Wali

Language name and location: Wali, Wa town, Ghana [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 瓦利语, 加纳上西部大区和北部大区

1. bʊ́ŋjɪ̀ŋ ('one thing') / jíntì ('one)	21. lɪ̀d͡ʒárɛ́ nìjiŋ
2. ájì ( 'two thing' ) / jéé	22. lɪ̀d͡ʒárɛ́ ná ájì
3. átà / tàà	23. lɪ̀d͡ʒárɛ́ ná átà
4. ánááhì / nááhɪ̀	24. lɪ̀d͡ʒárɛ́ ná ánááhì
5. ánú / nùù	25. lɪ̀d͡ʒárɛ́ ná ánú
6. ájʊ̀ɔ̀biɛ́ / jʊ̀ɔ̀bɛ́	26. lɪ̀d͡ʒárɛ́ ná ájʊ̀ɔ̀biɛ́
7. ájúpúì / jʊ̀púi	27. lɪ̀d͡ʒárɛ́ ná ájúpúì
8. ánì / nìì	28. lɪ̀d͡ʒárɛ́ ná ánì
9. áwɛ́ɪ́ / wáì	29. lɪ̀d͡ʒárɛ́ ná áwɛ́ɪ́
10. píé / píé	30. pístà
11. píénìjiŋ	40. lìd͡ʒájì (20 x 2)
12. píénájì	50. píhínú
13. píénátà	60. lɪ̀d͡ʒátà (20 x 3)
14. píénánáhɪ̀	70. lɪ̀d͡ʒátànímpíé
15. píénánú	80. lɪ̀d͡ʒáʔánàhɪ̀ (20 x 4)
16. píénájʊ̀ɔ̀bɪ̀	90. lɪ̀d͡ʒáʔánàhɪ̀nímpíé
17. píénájùkʊ̀ɪ̀	100. kɔ̀ɔ́
18. píénánìì	200. kɔ̀ɔ́hì ájì
19. píénáwáé	1000. túhí (loan from English 'thousand') ?
20. lɪ̀d͡ʒárɛ́	2000. túhí ájì

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Jonathan A. Brindle, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway, January 30, 2008.

提供资料的语言学家: Dr. Jonathan A. Brindle, 2008 年 1 月 30 日.

Other comments: Wali has a vigesimal system. The number 1000 might be a loan from English 'thousand'. The first column of numerals is for counting (enumeration) and the second one is used in noun phrase modifier. Note that the j=y (in old orthographic spellings). Wali or Waali, Ouala is spoken by approximately 84,000 speakers in Upper West region: Wa town; Northern region: northwest, Ghana.

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