Tiefo

Language name and location: Tiéfo, Cascades reg., Burkina Faso [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 铁富语, 布基纳法索西南部瀑布大区

1. ʔe diɛ̃ni (attributive use ː dɛ̃̀ ) *	21. (ʔe) k͡pã-ka-dɛ̃
2. ɟɔ̃	22. (ʔe) k͡pã-ka-ɟɔ̃
3. sã́	23. (ʔe) k͡pã-ka-sã́
4. ʔuʔɔ̃́ / ŋɔɔ ( variant of Noumoudara )	24. (ʔe) k͡pã-ka-ʔuɔ̃́
5. kã̀	25. (ʔe) k͡pã-ka-kã̀
6. kã̀-dĩ (5 + 1)	26. (ʔe) k͡pã-ka-kã̀-dĩ
7. kã-ɟɔ̃ (5 + 2)	27. (ʔe) k͡pã-ka-kã-ɟɔ̃
8. kã-sá (5 + 3) *	28. (ʔe) k͡pã-ka-kã-sá
9. kã-ʔuɔ̃́ (5 + 4)	29. (ʔe) k͡pã-ka-kã-ʔuɔ̃́
10. támúwá * / kɛ̃ *	30. (ʔe) k͡pã-ka-támú
11. támú-ka-dɛ̃̀ / kɛ̃-na-dɛ̃ *	40. (ʔe) k͡pli-ɟɔ̃ * (20 x 2) / k͡pã-ɟɔ̃ *
12. támú-ka-ɟɔ̃ (''ka''=with)	50. (ʔe) k͡pli-ɟɔ̃-ka-támú
13. támú-ka-sã́	60. (ʔe) k͡pli-sã́ (20 x 3)
14. támú-ka-ʔuɔ̃́	70. (ʔe) k͡pli-sã́-ka-támú
15. támú-ka-kã̀	80. (ʔe) k͡pli-ʔuɔ̃́ (20 x 4)
16. támú-ka-kã̀-dĩ	90. (ʔe) k͡pli-ʔuɔ̃́-ka-támú
17. támú-ka-kã-ɟɔ̃	100. (ʔe) k͡pli-kã̀ (20 x 5)
18. támú-ka-kã-sá	200. kɛ̀mɛ̀-ɟɔ̃ (kɛ̀mɛ̀ is a loan from Jula)
19. támú-ka-kã-ʔuɔ̃́	1000. wáɡá (wáɡá is a loan from Jula)
20. (ʔe) k͡pã	2000. wáɡá-ɟɔ̃ ?

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Kerstin Winkelmann, University of Bayreuth, Germany, January 29, 2008.

提供资料的语言学家: Dr. Kerstin Winkelmann, 2008 年 1 月 29 日.

Other comments: Tiéfo or Kiefo, Tyefo, Tyeforo is spoken by approximately 1,000 speakers out of approximately 12,000 Ethnic population in Cascades region: Comoe province, Dramandougou Tiéfo; Hauts-Bassins region: Houet province, Burkina Faso.

Tiéfo has a vigesimal system with a five-based substructure.

The 'ʔe' is the article preceding nouns. In the variant of Noumoudara, 4 is ''ŋɔɔ'', 10

is ''kɛ̃'' and 40 is '' k͡pã-ɟɔ ''̃. The ''k͡pli'' in tens 40 to 90 is the plural form of '' k͡pa ''. The high numbers 100 '' kɛ̀mɛ'' and 1000 ''wáɡá'' are loans from the Jula language. Tiéfo has three tonemesː high (á), middle (a or ā ) and low (à ). The reason for

denasalisation for number 8 is not clear.

Language name and location: Tiéfo, Cascades reg., Burkina Faso [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 铁富语, 布基纳法索西南部瀑布大区

1. dɛ̃̀ / ʔë diɛ̃̀ni *	21. (ʔë) k͡pã-ka-dɛ̃̀
2. jɔ̃	22. (ʔë) k͡pã-ka-jɔ̃
3. sã́	23. (ʔë) k͡pã-ka-sã́
4. ʔuʔɔ̃́	24. (ʔë) k͡pã-ka-ʔuɔ̃́
5. kã̀	25. (ʔë) k͡pã-ka-kã̀
6. kã̀-dĩ (5 + 1)	26. (ʔë) k͡pã-ka-kã̀-dĩ
7. kã̀-jɔ̃ (5 + 2)	27. (ʔë) k͡pã-ka-kã-jɔ̃
8. kã̀-sá * (5 + 3)	28. (ʔë) k͡pã-ka-kã-sá
9. kã̀-ʔuɔ̃ (5 + 4)	29. (ʔë) k͡pã-ka-kã-ʔuɔ̃
10. tamʷúá * / támú	30. (ʔë) k͡pã-ka-támú
11. támú-ka-dɛ̃	40. (ʔë) k͡pli-jɔ̃ (20 x 2)
12. támú-ka-jɔ̃	50. (ʔë) k͡pli-ɟɔ̃-ka-támú
13. támú-ka-sã́	60. (ʔë) k͡pli-sã́ (20 x 3)
14. támú-ka-ʔuɔ̃́	70. (ʔë) k͡pli-sã́-ka-támú
15. támú-ka-kã̀	80. (ʔë) k͡pli-ʔuɔ̃́ (20 x 4)
16. támú-ka-kã̀-dĩ	90. (ʔë) k͡pli-ʔuɔ̃́-ka-támú
17. támú-ka-kã-jɔ̃	100. (ʔë) k͡pli-kã̀ (20 x 5)
18. támú-ka-kã-sá	200. (ʔë) k͡pli-kã-jɔ̃, 500. kɛmɛ * ( < Jula)
19. támú-ka-kã-ʔuɔ̃́	1000. (ʔë) k͡pli-kã-jɔ̃-kã̀
20. (ʔë) k͡pã * / ʔë k͡pli	2000. (ʔë) k͡pli-kã-jɔ̃-kã̀-jɔ̃

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Ouattara Ibrahima, University of Ougadougou, Burkina Faso, June 13, 2008.

提供资料的语言学家: Dr. Ouattara Ibrahima, 2008 年 6 月 13 日.

Other comments: Tiéfo has a vigesimal system with a five-based substructure.

Notesː 'dɛ̃̀' or 'ʔë diɛ̃̀ni' occur as an integrated part it undergoes phonological change

like in 6 'kã̀-dĩ'. For number 8 'kã̀-sá' there is a systematic phonological change

in that the nasalization is lot. In the Tiefo counting system, at the level of high numbers, there are loanwords from the Jula language. For example: 500 in Jula

is 'kɛmɛ'; 1000 in Jula is 'kɛmɛ fila' (fila means 'two'), a Tiefo speaker in this case

will say ' kɛmɛ jɔ̃; 2000 in Jula is 'kɛmɛ naani' (naani means 'four'), a Teifo speaker

in this case will say 'kɛmɛ ʔuʔɔ̃́' . Tiefo has three tonesː High, Mid and Low.

Traditional phonetic symbol 'j' palatal stop= IPA [ɟ]; ' ë '=IPA [ə].

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