How to count in Nawdm, a Gur language spoken in northern Togo and southern and eastern Ghana.
When counting specific things, some Nawdm numbers have different forms depending on the class of the noun being counted. For example, one can be myen, ɦayen, ɦuyen, byen, kuyen, kayen or dkayen.
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| Numeral | Cardinal |
|---|---|
| 0 | kɔkɔu |
| 1 | myen |
| 2 | mreɦ |
| 3 | mtaɦ |
| 4 | mnaa |
| 5 | mnu |
| 6 | mroond |
| 7 | mlbleɦ |
| 8 | mniind |
| 9 | mwɛɦ |
| 10 | kwiɦr |
| 11 | kwiɦr n myen |
| 12 | kwiɦr n mreɦ |
| 13 | kwiɦr n mtaɦ |
| 14 | kwiɦr n mnaa |
| 15 | kwiɦr n mnuu |
| 16 | kwiɦr n mroond |
| 17 | kwiɦr n mlbleɦ |
| 18 | kwiɦr n mniind |
| 19 | kwiɦr n mwɛɦ |
| 20 | kwɛɛrɛɦ |
| 21 | kwɛɛrɛɦ n myen |
| 22 | kwɛɛrɛɦ n mreɦ |
| 23 | kwɛɛrɛɦ n mtaɦ |
| 24 | kwɛɛrɛɦ n mnaa |
| 25 | kwɛɛrɛɦ n mnuu |
| 26 | kwɛɛrɛɦ n mroond |
| 27 | kwɛɛrɛɦ n mlbleɦ |
| 28 | kwɛɛrɛɦ n mniind |
| 29 | kwɛɛrɛɦ n mwɛɦ |
| 30 | kwɛɛtaɦ |
| 40 | kwɛɦnaa |
| 50 | kwɛɦnu |
| 60 | kwɛɦroond |
| 70 | kwɛɛlbleɦ |
| 80 | kwɛɦniind |
| 90 | kwɛɛwɛɦ |
| 100 | lɛmu |
| 200 | lɛmi ɦiriɦ |
| 300 | lɛmi ɦitaɦ |
| 400 | lɛmi ɦinaa |
| 500 | lɛmi ɦinu |
| 600 | lɛmi ɦiroond |
| 700 | lɛmi ɦilbleɦ |
| 800 | lɛmi ɦirniind |
| 900 | lɛmi ɦiwɛɦ |
| 1,000 | ruugu |
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Information about Nawdm numbers
https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Nawdm_phrasebook#Numbers_(Jugu,_calb)
https://www.webonary.org/nawdm/language/grammar/?lang=en
https://lavieprofonde.canalblog.com/archives/2021/03/06/38851060.html
https://www.sil.org/resources/archives/76076
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