Language name and location: Tilung, Kosi province, Nepal [Refer to Ethnologue]
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1. ija |
2. dia |
3. pija |
4. t̩sʰija |
5. nija |
6. kija |
7. suja |
8. ʌija |
9. mija |
10. ijamago * |
Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Vishnu S. Rai, retired professor from Central Department of Linguistics, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal, July 19, 2018. 提供资料的语言学家: Dr. Vishnu S. Rai, 2018 年 7 月 19 日 |
Other comments: Tilung is a seriously endangered languages with about 20 speakers (2015 SIL) in Sagarmatha zone: south Khotang district, Chyasmitar VDC, on Halesi Range last ridge, on Sunkosi river bank. On the above data it is not sure if the Tilung numerals after 2 to 10 were from traditional native numerals or were recently developed and the word 'mago' in 10 means zero 'o'. |
Language name and location: Tilung, Kosi province, Nepal [Refer to Ethnologue]
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1. iya |
Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Jean Robert Opgenort, Department of Linguistics, University of Berne, Switzerland, May 27, 2013. 提供资料的语言学家: Dr. Jean Robert Opgenort, 2013 年 5 月 27 日. |
Other comments: The Tilung numeral for ‘one’ is iya. This is the only native numeral preserved in the language, the other numerals being loans from Nepali, I have not found any special adaptations for the loan numerals. The Tilung language is dying, and the last people I spoke with had a really good command of Nepali. Nepali loans were generally pronounced the Nepali way. So, dentals were pronounced dental and retroflex as retroflex (no alveolar mix as I found with the Wambule). |
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