Language
name and location: Ukwuani,
Delta State, Nigeria [Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. ofu /òfú/ |
21. osu n’ofu /ósú n’ òfú / |
2. ẹbuo ɛ̀buɔ́/ |
22. osu n’ẹbuo /ósú n’ ɛ̀buɔ́ / |
3. ẹto /ɛ̀tɔ́/ |
23. osu n’ẹto /ósú n’ ɛ̀tɔ́ / |
4. ẹno /ɛ̀nɔ́/ |
24. osu n’ẹno /ósú n’ ɛ̀nɔ́ / |
5. ise /ìsé/ |
25. osu n’ise /ósú n’ ìsé / |
6. ishi / ìʃí/ |
26. osu n’ishi /ósú n’ ìʃí / |
7. ẹsa /ɛ̀sá/ |
27. osu n’ẹsa /ósú n’ ɛ̀sá / |
8. ẹsato /ɛ̀sátɔ̂/ |
28. osu n’ẹsato /ósú n’ ɛ̀sátɔ̂/ |
9. itenẹni /ìtènɛ́nì/ |
29. osu n’itenẹni /ósú n’ ìtènɛ́nì / |
10. ili /ìlí/ |
30. osu n’ili /ósú n’ ìlí / [20+10] |
11. ili n’ofu /ìlí n’ òfú / [10+1] |
40. oɡu nẹbẹ /ɔ́ɡʊ́ n’ɛ́bɛ̀/ [20 x 2] |
12. ili n’ẹbuo /ìlí n’ ɛ̀buɔ́ / [10+2] |
50. oɡu nẹbẹ n’ili / ɔ́ɡʊ́ n’ɛ́bɛ̀ n’ ìlí / |
13. ili n’ẹto /ìlí n’ ɛ̀tɔ́ / [10+3] |
60. oɡu ẹto /ɔ́ɡʊ́ ɛ́t!ɔ́/ [20 x 3] |
14. ili n’ẹno /ìlí n’ ɛ̀nɔ́ / [10+4] |
70. oɡu ẹto n’ili /ɔ́ɡʊ́ ɛ́t!ɔ́ n’ ìlí / |
15. ili n’ise /ìlí n’ ìsé / [10+5] |
80. oɡu ẹno /ɔ́ɡʊ́ ɛ́n!ɔ́ / [20 x 4] |
16. ili n’ishi /ìlí n’ ìʃí/ [10+6] |
90. oɡu ẹno n’ili /ɔ́ɡʊ́ ɛ́n!ɔ́ n’ ìlí/ |
17. ili n’ẹsa /ìlí n’ ɛ̀sá / [10+7] |
100. oɡu ise /ɔ́ɡʊ́ ís!é/, 200. / òfú ńnʊ̂/ |
18. ili n’ẹsato /ìlí n’ ɛ̀sátɔ̂ / [10+8] |
400. ńnʊ́ n’ɛ́bɛ̀ /, 800. nnu ẹno / ńnʊ́ ɛ́n!ɔ́/ |
19. ili n’itenẹni /ìlí n’ ìtènɛ́nì / [10+9] |
1000. nnu ise / ńnʊ́ ís!é/ |
20. osu /ósú/ |
2000. nnu ili / ńnʊ́ íl!í/ |
Linguist providing data and dateː Dr.
(Mrs.) Franca Okumo, Federal University Otuoke, Bayelsa State, Nigeria.
10th
December, 2020. |
Other comments: Ukwuani-Aboh-Ndoni is spoken by approximately 315,000 speakers in Anambra state, Delta state: Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni LGA, as well as Edo state and Rivers state, Nigeria. Úkwúánì or Ukwuani-Aboh-Ndoni has a vigesimal numeral system. The above data is taken from Úkwúánì dialect from Northern part of Delta State, Nigeria. Note: the first set is in autographic form and the second one is transcribed with tone marks. |
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