Language
name and location:
Olulumo-Ikom,
Cross River, Nigeria [Ref to
Ethnologue] |
1. bunɛ |
21. ɛram irɨma bunɛ |
2. bɛfa |
22. ɛram irɨma bɛfa |
3. bɛtaa |
23. ɛram irɨma bɛtaa |
4. bɛnaa |
24. ɛram irɨma bɛnaa |
5. bɛtan |
25. ɛram irɨma bɛtan |
6. bɛtabɛta ( 3 + 3 ) |
26. ɛram irɨma bɛtabɛta |
7. bɛnabɛtaa ( 3 + 4 ) |
27. ɛram irɨma bɛnabɛtaa |
8. bɛnabɛna ( 4 + 4 ) |
28. ɛram irɨma bɛnabɛna |
9. bɛtanabɛ ( 5 + 4 ?) |
29. ɛram irɨma bɛtanabɛ |
10. jubi |
30. ɛram irɨma jubi |
11. jubi na bunɛ ( 10 + 1 ) |
40. iram ifa ( 20 x 2 ) |
12. jubi na bɛfa |
50. iram ifa jubi |
13. jubi na bɛtaa |
60. iram itaa ( 20 x 3 ) |
14. jubi na bɛnaa |
70. iram itaa jubi |
15. rokura |
80. iram inaa ( 20 x 4 ) |
16. rokura na bunɛ ( 15 + 1 ) |
90. iram inaa jubi |
17. rokura na bɛfa |
100. iram itan ( 20 x 5 ), 200. iram jubi |
18. rokura na bɛtaa |
1000. igod itan, 2000. igod jubi |
19. rokura na bɛnaa |
3000. igod rokura, 4000. igod ɛram |
20. ɛram |
1000,0000. igod ɛram irɨma itan |
Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. Gimba Benjamin,
Luke Initiative for Scripture Translation, Jos, Plateau State,
|
Other comments: Olulumo-Ikom or Lulumo is spoken by approximately 30,000 speakers in Cross River state: Ikom LGA, Nigeria. Olulumo-Ikom has a vigesimal numeral system and separate words for 15. There are higher numbers: 1,000. igod itan (200 x 5), 2,000. igod jubi (200 x 10), 3,000. igod rokura (200 x 15), 4,000. igod ɛram (200 x 20), 5.000. igod ɛram irima itan (200 x 20+20 x 5), 6,000. igod ɛram irima jubi (200 x 20+20 x 10), 7,000. igod ɛram irima rokura (200 x 20+20 x 15). The above data is taken from Nkome / Nkɔmɛ / Ikom dialect. Note the symbols used aboveː /y/ = IPA /j/ and /j/ = IPA /dz /. |
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