How to count in Eleme, a Cross River language spoken in Rivers State in southeast Nigeria.
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| Numeral | Cardinal |
|---|---|
| 1 | ǹnɛ |
| 2 | ɔ̀bɛrɛ |
| 3 | ɔ̀taa |
| 4 | ɛ̀táale |
| 5 | èwò |
| 6 | ɛ̀’ɔ̀rɔ̀ |
| 7 | à’àràbà |
| 8 | à’aataa |
| 9 | èsira’ò |
| 10 | à’ò |
| 11 | à’ò rĩ́ ńnɛ |
| 12 | à’ò rɛ̃́ ɔ́bɛrɛ |
| 13 | à’ò rɛ̃́ ɔ́taa |
| 14 | à’ò rɛ̃́ ɛ́taale |
| 15 | à’ò rɛ̃́ éwò |
| 16 | à’ò rɛ̃́ ɛ́’ɔ̀rɔ̀ |
| 17 | à’ò rɛ̃́ á’àràbà |
| 18 | à’ò rɛ̃́ á’aataa |
| 19 | à’ò rɛ̃́ ésira’ò |
| 20 | àchu |
| 21 | àchu rĩ́ ńnɛ |
| 22 | àchu rɛ̃́ ɔ́bɛrɛ |
| 23 | àchu rɛ̃́ ɔ́taa |
| 24 | àchu rɛ̃́ ɛ́táale |
| 25 | àchu rɛ̃́ éwò |
| 26 | àchu rɛ̃́ ɛ́’ɔ̀rɔ̀ |
| 27 | àchu rɛ̃́ á’àrabà |
| 28 | àchu rɛ̃́ á’aataa |
| 29 | àchu rɛ̃́ ésira’ò |
| 30 | àchu rɛ̃́ á’ò |
| 40 | ɔ̀bɛrɛ achu |
| 50 | ɔ̀bɛrɛ achu rɛ̃́ á’ò |
| 60 | ɔ̀taa achu |
| 70 | ɔ̀taa achu rɛ̃́ á’ò |
| 80 | ɛ̀táale achu |
| 90 | ɛ̀táale achu rɛ̃́ á’ò |
| 100 | èwò àchu |
| 1000 | ɔ̀bɛrɛ obó rɛ̃́ á’ò àchu |
Information about Eleme numbers
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Eleme.htm
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