Language name and location: Nyifon, Benue, Nigeria [Not reported in Ethnologue]
|
1. úɲè |
21. ŋ́gú úɲè ìbì úɲè |
2. ɪ́fàn |
22. ŋ́gú úɲè ìbì ɪ́fàn |
3. ɪ́tà |
23. ŋ́gú úɲè ìbì ɪ́tà |
4. ínī |
24. ŋ́gú úɲè ìbì ínī |
5. ítkū |
25. ŋ́gú úɲè ìbì ítkū |
6. étɪ́ɲé (5+ 1) |
26. ŋ́gú úɲè ìbì étɪ́ɲé |
7. étòfâ (5+ 2) |
27. ŋ́gú úɲè ìbì étòfâ |
8. étētá (5+ 3) |
28. ŋ́gú úɲè ìbì étētá |
9. étínî (5+ 4) |
29. ŋ́gú úɲè ìbì étínî |
10. ʊ́bɔ́ |
30. ŋ́gú úɲè ìbì ʊ́bɔ́ |
11. ʊ́bɔ́ àzɪ́ úɲé |
40. ŋ́gú ɪ́fàn (20 x 2) |
12. ʊ́bɔ́ àzɪ́ ɪ́fàn |
50. ŋ́gú ɪ́fàn ìbì ʊ́bɔ́ |
13. ʊ́bɔ́ àzɪ́ ɪ́tá |
60. ŋ́gú ɪ́tà (20x 3) |
14. ʊ́bɔ́ àzɪ́ ɪ́ní |
70. ŋ́gú ɪ́tà ìbì ʊ́bɔ́ |
15. ʊ́bɔ́ àzɪ́ ítkú |
80. ŋ́gú ínī (20x 4) |
16. ʊ́bɔ́ àzɪ́ étɪ́ɲé |
90. ŋ́gú ínī ìbì ʊ́bɔ́ |
17. ʊ́bɔ́ àzɪ́ étòfâ |
100. dɛ́rí < Hausa, 200. dɛ́rí ɪ́fàn |
18. ʊ́bɔ́ àzɪ́ ététá |
400. dɛ́ri ínī́, 800. dɛ́rí étētá |
19. ʊ́bɔ́ àzɪ́ étíní |
1000. úbúdú úɲè |
20. ŋ́gú úɲè |
2000. úbúdú ɪ́fàn |
Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Uba Ebele Deborah,
Nnamdi
Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria |
Other comments: Nyifon (Nyìfọ́n) is a poorly known Jukunoid language of Buruku LGA, Benue State, Nigeria. There may have been about 1,000 speakers in the 1990s. This language is not reported in Ethnologue or Glottolog. Nyifon has a quinary, vigesimal numeral system. |
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