Yeyi

Language name and location: Yeyi, Botswana, Namibia [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 耶伊语 (斯耶伊语 Shiyeyi), 博茨瓦纳中部及西北部地区, 纳米比亚

1. ǀìkɪ́ *	21. màkúmī āʝìrɪ́ ńeūǀìkɪ́
2. ʝìrɪ́ *	22. màkúmī āʝìrɪ́ ńeūʝìrɪ́
3. táâːtō	23. màkúmī āʝìrɪ́ ńeūtáâːtō
4. nɛ́ɛ́	24. màkúmī āʝìrɪ́ ńeūnɛ́ɛ́
5. tʰánū	25. màkúmī āʝìrɪ́ ńeūtʰánū
6. vùndʒà ɛ́ nɛ́ɛ́ (10) break 4 (fingers)	26. màkúmī āʝìrɪ́ ńeūvùndʒà mēnɛ́ɛ
7. vùndʒà ɛ́ táâːtō (10) break 3 (fingers)	27. màkúmī āʝìrɪ́ ńeūvùndʒà mētáâːtō
8. vùndʒà ɛ́ ʝìrɪ́ (10) break 2 (fingers)	28. màkúmī āʝìrɪ́ ńeūvùndʒà mēʝìrɪ́
9. vùndʒà ɛ́ ǀìkɪ́ (10) break 1 (fingers)	29. màkúmī āʝìrɪ́ ńeūvùndʒà wɔ̄ǀìkɪ́
10. ɖìkúmī / ɻìkūmī *	30. màkúmī ātáâːtō
11. ɖìkúmī néūǀìkɪ́	40. màkúmī ānɛ́ɛ́
12. ɖìkúmī néūʝìrɪ́	50. màkúmī ātʰánū
13. ɖìkúmī néūtáâːtō	60. màkúmī āvùndʒà mēnɛ́ɛ
14. ɖìkúmī néūnɛ́ɛ́	70. màkúmī āvùndʒà wɔ̄táâːtō
15. ɖìkúmī néūtʰánū	80. màkúmī āvùndʒà wɔ̄ʝìrɪ́
16. ɖìkúmī néūvùndʒà ūnɛ́ɛ	90. màkúmī āvùndʒà wɔ̄ǀìkɪ́
17. ɖìkúmī néūvùndʒà ūtáâːtō	100. màkúmī āmàkúmī ( 10 x 10 )
18. ɖìkúmī néūvùndʒà ūʝìrɪ́	200. màkúmī āmàkúmī āʝìrɪ́
19. ɖìkúmī néūvùndʒà ūǀìkɪ́	1000. màkúmī āmàkúmī āmàkúmī
20. màkúmī āʝìrɪ́	2000. màkúmī āmàkúmī āmàkúmī āʝìrɪ́

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Lydia Nyati-Ramohobo, Bible Society of Botswana, Botswana, January 12, 1995.

Dr. Andy Chebanne, University of Botswana, February 11, 2009.

提供资料的语言学家: Dr. Lydia Nyati-Ramohobo, 1995 年 1 月 12 日. Dr. Andy Chebanne, 2009 年 1 月 11 日.

Other comments: Yeyi (Shiyeyi) or Wayeyi is spoken by approximately 47,000. speakers in Central district: Letihakane, Motopi, Rakops, and Xumu; North West district: Maun, Shorobe up to Daunara, Gumare, Ikoga, Mababe, Nokaneng, Sankoyo, Sepopo, Seronga, and Shakawe, Botswana as well as Namibia. Yeyi has a decimal numeral system with special substructure for 6 to 9. Note the following phonetic symbolsː

1. [ ǀ ] is a dental click; 2. [ ʝ ] is a voiced palatal fricative;

3. [ ɖ ] is a voiced retroflex plosive; 4. [ ɻ ] is a retroflex approximant.

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