How to count in Kabiye (kabɩyɛ), a Gur language spoken in Togo, Benin and Ghana.
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| Numeral | Cardinal |
|---|---|
| 1 | kʋɖʋm |
| 2 | naalɛ |
| 3 | naadozo |
| 4 | naanaza |
| 5 | kagbanzɩ |
| 6 | loɖo |
| 7 | lʋbɛ |
| 8 | lutozo |
| 9 | nakʋ |
| 10 | hiu |
| 11 | hiu nɛ kʋɖʋm |
| 12 | hiu nɛ naalɛ |
| 13 | hiu nɛ naadozo |
| 14 | hiu nɛ naanaza |
| 15 | hiu nɛ kagbanzɩ |
| 16 | hiu nɛ loɖo |
| 17 | hiu nɛ lʋbɛ |
| 18 | hiu nɛ lutozo |
| 19 | hiu nɛ nakʋ |
| 20 | nɛɛlɛ |
| 21 | nɛɛlɛ nɛ kʋɖʋm |
| 22 | nɛɛlɛ nɛ naalɛ |
| 23 | nɛɛlɛ nɛ naadozo |
| 24 | nɛɛlɛ nɛ naanaza |
| 25 | nɛɛlɛ nɛ kagbanzɩ |
| 26 | nɛɛlɛ nɛ loɖo |
| 27 | nɛɛlɛ nɛ lʋbɛ |
| 28 | nɛɛlɛ nɛ lutozo |
| 29 | nɛɛlɛ nɛ nakʋ |
| 30 | niidozo |
| 40 | nɩɩnaza |
| 50 | nɩɩnʋwa |
| 60 | nɩɩnʋwa nɛ hiu |
| 70 | nɩɩnʋwa nɛ nɛɛlɛ |
| 80 | nɩɩnʋwa nɛ niidozo |
| 90 | nɩɩnʋwa nɛ nɩɩnaza |
| 100 | mɩnʋʋ |
| 1,000 | kudoku |
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Source
https://www.languagesandnumbers.com/how-to-count-in-kabiye/en/kbp/
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