Sheko

Language name and location: Sheko, Peoples’ region, Ethiopia [Refer to Ethnologue]
语言名称和分布地区: 谢科语, 埃塞俄比亚迪南方各族州人民区及附近地区

1. kʼōy	21. tʼáaɡŋ́ tāmūkā kʼōykā
2. tʼáaɡŋ́	22. tʼáaɡŋ́ tāmūkā tʼáaɡŋ́kā
3. káddú	23. tʼáaɡŋ́ tāmūkā káddúkā
4. kúbḿ	24. tʼáaɡŋ́ tāmūkā kúbḿkā
5. ʔűtʂű	25. tʼáaɡŋ́ tāmūkā ʔűtʂűkā
6. yákú	26. tʼáaɡŋ́ tāmūkā yákúkā
7. túbsú	27. tʼáaɡŋ́ tāmūkā túbsúkā
8. zēed	28. tʼáaɡŋ́ tāmūkā zēedkā
9. sāɡŋ̀	29. tʼáaɡŋ́ tāmūkā sāɡŋ̀kā
10. ta̋mű	30. káddú tāmū
11. ta̋műkā kʼōykā	40. kúbḿ tāmū
12. ta̋műkā tʼáaɡŋ́kā	50. ʔűtʂű tāmū
13. ta̋műkā káddúkā	60. yákú tāmū
14. ta̋műkā kúbḿkā	70. túbsú tāmū
15. ta̋műkā ʔűtʂűkā	80. zēed tāmū
16. ta̋műkā yákúkā	90. sāɡŋ̀ tāmū
17. ta̋műkā túbsúkā	100. kʼōy bàarà
18. ta̋műkā zēedkā	200. tʼáaɡŋ́ ̩bàarà
19. ta̋műkā sāɡŋ̀kā	1000. kʼōy ʃī ('ʃi' borrowed from Amharic)
20. tʼáaɡŋ́ tāmū	2000. tʼáaɡŋ́ ʃī

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Anne-Christie Hellenthal, University of Leiden, Netherlands, August 4, 2008.
提供资料的语言学家: Dr. Anne-Christie Hellenthal, 2008 年 8 月4 日.

Other comments: Sheko has a decimal system. Sheko has 4 level tone, written here as 4 [v̋ ] the highest, 3 [v́ ], 2 [ v̄] and 1 [v̀] the lowest. The tones of 100 and 1000 in isolation are báarà and ʃi̋. ʃi̋is a loan from Amharic. -kā is optional in normal speech. In quick counting all -kā are dropped.
Sheko is an Omotic language of the Afro-Asiatic language family spoken in the area between Tepi and Mizan Teferi in western Ethiopia, in the Sheko district in the Bench Maji Zone by about 38,911 speakers.

Language name and location: Sheko, Peoples’ region, Ethiopia [Refer to Ethnologue]
语言名称和分布地区: 谢科语, 埃塞俄比亚迪南方各族州人民区及附近地区

1. kʼòy	21. tʼaaɡn̩ tamúka kʼoy
2. tʼaaɡn̩	22. tʼaaɡn̩ tamúka tʼaaɡn̩
3. kàdu	23. tʼaaɡn̩ tamúka kàdu
4. kúbm̩	24. tʼaaɡn̩ tamúka kúbm̩
5. ùtʃú	25. tʼaaɡn̩ tamúka ùtʃú
6. yakù	26. tʼaaɡn̩ tamúka yakù
7. tubsu	27. tʼaaɡn̩ tamúka tubsu
8. zeed	28. tʼaaɡn̩ tamúka zeed
9. saɡn̩	29. tʼaaɡn̩ tamúka saɡn̩
10. təɓi	30. kàdu tamú
11. tamúka kʼoy	40. kúbm̩ tamú
12. tamúka tʼaaɡn̩	50. ùtʃú tamú
13. tamúka kàdu	60. yakù tamú
14. tamúka kúbm̩	70. tubsu tamú
15. tamúka ùtʃú	80. zeed tamú
16. tamúka yakù	90. saɡn̩ tamú
17. tamúka tubsu	100. kʼoy bara / tiba kʼoy
18. tamúka zeed	200. tʼaaɡn ̩bara
19. tamúka saɡn̩	1000. kʼoy ʃi ('ʃi' borrowed from Amharic)
20. tʼaaɡn̩ tamú	2000. tʼaaɡn̩ ʃi

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Aklilu Yilma, Institute of Ethiopian Studies, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, October 30, 1995.
提供资料的语言学家: Dr. Aklilu Yilma,, 1995 年 10 月 30 日.

Other comments: Sheko has a decimal system. They also used Oromo numbers 'tiba' for 100 and 'kuma' for 1000 respectively.

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