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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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:
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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
Information about Igala | Numbers
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