How to count in Fang (Faŋ), a Bantu language spoken mainly in Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Gabon and the Republic of the Congo.
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| Numeral | Cardinal |
|---|---|
| 0 | zeze |
| 1 | fóó |
| 2 | beé |
| 3 | láa |
| 4 | nii |
| 5 | tán(á), táán |
| 6 | saman |
| 7 | zamgbáá |
| 8 | mwom |
| 9 | ebuú |
| 10 | awôm |
| 11 | awôm ye fóó |
| 12 | awôm ye bě(ñ), awôm ye bě(ñ) |
| 13 | awôm ye laá |
| 14 | awôm ye nii |
| 15 | awôm ye tán(á), awóm ye táán |
| 16 | awôm ye saman |
| 17 | awôm ye zamgbáá |
| 18 | awôm ye mwom |
| 19 | awôm ye ebuú |
| 20 | mowôm mébě(ñ) |
| 21 | mowôm mébě(ñ) ye fóó |
| 22 | mowôm mébě(ñ) ye beé(ñ) |
| 23 | mowôm mébě(ñ) ye láa |
| 24 | mowôm mébě(ñ) ye nii |
| 25 | mowôm mébě(ñ) ye tán(á), mowôm mébě(ñ) ye táán |
| 26 | mowôm mébě(ñ) ye saman |
| 27 | mowôm mébě(ñ) ye zamgbáá |
| 28 | mowôm mébě(ñ) ye mwom |
| 29 | mowôm mébě(ñ) ye ebuú |
| 30 | mowôm méláa |
| 40 | mowôm ménii |
| 50 | mowôm métân |
| 60 | mowôm mésam(an) |
| 70 | mowôm zamgbáá |
| 80 | mowôm mwom |
| 90 | mowôm ebuú |
| 100 | ntet, nkám(a) |
| 200 | mitet mibě(ñ), mikám(á) mibě(ñ) |
| 300 | mitet/ mikám(á) míláa |
| 1,000 | e(n)zukn, tózá |
| 2,000 | bi(n)zuk bibě(ñ), mitóza mibě(ñ) |
| 5,000 | bi(n)zuk bítân |
| 10,000 | awôm bi(n)zuk, bi(n)zuk awôm |
| 100,000 | ntet/ nkám(á) bí(n)zuk, bi(n)zuk ntet/ nkám(á) |
| 200,000 | bi(n)zuk mitet míbě(ñ) |
| 900,000 | bi(n)zuk mitet ebuú |
| 1,000,000 | akúru |
| once | eyoŋ evóó |
| twice | biyoŋ bíbě(ñ) |
| three times | biyoŋ bíláa |
Sources: Bibang Oyee Julián. Curso de la lengua Fang. EDICIONES CENTRO CULTURAL HISPANO-GUINEANO. GUINEA ECUATORIAL. MALABO, 1990.
Information about Fang | Numbers
Information provided by Wolfgang Kuhl
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