Information about counting in Mmen (Mə̂nə̀), a Central Ring Grassfields language spoken in the North West Region of Cameroon.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | mɔ̀’ [mɔ̀ʔ] |
| 2 | pè [pɛ᷆] |
| 3 | tá [tá] |
| 4 | kyā [kʲàʔ] |
| 5 | tâyn [tâɲ] |
| 6 | tufə [tūfə́] |
| 7 | sɛ̀mbɛ̂ [sɛ̀mbɛ̂] |
| 8 | famə [fāmə́] |
| 9 | poləmɔʼ [pólə́mɔ̀ʔ] |
| 10 | eghɨm [ēɣɨ́m] |
| 11 | njò emɔʼ [ⁿdʒòèmɔ̀ʔ] |
| 12 | njò sepɛ̀ [ⁿdʒòsépɛ̀] |
| 13 | njò séta [ⁿdʒòséta] |
| 14 | njò sekyàʼ [ⁿdʒòsékʲàʔ] |
| 15 | njò setâyn [ⁿdʒòsétâɲ] |
| 16 | njò setufə [ⁿdʒòsétūfə́] |
| 17 | njò sesɛmbɛ [ⁿdʒòsésɛ̀mbɛ̂] |
| 18 | njò sefamə [ⁿdʒòséfāmə́] |
| 19 | njò sepoləmɔ̀ʼ [ⁿdʒòsépólə́mɔ̀ʔ] |
| 20 | mghɨ̂m pɛ̀ [mɣɨ̂mpɛ̀] |
| 21 | mghɨ̂m pɛ̀ njò èmɔ̀ʼ [mɣɨ̂mpɛ̀ndʒòèmɔ̀ʔ] |
| 22 | mghɨ̂m pɛ̀ njò sepɛ̀ [mɣɨ̂mpɛ̀ndʒòsépɛ̀] |
| 23 | mghɨ̂m pɛ̀ njò séta [mɣɨ̂mpɛ̀ⁿdʒòséta] |
| 24 | mghɨ̂m pɛ̀ njò sekyà’ [mɣɨ̂mpɛ̀ⁿdʒòsékʲàʔ] |
| 25 | mghɨ̂m pɛ̀ njò setâyn [mɣɨ̂mpɛ̀ⁿdʒòsékʲàʔ] |
| 26 | mghɨ̂m pɛ̀ njò setufə [mɣɨ̂mpɛ̀ⁿdʒòsétūfə́] |
| 27 | mghɨ̂m pɛ̀ njò sesɛmbɛ [mɣɨ̂mpɛ̀ⁿdʒòsésɛ̀mbɛ̂] |
| 28 | mghɨ̂m pɛ̀ njò sefamə [mɣɨ̂mpɛ̀ⁿdʒòséfāmə́] |
| 29 | mghɨ̂m pɛ̀ njò sepoləmɔ̀ʼ [mɣɨ̂mpɛ̀ⁿdʒòsépólə́mɔ̀ʔ] |
| 30 | mghɨ̂m ta [mɣɨ̂mta] |
| 40 | mghɨ̂m kya [mɣɨ̂mkʲa] |
| 50 | m̀ghɨ̂m tâyn [m̀ɣɨ̂mtâɲ] |
| 60 | mghɨ̂m tufə [mɣɨ̂mtūfə́] |
| 70 | mghɨ̂m sɛ̀mbɛ̂ [mɣɨ̂msɛ̀mb] |
| 80 | mghɨ̂m famə [mɣɨ̂mfámə̄] |
| 90 | mghɨ̂m poləmɔ̀ʼ [mɣɨ̂mpólə́mɔ̀ʔ] |
| 100 | ewə̂ [ēwə᷇] |
| 1,000 | kam [kām] |
Information about Mmen numbers
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Mmen.htm
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
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