Lotha Naga

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

语言名称和分布地区: 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.

提供资料的语言学家: 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]

语言名称和分布地区: 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.

提供资料的语言学家: 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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