How to count in Igala (Ígáláà), a Volta-Niger language spoken mainly in Kogi State in the North Central region of Nigeria.
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Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
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1 | ényẹ́ | éjódùdu |
2 | èjì [èd͡ʒì] | ẹ̀kéjì |
3 | ẹ̀ta | ẹ̀kẹ́ta |
4 | ẹ̀lẹ̀ | ẹ̀kẹ́lẹ̀ |
5 | ẹ̀lú | ẹ̀kẹ́lū |
6 | ẹ̀fà | ẹ̀kẹ́fà |
7 | ẹ̀biẹ̄ | ẹ̀kébie |
8 | ẹ̀jọ̄ | ẹ̀kéjọ |
9 | ẹ̀lá | ẹ̀kẹ́lā |
10 | ẹ̀gwá | ẹ̀kẹ́gwā |
11 | ẹ̀gwákàà | ẹ̀kẹ́gwākāà |
12 | ẹ̀gwéjì | ẹ̀kẹ́gwējì |
13 | ẹ̀gwẹ́tā | ẹ̀kẹ́gwẹ̄tā |
14 | ẹ̀gwẹ́lẹ̀ | ẹ̀kẹ́gwẹ̄lẹ̀ |
15 | ẹ̀gwẹ́lū | ẹ̀kẹ́gwẹ̄lū |
16 | ẹ̀gwẹ́fà | ẹ̀kẹ́gwẹ̄fà |
17 | ẹ̀gwébiẹ̄ | ẹ̀kẹ́gwēbie |
18 | ẹ̀gwẹ́jọ | ẹ̀kẹ́gwẹ̄jọ |
19 | ẹ̀gwẹ́lā | ẹ̀kẹ́gwẹ̄la |
20 | ógwu | ẹ̀kóogwu |
21 | ógwú ny’ẹ́yọ́ kāà | |
22 | ógwú ny’ẹ́yọ́ méjì | |
23 | ógwú ny’ẹ́yọ́ mẹ́ta | |
24 | ógwú ny’ẹ́yọ́ mẹ́lẹ̀ | |
25 | ógwú ny’ẹ́yọ́ mẹ́lū | |
26 | ógwú ny’ẹ́yọ́ mẹ́fà | |
27 | ógwú ny’ẹ́yọ́ mébie | |
28 | ógwú ny’ẹ́yọ́ mẹ́jọ | |
29 | ógwú- ny’ẹ́yọ́ mẹ́lā | |
30 | ógwú-ẹ́gwā | |
40 | ọ̀gbọ̀méji | |
50 | óóje | |
60 | ọ̀gbọ̀mẹ́ta | |
70 | ẹ̀tẹẹ̀gwá | |
80 | ọ̀gbọ̀mẹ́lẹ̀ | |
90 | ẹ̀lẹ̀ẹ̀gwá | |
100 | ógwúmẹ́lū | |
200 | ọ̀gwọ́kọ́ | |
300 | ólímẹ́fà | |
400 | úlú ọkọ́ | |
500 | ólí mẹ́gwā | |
600 | ólí mẹ́gwējì | |
700 | ólí mẹ́gwẹ̄lẹ̀ | |
800 | íchámúù | |
900 | íchámú-ógwúmẹ́lū | |
1,000 | àdò-ókáà íchámú ny’ọ́gwọ̄kọ̄ |
|
1,000,000 | òdulugwu |
Hear some Igala numbers:
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about numbers in Igala
https://kigalaonline.wordpress.com/2017/08/09/igala-numeral-system/
https://www.academia.edu/7951455/Overview_of_the_Igala_Language
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