Information about counting in Bafanji (Chufie’), a Southern Bantoid language spoken in mainly in northwest Cameroon.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | yimu’, mo’, ti’ɛ |
| 2 | yipaa, piɛ |
| 3 | yitii, tii |
| 4 | kwɨ |
| 5 | yintaiŋ, taiŋ |
| 6 | yintou, ntou |
| 7 | kwɛtɛ |
| 8 | fuoŋ |
| 9 | pu’ |
| 10 | wuŋ |
| 11 | nchwa yimu’, tiɛ’nchwa, nchẅɛ tiɛ’ |
| 12 | piɛnchwa |
| 13 | tiinchwa |
| 14 | kwɨnchwa |
| 15 | taiŋnchwa |
| 16 | ntounchwa |
| 17 | kwɛtɛnchwa |
| 18 | fuoŋnchwa |
| 19 | pu’nchwa |
| 20 | piɛwuŋ |
| 21 | piɛwuŋ ŋɡʉ yimu’ |
| 22 | piɛwuŋ ŋɡʉ yipaa |
| 23 | piɛwuŋ ŋɡʉ yitii |
| 24 | piɛwuŋ ŋɡʉ yikwə |
| 25 | piɛwuŋ ŋɡʉ yintaiŋ |
| 26 | piɛwuŋ ŋɡʉ yintou |
| 27 | piɛwuŋ ŋɡʉ yikwɛtɛ |
| 28 | piɛwuŋ ŋɡʉ yifuoŋ |
| 29 | piɛwuŋ ŋɡʉ yipu’ |
| 30 | tiiwuŋ |
| 40 | kwɨwuŋ |
| 50 | taiŋwuŋ |
| 60 | ntouwuŋ |
| 70 | kwɛtɛwuŋ |
| 80 | fuoŋwuŋ |
| 90 | pu’wuŋ |
| 100 | ŋkʉʉ |
| 200 | piɛ ŋkʉʉ |
Information about Bafanji numbers
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Bafanji.htm">
https://www.webonary.org/bafanji/
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