Language name and location: Ukwuani, Delta State, Nigeria [Refer to Ethnologue]
言名称和分布地区乌夸尼-阿博赫-恩多尼语, 尼日利亚南部三角洲州北部及附近地区

 

1. ofu  /òfú/ 

21. osu n’ofu  /ósú n’ òfú /

2. buo ɛ̀buɔ́/  

22. osu n’buo /ósú n’ ɛ̀buɔ́ /

3. to  /ɛ̀tɔ́/

23. osu n’to /ósú n’ ɛ̀tɔ́ /

4. no  /ɛ̀nɔ́/

24. osu n’no /ósú n’ ɛ̀nɔ́ /

5. ise  /ìsé/ 

25. osu n’ise  /ósú n’ ìsé / 

6. ishi / ìʃí/ 

26. osu n’ishi /ósú n’ ìʃí /

7. sa  /ɛ̀sá/

27. osu n’sa /ósú n’ ɛ̀sá /

8. sato /ɛ̀sátɔ̂/

28. osu n’sato  /ósú n’ ɛ̀sátɔ̂/ 

9. itenni /ìtènɛ́nì/

29. osu n’itenni /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 nbẹ  /ɔ́ɡʊ́ n’ɛ́bɛ̀/ [20 x 2]

12. ili n’buo /ìlí n’ ɛ̀buɔ́ / [10+2]

50. oɡu nb n’ili  / ɔ́ɡʊ́ n’ɛ́bɛ̀ n’ ìlí /

13. ili n’to /ìlí n’ ɛ̀tɔ́ /      [10+3]

60. oɡu to /ɔ́ɡʊ́ ɛ́t!ɔ́/  [20 x 3]

14. ili n’no /ìlí n’ ɛ̀nɔ́ /     [10+4]

70. oɡu to n’ili /ɔ́ɡʊ́ ɛ́t!ɔ́ n’ ìlí / 

15. ili n’ise  /ìlí n’ ìsé /      [10+5]

80. oɡu no /ɔ́ɡʊ́ ɛ́n!ɔ́ / [20 x 4]

16. ili n’ishi  /ìlí n’ ìʃí/      [10+6]

90. oɡu no n’ili  /ɔ́ɡʊ́ ɛ́n!ɔ́ n’ ìlí/

17. ili n’sa /ìlí n’ ɛ̀sá /      [10+7]

100. oɡu ise /ɔ́ɡʊ́ ís!é/,  200. / òfú ńnʊ̂/

18. ili n’sato /ìlí n’ ɛ̀sátɔ̂ / [10+8]

400. ńnʊ́ n’ɛ́bɛ̀ /,  800. nnu no / ńnʊ́ ɛ́n!ɔ́/ 

19. ili n’itenni /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.
供资料的语言学家: Dr. (Mrs.) Franca Okumo, 2020 年 12 月 10 日

 

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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