How to count in Daza, a Western Saharan language spoken mainly in Chad and Niger.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | tɨɾɔ̌n |
| 2 | t͡ʃúú |
| 3 | àɡʊ̀zʊ́ʊ́ |
| 4 | tʊ̀zɔ́ɔ́ |
| 5 | fòú |
| 6 | dɪs̀sɪ |
| 7 | túɾùsù |
| 8 | wʊ́ssʊ̀ |
| 9 | jìsíí |
| 10 | mʊ́ɾdɨm |
| 11 | mʊ́ɾdɨm̀ sá tɨɾɔ̌n |
| 12 | mʊ́ɾdɨm̀ sá t͡ʃúú |
| 13 | mʊ́ɾdɨm̀ sá àɡʊ̀zʊ́ʊ́ |
| 14 | mʊ́ɾdɨm̀ sá tʊ̀zɔ́ɔ́ |
| 15 | mʊ́ɾdɨm̀ sá fòú |
| 16 | mʊ́ɾdɨm̀ sá dɪs̀sɪ́ |
| 17 | mʊ́ɾdɨm̀ sá túɾùsù |
| 18 | mʊ́ɾdɨm̀ sá wʊ́ssʊ̀ |
| 19 | mʊ́ɾdɨm̀ sá jìsíí |
| 20 | dìɡíɾɨm̀ |
| 21 | dìɡíɾɨm̀ sá tɨɾɔ̌n |
| 22 | dìɡíɾɨm̀ sá t͡ʃúú |
| 23 | dìɡíɾɨm̀ sá àɡʊ̀zʊ́ʊ́ |
| 24 | dìɡíɾɨm̀ sá tʊ̀zɔ́ɔ́ |
| 25 | dìɡíɾɨm̀ sá fòú |
| 26 | dìɡíɾɨm̀ sá dɪs̀sɪ |
| 27 | dìɡíɾɨm̀ sá túɾùsù |
| 28 | dìɡíɾɨm̀ sá wʊ́ssʊ̀ |
| 29 | dìɡíɾɨm̀ sá jìsíí |
| 30 | mʊ̀ɾtá àɡʊ̀zʊ́ʊ́ |
| 35 | mʊ̀ɾtá àɡʊ̀zʊ́ʊ́ sá fòú |
| 40 | mʊ̀ɾtá tʊ̀zɔ́ɔ́ |
| 49 | mʊ̀ɾtá tʊ̀zɔ́ɔ́ sá jìsíí |
| 50 | mʊ̀ɾtá fòú |
| 60 | mʊ̀ɾtá dɪs̀sɪ |
| 70 | mʊ̀ɾtá túɾùsù |
| 80 | mʊ̀ɾtá wʊ́ssʊ̀ |
| 90 | mʊ̀ɾtá jìsíí |
| 100 | kídíɾí |
| 101 | kídíɾí jɛ ́tɨɾɔ̌n jɛ́ |
| 200 | kádáɾá t͡ʃúú |
| 300 | kádáɾá àɡʊ̀zʊ́ʊ́ |
| 400 | kádáɾá tʊ̀zɔ́ɔ́ |
| 500 | kádáɾá fòú |
| 600 | kádáɾá dɪs̀sɪ |
| 700 | kádáɾá túɾùsù |
| 800 | kádáɾá wʊ́ssʊ̀ |
| 900 | kádáɾá jìsíí |
| 1,000 | dúbú |
| 2,000 | dúbú t͡ʃúú |
| 3,000 | dúbú àɡʊ̀zʊ́ʊ́ |
| 4,000 | dúbú tʊ̀zɔ́ɔ́ |
| 5,000 | dúbú fòú |
| 6,000 | dúbú dɪs̀sɪ |
| 7,000 | dúbú túɾùsù |
| 8,000 | dúbú wʊ́ssʊ̀ |
| 9,000 | dúbú jìsíí |
| 10,000 | dúbá mʊ́ɾdɨm |
The plural of kídíɾí ‘(one) hundred’ is kádáɾá ‘hundreds’. This plural form is used to form multiples of one hundred, such as kádáɾá t͡ʃúú ‘two hundred’.
Source: Josiha K. Walters: A Grammar of Dazaga. Leiden/Boston – 2016
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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