Saya

Language name and locationː Saya, Bauchi state, Nigeria [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 沙雅语, 尼日利亚东北部包奇州

1. nàmbə́ŋ	21. táaʃìi mbə̀ɬíŋ ɬíití nàmbə́ŋ
2. mbə̀ɬíŋ	22. táaʃìi mbə̀ɬíŋ ɬíití mbə̀ɬíŋ
3. máajìi	23. táaʃìi mbə̀ɬíŋ ɬíití máajìi
4. wúpsə̀	24. táaʃìi mbə̀ɬíŋ ɬíití wúpsə̀
5. nândə̀m	25. táaʃìi mbə̀ɬíŋ ɬíití nândə̀m
6. lîim	26. táaʃìi mbə̀ɬíŋ ɬíití lîim
7. wátsə̀maí	27. táaʃìi mbə̀ɬíŋ ɬíití wátsə̀maí
8. tántán	28. táaʃìi mbə̀ɬíŋ ɬíití tántán
9. tɔ́knándə́m	29. táaʃìi mbə̀ɬíŋ ɬíití tɔ́knándə́m
10. zúp	30. táaʃìi máajìi
11. zúp ɬíití nàmbə́ŋ	40. táaʃìi wúpsə̀
12. zúp ɬíití mbə̀ɬíŋ	50. táaʃìi nândə̀m
13. zúp ɬíití máajìi	60. táaʃìi lîim
14. zúp ɬíití wúpsə̀	70. táaʃìi wátsə̀maí
15. zúp ɬíití nândə̀m	80. táaʃìi tántán
16. zúp ɬíití lîim	90. táaʃìi tɔ́knándə́m
17. zúp ɬíití wátsə̀maí	100. kúrì
18. zúp ɬíití tántán	200. kúrì mbə̀ɬíŋ
19. zúp ɬíití tɔ́knándə́m	1000. zàŋɡú
20. táaʃìi mbə̀ɬíŋ	2000. zàŋɡú mbə̀ɬíŋ

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Andrew Haruna, University of Bayreuth, Germany, November 19, 1994.

提供资料的语言学家: Dr. Andrew Haruna, 1994 年 11 月 19 日.

Other comments: Saya pr Sayanci or Zaar has a decimal system. Saya is a Chadic dialect cluster speokn in Bauchi state, Northern of Nigeria. The term "Sayawa" was the name issued to them by Hausa speakers "saya" in English means "buy", so Sayawa means "buyers" in Hausa. When Sayawa migrated from Chad to their present location, they were rich culturally, they were self-sufficient in farming and exchange of goods and services. Whenever Hausa speakers want to sell goods, they normally said "let's go to 'sayawa' or 'buyers' surely they will not fail when it comes to purchasing. That is how the name Sayawa came into existence. To Sayawa speakers, "Zaar" that is their real name down from Chad to their present location. Zaar means "Person of the land", literally meaning person of self relying on farming.

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