Paasaal / Southern Sisaala

Language name and location: Paasaal, Northern region, Ghana [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 帕萨勒语, 加纳北部省和上西部大区

1. kɪ́dɪ́ɡɪ́ / dííŋ	21. mɔ̄líyà béé kɪ́dɪ́ɡɪ́ / mɔ́ɭdííŋ
2. bàlìyà / lìyà	22. mɔ̄líyà béé bàlìyà / mɔ́ɭlìyà
3. bòtò / tóó	23. mɔ̄líyà béé bòtò / mɔ́ɭtóó
4. bànāā / náá	24. mɔ̄líyà béé bànāā / mɔ́ɭnáa
5. bɔ̀nɔ̀ŋ / nɔ́ɔ́ŋ	25. mɔ̄líyà béé bɔ̀nɔ̀ŋ / mɔ́ɭnɔ́ɔ́ŋ
6. bàdʊ̀ / dʊ́ʊ́	26. mɔ̄líyà béé bàdʊ̀ / mɔ́ɭdʊ́ʊ́
7. bàpɛ̀ / pɛ́ɛ́	27. mɔ̄líyà béé bàpɛ̀ / mɔ́ɭpɛ́ɛ́
8. kyórí / kyórí	28. mɔ̄líyà béé kyórí / mɔ́ɭkyórí
9. níbí / níbí	29. mɔ̄líyà béé níbí / mɔ́ɭníbí
10. fí / fí	30. mɔ̄líyà bée fí / mɔ́ɭfí ( 20+10 )
11. fí béé kɪ́dɪ́ɡɪ́ / fídííŋ	40. mɔ̀ɭíbàlìyà ( 20 x 2 )
12. fí béé bàlìyà / fílìyà	50. mɔ̀ɭíbàlìyà bée fí
13. fí béé bòtò / fítóó	60. mɔ̀ɭɪbòtò ( 20 x 3 )
14. fí béé bànāā / fínáa	70. mɔ̀ɭɪbòtò bée fí
15. fí béé bɔ̀nɔ̀ŋ / fínɔ́ɔ́ŋ	80. mɔ̀ɭɪbànāa ( 20 x 4 )
16. fí béé bàdʊ̀ / fídʊ́ʊ́	90. mɔ̀ɭɪbànāa bée fí
17. fí béé bàpɛ̀ / fípɛ́ɛ́	100. kɔ̀ɔ́
18. fí béé kyórí / fíkyórí	200. kɔ̀ɔ́ bʊ̀lɪ̀yà
19. fí béé níbí / fíníbí	1000. túsì (< English 'thousand' )
20. mɔ̄líyà / mɔ̄líya	2000. túsì bʊ̀lɪ̀yà

Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. Sylvester Nkrumah, Summer Institute of Linguistics, Ghana, January 5, 1999. Dr. Stuart McGill, SOAS, University of London, UK. Mr. Moses Luri (SIL), April 22, 2008.

提供资料的语言学家: Mr. Sylvester Nkrumah, 1999 年 1 月 5 日. Dr. Stuart McGill, 2008 年 1 月 3 日. Mr. Moses Luri 2008 年 4 月 22 日

Other comments: Paasaal has a vigesimal system. There are two sets of numbers from 1 to 30; the first one is general way of counting used by the elders, the second one is used by the youth. The number 'thousand' is a loan from English. Paasaal or Passale or Southern Sisaala is spoken by approximately 53,000 speakers in Northern region: West Gonja district; Upper West region, Ghana.

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