How to count in Jamaican (Jimiekn / Patwah), an English-based creole with influences from languages of West and Central Africa spoken mainly in Jamaica.
Note: there are various ways to spell these numbers as there is no written standard for Jamaican.
If any of the numbers are links, you can hear a recording by clicking on them. If you can provide recordings, please contact me.
| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | wan | fus, fos, fuss |
| 2 | tuu | sekan |
| 3 | chrii, chree | toerd, tod |
| 4 | fuo(r), four, foh | fuot |
| 5 | faib, faiv, fighv | fif |
| 6 | six, siks | six, siks |
| 7 | sebm, sehv'n, sevn, sehven | sebm, sebn |
| 8 | hiet, iet, eit, eight | hiet, iet |
| 9 | nain, nighn, nyne | nint, naint |
| 10 | ten | tent |
| 11 | lebm, lev'n | lebmt |
| 12 | twebl, twelb, twehlv | twebl |
| 13 | toertiin, tertiin, turtiin | toertiint |
| 14 | fuotiin, foeteen | fuotiint |
| 15 | fiftiin | fiftiint |
| 16 | sixtiin | sixtiint |
| 17 | sebmtiin | sebmtiint |
| 18 | hietiin, ietiin | hietiint |
| 19 | naintiin | naintiint |
| 20 | twenti | twentiet |
| 21 | twenti-wan | |
| 22 | twenti-tuu | |
| 23 | twenti-chrii | |
| 24 | twenti-fuo | |
| 25 | twenti-faib | |
| 26 | twenti-six | |
| 27 | twenti-sebm | |
| 28 | twenti-hiet | |
| 29 | twenti-nain | |
| 30 | totti, toti | |
| 40 | faati | faatiet |
| 50 | fiti | fitiet |
| 60 | sixti, siksti | sixtiet |
| 70 | sebmti, sebnti, sevnti | sebmtiet |
| 80 | ieti | ietiet |
| 90 | nainti | naintiet |
| 100 | onjrid, onhnjihd | onjret |
| 1,000 | touzn, tohz'n | touznt |
| 1,000,000 | milliyan, miliyan |
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about counting in Jamaican
https://jamaicanpatwah.com/index.php/dictionary/category/numbers
https://www.dadereen.com/index.php/jamaican-patois-numbering/
https://jamaicanpatwah.com/b/learn-to-count-from-1-10-in-jamaican-patois
https://opengrammar.github.io/jam/#_numbers
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