How to count in Kpelle (Kpɛlɛwoo), a Mande language spoken in Mali, Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea-Bissau and Chad.
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Numeral | Cardinal |
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1 | tɔnɔ |
2 | feerɛ |
3 | saaɓa |
4 | náaŋ |
5 | lɔ́ɔlu |
6 | lɔ́ɔlu mɛi da |
7 | lɔ́ɔlu mɛi feerɛ |
8 | lɔ́ɔlu mɛi saaɓa |
9 | lɔ́ɔlu mɛi náaŋ |
10 | puu |
11 | puu káu tɔnɔ |
12 | puu káu feerɛ |
13 | puu káu saaɓa |
14 | puu káu náaŋ |
15 | puu káu lɔ́ɔlu |
16 | puu káu lɔ́ɔlu mɛi da |
17 | puu káu lɔ́ɔlu mɛi feerɛ |
18 | puu káu lɔ́ɔlu mɛi saaɓa |
19 | puu káu lɔ́ɔlu mɛi náaŋ |
20 | puu feerɛ |
21 | puu feerɛ káu tɔnɔ |
22 | puu feerɛ káu feerɛ |
23 | puu feerɛ káu saaɓa |
24 | puu feerɛ káu náaŋ |
25 | puu feerɛ káu lɔ́ɔlu |
26 | puu feerɛ káu lɔ́ɔlu mɛi da |
27 | puu feerɛ káu lɔ́ɔlu mɛi feerɛ |
28 | puu feerɛ káu lɔ́ɔlu mɛi saaɓa |
29 | puu feerɛ káu lɔ́ɔlu mɛi náaŋ |
30 | puu saaɓa |
40 | puu náaŋ |
50 | puu lɔ́ɔlu |
60 | puu lɔ́ɔlu mɛi da |
70 | puu lɔ́ɔlu mɛi feerɛ |
80 | puu lɔ́ɔlu mɛi saaɓa |
90 | puu lɔ́ɔlu mɛi náaŋ |
100 | ŋuŋ |
200 | ŋuŋ feerɛ |
1,000 | wála |
2,000 | wála feerɛ |
Hear some Kpelle numbers:
Information about Kpelle numerals
https://www.languagesandnumbers.com/how-to-count-in-kpelle/en/kpe/
https://talkingcrazyinkpelle.wordpress.com/counting-in-kpelle/
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