Tumbuka

Language name and location: Tumbuka, Malawi, Zambia [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 通布卡语, 马拉维北部奇蒂帕区及附近地区及赞比亚境内

1. ka-môza	21. makúmí ɡʰá-ŵîri na ka-môza
2. tu-ŵîri *	22. makúmí ɡʰá-ŵîrí na tu-ŵîri
3. tu-tâtu	23. makúmí ɡʰá-ŵîrí na tu-tâtu
4. tu-nâyi	24. makúmí ɡʰá-ŵîrí na tu-nâyi
5. tu-nkʰonde	25. makúmí ɡʰá-ŵîrí na tu-nkʰonde
6. tu-nkʰonde na ka-môza ( 5 + 1 )	26. makúmí ɡʰá-ŵîrí na + 6
7. tu-nkʰonde na tu-ŵîri ( 5 + 2 )	27. makúmí ɡʰá-ŵîrí na + 7
8. tu-nkʰonde na tu-tâtu ( 5 + 3 )	28. makúmí ɡʰá-ŵîrí na + 8
9. tu-nkʰonde na tu-nâyi ( 5 + 4 )	29. makúmí ɡʰá-ŵîrí na + 9
10. kʰûmi	30. makúmí ɡʰá-tátu
11. kʰûmi na ka-môza	40. makúmí ɡʰá-nâyi
12. kʰûmi na tu-ŵîri	50. makúmí ɡʰá-nkʰonde
13. kʰûmi na tu-tâtu	60. makúmí ɡʰá-nkʰonde na li-môza
14. kʰûmi na tu-nâyi	70. makúmí ɡʰá-nkʰonde na ɡʰá-ŵîri
15. kʰûmi na tu-nkʰonde	80. makúmí ɡʰá-nkʰonde na ɡʰá-tâtu
16. kʰûmi na tu-nkʰonde na ka-môza	90. makúmí ɡʰá-nkʰonde na ɡʰá-nâyi
17. kʰûmi na tu-nkʰonde na tu-ŵîr	100. makúmí kʰûmi ( 10 x 10 )
18. kʰûmi na tu-nkʰonde na tu-tâtu	200. makúmí kʰûmi na ɡʰáŵîri
19. kʰûmi na tu-nkʰonde na tu-nâyi	1000. ci-kwi
20. makúmí ɡʰá-ŵîri or ɣá-ŵîri	2000. vi-kwi ví-ŵîri

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Jean Chavula and Prof. Al Mtenje, Centre for Language Studies, University of Malawi, Malawi, April 9, 2008.

提供资料的语言学家: Dr. Jean Chavula and Prof. Al Mtenje, 2008 年 4 月 9 日.

Other comments: Tumbuka (Chitumbuka) is spoken by approximately 2,316,000 speakers in Chitipa and Karonga districts: Lake Malawi west shore; Nkhata Bay, Nkhotakota, Rumphi, and Mzimba districts, Malawi as well as Zambia. Tumbuka has a quinary, decimal numeral system. The symbol 'ŵ' is labial approximant, equivalent to IPA [ʋ]. Tumbuka has three tonesː High=á, Rising-falling=â and Low tone unmarked.

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