Language name and locationː Tsou, Chiayi and Nantou, Taiwan [Refer to Ethnologue]言名称和分布地区语, 台玉山和阿里山嘉义县和南投县一带

 

1. t͡soni / t͡sihi *

21.   m-pus-ku veiau-t͡sni

2. juso

22.   m-pus-ku veiau-jso

3. tuju

23.   m-pus-ku veiau-tju

4. sɨptɨ

24.   m-pus-ku veiau-spotɨ

5. jimo

25.   m-pus-ku veiau-jmo

6. nomɨ

26.   m-pus-ku veiau-nmɨ

7. pitu

27.   m-pus-ku veiau-ptu

8. voju

28.   m-pus-ku veiau-vjo

9. sio

29.   m-pus-ku veiau-sio

10. maskɨ

30.   m-tuj-hu

11. ma-s-kɨ veiau-t͡sni

40.   m-sɨptɨ-hɨ

12. ma-s-kɨ veiau-jso

50.   m-emo-hɨ

13. ma-s-kɨ veiau-tju

60.   m-onmɨ-hɨ

14. ma-s-kɨ veiau-spotɨ

70.   m-pɨtvɨ-hɨ

15. ma-s-kɨ veiau-jmo

80.   m-vojvɨ-hɨ

16. ma-s-kɨ veiau-nmɨ

90.   m-sio-hɨ

17. ma-s-kɨ veiau-ptu

100. seʔ-t͡soni-a; seʔ-t͡sonz-a (dialectal)

18. ma-s-kɨ veiau-vjo

200.  seʔ-eit͡sha

19. ma-s-kɨ veiau-sio

1000. posifou

20. m-pus-ku

2000. posi-po-pso-hɨ

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Prof. Gujing Lin, Department of English Language and Literature, Tzu Chi University, Hualian, Taiwan, July 27, 2013.
供资料的语言学家ː 林谷静博士, 花莲市慈济大英美文系, 2013 年7月 27 日

 

Other comments: Tsou has a decimal system. There are two forms for cardinal number 'one': t͡soni is used to count the numerals for non-human references and serial counting; t͡sihi is used to count the numerals for human. Tsou is spoken by about 4,000 speakers (Zeitoun 2005). Ethnic population: 6,700 (2020 CIP) in Alishan (Mt. Ali) area, Chiayi county, northwest and central part in Kaohsiung county and south central part in Nantou county, Taiwan,


Language name and locationː Tsou, Chiayi and Nantou, Taiwan [Refer to Ethnologue]言名称和分布地区语, 台湾玉山和阿里山嘉义县和南投县一带

 

1. coni / coni / cihi

21.   mapusku via ucni

2. yuso / yuso / yuso

22.   mapusku via ueso

3. tuyu / tu / tuyu

23.   mapusku via utew

4. supata / usupat / sasupatə

24.   mapusku via uspotə

5. eimo

25.   mapusku via uemo

6. nomə

26.   mapusku via unmə

7. pitu

27.   mapusku via uptu

8. voyu

28.   mapusku via uvew

9. sio

29.   mapusku via usio

10. maskə

30.   mtuehu

11. maskə via ucni

40.   misəptəhə

12. maskə via ueso

50.   memohə

13. maskə via utew

60.   monməhə

14. maskə via uspotə

70.   mpətvəhə

15. maskə via uemo

80.   mvoevəhə

16. maskə via unmə

90.   msiohə

17. maskə via uptu

100. seʔconia

18. maskə via uvew

200. 

19. maskə via usio

1000. posifou

20. mapusku

2000.  

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Prof. Paul Jen-kuei Li, Institute of Linguistics, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, March 21, 1993
供资料的语言: 李壬癸教授, 1993 年 3 月 21 日

 

Other comments: Tsou has a decimal system. There are three forms of cardinal numbers from one to four in Tsou. The first one is used in series counting, the second for counting things and the third for counting human beings.


 

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