How to count in Nuer (Thok Naath), a Western Nilotic language spoken in South Sudan and western Ethiopia.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 0 | baŋ |
| 1 | kɛl |
| 2 | rɛw |
| 3 | diɔ̱k |
| 4 | ŋuan |
| 5 | dhiec |
| 6 | bäkɛl |
| 7 | bärɔw |
| 8 | bädäk |
| 9 | bäŋuan |
| 10 | wäl |
| 11 | wäl kɛl |
| 12 | wäl rɛw |
| 13 | wäl diɔ̱k |
| 14 | wäl ŋuan |
| 15 | wäl dhiec |
| 16 | wäl bäkɛl |
| 17 | wäl bärɔw |
| 18 | wäl bädäk |
| 19 | wäl bäŋuan |
| 20 | jɛn rɛw |
| 21 | jɛn rɛw wi̱cdɛ kɛl |
| 22 | jɛn rɛw wi̱cdɛ rɛw |
| 23 | jɛn rɛw wi̱cdɛ diɔ̱k |
| 24 | jɛn rɛw wi̱cdɛ ŋuan |
| 25 | jɛn rɛw wi̱cdɛ dhiec |
| 26 | jɛn rɛw wi̱cdɛ bäkɛl |
| 27 | jɛn rɛw wi̱cdɛ bärɔw |
| 28 | jɛn rɛw wi̱cdɛ bädäk |
| 29 | jɛn rɛw wi̱cdɛ bäŋuan |
| 30 | jɛn diɔ̱k |
| 31 | jɛn diɔ̱k wi̱cdɛ kɛl |
| 32 | jɛn diɔ̱k wi̱cdɛ rɛw |
| 33 | jɛn diɔ̱k wi̱cdɛ diɔ̱k |
| 34 | jɛn diɔ̱k wi̱cdɛ ŋuan |
| 35 | jɛn diɔ̱k wi̱cdɛ dhiec |
| 36 | jɛn diɔ̱k wi̱cdɛ bäkɛl |
| 37 | jɛn diɔ̱k wi̱cdɛ bärɔw |
| 38 | jɛn diɔ̱k wi̱cdɛ bädäk |
| 39 | jɛn diɔ̱k wi̱cdɛ bäŋuan |
| 40 | jɛn ŋuan |
| 50 | jɛn dhiec |
| 60 | jɛ̱n ba̱kɛl |
| 70 | jɛ̱n ba̱rɔw |
| 80 | jɛ̱n ba̱de̱k |
| 90 | jɛ̱n ba̱ŋɔan |
| 100 | kuɔ̱r (kɛl) |
| 1,000 | bathdɔɔr (kɛl) |
| 1,000,000 | ki̱th (kɛl) |
Information about counting in Nuer
https://www.nuerlexicon.com/vocabulary/numbers.php
Hear some numbers in Nuer:
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Information about Nuer | Numbers | Tower of Babel
Acholi, Anuak, Ateso, Dholuo, Dinka, Kupsabiny, Lango, Maasai, Nuer
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