Nkem-Nkum

Language name and location: Nkem-Nkum, Cross River, Nigeria [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 恩肯语-恩昆语 (恩钦语 Nkim), 尼日利亚东南部克罗斯河州

1. njirəng [ńjírə́ŋ]	21. itə ne⃬ njirəng [ítə̂l nè⃬ ńjírə́ŋ]
2. ibal [íbâ]	22. itə ne⃬ ibal [ítə̂l nè⃬ íbâl]
3. ira [írá]	23. itə ne⃬ iro⃬n [ítə̂l nè⃬ írá]
4. ini [ínî]	24. itə ne⃬ ini [ítə̂l nè⃬ ínî]
5. iro⃬n [írô̱n]	25. itə ne⃬ iro⃬n [ítə̂l nè⃬ írô̱n]
6. irara [ìrârà]	26. itə ne⃬ irara [ítə̂l nè⃬ ìrârà]
7. arimini [àrímī̱nî]	27. itə ne⃬ arimini [ítə̂l nè⃬ àrímī̱nî]
8. anigini [àníɡīnî]	28. itə ne⃬ anigini [ítə̂l nè⃬ àrúmīɡôl]
9. arumiɡol [àrúmīɡôl]	29. itə ne⃬ arumiɡol [ítə̂l nè⃬ ńjírə́ŋ]
10. iɡol [íɡôl]	30. itə ne⃬ iɡol [ítə̂l nè⃬ íɡôl] ( 20+10 )
11. iɡol ne⃬ njirəng [íɡôl nè⃬ ńjírə́ŋ]	40. atəl abal [àtə̂l ábâl] ( 20 x 2 )
12. iɡol ne⃬ ibal [íɡôl nè⃬ íbâl]	50. atəl abal ne⃬ iɡol [àtə̂l ábâl nè⃬ íɡôl]
13. iɡol ne⃬ ira [íɡôl nè⃬ írá]	60. atəl ara [àtə̂l árá] ( 20 x 3 )
14. iɡol ne⃬ ini [íɡôl nè⃬ ínî]	70. atəl ara ne⃬ iɡol [àtə̂l árá nè⃬ íɡôl]
15. iko⃬r [íkôr]	80. atəl ani [àtə̂l ánî] ( 20 x 4 )
16. iko⃬r ne⃬ njirəng [íkôr nè⃬ ńjírə́ŋ]	90. atəl ani ne⃬ iɡol [àtə̂l ánî nè⃬ íɡôl]
17. iko⃬r ne⃬ ibal [íkôr nè⃬ íbâl]	100. atəl aro⃬n[àtə̂l árô̱n] ( 20 x 5 )
18. iko⃬r ne⃬ ira [íkôr nè⃬ írá]	200. atəl igol [àtə̂l íɡôl], 400. únô⃬
19. iko⃬r ne⃬ ini [íkôr nè⃬ ínî]	800. ánô⃬ ábâl, 1000. ánô⃬ ábâl nè⃬ àtə̂l
20. itəl [ítə̂l]	2000. ánô⃬ árô̱n

Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. Ita Akuku S. and Mrs. Kathie Watters, SIL International, November 19, 2015.

提供资料的语言学家: Mr. Ita Akuku S. and Mrs. Kathie Watters, 2015 年 11 月 19 日.

Other comments: Nkem-Nkum is spoken by approximately 51,000 speakers, including 26,600 Nkem, 24,400 Nkum, Cross River state: Ogoja LGA, Nigeria. The above data was from Nkem (Nkim) dialect. Nkim has a numeral system based on twenty and a single word for 15 similar to that of Ejagham.

Segments: Consonantsː:

	Labials/Labiodental	Alveolars	Alveoalatals	Velars
Stops	p b	t /d		k/g
Double Stops				kp/gb
Fricatives	f	s	ʃ
Nasals	m	n	ɲ	ŋ
Semivowels			j	w

Note1ː ʃ (sh), ɲ (ny), ŋ (ng), j(y)

Vowelsː

	Front	Central	Back
High	i		u
Mid	e		o
	e⃬	ə	o⃬
Low		a

Tonesː Low à, High á, Downstep ā, Falling â, Rising ǎ

Note2ː Ita did not use IPA fonts but the regular orthography. Kathie Watters helped him by making the phonetic chart.

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