Language
name and location:
Ndali,
Tanzania,
Malawi [Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. kamu |
21. malonɡo mabhili na kamo |
2. tubhili / tuβili / |
22. malonɡo mabhili na tubhili |
3. tutatu / tutatʊ / |
23. malonɡo mabhili na tutatu |
4. tunna |
24. malonɡo mabhili na tunna |
5. tuhaano /tuhaːno/ |
25. malonɡo mabhili na tuhaano |
6. tuhaano na kamu ( 5 + 1 ) |
26. malonɡo mabhili na + 6 |
7. tuhaano na tubhili ( 5 + 2 ) |
27. malonɡo mabhili na + 7 |
8. tuhaano na tutatu ( 5 + 3 ) |
28. malonɡo mabhili na + 8 |
9. tuhaano na tunna ( 5 + 4 ) |
29. malonɡo mabhili na + 9 |
10. kalonɡo / kaloᵑɡo / |
30. malonɡo matatu |
11. kalonɡo na kamo |
40. malonɡo manna |
12. kalonɡo na tubhili |
50. malonɡo mahaano |
13. kalonɡo na tutatu |
60. malonɡo mahaano na limo |
14. kalonɡo na tunna |
70. malonɡo mahaano na malonɡo mabhili |
15. kalonɡo na tuhaano |
80. malonɡo mahaano na malonɡo matatu |
16. kalonɡo na tuhaano na kamu |
90. malonɡo mahaano na malonɡo mana |
17. kalonɡo na tuhaano na tubhili |
100. mia yimo, 200. mia shibhili /ʃiβili/ ? |
18. kalonɡo na tuhaano na tutatu |
400. mia inna, 800. mia ihaano ni mia shitatu |
19. kalonɡo na tuhaano na tunna |
1000. elufu yimo |
20. malonɡo mabhili |
2000. elufu shibhili / elufu ʃiβili / ? |
Linguist providing data and dateː Ndali translator Mr. Boniface Mbande
through Mr. |
Other comments: Ndali (Chindali) or Ici-Ndali, Kindali is spoken by approximately 263,000 speakers in Songwe region: Ileje district, between Lambya and Nyakyusa, Tanzania as well as Malawi. Ndali has a quinary / decimal system. The higher numerals for 'hundred' and 'thousand' are loanwords from Swahili and Ndali is not a tonal language. |
Language
name and location:
Ndali,
Tanzania,
Malawi [Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. ka-mukene |
21. ma-loᵑɡo ma-ŵiri na kamo |
2. fi-ŵiri * |
22. ma-loᵑɡo ma-ŵiri ni fi-ŵiri |
3. fi-tatʊ |
23. ma-loᵑɡo ma-ŵiri ni fi-tatʊ |
4. fi-na |
24. ma-loᵑɡo ma-ŵiri ni fi-na |
5. fi-hano |
25. ma-loᵑɡo ma-ŵiri ni fi-hano |
6. fi-hano na ka-mo ( 5 + 1 ) |
26. ma-loᵑɡo ma-ŵiri ni + 6 |
7. fi-hano ni fi-ŵiri ( 5 + 2 ) |
27. ma-loᵑɡo ma-ŵiri ni + 7 |
8. fi-hano ni fi-tatʊ ( 5 + 3 ) |
28. ma-loᵑɡo ma-ŵiri ni + 8 |
9. fi-hano ni fi-na ( 5 + 4 ) |
29. ma-loᵑɡo ma-ŵiri ni + 9 |
10. kaloᵑɡo |
30. ma-loᵑɡo ma-tatʊ |
11. kaloᵑɡo na kamo |
40. ma-loᵑɡo ma-na |
12. kaloᵑɡo ni fi-ŵiri |
50. ma-loᵑɡo ma-hano |
13. kaloᵑɡo ni fi-tatʊ |
60. ma-loᵑɡo ma-hano ni li-loᵑɡo li-mo |
14. kaloᵑɡo ni fi-na |
70. ma-loᵑɡo ma-hano na ma-loᵑɡo -ma-ŵiri |
15. kaloᵑɡo ni fi-hano |
80. ma-loᵑɡo ma-hano na ma-loᵑɡo -ma-tatʊ |
16. kaloᵑɡo ni fi-hano na ka-mo |
90. ma-loᵑɡo ma-hano na ma-loᵑɡo -ma-na |
17. kaloᵑɡo ni fi-hano ni fi-ŵiri |
100. mʲa < ''mʲa'' from Swahili |
18. kaloᵑɡo ni fi-hano ni fi-tatʊ |
200. awo mʲa ŵa-ŵiri |
19. kaloᵑɡo ni fi-hano ni fi-na |
1000. awo mʲa mʲa (100 x 100) |
20. ma-loᵑɡo ma-ŵiri |
2000. awo mʲa mʲa ŵa-ŵiri (100 x 100 x 2) |
Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Jean Chavula and Prof. Al Mtenje,
Centre for
Language Studies, University of Malawi, Malawi,
April 9, |
Other comments: Ndali (Chindali) or Ici-Ndali, Kindali is spoken by approximately 263,000 speakers in Songwe region: Ileje district, between Lambya and Nyakyusa, Tanzania as well as Malawi. Ndali has a quinary, decimal system. The word for 100 is a loanword from Swahili. The symbol 'ŵ' is labial approximant, equivalent to IPA [ʋ]. |
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