How to count in Ga, a Kwa language spoken in Ghana.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ekome | klɛŋklɛŋ |
| 2 | enyɔ | nɔ ni ji enyɔ |
| 3 | etɛ | nɔ ni ji etɛ |
| 4 | ejwɛ | nɔ ni ji ejwɛ |
| 5 | enumɔ | nɔ ni ji enumɔ |
| 6 | ekpaa | nɔ ni ji ekpaa |
| 7 | kpawo | nɔ ni ji kpawo |
| 8 | kpaanyɔ | nɔ ni ji kpaanyɔ |
| 9 | nɛɛhu | nɔ ni ji nɛɛhu |
| 10 | nyɔŋma | nɔ ni ji nyɔŋma |
| 11 | nyɔŋma kɛ ekome | |
| 12 | nyɔŋma kɛ enyɔ | |
| 13 | nyɔŋma kɛ etɛ | |
| 14 | nyɔŋma kɛ ejwɛ | |
| 15 | nyɔŋma kɛ enumɔ | |
| 16 | nyɔŋma kɛ ekpaa | |
| 17 | nyɔŋma kɛ kpawo | |
| 18 | nyɔŋma kɛ kpaanyɔ | |
| 19 | nyɔŋma kɛ nɛɛhu | |
| 20 | nyɔŋmai-enyɔ | |
| 21 | nyɔŋmai-enyɔ kɛ ekome | |
| 22 | nyɔŋmai-enyɔ kɛ enyɔ | |
| 23 | nyɔŋmai-enyɔ kɛ etɛ | |
| 24 | nyɔŋmai-enyɔ kɛ ejwɛ | |
| 25 | nyɔŋmai-enyɔ kɛ enumɔ | |
| 26 | nyɔŋmai-enyɔ kɛ ekpaa | |
| 27 | nyɔŋmai-enyɔ kɛ kpawo | |
| 28 | nyɔŋmai-enyɔ kɛ kpaanyɔ | |
| 29 | nyɔŋmai-enyɔ kɛ nɛɛhu | |
| 30 | nyɔŋmai-etɛ | |
| 40 | nyɔŋmai-ejwɛ | |
| 50 | nyɔŋmai-enumɔ | |
| 60 | nyɔŋmai-ekpaa | |
| 70 | nyɔŋmai-kpawo | |
| 80 | nyɔŋmai-kpaanyɔ | |
| 90 | nyɔŋmai-nɛɛhu | |
| 100 | oha | |
| 101 | oha kɛ ekome | |
| 133 | oha kɛ nyɔŋmai-etɛ kɛ etɛ | |
| 200 | ohai enyɔ | |
| 300 | ohai etɛ | |
| 400 | ohai ejwɛ | |
| 500 | ohai enumɔ | |
| 600 | ohai ekpaa | |
| 700 | ohai kpawo | |
| 800 | ohai kpaanyɔ | |
| 900 | ohai nɛɛhu | |
| 1,000 | akpe | |
| 2,000 | akpei enyɔ | |
| 10,000 | akpei nyɔŋma | |
| 1,000,000 | milio, akpei-akpe | |
| half | fã | |
| once | shii kome | |
| twice | shii enyɔ | |
| 11times | shii nyɔŋma kɛ ekome | |
| 100 times | shii oha | |
| many times | shii abɔ |
Source: Language Guide (Ga Version), Bureau of Ghana Languages, Accra – 1986.
Information provided by Wolfgang Kuhl
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