Tsishigini

Language name and location: Tsishingini, Kebbi state, Nigeria [Refer to Ethnologue]
语言名称和分布地区: 茨辛吉尼语, 尼日利亚西北部凯比州及尼日尔州

1. íyyán	21. úːʃín nzáttə̀
2. ìɾɛ̀	22. úːʃín nɛ̀jɛ́ɾɛ̀
3. tàʔàtsú	23. úːʃín nàzátàʔàtsú
4. nə́ʃín	24. úːʃín nə̀zə́nə̀ʃín
5. táːwún	25.
6. tə̀ːlí	26.
7. tʃìndɛ̀ɾɛ́	27.
8. kùnlə̀	28.
9. kùttʃí	29.
10. kùppá	30. màtàʔàtsú
11. kùppá nzáttə̀	40. áːmʊ́ŋɡá (litː rope of 40 cowries)
12. kùppá nɛ̀jɛ́ɾɛ̀	50. áːmʊ́ŋɡá ŋkùppá (40 + 10 )
13. kùppá nàzátàʔàtsú	60. áːmʊ́ŋɡá núːʃìn (40 + 20 )
14. tàbáː ɡyèːndu / kùppánə̀zə́nə̀ʃín	70. áːmʊ́ŋɡá mmàtàʔàtsú (40 + 30 )
15. ɡyèːndú / kùppá nàzátɔ̂n	80. áːmʊ́ŋɡáyɛ́ɾɛ̀ ( 2 x 40 )
16. ɡyèːndʊ́ nzáttə̀ /kùppá nə̀zə́tə́ːlì	90. áːmʊ́ŋɡáyɛ́ɾɛ̀ (2 x 40+10 )
17. ɡyèːndʊ́ nɛ̀jɛ́ɾɛ̀ /kùppá nɛ̀jɛ́tʃìndɛ̀ɾɛ́	100. áːmʊ́ŋɡátɔ̂n ( 5 x 20 < forties )
18. ɡyèːndʊ́ nàzátàʔàtsú/ kùppá ŋkùnlə̂	200.
19. ttəppé ʃúːnʃín / ùːʃìn bàːbú záttə̀	1000.
20. úːʃín	2000.

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. David Crozier, Bible Translation Department, TCNN (Theological College of Northern Nigeria), Bukuru, Nigeria, October 8, 2007.
提供资料的语言学家: Dr. David Crozier, 2007 年 10 月 8 日.

Other comments: Tsishingini or Kambari, Ashingini, Cishingini is spoken by approximately 100,000 speakers in Kebbi state: Ngaski LGA, east of Kainji lake; Niger state: Kontagora and Rijau LGAs, Salka area, Nigeria. Tsishingini or Kambari has a rather complicated traditional numeral system recorded by Hoffman many years ago. The current numeral system recorded by Stark is a decimal system. In old numeral system, there were two options for compound numbers 14 to 19. 14 can be expressed by 'tàbáː ɡyèːndu' (one less fifteen ) or 'kùppánə̀zə́nə̀ʃín' (ten and four things), 19 can be expressed by 'ttəppé ʃúːnʃín' (one is not in twenty) or 'ùːʃìn bàːbú záttə̀ '[twenty less (=Hausa) one]. The number 40 is etymologically derived from 'áːmʊ́ŋɡa', means 'rope of 40 cowries'.

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