Language
name and location: Shumashti,
Kunar, Afghanistan [Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. i: |
21. wesme iː |
2. do: |
22. wesme doː |
3. trə |
23. wesme trə |
4. t͡ʃoːr |
24. wesme t͡ʃoːr |
5. paːjn |
25. wesme paːjn |
6. t͡ʃə |
26. wesme t͡ʃə |
7. saːt |
27. wesme saːt |
8. aːʃt |
28. wesme aːʃt |
9. naːu |
29. wesme naːu |
10. daːj |
30. wesme daːj (20+10) |
11. d͡ʒo:j |
40. du weao (2 x 20) |
12. dwoːj |
50. du weaome da;j [(2 x 20+10] |
13. triː |
60. trə weao (3 x 20) |
14. t͡ʃaːdaːj |
70. trə weaome daːj [(3 x 20+10] |
15. pand͡ʒia:w |
80. t͡ʃoːr weao (4 x 20) |
16. ʃə |
90. t͡ʃoːr weaome daːj [(4 x 20+10] |
17. satiːw |
100. paːjn weao (5 x 20) |
18. aːʃʈiːw |
120. paːjn weaome west [(5 x 20+20] |
19. nawiːw |
200. daːj weao (5 x 20) |
20. west |
1000. zaːɾ, 2000. du zaːɾ |
Linguist
providing data and dateː
Mr.
Ju-Hong Yun,
SIL International with
Shumashti
speaker Mr.
Mohamad Najib,
July
16 |
Other comments: Shumashti has a traditional vigesimal numeral system similar to that of Southwest Pashai. The number 31 is wesme d͡ʒo:j (20+11). Shumashti is spoken by approximately 1,000 speakers in Konar valley west side between Pech valley and Jalalabad city, Kunar province, Afghanistan. |
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