Language name and locationː Zeme Naga, Nagaland, India [Refer to Ethnologue]

言名称和分布地区泽美那加, 印度东北部曼尼普尔邦, 那加兰邦及阿萨姆邦

 

1. ket

21. əŋkai-ket

2. kəna

22. əŋkai-kəna

3. kət͡ʃum

22. əŋkai-kət͡ʃum

4. mədai

24. əŋkai-mədai

5. meŋeu

25. əŋkai-meŋeu

6. səruk

26. əŋkai-səruk

7. səna

27. əŋkai-səna 

8. dəset

28. əŋkai-dəset

9. səkui

29. əŋkai-səkui

10. kereu

30.  himreu

11. kereu-ket

40.  hədai     

12. kereu-kəna

50.  reŋeu       

13. kereu-kət͡ʃum

60.  riak-səruk

14. kereu-mədai

70.  riak-səna  

15. kereu-meŋeu

80.  riak-dəset

16. kereu-səruk

90.  riak-səkui

17. kereu-səna

100. hai-ket,  200. hai-(kə)na

18. kereu-dəset

300. hai-(kə)t͡ʃum, 400. hai-mədai

19. kereu-səkui

1000. tʃaŋ,   2000. tʃaŋ-(kə)na,

20. əŋkai

3000. tʃaŋ-(kə)t͡ʃum, 9000. tʃaŋ-səkui

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Francis Muchahary, Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Linguistics, Assam University, Silchar, Assam, India April 2, 2014.

供资料的语言学家: Dr. Francis Muchahary, 2014 年 4 月 2 日.

 

Other comments: Zeme Naga has a decimal numeral system. The numerals from eleven to fifty nine are formed without taking any affixes by compounding the basic numerals from 1 to 9 to the numerals 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50. 60, 70, 80 and 90 are purely multiplication of ten with the basic numerals. Although, 'kereu' denote 'ten' in Zeme, it is not used to form multiplicative compound.  Instead of it, 'riak' (denotes ten) is generally used along with basic numerals to form lower multiplicative compound. 

The multiplicative-cum-additive compound numerals are formed from 61 to 69, 71 to 79, 81 to 89 and 91 to 99 by adding 'ze' between the two basic numerals.

Zeme Naga or Zeliang Naga is a tonal language spoken by approximately 120,000 speakers in Assam state, Manipur state and Nagaland in Northeast India. New data with tones are needed.


 

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