Information about counting in Bole (bṑ pìkkà), a West Chadic language spoken in the northeast of Nigeria.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | mōɗì |
| 2 | bòlou |
| 3 | kunùm |
| 4 | pòɗɗo |
| 5 | bàɗì |
| 6 | bàccimōɗì, bàsshimōɗì |
| 7 | bāwulo |
| 8 | pōrɗo |
| 9 | ɓṑnùm |
| 10 | bìmbaɗi |
| 11 | dìr mōɗì |
| 12 | dìr bòlou |
| 13 | dìr kunnùm |
| 14 | dìr pòɗɗo |
| 15 | dìr bàɗì |
| 16 | dìr bàccimōɗì, dìr bàsshimōɗì |
| 17 | dìr bāwulo |
| 18 | dìr pōrɗo |
| 19 | dìr ɓṑnùm |
| 20 | ko bòlou |
| 30 | ko kunnùm |
| 40 | ko poɗɗo |
| 50 | ko bàɗì |
| 60 | ko bàccimōɗì, ko bàsshimōɗì |
| 70 | ko bāwulo |
| 80 | ko pōrɗo |
| 90 | ko ɓṑnùm |
| 100 | dalma |
| 1000 | dibu |
| 1,000,000 | dibudibbà, mìlìyôn |
Source: Alhaji Maina Gimba & Russell G. Schuh. BOLE-ENGLISH-HAUSA DICTIONARY AND ENGLISH-BOLE WORDLIST. University of California Press, 2015.
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
Information about Bole | Numbers
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