Oring / Koring

Language name and location: Oring, Benue state, Nigeria [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 奥灵语 (科灵语 Koring), 尼日利亚东南部贝努埃州

1. ɡʷã	21. rɔlɔpɡʷã
2. ífã	22. rɔlɔpífã
3. ítʃã	23. rɔlɔpítʃã
4. íná	24. rɔlɔpíná
5. kuɡbɔ	25. rɔlɔpkuɡbɔ
6. bránà	26. rɔlɔpbránà
7. ínámeté	27. rɔlɔpínámeté
8. ínámíná	28. rɔlɔpínámíná
9. ɔsɛlɛ	29. rɔlɔpɔsɛlɛ
10. dʒɔp	30. rɔlɔmídʒɔ ( 20+10 )
11. dʒɔmɛɡʷã	40. ilɛrífã ( 20 x 2 )
12. dʒɔmífã	50. ilɛríɡbudʒɔ
13. dʒɔmítʃã	60. ilɛríbránà ( 20 x 3 )
14. dʒɔmíná	70. ilɛrínámeté
15. dʒɔkuɡbɔ	80. ilɛrínámíná ( 20 x 4 )
16. dʒɔbránà	90. ilɛrɔsɛlɛ
17. dʒɔmínámeté	100. ilɛfkuɡbɔ ( 20 x 5 )
18. dʒɔmínámíná	200. ilɛfkuɡbɔmífã, 300. ilɛfkuɡbɔmítʃã
19. dʒɔmɔsɛlɛ	400. ilɛfkuɡbɔmíná, 500. ilɛfkuɡbɔkuɡbɔ
20. rɔlɔp	1000.

Linguist providing data and dateː Ms. Mary Umeozor through Dr. Issa O. Sanusi, University of Ilorin, Nigeria. January 25, 2010

提供资料的语言学家: Ms. Mary Umeozor, 2010 年 1 月 25 日.

Other comments: Oring or Koring is spoken by approximately 75,000 speakers in

Benue state: Okpokwu LGA; Ebonyi state: Ishielu LGA, Nigeria. Oring or Koring has a vigesimal numeral system. The above data is taken from Utɔnkɔn dialect of Oring language. Oring has a vigesimal numeral system. Utonkon dialect of Oring language is totally isolated from other dialects of Oring. It is located around Oturkpo town in Benue State, where Idoma is the major language; while Oring referred to in the second data is spoken in Ebonyi State. Having been separated from other dialects for a long period of time, Utɔnkɔn numeral system is different from that of Kiong, it is not unlikely to have such a phonological gap. Utonkon is spoken in a single village in the entire Benue State of Nigeria. The above data is taken from Utɔnkɔn dialect of Oring language.

Language name and location: Oring, Benue state, Nigeria [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 奥灵语 (科灵语 Koring), 尼日利亚东南部贝努埃州

1. ɡúŋ	21. lòlúɓò é ɡúŋ
2. éɸā	22. lòlúɓò é éɸā
3. èkíà	23. lòlúɓò é èkíà
4. èná	24. lòlúɓò é èná
5. kòbúò	25. lòlúɓò é kòbúò
6. búránē	26. lòlúɓò é búránē
7. bùréɸā ( 5+ 2 ? )	27. lòlúɓò é bùréɸā
8. bùàsà	28. lòlúɓò é bùàsà
9. rèɸèdʒí	29. lòlúɓò é rèɸèdʒí
10. zɔbɔ	30. lòlúɓò é zɔbɔ ( 20+10 )
11. zɔbɔ é ɡúŋ	40. òɡékĩ
12. zɔbɔ é éɸā	50. òɡékĩ ɓé zɔɓɔ ( 40+10 )
13. zɔbɔ é èkíà	60. lòlúɓò ékíàr
14. zɔbɔ é èná	70. lòlúɓò ékíàr ɓé zɔɓɔ ( 60+10 )
15. zɔbɔ é kòbúò	80. òɡékĩ éɸā ( 40 x 10 )
16. zɔbɔ é búránē	90. òɡékĩ éɸā ɓé zɔɓɔ ( 80+10 )
17. zɔbɔ é bùréɸā	100. lòlúɓò kòbúò ( 20 x 5 )
18. zɔbɔ é bùàsà	200. òɡékĩ kòbúò ( 40 x 5 )
19. zɔbɔ é rèɸèdʒí	1000. òɡékĩ lòlúɓò ɓé òɡékĩ kòbúò *
20. lòlúɓò	2000. òɡékĩ lòlúɓò ɓé òɡékĩ kòbúò éɸā

Linguist providing data and dateː Prof. Philip N. Anagbogu, Department of Linguistics, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria, October 24, 2009..

提供资料的语言学家: Prof. Philip N. Anagbogu, 2009 年 10 月 24 日.

Other comments: Oring or Koring is spoken by approximately 75,000 speakers in

Benue state: Okpokwu LGA; Ebonyi state: Ishielu LGA, Nigeria. Koring has a vigesimal numeral system with a single word for the number 40. Tones ː High tones are marked /v́/, low tones /v̀/, downstep /v̄/. /ɔ/ has no symbol for high tones. All the occurrences above =+high tone.

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