Information about counting in Bissa (Bɩsa), a Mande language spoken in mainly in Burkina Faso and Ghana, and also in Togo and Ivory Coast.
If any of the numbers are links, you can hear a recording by clicking on them. If you can provide recordings, please contact me.
| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | díí, dim |
| 2 | ̀píyà, piiya |
| 3 | kakʋ́, kaaku |
| 4 | sɩ̀, shi |
| 5 | sɔ́ɔ̀, sorr |
| 6 | sòàtɩ, sodi |
| 7 | sáápra, sanpra |
| 8 | síɲe, sinya |
| 9 | nɛfʋ̀, neefu |
| 10 | bʋ̀, bu |
| 11 | bèrèdíɩ́, buere dim |
| 12 | bèrèpíya, buere piiya |
| 13 | bèrèkak, buere kaku |
| 14 | bèrèsɩ̀, buere shi |
| 15 | bèrèsɔ́ɔ̀, buere sorr |
| 16 | bèrèsòàtɩ, buere sodi |
| 17 | bèrèsáápra, buere sanpra |
| 18 | bèrèsíɲe, buere sinya |
| 19 | bèrènɛfʋ̀, buere neefu |
| 20 | bʋ̀prá, bopra |
| 21 | bʋ̀prá yaŋ díí, bopra ayam dim |
| 22 | bʋ̀prá yaŋ píya, bopra ayam piiya |
| 23 | bʋ̀prá yaŋ kakʋ́, bopra ayam kaku |
| 24 | bʋ̀prá yaŋ sì, bopra ayam shi |
| 25 | bʋ̀prá yaŋ sɔ́ɔ̀, bopra ayam sorr |
| 26 | bʋ̀prá yaŋ sòàtɩ, bopra ayam sodi |
| 27 | bʋ̀prá yaŋ sáápra, bopra ayam sanpra |
| 28 | bʋ̀prá yaŋ síɲe, bopra ayam sinya |
| 29 | bʋ̀prá yaŋ nɛfʋ̀, , bopra ayam neefu |
| 30 | bʋ̀kərkʋ, bukarku |
| 40 | bɩsí |
| 50 | bʋ̀sɔ́rʋ |
| 60 | bʋ̀sòàtɩ |
| 70 | bʋ̀sáápra |
| 80 | bʋ̀síɲe |
| 90 | bʋ̀nɛfʋ̀ |
| 100 | sɔ́rɔ̀ |
| 1,000 | tɩ́sɩ́ |
Hear some numbers in Bissa:
Information about Bissa numbers
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Bissa.htm
Information about Bislama | Numbers
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