Nafaanra

Language name and locationː Nafaanra, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 纳凡拉语, 加纳西部布朗-阿哈福大区和北部省

1. núnu	21. fúlo ná núnu
2. çíín	22. fúlo ná çíín
3. táárɛ̀	23. fúlo ná táárɛ̀
4. ɟíɟírɛ̀	24. fúlo ná ɟíɟírɛ
5. kúnɔ (<'fist')	25. fúlo ná kúnɔ
6. kɔ́ɔ̀nánù (5 + 1)	26. fúlo ná kɔ́ɔ̀nánù
7. kɔ́ɔ̀náçíín (5 + 2)	27. fúlo ná kɔ́ɔ̀náçíín
8. kɔ́ɔ̀nátárè (5 + 3)	28. fúlo ná kɔ́ɔ̀nátáre
9. kɔ́ɔ̀náɟirɛ (5 + 4)	29. fúlo ná kɔ́ɔ̀náɟirɛ
10. kɛ́	30. fúlo ná kɛ́ (20+10)
11. kɛ́mbɔnúnu	40. fúloe çíín (20 x 2)
12. kɛ́mbɔçíín	50. fúloe çíín ná kɛ́
13. kɛ́mbɔtáárɛ̀	60. fúloe táárɛ̀ (20 x 3)
14. kɛ́mbɔɟíɟírɛ	70. fúloe táárɛ ná kɛ́
15. kɛ́mbɔkúnɔ	80. fúloe ɟíɟírɛ (20 x 4)
16. kɛ́mbɔkɔ́ɔ̀nánù	90. fúloe ɟíɟírɛ ná kɛ́
17. kɛ́mbɔkɔ́ɔ̀náçíín	100. lafaa (< from Kwa language )
18. kɛ́mbɔkɔ́ɔ̀nátáre	200. lafɛɛ, 400. lafɛɛ
19. kɛ́mbɔkɔ́ɔ̀náɟirɛ	1000. kaɡ͡benɡe
20. fúlo	2000. kaɡ͡beɲi çíín

Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. Dean Jordan, GILLBT (The Ghana Institute of Linguistics, Literacy and Bible Translation), Ghana, December 18, 2007

提供资料的语言学家: Mr. Dean Jordan, 2007 年 12 月 18 日.

Other comments: Nafaanra has system of counting based on twenty with a five-based

sub-structure. The numbers 'hundred' is probably borrowed from one of the surrounding Kwa language. Nafaanra is spoken by approximately 90,000 speakers in

Brong-Ahafo region: Jaman North, Jaman South, and Tain districts; Northern region: Bole district border area, Ghana as well as Côte d’Ivoire.

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