Soo

Language name and location: Soo, Mount Kadam, Uganda [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 索奥语( 特佩斯语Tepes), 乌干达东北部卡达姆山区

1. 'nɛ́dɛ̀s

2. ínɛ̀'bɛ́c

3. ínì'jɔ̀n

4. ín'ùáʔ

5. 'íntùd

6. ˌíntùd ká ˈnɛ́dɛ̀s (5+1)

7. ˌíntùd ká ínɛ̀'bɛ̀c (5+2)

8. ˌíntùd ká ínì'jɔ́n (5+3)

9. ˌíntùd ká ínùáʔ (5+4)

10. mì'míɾínìk

11. mìmí 'ɾínìk ká 'nɛ́dɛ̀s

12. mìmí 'ɾínìk ká ínɛ̀'bɛ̀c

13. mìmí 'ɾínìk ká ínì'jɔ́n

14. mìmí 'ɾínìk ká ínùáʔ

15. mìmí 'ɾínìk ká ˌíntùd

16. mìmí 'ɾínìk ká ˌíntùd ká ˈnɛ́dɛ̀s

17. mìmí 'ɾínìk ká ˌíntùd ká ínɛ̀'bɛ̀c

18. mìmí 'ɾínìk ká ˌíntùd ká ínì'jɔ́n

19. mìmí 'ɾínìk ká in ˌíntùd ká ínùáʔ

20. mì'míɾínìk 'írkòn nɛ̀bɛ́c

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Samuel Beer, Department of Linguistics, University of Colorado, USA. March 1, 2013

提供资料的语言学家: Dr. Samuel Beer, 2013 年 3 月 1 日.

Other comments: Soo or So is the Kuliak language of the Tepes people of northeastern Uganda. The language is moribund, with most of the population of 5,000 having shifted to Karamojong, and only a few dozen elderly individuals are still able to speak Soo. Soo is divided into three major dialects: Tepes, Kadam (Katam), and Napak (Yog Toŋi). Soo or Tepes has a quinary numeral system. I have not yet been able to locate my information regarding numerals above 20--I should have some recordings buried away somewhere, but it might be a while before I find them. Here is some data for numerals 1-20, transcribed narrowly with stress and tone. Stress and tone marking indicates surface realization only, and is not meant to make any claims about underlying phonology.

The data are taken from a recording of a speaker counting from1 to 20. I hope to be able to locate numbers 21-29 at a later time. I won't be any help on 1000 or 2000.

Soo Phonetic Chartː

Consonants:

	Bilabial	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar
Plosive	p, b, ɓ	t, d, ɗ	c, ɟ, ʄ	k,ɡ, ɠ, kʷ, ɡʷ
Nasals	m	n	ɲ	ŋ
Fricative		z
Trill		r
Approximants	(w)		j	w
LateralApprox.		l

Vowelsː

	Front	Central	Back
High	i		u
Semi-high	ɪ
Mid-high	e		o
Mid
Mid-low
Semi-low	ɛ		ɔ
Low		a

Language name and location: Soo, Mount Kadam, Uganda [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 索奥语( 特佩斯语Tepes), 乌干达东北部卡达姆山区

1. ɛdɛs	21.
2. nɛbɛc	22.
3. iyon	23.
4. nowa	24.
5. tuɗ	25.
6. tuɗ ka nɪ ɛdɛs (5+1)	26.
7. tuɗ ka nɪ nɛbɛc (5+2)	27.
8. tuɗ ka nɪ iyon (5+3)	28.
9. tuɗ ka nɪ nowa (5+4)	29.
10. tuɗ en-ek iɠe (hand-PL all)	30. ir-kon in iyon
11. tuɗ en-ek iɠe ka in ɛdɛs	40. ir-kon in nowa
12. tuɗ en-ek iɠe ka in nɛbɛc	50. mɪmɪr ka in tuɗ
13. tuɗ en-ek iɠe ka in iyon	60. mɪmɪr ka in tuɗ ka nɪ ɛdɛs
14. tuɗ en-ek iɠe ka in nowa	70. mɪmɪr ka in tuɗ ka nɪ nɛbɛc
15. tuɗ en-ek iɠe ka in+6	80. mɪmɪr ka in tuɗ ka nɪ iyon
16. tuɗ en-ek iɠe ka in+7	90. mɪmɪr ka in tuɗ ka nɪ nowa
17. tuɗ en-ek iɠe ka in+8	100. ir ɛdɛs / ɪmia ka ni ɛdɛs
18. tuɗ en-ek iɠe ka in+9	200. ɪmia ka ni nɛbɛc
19. tuɗ en-ek iɠe ka in
20. ir-kon in nɛbɛc (house -PL )

Linguist providing data and dateː Prof. Bernd Heine, University of Cologne, Germany, April 4, 1994

提供资料的语言学家: Prof. Bernd Heine, 1994 年 4 月 4 日.

Other comments: Soo has a quinary numeral system. The numerals 20, 30 and 40

are formed by means of the concept 'ir' 'house' in its plural form. The numerals

50, 60, 70, 80 and 90 are formed by means of 'mɪmɪr' plus 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9.

The numeral ' hundred 'ɪmia' is borrowed from Arabic / Swahili via Karamojong.

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