Language name and location: Xhosa, South Africa, Lesotho [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 柯萨语, 南非共和国南部东开普省和北开普省, 莱索托, 博茨瓦纳

 

1. ɲɛ̀

21.  amaʃumi amaɓini anaɲɛ

2. mbìní

22.  amaʃumi amaɓini amambini

3. ntʼátʰù

23.  amaʃumi amaɓini anantʼatʰu

4. nɛ̀

24.  amaʃumi amaɓini ananɛ

5. ntɬʼànù

25.  amaʃumi amaɓini anesiɬʼanu 

6. ntʼándátʰù

26.  amaʃumi amaɓini anesitʰandatʰu

7. síǁʰɛ̀ŋǁɛ̀

27.  amaʃumi amaɓini anesiǁʰɛŋǁɛ

8. síb̤ɔ̀zɔ́

28.  amaʃumi amaɓini anesib̤ɔzɔ

9. lítʰɔ̀ɓá

29.  amaʃumi amaɓini anɛtʰɔɓa

10. lîʃûmì

30.  amaʃumi amatʰatʰu 

11. liʃumi elinaɲɛ

40.  amaʃumi amanɛ

12. liʃumi elinambini

50.  amaʃumi amaɬanu

13. liʃumi elinantʼatʰu

60.  amaʃumi amatʰandatʰu

14. liʃumi elinanɛ

70.  amaʃumi asiǁʰɛŋǁɛ

15. liʃumi elinantɬʼanu

80.  amaʃumi asib̤ɔzɔ

16. liʃumi elinantʼandatʰu

90.  amaʃumi alitʰɔɓa

17. liʃumi elinesiǁʰɛŋǁɛ

100. ikʰulu

18. liʃumi elina sib̤ɔzɔ

200. amakʰulu amaɓini

19. liʃumi elinɛtʰɔɓa

1000. iwakʼa

20. amaʃumi amaɓini

2000. amawakʼa amaɓini

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr Tessa Dowling, Senior Lecturer, African Languages Section School of Languages and Literatures, University of Cape Town, Private Bag X, Rondebosch 7700, South Africa. November 19, 2012.

提供资料的语言学家: Dr Tessa Dowling, 2012 年 11 月 19 日

 

Other comments: Xhosa (isiXhosa) is spoken by approximately 19,210,000 speakers in

Eastern Cape province: east of Middelburg and Port Elizabeth; Northern Cape province: southeast Pixley ka Seme municipality; KwaZulu-Natal province: Ugu and Sisonke municipalities; Free State: border area, west of Lesotho, South Africa as well as Botswana, Lesotho and Zimbabwe. Xhosa has a complicated phonetic system with a lot of click sounds.

Language name and location: Xhosa, South Africa, Lesotho [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 柯萨语, 南非共和国南部东开普省和北开普省, 莱索托, 博茨瓦纳

 

1. ɲɛ

21.  amaʃumi amaɓini anaɲɛ

2. mbini

22.  amaʃumi amaɓini amambini

3. ntʼatʰu

23.  amaʃumi amaɓini anantʼatʰu

4. nɛ

24.  amaʃumi amaɓini ananɛ

5. ntɬʼanu

25.  amaʃumi amaɓini anesiɬʼanu 

6. ntʼandatʰu

26.  amaʃumi amaɓini anesitʰandatʰu

7. siǁʰɛŋǁɛ

27.  amaʃumi amaɓini anesiǁʰɛŋǁɛ

8. sib̤ɔzɔ

28.  amaʃumi amaɓini anesib̤ɔzɔ

9. litʰɔɓa

29.  amaʃumi amaɓini anɛtʰɔɓa

10. liʃumi

30.  amaʃumi amatʰatʰu 

11. liʃumi elinaɲɛ

40.  amaʃumi amanɛ

12. liʃumi elinambini

50.  amaʃumi amaɬanu

13. liʃumi elinantʼatʰu

60.  amaʃumi amatʰandatʰu

14. liʃumi elinanɛ

70.  amaʃumi asiǁʰɛŋǁɛ

15. liʃumi elinantɬʼanu

80.  amaʃumi asib̤ɔzɔ

16. liʃumi elinantʼandatʰu

90.  amaʃumi alitʰɔɓa

17. liʃumi elinesiǁʰɛŋǁɛ

100. ikʰulu

18. liʃumi elina sib̤ɔzɔ

200. amakʰulu amaɓini

19. liʃumi elinɛtʰɔɓa

1000. iwakʼa

20. amaʃumi amaɓini

2000. amawakʼa amaɓini

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Loyiso Mletshe, University of the Western Cape, South Africa, September 18, 2007.

提供资料的语言学家: Dr. Loyiso Mletshe, 2007 年 9 月 18 日.

 

Other comments: Xhosa has a complicated phonetic system with a lot of click sounds.

There are no tone variations on numerals as all are pronounced with a low tone.

 

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