How to count in Kemezung (Kɨmədzuŋ), an Eastern Beboid language spoken in the Northwest Region of Cameroon.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | miu | fiə |
| 2 | bifɛ [bifɛ́] | |
| 3 | bitɛ [bitɛ] | bitɛbɨŋ |
| 4 | nna [nà], bina [binà] | |
| 5 | bitɨŋ [bitɨ̃̀] | |
| 6 | buse [buse] | |
| 7 | fumba [fũ̀mbà] | |
| 8 | yaŋ [jã̏] | |
| 9 | fumbɔnɔ [fũ̀mbɔ̀] | |
| 10 | yɔɔ [jɔ̀ː] | |
| 11 | yɔɔ ntse kɨmo | |
| 12 | yɔɔ ntse bifɛ | |
| 13 | yɔɔ ntse bitɛ | |
| 14 | yɔɔ ntse bina | |
| 15 | yɔɔ ntse bitɨŋ | |
| 16 | yɔɔ ntse buse | |
| 17 | yɔɔ ntse fumba | |
| 18 | yɔɔ ntse yaŋ | |
| 19 | yɔɔ ntse fumbɔɔ | |
| 20 | mbaafiɛ | |
| 21 | mbafiɛ ntse kɨmo | |
| 22 | mbafiɛ ntse bifɛ | |
| 23 | mbafiɛ ntse bitɛ | |
| 24 | mbafiɛ ntse bina | |
| 25 | mbafiɛ ntse bitɨŋ | |
| 26 | mbafiɛ ntse buse | |
| 27 | mbafiɛ ntse fumba | |
| 28 | mbafiɛ ntse yaŋ | |
| 29 | mbafiɛ ntse fumbɔnɔ | |
| 30 | mbaatiɛ | |
| 40 | mbaania | |
| 50 | mbaashɨŋ | |
| 60 | gbɨbuse | |
| 70 | gbɨfumba | |
| 80 | gbɨyaŋ | |
| 90 | gbɨfumbɔɔ | |
| 100 | gbɨ | |
| 200 | gɨ fɛ | |
| 500 | gɨ tɨŋ | |
| 1,000 | ntsuku, kɨba |
Information about Kemezung numbers
https://www.webonary.org/kemedzung
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Kemedzung.htm
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