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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