Ngiti is a Central Sudanic language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Speakers also refer to themselves as "Southern Lendu", and in talking to outsiders, can say they speak "Kilendu". There are Ngiti communities concentrated south of Bunia.
Phonology +Consonant PhonemesLabialAlveolarRetroflexPalatalVelarLabial-velarGlottalNasalPlosivevoicedvoicelessprenasalisedImplosivevoicedvoicelessAffricatevoicedvoicelessFricativevoicedvoicelessprenasalisedApproximant
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Numeral system
Ngiti is reported to have a base-32 number system with base-4 cycles. The usage of base-10 number system is also used. The following is a list of some Ngiti numerals in base-32. Number NumeralMeaning 1 atdí 2 ɔyɔ 3 ɨ̀bhʉ 4 ɨ̀fɔ5imbo6aza7àrʉ̀bhʉ̀8-1 8 àrʉ̀9àrʉ̀gyètdi8+110ɨdrɛ11otsi-vi12-1 12 otsi13otsi dɔ̀ atdí12+114otsi dɔ̀ ɔyɔ12+215ɔpɨ-vi16-1 16 ɔpɨ17ɔpɨ dɔ̀ atdí16+118ɔpɨ dɔ̀ ɔyɔ16+219àbà-vi20-1 20 àbà 24 àròtsí 28 àdzòro 32 wǎdhɨ̀ 64 ɔyɔ wǎdhɨ̀2×32 96 ɨ̀bhʉ wǎdhɨ̀3×32 128 ɨ̀fɔ wǎdhɨ̀4×32
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