Numbers in Dholuo

How to count in Dholuo (Luo), a Nilo-Saharan language spoken in Kenya, Sudan and Tanzania.

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Numeral	Cardinal numbers	Ordinal numbers
1	achiel	mokuongo
2	ariyo	mar ariyo
3	adek	mar adek
4	ang’wen	mar ang’wen
5	abich	mar abich
6	auchiel	mar auchiel
7	abiriyo	mar abiriyo
8	aboro	mar aboro
9	ochiko	mar ochiko
10	apar	mar apar
11	apar gachiel
12	apar gariyo
13	apar gadek
14	apar gang’wen
15	apar gabich
16	apar gauchiel
17	apar gabiriyo
18	apar gaboro
19	apar gochiko
20	piero ariyo
21	piero ariyo gachiel
22	piero ariyo gariyo
23	piero ariyo gadek
24	piero ariyo gang’wen
25	piero ariyo gabich
26	piero ariyo gauchiel
27	piero ariyo gabiriyo
28	piero ariyo gaboro
29	piero ariyo gochiko
30	piero adek
40	piero ang’wen
50	piero abich
60	piero auchiel,
70	piero abiriyo
80	piero aboro
90	piero ochiko
100	mia; mia achiel pier apar achiel
200	mia ariyo
300	mia adek
400	mia ang’wen
500	mia abich
600	mia auchiel
700	mia abiriyo
800	mia aboro
900	mia ochiko
1,000	alufu achiel
1,000,000	million achiel

Hear some of the Dholuo numbers:

Links

Information about counting in Dholuo
http://economics.ozier.com/language/dholuo.html
https://owlcation.com/humanities/Luo-language-of-Kenya-Conversation-Basics
http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/bitstream/handle/11295/71359/Dholuo grammar for beginners.pdf

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Information about Dholuo | Luo Lakeside Script | Phrases | Numbers | Tower of Babel

Numbers in Nilo-Saharan languages

Acholi, Ateso, Daza, Dholuo, Lango, Nuer

Numbers in other languages

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