How to count in Lango (Lëblango), a Southern Luo language spoken in northern Uganda
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Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
---|---|---|
1 | acɛl | me acɛl |
2 | aryɔɔ | me aryɔɔ |
3 | adek | me adek |
4 | aŋwɛn | me aŋwɛn |
5 | abic | me abic |
6 | abicɛl | me abicɛl |
7 | abiro | me abiro |
8 | aboro | me aboro |
9 | abongwɛn | me abongwɛn |
10 | apar | me apar |
11 | apar wiɛ acɛl | |
12 | apar wiɛ aryɔɔ | |
13 | apar wiɛ adek | |
14 | apar wiɛ aŋwɛn | |
15 | apar wiɛ abic | |
16 | apar wiɛ abicɛl | |
17 | apar wiɛ abiro | |
18 | apar wiɛ aboro | |
19 | apar wiɛ abongwɛn | |
20 | pyer aryɔɔ | |
21 | pyer aryɔɔ wiɛ acɛl | |
22 | pyer aryɔɔ wiɛ aryɔɔ | |
23 | pyer aryɔɔ wiɛ adek | |
24 | pyer aryɔɔ wiɛ aŋwɛn | |
25 | pyer aryɔɔ wiɛ abic | |
26 | pyer aryɔɔ wiɛ abicɛl | |
27 | pyer aryɔɔ wiɛ abiro | |
28 | pyer aryɔɔ wiɛ aboro | |
29 | pyer aryɔɔ wiɛ abongwɛn | |
30 | pyer adek | |
40 | pyer aŋwɛn | |
50 | pyer abic | |
60 | pyer abicɛl | |
70 | pyer abiro | |
80 | pyer aboro | |
90 | pyer abongwɛn | |
100 | mia, mia acɛl | |
200 | mia aryɔɔ | |
300 | mia adek | |
400 | mia aŋwɛn | |
500 | mia abic | |
600 | mia abicɛl | |
700 | mia abiro | |
800 | mia aboro | |
900 | mia abongwɛn | |
1,000 | tutumia, tutumia acɛl | |
2,000 | tutumia aryɔɔ | |
3,000 | tutumia adek | |
4,000 | tutumia aŋwɛn | |
5,000 | tutumia abic | |
6,000 | tutumia abicɛl | |
7,000 | tutumia abiro | |
8,000 | tutumia aboro | |
9,000 | tutumia abongwɛn | |
1,000,000 | milion | |
once | ì cɛl | |
twice | ì ryɔɔ | |
three times | ì adek |
Sources:
- Bruno Carollo: Practical Lango Grammar. Universitá di Trieste, 1991.
- Michael Noonan: A Lango Grammar. Berlin/New York 1992.
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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