Siamou / Seme

Language name and locationː Siamou, Burkina Faso, Mali [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 斯亚穆语 (Seme 塞梅语), 布基纳法索中部乌埃省和马里

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.

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

Other comments: Siamou or Seme has a vigesimal system. 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.

Siamou or Seme is spoken by approximately 63,000 speakers in Hauts-Bassins region: Houet province, Burkina Faso as well as Mali.

Language name and locationː Siamou, Burkina Faso, Mali [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 斯亚穆语 (Seme 塞梅语), 布基纳法索中部乌埃省和马里

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. kyi⁴ĩ³⁴	27. kar³ a¹mĩ² kyi⁴ĩ³⁴
8. k͡prɛ⁴ɛ̃³⁴	28. kar³ a¹mĩ² k͡prɛ⁴ɛ̃³⁴
9. kal³	29. kar³ a¹mĩ² kal³
10. fu¹	30. ku³fu² ( 20 + 10 )
11. fu¹bie¹²	40. k͡pɛ̃l¹krɔ²⁴ ( 20 x 2 )
12. fu¹nĩ¹²	50. ku¹ru¹fu²
13. fu¹tyɛr¹²	60. ɡi³tyɛr²³( 20 x 3 )
14. fu¹yur³	70. ɡi³tyɛr²³a¹mĩ² fu²
15. fu¹kwɛ̃l³	80. k͡pɛ̃l¹mɛ³( 20 x 4 )
16. fu¹k͡pa⁴a³⁴	90. k͡pɛ̃l¹mɛ³a¹mĩ² fu²
17. fu¹kyi⁴ĩ³⁴	100. kar³ kwɛ̃l³( 20 x 5 )
18. fu¹k͡prɛ⁴ɛ̃³⁴	200. k͡pɛ¹niŋ¹²ɡur³
19. fu¹kal³	1000. ble³bie²³
20. kar³	2000. ble³nĩ²³

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.

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

Other comments: Siamou or 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'. Siamou or Seme is spoken by approximately 63,000 speakers in Hauts-Bassins region: Houet province, Burkina Faso as well as Mali.

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