Language name and locationː
Salar,
Gansu, Qinghia,
China [Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. pir |
21. jiɣɘrmɛ pir |
2. i̥ʃki |
22. jiɣɘrmɛ i̥ʃki |
3. oʃ |
23. jiɣɘrmɛ oʃ |
4. t̪iot̪ʰ |
24. jiɣɘrmɛ t̪iot̪ʰ |
5. pɛɕ |
25. jiɣɘrmɛ pɛɕ |
6. aːl̪t̪ʰɘ̆ |
26. jiɣɘrmɛ aːl̪t̪ʰɘ̆ |
7. jiːt̪ɘ̆ |
27. jiɣɘrmɛ jiːt̪ɘ̆ |
8. saːkʰs |
28. jiɣɘrmɛ saːkʰs |
9. t̪oːqʰz |
29. jiɣɘrmɛ t̪oːqʰz |
10. on̪ |
30. ot̪ːʰs |
11. on̪ pir |
40. ɢejrɘχ |
12. on̪ i̥ʃki |
50. ɛlli |
13. on̪ oʃ |
60. pir ɛlli on̪ (one 50+10) * |
14. on̪ t̪iot̪ʰ |
70. pir ɛlli jiɣɘrmɛ (one 50+20) |
15. on̪ pɛɕ |
80. pir ɛlli ot̪ːʰs (one 50+30) |
16. on̪ aːl̪t̪ʰɘ̆ |
90. pir ɛlli ɢejrɘχ (one 50+40) |
17. on̪ jiːt̪ɘ̆ |
100. i̥ʃki ɛlli (2 x 50) |
18. on̪ saːkʰs |
200. t̪iot̪ʰ ɛlli (4 x 50) |
19. on̪ t̪oːqʰz |
1000. jiɣɘrmɛ ɛlli (20 x 50) |
20. jiɣɘrmɛ |
2000. ɢejrɘχ ɛlli (40 x 50), 10000.pir zanzə |
Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. Craig Farrow,
SIL International,
May 3, |
Other comments: Salar has a decimal system. Salar has a peculiar traditional system uses a base of 50, which is similar to that of the Khalaj language spoken in Qom province, northeast of Arak, Iran. Nowadays, the Salar people often use Chinese numerals after ten due to frequently contact with Chinese. Salar is spoken by approximately 70,000 speakers (Ethnic population: 130,000), in Jishishan autonomous county, Gansu province, Hualong Hui and Xunhua Salar autonomous counties, Qinghai province, and Yili, Kazakh autonomous prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. |
Language name and locationː
Salar,
Gansu, Qinghia,
China [Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. bər |
21. jiɣirme bər |
2. iɡi |
22. jiɣirme iɡi |
3. udʒ |
23. jiɣirme udʒ |
4. diot / døt |
24. jiɣirme diot |
5. beʃ |
25. jiɣirme beʃ |
6. ɑltə /ɑltʃi |
26. jiɣirme ɑltə |
7. jidʒi /jidə |
27. jiɣirme jidʒi |
8. sekiz |
28. jiɣirme sekiz |
9. doquz |
29. jiɣirme doquz |
10. on |
30. odtus |
11. on bər |
40. ɢərəχ |
12. on igi |
50. elli |
13. on udʒ |
60. elli on (50 +10) / ahmuʂ |
14. on diot |
70. elli jiɣirme (50+20) / jehmuʃ |
15. on beʃ |
80. elli odtus (50+30) / sexsen |
16. on ɑltə |
90. elli ɢərəχ (50+40) / toxsen |
17. on jidʒi |
100. jyz |
18. on sekiz |
200. iɡi jyz |
19. on dohɢəs |
1000. miŋ |
20. jiɣirme |
2000. iɡi miŋ |
Sourceː Lin Lianyun, ed, 1986. A Grammatical Sketch of language.
Beijing |
Other comments: Salar has a decimal system, higher numbers 50, 60, 70, 80, and 90 can be constructed by 50 plus 10, 20, 30 and 40. Nowadays, the Salar people often use Chinese numerals after ten due to frequently contact with Chinese. |
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