Nkoroo

Language name and location: Nkoroo, Rivers state, Nigeria [Refer to Ethnologue]
语言名称和分布地区: 恩科罗语, 尼日利亚南部河流州

1. ɡbɔ́rí	21. sí ná ɡbɔ́rí ná
2. màmì	22. sí ná màmì nà
3. tárú	23. sí ná tárú nà
4. nɛ̃́ĩ́	24. sí ná nɛ̃́ĩ́ nà
5. sɔ́nɔ́	25. sí ná sɔ́nɔ́ ná
6. sóníá	26. sí ná sóníá nà
7. sɔ́nɔ́mà	27. sí ná sɔ́nɔ́mà nà
8. nínì	28. sí ná nínì nà
9. ísíéní	29. sí ná ísíéní ná
10. ójí	30. sí ná ójí nà
11. ójí ɡbɔ́rí	40. màà sí (2 x 20)
12. ójí màmì	50. màà sí ná ójí ná
13. ójí tárú	60. tárá sí (3 x 20)
14. ójí nɛ̃́ĩ́	70. tárá sí ná ójí ná
15. sɔ́nɔ́ fà sí * / (ójí sɔ́nɔ́ ) **	80. níà sì (4 x 20)
16. nɛ̃́ĩ́ fà sí / (ójí sóníá )	90. níà sì ná ójí ná
17. tárú fà sí / ( ójí sɔ́nɔ́mà )	100. sɔ́nɔ́à sì (5 x 20)
18. màmì fà sí / (ójí nínì )	200. ójíà sì (5 x 20), 400. óɓṍṍ
19. ɡbɔ́rí fà sí / ( ójí ísíéní )	1000. mà óɓṍṍ ná ójíà sì nà
20. sí	2000. sɔ́nɔ́à óɓṍṍ (5 x 400)

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Ebitare F. Obikudo, Department of Languages & Linguistics, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria, April 29, 2008.
提供资料的语言学家: Dr. Ebitare F. Obikudo, 2008 年 4 月 29 日.

Other comments: Nkoroo has a vigesimal numeral system with special constructions for numbers 15 and 19. Noteː /ná … ná / means ‘and’. /fà/ means ‘less’. The forms in parentheses are taught in schools, while their counterparts are usually used for every day transactions and communication. The data gathered above is part of an on-going documentation project on Nko̩ro̩o̩ and Defaka, sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF), USA. Nkoroo is spoken by approximately 4,500 speakers in Rivers state: Opobo-Nkoro LGA,Nigeria.

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