Language name and location: Ngwo, NW region, Cameroon [Refer to Ethnologue]
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1. ŋwāʔ |
21. àsàmábī tɛ̄ʔ ŋwāʔ |
2. fjēː |
22. àsàmábī tɛ̄ʔ fjēː |
3. tɛ́d |
23. àsàmábī tɛ̄ʔ tɛ́d |
4. kwɛ̀ |
24. àsàmábī tɛ̄ʔ kwɛ̀ |
5. tân |
25. àsàmábī tɛ̄ʔ tân |
6. m̀fó |
26. àsàmábī tɛ̄ʔ m̀fó |
7. sàːmbjɛ̄ |
27. àsàmábī tɛ̄ʔ sàːmbjɛ̄ |
8. fwɔ̌ː |
28. àsàmábī tɛ̄ʔ fwɔ̌ː |
9. kɔ̄ː |
29. àsàmábī tɛ̄ʔ kɔ̄ː |
10. wūm |
30. àsàmábī tɛ̄ʔ wūm |
11. wūm ntʃwɔ̀ ŋwāʔ |
40. èsàmá fjēː ( 20 x 2 ) |
12. wūm ntʃwɔ̀ fjēː |
50. èsàmá fjēː tɛ̄ʔ wūm / ābɛ̂ː ēkô * |
13. wūm ntʃwɔ̀ tɛ́d |
60. èsàmá tɛ́d ( 20 x 3 ) |
14. wūm ntʃwɔ̀ kwɛ̀ |
70. èsàmá tɛ́d tɛ̄ʔ wūm |
15. wūm ntʃwɔ̀ tân |
80. èsàmá kwɛ̀ ( 20 x 4 ) |
16. wūm ntʃwɔ̀ m̀fó |
90. èsàmá kwɛ̀ tɛ̄ʔ wūm |
17. wūm ntʃwɔ̀ sàːmbjɛ̄ |
100. ēkô |
18. wūm ntʃwɔ̀ fwɔ̌ː |
200. ākô fjēː |
19. wūm ntʃwɔ̀ kɔ̄ː |
1000. āɡɛ́ʔɾɛ̂ |
20. àsàmábī / àsàmá |
2000. ēɡɛ́ʔɾɛ̂ fjēː |
Linguist providing data and dateː
Mr.
Julius A. Eyoh,
提供资料的语言学家: Mr. Julius A. Eyoh, 2007 年 7 月 27 日. |
Other comments: Ngwo has a vigesimal system, which is unusual in languages of Grassfields Bantu group. There is another form for 50 'ābɛ̂ː ēkô', which means 'half of 100'. Ngwo is spoken by approximately 22,000 speakers in North West region: Momo division, Njikwa subdivision, Cameroon. |
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