karta kabo Numbers Ex. 5 –15

48 Trade Language The prefix wala-wal- may be used in either the short or the long form in counting between one and four items. The long form, wala-, is used when the number is in focus, that is, when the number is the important part of the sentence. Only the long form, wala-, is used in counting five or more items. Examples 1. tule walpá tule walapá ‗three people‘

2. tule walbake tule walabake

‗four people‘

3. achu walanerkwa

‗six dogs‘

4. kukualed walaatal

‗five planes‘

5. mas walbake walabake

‗four plantains‘

6. puwal walpá walapá

‗three house poles‘

7. Pab Tummad walgwen chi.

‗One God exists.‘

8. mas walakugle

‗seven plantains‘ Exercise 5 . Drilling numerals frame drill The teacher says Sentence 1 and the class repeats it; the teacher says Sentence 2 and the class repeats it, etc. This exercise should be repeated several times. Examples Teacher: Tule walgwen nad. Student: Tule walgwen nad. Teacher: Tule walbo nad. Student: Tule walbo nad. 1. Tule walgwen nad. ‗One person went.‘ 2. Tule walbo nad. ‗Two people went.‘ 3. Tule walpá nad. ‗Three people went.‘ 4. Tule walbake nad. ‗Four people went.‘ 5. Tule walaatal nad. ‗Five people went.‘ 6. Tule walanerkwa nad. ‗Six people went.‘ 7. Tule walakugle nad. ‗Seven people went.‘ 8. Tule walapabak nad. ‗Eight people went.‘ 9. Tule walabakebak nad. ‗Nine people went.‘ 10. Tule walaambe nad. ‗Ten people went.‘ c Kwa- Kwa - is used in describing objects that are more or less round, such as fruits oranges and the sun. It is also used to count birds and insects. It is used for spools of thread, and kernels of rice. Examples 1. nalas kwanerkwa ‗six oranges‘

2. kallin kwabo

‗two chickens‘

3. kwi kwakugle

‗seven mosquitos‘

4. tub kwabo

‗two spools of thread‘

5. Tad kwagwenna chi.

19 ‗There is one sun.‘ Exercise 6 . Drilling numerals substitution frame drill Using the frame, the teacher counts one and the student repeats one. The teacher and student count two through ten in unison. This exercise should be repeated several times. 19 kwagwenna is the long form of kwagwen ‗one‘ used in this case for emphasis.