How to count in Ibibio, a Benue-Congo language spoken in Akwa Iborn and Cross River states in southern Nigeria
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | zero | |
| 1 | kiet, keed | akpa |
| 2 | iba | udiana |
| 3 | ita | ọyọhọ ita |
| 4 | inaañ, inañ | ọyọhọ inañ |
| 5 | ition | ọyọhọ ition |
| 6 | itio-kiet, itiokiet | ọyọhọ itiokiet |
| 7 | itio-aba, itiaba | ọyọhọ itiaba |
| 8 | itia-ita, itiaita | ọyọhọ itiaita |
| 9 | usok-kiet, usukkiet | ọyọhọ usukkiet |
| 10 | duop | ọyọhọ duop |
| 11 | duop-o-kiet, duopekiet | |
| 12 | duop-eba, duopeba | |
| 13 | duop-eta, duopeta | |
| 14 | duop-enaañ, duopenañ | |
| 15 | efid, efut | |
| 16 | efid-e-kiet, eflutekiet | |
| 17 | efid-eba, efuteba | |
| 18 | efid-eta, efuteta | |
| 19 | efid-enaañ, efudenañ | |
| 20 | edip | ọyọhọ edip |
| 21 | edip-mme-kiet, edip ye kiet | |
| 22 | edip-mme-aba, edip ye iba | |
| 23 | edip-mme-ita, edip ye ita | |
| 24 | edip-mme-anaañ, edip ye inañ | |
| 25 | edip-mme-ition, edip ye ition | |
| 26 | edip-mme-itiokiet, edip ye itiokiet | |
| 27 | edip-mme-itiaba, edip ye itiaba | |
| 28 | edip-mme-itiaita, edip ye itiaita | |
| 29 | edip-mme-usokiet, edip ye usukkiet | |
| 30 | edip-mme-duop, edip ye duop | ọyọhọ edip ye duop |
| 31 | edip-mme-duop-o-kiet, edip ye duopekiet | |
| 32 | edip-mme-duop-eba, edip ye duopeba | |
| 33 | edip-mme-duop-eta, edip ye duopeta | |
| 34 | edip-mme-duop-enaañ, edip ye duopenañ | |
| 35 | edip-mme-efid, edip ye efut | |
| 36 | edip-mme-efid-e-kiet, edip ye efutekiet | |
| 37 | edip-mme-efid-eba, edip ye efutena | |
| 38 | edip-mme-efid-eta, edip ye efuteta | |
| 39 | edip-mme-efid-enaañ, edip ye efutenañ | |
| 40 | aba | ọyọhọ aba |
| 50 | aba-mme-duop, aba ye duop | ọyọhọ aba ye duop |
| 60 | ata | ọyọhọ ata |
| 70 | ata-mme-duop, ata ye duop | ọyọhọ ata ye duop |
| 80 | anaañ, anañ | ọyọhọ anañ |
| 90 | anaañ-mme-duop, anañ ye duop | ọyọhọ anañ ye duop |
| 100 | ikie kiet, ikie | ọyọhọ ikie |
| 1000 | tosin kiet | ọyọhọ tosin kiet |
Hear some numbers in Ibibio:
Information about counting in Ibibio
https://ikoibibio.blogspot.com/2016/06/numbering-in-ibibio-language.htmln
https://www.facebook.com/ndiyenditoefik/posts/ibat-ke-ik%C3%B6-efik-1-kiet-2-iba-3-ita-4-ina%C3%B1-5-ition-6-itiokiet-7-itiaba-8-itiaita/1360814217717887/
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/343906538_The_Numeral_System_of_Ibibio
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Information about Ibibio | Numbers
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