Language name and location: Lotha Naga, Nagaland, India [Refer to Ethnologue]

言名称和分布地区洛塔-那加语, 印度东北部那加兰邦  

 

1. èkʰā, motsəŋa *

21. mìkʉ̄-ekʰa

2. ènī

22. mìkʉ̄-ènī

3.etʰəm

23. mìkʉ̄-etʰəm

4. meʒə

24. mìkʉ̄-meʒə

5. mɔŋɔ

25. mìkʉ̄-mɔŋɔ

6. tìrɔ̄k

26. mìkʉ̄-tirɔk

7. tiyəŋ

27. mìkʉ̄-tiyiŋ

8. tìzā

28. mìkʉ̄-tìzā

9. tɔkvə

29. mìkʉ̄-tɔkvə

10. tàrɔ̀

30. tʰə̀mrɔ̄

11. tàrɔ̀-èkʰā

40. ʒə̀rɔ̀

12. tàrɔ̀-ènī

50. tìɲà

13. tàrɔ̀-etʰəm

60. ròkrɔ̀

14. tàrɔ̀-meʒə

70. ekʰa-tiyiŋ

15. tàrɔ̀-mɔŋɔ

80. ekʰa-tìzā

16. tàrɔ̀-tirɔk

90. ekʰa-tokvə

17. tàrɔ̀-tiyiŋ

100. nzua, 200. nzo-ènī

18. tàrɔ̀-tìzā

400. nzo-meʒə, 800.nzo-tiza

19. tàrɔ̀-tɔkvə

1000. othəŋ-motseŋa 

20. mìkʉ̄

2000. otʰeŋ-ènī

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Yantsubeni Ngullie, Department of Linguistics,

North Eastern Hill University, Shillong, India.

供资料的语言学家: Dr. Yantsubeni Ngullie, 2022 年 3 月 6 日.

 

Other comments: Lotha Naga is spoken by approximately 180,000 speakers in west central, Wokha district, Nagaland state, India. Lotha Naga has a very particular numeral system. The numeral 'fifty' is monomorphemic and are not segmentable. There are two words for Lotha, 'ekʰa' is used only for counting system whereas 'mɔtsəŋa' is used for counting as well as for classifying things, you can check the examples for more clarity. Example 1 is the correct way of using numerals whereas example 2 is ungrammatical because ekʰa cannot be used in classifying things.

1. liʃaktʰi mbəm mɔtsəŋa

   cucumber CL one

   'One cucumber'

   note that example 2 is ungrammatical

 2. liʃaktʰi mbəm ekʰa

    cucumber CL one

   'one cucumber'

   Lotha has three register tones high, mid, and lowː
   rising = v́, falling= v̀, and level = v̄.


Language name and location: Lotha Naga, Nagaland, India [Refer to Ethnologue]

言名称和分布地区洛塔-那加语, 印度东北部那加兰邦

 

1. ēkʰá / mótsə̄ŋà

21.  mēkyù ēkʰá

2. ēnì

22.  mēkyù ēnì

3. ētʰə̀m

22.  mēkyù ētʰə̀m

4. mēʒə̀

24.  mēkyù mēʒə̀

5. mūŋò

25.  mēkyù mūŋò

6. tīrók

26.  mēkyù tīrók

7. tíyìŋ

27.  mēkyù tíyìŋ

8. tīzà

28.  mēkyù tīzà

9. tōkù

29.  mēkyù tōkù

10. tárò

30.  tʰə̀mrò (<tʰəm+rò)

11. tárò ēkʰá

40.  ʒə̄rò    (<mēʒə̀+rò)

12. tárò ēnì

50.  tīɲán

13. tárò ētʰə̀m

60.  rókrò  (< tīrók+ rò )

14. tárò mēʒə̀

70.  ēkʰá tíyìŋ (10 x 7, one ten x 7)

15. tárò mūŋò

80.  ēkʰá tīzà  (10 x 8)

16. tárò tīrók

90.  ēkʰá tōkù (10 x 9)

17. tárò tíyìŋ

100. nzōà

18. tárò tīzà

200. nzōà ēnì

19. tárò tōkù

1000. tuŋa / ōtʰə̀ŋ mótsə̄ŋà

20. mēkyù / myúkyù

2000. ōtʰə̀ŋ ēnì

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Rev. N. T. Murry, Translation Centre, The Bible Society of India, Shillong, India, August 11, 1995.

Reference source: Acharya, K. P, 1983. Lotha Grammar. CIIL, Mysore, India.

供资料的语言学家: Rev. N. T. Murry, 1995 年 8 月 11 日.

 

Other comments: Lotha Naga has a very particular numeral system. The numeral 'fifty' is monomorphemic and are not segmentable. There are three tones in this languagesː rising = v́, falling= v̀, and level = v̄. Lotha Naga is spoken in Nagaland state: west central, Wokha district, India.


 

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