Nupe-Nupe-Tako / Nupe

Language name and location: Nupe, Kogi state, Nigeria [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 努佩语, 尼日利亚中北部科吉州和中西部尼日尔州

1. niní	21. eʃi bè niní yĩ ( 20+ 1 )
2. ɡúbà	22. eʃi bè ɡúbà e
3. ɡútá	23. eʃi bè ɡútá e
4. ɡúni	24. eʃi bè ɡúni yĩ
5. ɡútsũ	25. eʃi bè ɡútsũ yĩ
6. ɡútswàɲĩ ( 5+ 1 )	26. eʃi bè ɡútswàɲĩ yĩ
7. ɡútwàbà ( 5+ 2 )	27. eʃi be ɡútwàbà yĩ
8. ɡútotá ( 5+ 3 )	28. ɡ͡bã̀wo dĩ ɡúba (30 - 2)/eʃi bè ɡútotá yĩ
9. ɡútwã̀ni ( 5+ 4 )	29. ɡ͡bã̀wo dĩ niní (30 - 1) /eʃi bè ɡútwã̀ni *
10. ɡúwo	30. ɡ͡bã̀wo
11. ɡúwo bè niní yĩ ( 10+ 1 )	40. ʃibà ( 20 x 2 )
12. ɡúwo bè ɡúbà e *	50. àráta
13. ɡúwo bè ɡútá e	60. ʃitá ( 20 x 3 )
14. ɡúwo bè ɡúni e	70. ádwáni
15. ɡwéɡì (15)	80. ʃini ( 40 x 2 )
16. ɡwéɡì bè niní yĩ ( 15+ 1 )	90. ʃini bè ɡúwo e ( 40 x 2+10 )
17. ɡwéɡì bè ɡúbà e ( 15+ 2 )	100. ʃitsũ / dʒìkà ( for counting money)
18. eʃi dĩ ɡúbà ( 20 - 2 )	200. k͡pákó / ( 100 x 2 ) / dʒìkà ɡúba
19. eʃi dĩ niní ( 20 - 1 )	1000. k͡pátsũ ( 200 x 5 )
20. eʃi	2000. ɡ͡bǎ

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Jason Kandybowicz, Swartmore College, USA, through Prof. Neil V. Smith, University College of London, UK, July 25, 2007..

提供资料的语言学家: Dr. Jason Kandybowicz, 2007 年 7 月 25 日.

Other comments: Nupe-Nupe-Tako or Nupe is spoken by approximately 2,020,000 speakers in Kogi state: Kogi LGA; Kwara state: Edu LGA and Niger state, Nigeria.

Nupe has a rather complicated traditional numeral system, which is largely being superseded by Hausa and /or English numerals above 100 ( and even above 20, N.V. Smith, 1967). Note the article 'yĩ' as in compound numbers 11, 15, 21 undergoes a phonological alternations and is realized as [e] when preceded by a low vowel. Numbers 28 and 29 have two alternate forms, the first ones are preferred. The numeral sequence from 30 to 40 is interesting. 31 and 32 are derived by adding 1 and 2 to 30 respectively. 33-34 are derived by subtracting 2 and 1 from 35 ( which gets a special morpheme)respectively. For number 100, the traditional number is ( 20 x 5 ), but there is another word 'dʒìkà', which is used only for counting money. The etymological origins of 50 and 70 are difficult to analyzed.

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