Language name and location: Wushi, NW region, Cameroon [Refer to Ethnologue]

言名称和分布地区: 武斯语, 喀麦隆西北部地区恩冈-凯顿贾州巴贝斯镇

 

1. mùɔ́ʔ

21.  mvóóǹtʃɔ̀ʔmùɔ́ʔ

2. bā

22.  mvóóǹtʃɔ̀ʔsə́bā

3. tɨ́ə̀ʔ

23.  mvóóǹtʃɔ̀ʔtɨ́ə̀ʔ

4. tsə̀

24.  mvóóǹtʃɔ̀ʔtsə̀

5. tɛ́ɛ̀

25.  mvóóǹtʃɔ̀ʔtɛ́ɛ̀

6. ǹtùɔ́ʔ

26.  mvóóǹtʃɔ̀ʔǹtùɔ́ʔ

7. tsə̀tɨ́ə̀ʔ (4 + 3)

27.  mvóóǹtʃɔ̀ʔtsə̀tɨ́ə̀ʔ

8. fə́mə́

28.  mvóóǹtʃɔ̀ʔfə́mə́

9. bùfə̀mùɔ́ʔ (10 - 1) ?

29.  mvóóǹtʃɔ̀ʔbùfə̀mùɔ́ʔ

10. vóó

30.  mvóótɨ́ə̀ʔ

11. ǹtʃɔ̀ʔmùɔ́ʔ

40.  mvóótsə̀

12. ǹtʃɔ̀ʔsə́bā

50.  mvóótɛ́ɛ̀

13. ǹtʃɔ̀ʔtɨ́ə̀ʔ

60.  mvóóǹtùɔ́ʔ

14. ǹtʃɔ̀ʔtsə̀

70.  mvóótsə̀tɨ́ə̀ʔ

15. ǹtʃɔ̀ʔtɛ́ɛ̀

80.  mvóófə́mə́

16. ǹtʃɔ̀ʔǹtùɔ́ʔ

90.  mvóóbùfə̀mùɔ́ʔ

17. ǹtʃɔ̀ʔtsə̀tɨ́ə̀ʔ

100. ǹtúú

18. ǹtʃɔ̀ʔfə́mə́

200. ǹtúɔ́bā

19. ǹtʃɔ̀ʔbùfə̀mùɔ́ʔ

1000. ŋkɔ́ɔ́

20. mvóóbā

2000.

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Mr. Mathaus Njeck through Dr. Robert Hedinger, SIL Cameroon, July 23, 2007.

供资料的语言学家: Mr. Mathaus Njeck, 2007 年 7 月 23 日.

 

Other comments: Wushi or Babessi is spoken by approximately 25,000 speakers in
North West region: Ngo Ketunjia division, Babessi subdivision, Babessi village east of Ndop, Cameroon.
Wushi has a decimal system with special construction for number 7.

The number 9 might be etymologically derived from '10 - 1'.


 

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