-
evidence that '
mbwan shwak ' (11)
suggests that we were a
number away from
shwak (twelve)." He then
added that "this is
because the word '
mbwan ' actually...
- ʒìnì fe̠ri taat naaŋ twoo
twaani (5+ 1) ?
twarfo (5+ 2) ? naaraŋ (2 x 4) ?
mbwan kɔb (10 - 1) kɔ́b Western, Northwestern, Koro
Yeskwa (Nyenkpa) ènyí ènvà...
- but not in a
simple syllable-counting way, as [
ˈᵐbwãn.ɟɛp] 'bark
clapper (a type of hand drum', [
ᵐbwãn.ˈɟɛp.go] 'hand drum, hand drum-2G.POSS'
would suggest...
- tama raik raik nose *ŋgum kwom
winiba munwam eɲjia leg *or ? ruu sue miɲaŋ
mbwan hair
rugun tapanari ɣasia/ŋgasia rɨgesn egg rer aror mɨnduapen warɨan bird...
