Language name and location: Mungbam, NW region, Cameroon [Refer to Ethnologue ]

言名称和分布地区蒙邦 (阿巴尔方言 Abar), 喀麦隆西北区门春州贝乌姆分区

 

1. -m̩̀ / -mù

21. 

2. -fìn /-fá

22.  

3. -tì / -tēè

23.  

4. -ɲ̩̀ / -nì

24.  dʒūhɛ́ dʒūhɛ́ ŋ́kɛ̄ mfīn mɛ̀ -ɲ̩

5. kpáān / kpōa

25.  

6. lētɛ̀ / -lētè

26.  

7. -ɲ̩̀tɛ̄ / -ɲītɛ

27.  

8. -nə̀nè / -nə̄nè

28.  

9. kpánə̀ɲ̩̀ / kpānāɲì

29.  

10. dʒūhɛ́ / dʒóhó

30.  dʒūhɛ́ dʒūhɛ́ ŋ́kɛ̄ ntì

11. dʒūhɛ́ kə̄ kûm / dʒóhó kókōmù 

40.  dʒūhɛ́ dʒūhɛ́ ŋ́kɛ̄ -ɲ̩

12. dʒūhɛ́ kə̄ -fìn  / dʒóhó kə́ -fá

50. 

13. dʒūhɛ́ kə̄ -tɛ̀

60. 

14. dʒūhɛ́ kə̄ -ɲ̩̀

70. 

15. dʒūhɛ́ kə̄ kpáān / dʒóhó kə́ kpōa

80. 

16. dʒūhɛ́ kə̄ lētɛ̀

90. 

17. dʒūhɛ́ kə̄ -ɲ̩̀tɛ̠̄

100. úɡbe̋ ūkûm

18. dʒūhɛ́ kə̄ -nə̀nè

200. íɡbe̋ īfín

19. dʒūhɛ́ kə̄ kpánə̀ɲ̀

1000. ídʒə̋ ím̩̀

20. dʒūhɛ dʒūhɛ́ ŋ́kɛ̄ mfīn / bādʒóhó bāfā

2000. ntfùkè fɛ́ɛ́   ??

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Jesse Lovegren, Departmentof Linguistics, State University of New York at Buffalo, USA. April 20, 2011.

供资料的语言学家: Dr. Jesse Lovegren, 2011 年 4 月 20 日.

 

Other comments: Mungbam has a decimal system. Mungbam or Abar is spoken by approximately 1,800 speakers in Menchum division, Wum subdivision, Abar, Biya, Missong, Munken, and Ngun villages, Cameroon.  There are five dialects in the Mugnbam language: Munken, Abar, Biya, Missong and Ngun, the above numeral systems are from Abar and Missong dialects. Both Abar and Missong dialects has a decimal system. The first set is from Abar and the second from Missong.

Notes:
1.- indicates that a noun class agreement prefix is attached
2. kə̄/kə́ and mɛ̀ means 'and/with'
3
-gb means 'rope'
4.
ūwə́n ùnè means 'ornaments of a man'


Language name and location: Mungbam, NW region, Cameroon [Refer to Ethnologue ]

言名称和分布地区蒙邦 (蒙肯方言 Munken), 喀麦隆西北区门春州贝乌姆分区

 

1. -mwə́nə̀ / -mù / - mù

21. 

2. -fè /-fō / -fé

22.  

3. -tɛ̄ / -tēa / -tè

23.  

4. -ɲə̄nə́ / -ɲì / -ɲì

24.  

5. kpòōnə́ / kpɛ̄n / kpààɲì 

25.  

6. -lētɛ̀ / -létēa / -lētɛ̀ 

26.  

7. -ɲītɛ̀ / -ɲītə̀ / -ɲītɛ̀

27.  

8. -ɲīɲì ~ -ɲìɲì / --ɲìɲì / -ɲìɲì 

28.  

9. kpɔ̄ndʒùɲì  / -ɲìnkpɛ̄n

29.  

10. kwîn / kwîn / kwɔ̂n

30.  bə̄kwîn bɔ̄tɛ̀

11. kwînā ùmwə́nə́ /  kwînā kákàmù

40.  

12. kwînā -fè  / kwînā -fō

50. 

13.

60. 

14. 

70. 

15. kwînā kpòōnə́  / kwînā kpɛ̄n

80. 

16.

90. 

17. 

100. 

18. 

200.

19. 

1000. 

20.  ūwən ùnɛ̀

2000. 

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Jesse Lovegren, Department of Linguistics, State University of New York at Buffalo, USA. April 20, 2011.

供资料的语言学家: Dr. Jesse Lovegren, 2011 年 4 月 20 日.

 

Other comments: Mungbam has a decimal system. There are five dialects in the Mungbam language: Munken, Abar, Biya, Missong and Ngun, the above numeral systems are from Munken, Biya and Ngun dialects. Both these three dialects has a decimal system. The first set is from Munken, and the second from Biya, and the third from Ngun.

Notes:
1.- indicates that a noun class agreement prefix is attached
2. kə̄/kə́ and mɛ̀ means 'and/with'
3
-gb means 'rope'
4.
ūwə́n ùnè means 'ornaments of a man'


 

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