How to count in Kupsabiny, a Southern Nilotic language spoken in eastern Uganda. It is also known as Sabiny or Sebei.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | akeenke |
| 2 | āyēēny |
| 3 | sōmōk |
| 4 | amwan |
| 5 | muut |
| 6 | lo |
| 7 | tisap |
| 8 | sisiit |
| 9 | sokool |
| 10 | taman |
| 11 | taman āk akeenke |
| 12 | taman āk āyēēny |
| 13 | taman āk sōmōk |
| 14 | taman āk amwan |
| 15 | taman āk muut |
| 16 | taman āk lo |
| 17 | taman āk tisap |
| 18 | taman āk sisiit |
| 19 | taman āk sokool |
| 20 | tiptim |
| 21 | tiptim āk akeenke |
| 22 | tiptim āk āyēēny |
| 23 | tiptim āk sōmōk |
| 24 | tiptim āk amwan |
| 25 | tiptim āk muut |
| 26 | tiptim āk lo |
| 27 | tiptim āk tisap |
| 28 | tiptim āk sisiit |
| 29 | tiptim āk sokool |
| 30 | sosom |
| 40 | artam |
| 50 | konom |
| 60 | tāmānwookik lo |
| 70 | tāmānwookik tisap |
| 80 | tāmānwookik sisiit |
| 90 | tāmānwookik sokool |
| 100 | pokol akeenke |
| 200 | pokolwookik āyēēny |
| 300 | pokolwookik sōmōk |
| 400 | pokolwookik amwan |
| 500 | pokolwookik muut |
| 600 | pokolwookik lo |
| 700 | pokolwookik tisap |
| 800 | pokolwookik sisiit |
| 900 | pokolwookik sokool |
| 1,000 | kisyeer akeenke |
| 2,000 | kisyeer āyēēni |
| 3,000 | kisyeer sōmōk |
| 4,000 | kisyeer amwan |
| 5,000 | kisyeer muut |
| 6,000 | kisyeer lo |
| 7,000 | kisyeer tisap |
| 8,000 | kisyeer sisiit |
| 9,000 | kisyeer sokool |
| 1,000,000 | rarwa |
| 1 billion | araaram |
Source: Cōōnii :lēkwēēyēēt mōōt. How to read and write Kupsapiiny. The Bible Society of Uganda. Kampala, April 2014.
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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