Language
name and locationː
Prasuni,
Nuristan, Afghanistan [Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. ɪ /ʊpyn |
21. wɪkjæʒ, ɪkjæɪʒ |
2. ly |
22. lyæʒ |
3. tt͡ʃi |
23. t͡ʃʃeʒ, t͡ʃeʒ |
4. t͡ʃpu |
24. t͡ʃɔeʒ |
5. wʊˈt͡ʃu |
25. wʊ't͡ʃeʒ |
6. wu'ʂ(u) |
26. wʊ'ʂeʒ, wʊ'ʂueʒ |
7. sə't(ə) |
27. sət'eʒ, sə'teʒ |
8. astə |
28. aːst'eʒ, asteʒ |
9. nʊ, nu |
29. nu'eʒ, nu'weʒ |
10. ləz(ə) |
30. ləʐʊwæʒ, lezæɪʒ (20+10), 31.ʐuʐwæʒ |
11. d͡ʒyz(o), zyz(u) |
40. ljɔɡʐʊ, ʒɪbəze (2 x 20) |
12. wyz(o) |
50. led͡ʒebyz, led͡zebɪz [(2 x 20)+10] |
13. t͡ʃəzə |
60. t͡ʃət͡ʃeɡ-zu, ʃt͡ʃɔɡzʊ, ʃt͡ʃɔ.ɡzʊ (3 x 20) |
14. t͡ʃplʊz |
70. ʃt͡ʃɔɡzʊalɛz [(3 x 20)+10] |
15. wɪʃlɪz |
80. t͡ʃpaɡʐʊ, t͡ʃpaɡzʊ (4 x 20) |
16. wʊʂʊlt͡s, ʊʂʊlz |
90. t͡ʃpaɡʐʊalɛz [(4 x 20)+10] |
17. sɛtlɪz |
100. wu't͡ʃeɡʐu, wu't͡ʃeɡzu (5 x 20) |
18. as(t)liz, aʃlis |
200. lezɛɡʐu, kaʐʐu (10 x 20) |
19. naːlt͡s, naːlɪz |
400. t͡ʃeɾaʃi, ʃeɾasĩ (20 x 20) |
20. ʐu, zu |
1000. ləz wʊt͡ʃeɡzo (10 x 5 x 20) |
Linguist
providing data and dateː
Dr. Almuth Degener, University of Mainz,
Germany,
December
|
Other comments: Prasuni has a vigesimal numeral system. The big number thousand is loanword from Iranian language, the original meaning is 400. There is an option for 1000 'atəɡ ʃiɾa'ʃi'. Other higher numerals areː 120. wʊ'ʂeɡ-ʐu, 180. nʊveiɡ-'ʐo, nɔw'eɪɡ-zu, 300. wɪʒɪʐʐʊ, 360. aʃ'lid͡ʒu, 5000. wʊˈt͡ʃ ʃeɾa'ʃi, 9000. nʊ ʃiɾa'ʃi. Prasuni or Vasi-vari, is spoken by approximately 8,000 speakers in Nuristan province: Sech, Shupu (Ishtivi, Shtevgrom), Ucu, Ushut, and Zumu villages; Prasun (Parun) valley on upper reaches of Pech river; small border area with Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. |
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