9. mándɛ̃̀ːtì (5+ 4) |
29. mbati tu mándɛ̃̀ːtì |
10. kopi |
30. mbati tu kopi |
11. kopi tu ɡbétè |
40. mbati ziti / laː ziti (20 x 2) |
12. kopi tu ziti |
50. laː ziti tu kopi |
13. kopi tu taːti |
60. laː taːti (20 x 3) |
14. kopi tu dɛ̃̀ːtì |
70. laː taːti tu kopi |
15. kopi tu mǎːni |
80. laː dɛ̃̀ːtì (20 x 4) |
16. kopi tu máŋɡbétè |
90. laː taːti tu kopi |
17. kopi tu mánziti |
100. laː mǎːni (20 x 5) |
18. kopi tu mántaːti |
200. laː kopi (20 x 10) |
19. kopi tu mándɛ̃̀ːtì |
1000. labaŋ ɡbétè |
20. mbati |
2000. labaŋ ziti |
Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. Danjuma N. Gambo,
|
Other comments: Mumuye has a vigesimal system. The above Mumuye data were taken from Pugong dialect. There are four tones; high=v́, low=v̀, low-high tone=v̌, middle tone (unmarked). |
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