Ngiti language


The Ngiti, or South Lendu, is an ethnolinguistic group located in the Ituri Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Ngiti speakers call their language Ndruna. In 1991, the Ngiti numbered 100,000 located in the Irumu territory south of Bunia. During the Ituri conflict, the Front for Patriotic Resistance in Ituri was formed as a Ngiti militia group and political party.

Unusual numeral system

is reported to have a base-32 number system with base-4 cycles. The following is a list of some Ngiti numerals.
NumberNumeral
1atdí
2ɔyɔ
3ɨ̀bhʉ
4ɨ̀fɔ
8àrʉ̀
12otsi
16ɔpɨ
20àbà
24àròtsí
28àdzòro
32wǎdhɨ̀
64ɔyɔ wǎdhɨ̀
96ɨ̀bhʉ wǎdhɨ̀
128ɨ̀fɔ wǎdhɨ̀