Language name and locationː Wumbvu, Gabon, Gongo [Refer to Ethnologue]
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1. yɔ́ɔ́tù |
21. |
2. byɔ́ɔ́lɛ̀ |
22. |
3. bìsáátù |
23. |
4. bìnáyì |
24. |
5. bìtáɲì |
25. |
6. ùntúúbà |
26. |
7. ùntsààmì |
27. |
8. ùmpwɔ́ɔ́mɔ̀ |
28. |
9. bètáɲìnèbènáyì ( 5+4 ) |
29. |
10. ìkú |
30. mə̀kùmə̀sáátù |
11. ìkúnèyɔ́ɔ́tù |
40. mə̀kùmə̀náyì |
12. ìkúnèbyɔ́ɔ́lɛ̀ |
50. mə̀kùmə̀táyì |
13. ìkúnèbèsáátú |
60. mə̀kùmùntúúbà |
14. ìkúnèbènáyì |
70. mə̀kùmùntsáámì |
15. ìkúnèbètáɲi |
80. mə̀kùmùmpwɔ́ɔ́mɔ̀ |
16. ìkúnùntúúbà |
90. mə̀kùmètáɲìnèbènáyì |
17. ìkúnùntsààmì |
100. |
18. ìkúnùmpwɔ́ɔ́mɔ̀ |
200. |
19. ìkúnèbètáɲìnèbènáyì |
1000. |
20. mə̀kùmɔ́ɔ́lɛ̀ |
2000. |
Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Soraya Mokrani,
Dynamique Du Langage,
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Other comments: Wumbvu or Wumvu is spoken by approximately 29,000 speakers in Ngounié province: east of Lébamba to Malinga (Congo), Lekindou and Rebe villages, Gabon as well as Congo. Wumbvu or Wumvu has a decimal system. In this dialect, numbers 7 and 8 might be loanwords from neighboring language. |
Language name and locationː Wumbvu, Gabon, Gongo [Refer to Ethnologue]
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1. pɔ́ːkɔ̀ |
21. mɛ̀kó mɔ́ːlɛ nɛ̀ yɔ̌ːtò |
2. yɔ̀ːrɛ́ / yɔ̀ːlɛ́ |
22. mɛ̀kó mɔ́ːlɛ nɛ̀ byɔ́ːlɛ́ |
3. ʃáːtó |
23. mɛ̀kó mɔ́ːlɛ nɛ̀ ʃáːtó |
4. náyì |
24. mɛ̀kó mɔ́ːlɛ nɛ̀ náyì |
5. táːyì |
25. mɛ̀kó mɔ́ːlɛ nɛ̀ táːyì |
6. ntóːbá |
26. mɛ̀kó mɔ́ːlɛ nɛ̀ ntóːbá |
7. táyì nɛ̀ byɔ́ːlɛ́ / yɔ́ːrɛ́ ( 5+2 ) |
27. mɛ̀kó mɔ́ːlɛ nɛ̀ bítáyì nɛ̀ byɔ́ːlɛ́ |
8. táyì nɛ̀ ʃáːtó ( 5+3 ) |
28. mɛ̀kó mɔ́ːlɛ nɛ̀ bítáyì nɛ̀ bíʃáːtó |
9. táyì nɛ̀ náyì ( 5+4 ) |
29. mɛ̀kó mɔ́ːlɛ nɛ̀ bítáyì nɛ̀ náyì |
10. dʒíkó |
30. mɛ̀kó mɛ́ʃáːtó |
11. dʒìkó nɛ̀ yɔ̌ːtò |
40. mɛ̀kó mɛ́náyì |
12. dʒìkó nɛ̀ byɔ́ːlɛ́ |
50. mɛ̀kó mɛ́táyì |
13. dʒìkó nɛ̀ ʃáːtó |
60. mɛ̀kó ntóːbá |
14. dʒìkó nɛ̀ náyì |
70. mɛ̀kó mɛ́táyì nɛ̀ byɔ́ːlɛ́ |
15. dʒìkó nɛ̀ táyì |
80. mɛ̀kó mɛ́táyì nɛ̀ mɛ́ʃáːtó |
16. dʒìkó nɛ̀ ntóːbá |
90. mɛ̀kó mɛ́táyì nɛ̀ mɛ́náyì |
17. dʒìkó nɛ̀ bítáyì nɛ̀ byɔ́ːlɛ́ |
100. ḿlóːné |
18. dʒìkó nɛ̀ bítáyì nɛ̀ bíʃáːtó |
200. mílóné myɔ́ːlɛ́ |
19. dʒìkó nɛ̀ bítáyì nɛ̀ náyì |
1000. dʒìkó dʒɛ́ mìkámá ( 10 x 100 ) * |
20. mɛ̀kó mɔ́ːlɛ́ |
2000. |
Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Jean A. Blanchon,
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Other comments: Wumbvu or Wumvu is spoken by approximately 29,000 speakers in Ngounié province: east of Lébamba to Malinga (Congo), Lekindou and Rebe villages, Gabon as well as Congo. Wumbvu has a decimal system with special construction for numbers 7, 8 and 9. The word 'mìkámá' in 1000 has borrowed from Isangu or a neighboring language. |
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