Language name and locationː Seme (Siamou), Burkina Faso [Refer to Ethnologue]

言名称和分布地区塞梅语, 布基纳法索 

 

1. byẽ́ẽ

21.  kār-àmíī-byẽ́ẽ

2. nĩ́ĩ̄

22.  kār-àmíī-nĩ́ĩ̄

3. tyáār

23.  kār-àmíī-tyáār

4. yūr

24.  kār-àmíī-yūr

5. kwɛ̃̄l

25.  kār-àmíī-kwɛ̃̄l

6. kpã̄â   

26.  kār-àmíī-kpã̄â

7. kĩ̄î

27.  kār-àmíī-kĩ̄î  

8. kprɛ̄n̂

28.  kār-àmíī-kprɛ̄n̂  

9. kɛ̄l

29.  kār-àmíī-kɛ̄l

10. fú

30.  kū-fú  

11. fú-byẽ́ẽ

40.  k͡pɛ̃́-ǃkrɔ̂ (litː 'cowry' ? )

12. fú-nĩ́ĩ̄

50.  kúr-fú

13. fú-tyáār

60.  jītyáār (litː '? three')

14. fú-yūr

70.  jītyáǃár-fú

15. fú-kwɛ̃̄l

80.  kpɛ̃́l-ŋmɛ̄ (litː 'cowry strike' )

16. fú-kpã̄â

90. kpɛ̃́l-ŋmɛ̄-áǃmín-fū (cowry strike and ten)

17. fú-kĩ̄î

100. kār-kwɛ̃̄l (litː twenty five')

18. fú-kprɛ̄n̂

200. kpé-ǃnĩ́-kúr ( '? two ? )

19. fú-kɛ̄l

1000. blē-byẽ́ẽ  (litː 'goat one' )

20. kār

2000. kpɛ̃́l-kwɛ̃̄l (litː 'cowry ?' )

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Raymond Boyd, CNRS-LLACAN (The Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (National Center for Scientific Research), Paris, France, November 5, 2010.

供资料的语言学家: Dr. Raymond Boyd, 2010 年 11 月 5 日.

 

Other comments: Symbols have their usual phonetic values, with y representing both the semivowel and palatalization of the preceding consonant. Diacritics are nasality

( ṽ) and three (H á, M ā, L à) tones; â is HL. ǃ marks downstep of the following tone-bearing unit.


Language name and locationː Seme ( Siamou), Burkina Faso [Refer to Ethnologue]

言名称和分布地区塞梅语, 布基纳法索 

 

1. dyuɔ̃15

21.  kar3 a1mĩ2 bie23

2. nĩ15

22.  kar3 a1mĩ2 nĩ23

3. tyɛr15

23.  kar3 a1mĩ2 tyɛr23

4. yur3

24.  kar3 a1mĩ2 yur3

5. kwɛ̃l3

25.  kar3 a1mĩ2 kwɛ̃l3

6. k͡pa4a34   

26.  kar3 a1mĩ2 k͡pa4a34   

7. kyi434   

27.  kar3 a1mĩ2 kyi434   

8. k͡prɛ4ɛ̃34  

28.  kar3 a1mĩ2 k͡prɛ4ɛ̃34  

9. kal3

29.  kar3 a1mĩ2 kal3

10. fu1

30.  ku3fu2  ( 20 + 10 )

11. fu1 bie12

40.  k͡pɛ̃l1krɔ24 ( 20 x 2 )

12. fu1 nĩ12

50.  ku1ru1fu2

13. fu1 tyɛr12

60.  ɡi3tyɛr23 ( 20 x 3 )

14. fu1 yur3

70.  ɡi3tyɛr23a1mĩ2 fu2

15. fu1 kwɛ̃l3

80.  k͡pɛ̃l13 ( 20 x 4 )

16. fu1 k͡pa4a34   

90.  k͡pɛ̃l13a1mĩ2 fu2

17. fu1 kyi434   

100. kar3 kwɛ̃l3 ( 20 x 5 )

18. fu1 k͡prɛ4ɛ̃34  

200. k͡pɛ1niŋ12ɡur3

19. fu1 kal3

1000. ble3 bie23

20. kar3

2000. ble3 nĩ23

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. Paul Thiessen, Summer Institute of Linguistics, Burkina Faso, March 24, 1999. Additional data provided by Ms. Lillian (Haas) Nicolson (SIL-Burkina Faso), May 10, 2007.

供资料的语言学家: Mr. Paul Thiessen, 1999 年 3 月 24 日.

 

Other comments: Seme has a vigesimal system. Jula numbers are used for 30 and up.  Many Siamou do not know how to count in their language. Other important numbers

areː 160 'k͡pɛ̃́lk͡pɛn1nĩ12' ( 80 x 2 ), 400 'k͡pɛ̃́lkwɛ̃l3' ( 80 x 4 ) or 'hlɛ̃ mɔ byéẽ' and 800 'hlɛ̃3níĩ23'.


 

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