Information about counting in Bambalang (Chrambo), an Eastern Grassfields Bantoid language spoken in Cameroon.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | tɛ̀ʼǐ | fǔoŋ |
| 2 | pàá | mbrá |
| 3 | trɛ̀ | |
| 4 | khwɛ | |
| 5 | tìɛŋ | |
| 6 | ntiɡaw | |
| 7 | kwachəɨ | |
| 8 | fuoŋ | |
| 9 | ndipo’u | |
| 10 | wuŋ | |
| 11 | ta’anchərɔ | |
| 12 | pàánchərɔ | |
| 13 | trɛ̀nchərɔ | |
| 14 | khwɛnchərɔ | |
| 15 | tìɛŋchərɔ | |
| 16 | ntiɡawnchərɔ | |
| 17 | kwachɨnchərɔ | |
| 18 | fuoŋchərɔ | |
| 19 | ndipo’unchərɔ | |
| 20 | pàáwuŋ | |
| 21 | pàáwuŋ ni tɛ̀ʼǐ | |
| 22 | pàáwuŋ ni pàá | |
| 23 | pàáwuŋ ni trɛ̀ | |
| 24 | pàáwuŋ ni khwɛ | |
| 25 | pàáwuŋ ni tìɛŋ | |
| 26 | pàáwuŋ ni ntiɡaw | |
| 27 | pàáwuŋ ni kwachəɨ | |
| 28 | pàáwuŋ ni fuoŋ | |
| 29 | pàáwuŋ ni ndipo’u | |
| 30 | trewuŋ | |
| 40 | khwɛwuŋ | |
| 50 | tìɛŋwuŋ | |
| 60 | ntiɡawuŋ | |
| 70 | kwachɨwuŋ | |
| 80 | fuoŋwuŋ | |
| 90 | ndipo’uwuŋ | |
| 100 | ta’a ŋkɨghɨ | |
| 1,000 | taʼa ŋka |
Information about Bambalang numbers
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Bambalang.htm
https://www.sil.org/system/files/reapdata/46/60/74/4660743609635893560913596819333643565/TheNounAndVerbPhraseInChrambo.pdf
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