Wara

Language name and location: Wara, Cascades, Burkina Faso [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 瓦拉语, 布基纳法索西南部瀑布大区

1. púwò	21. wã́-ì-kàpó-nǔ
2. bǒ	22. wã́-ì-bǒ-mú
3. tĩ́	23. wã́-ì-tĩ́-mú
4. náású	24. wã́-ì-náású-má
5. sùsú	25. wã́-ì-sùsú-mú
6. sírìpò	26. wã́-ì-sírìpò-mú
7. súrũ̌tó / sínĩ̀tó	27. wã́-ì-súrũ̌tó-mú
8. sĩ̂tĩ́ ( + 3?)	28. wã́-ì-sĩ̂tĩ́-mú
9. sĩ̂náású ( + 4?)	29. wã́-ì-sĩ̂náású-má
10. kã̀ã̀sá	30. wã́-ì-kã̀ã̀sá-má / wã́-ì-kūōmú
11. kã̀ã̀sá-ì-kàpó-nǔ	40. wã́-sé-bǒ (20 x 2)
12. kã̀ã̀sá-ì-bǒ-mú	50. wã́-sé-bǒ-ì-kã̀ã̀sá-má
13. kã̀ã̀sá-ì-tĩ́-mú	60. wã́-sé-tĩ́ (20 x 3)
14. kã̀ã̀sá-ì-náású-má	70. wã́-sé-tĩ́-ì-kã̀ã̀sá-má
15. kã̀ã̀sá-ì-sùsú-mú	80. wã́-sé-náású (20 x 4)
16. kã̀ã̀sá-ì-sírìpò-mú	90. wã́-sé-náású-ì-kã̀ã̀sá-má
17. kã̀ã̀sá-ì-súrũ̌tó-mú	100. wã́-sé-sùsú (20 x 5)
18. kã̀ã̀sá-ì-sĩ̂tĩ́-mú	200. wã́-sé-kã̀ã̀sá (20 x 10)
19. kã̀ã̀sá-ì-sĩ̂náású-má	1000. pùkòn-bǒì-wã́-sé-kã̀ã̀sá **
20. wã́ *	2000. pùkòn-sùsú (400 x 5)

Linguist providing data and dateː Ms. Virpi Kalliorinne, SIL International, Burkina Faso.

April 23, 2012.

提供资料的语言学家: Ms. Virpi Kalliorinne, 2012 年 4 月 23 日.

Other comments: Wara or Ouara, Samoe, Samwé is spoken by approximately 4,500 speakers in Cascades region: Leraba province, Sindou town area, Néguéni is main village, Burkina Faso.

Wara has a vigesimal system with special substructure for 8 and 9.

Notes:

1. It's possible that 'sĩ' comes from susu (5), although I don't know how to explain

the change from 's' to nasalization.

2. ten doesn't have a special meaning, what I can see.

3. 20 doesn't have a special meaning

4. kuomu is equivalent for kaansa (10).

5. pukonu is 400. No special meaning.

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