Information about counting in Hdi (xdí), a Chadic language spoken mainly in northern Cameroon, and also in northeastern Nigerian.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | tekw | kəlakəma |
| 2 | his | mahis |
| 3 | həkən | mahəkən |
| 4 | fwaɗ | |
| 5 | hutaf | |
| 6 | mə’ku | |
| 7 | ndəfaŋ | |
| 8 | təghas | |
| 9 | təmbay | |
| 10 | ghwaŋ | |
| 11 | ghwaŋ pəɗə ndeŋ | |
| 12 | ghwaŋ pəɗə his | |
| 13 | ghwaŋ pəɗə həkən | |
| 14 | ghwaŋ pəɗə fwaɗ | |
| 15 | ghwaŋ pəɗə hutaf | |
| 16 | ghwaŋ pəɗə mə’ku | |
| 17 | ghwaŋ pəɗə ndəfaŋ | |
| 18 | ghwaŋ pəɗə təghas | |
| 19 | ghwaŋ pəɗə təmbay | |
| 20 | hisambəsak | |
| 21 | hisambəsak ndeŋ mida | |
| 22 | hisambəsak his mida | |
| 23 | hisambəsak həkən mida | |
| 24 | hisambəsak fwaɗ mida | |
| 25 | hisambəsak hutaf mida | |
| 26 | hisambəsak məku mida | |
| 27 | hisambəsak ndəfaŋ mida | |
| 28 | hisambəsak təghas mida | |
| 29 | hisambəsak təmbay mida | |
| 30 | həkən mbəsak | |
| 40 | fwaɗ mbəsak | |
| 50 | hutaf mbəsak | |
| 60 | mə’ku mbəsak | |
| 70 | ndəfaŋ mbəsak | |
| 80 | təghas mbəsak | |
| 90 | təmbay mbəsak | |
| 100 | dərmək | |
| 1000 | dəmbu |
Source: Lexique Hǝdi-Français-Anglais
Information about Hdi | Numbers
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