How to count in Nyole (Lunyole), a Bantu language spoken in Tororo District of Uganda.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ehirala | |
| 2 | ebiri | ehyohubiri |
| 3 | edatu | ohyohudatu |
| 4 | ene | ehyohune |
| 5 | etaanu | ehyohutaanu |
| 6 | mukaaga | ehy’omukaaga |
| 7 | musanvu | ehyomusanvu |
| 8 | munaana | ehy’omunaana |
| 9 | mvenda | ehy’omvenda |
| 10 | ehumi | ehumi |
| 20 | abiri | |
| 30 | adatu | |
| 40 | ane | |
| 50 | ataanu | |
| 60 | nkaaga | |
| 70 | nsavu | |
| 80 | kinaana | |
| 90 | cenda | |
| 100 | cikumi | |
| 200 | bibiri | |
| 300 | bidatu | |
| 400 | bine | |
| 500 | bitaanu | |
| 600 | lukaaga | |
| 700 | lusanvu | |
| 800 | lunaana | |
| 900 | lwenda | |
| 1,000 | lukumi | |
| 2,000 | enkumi ebiri | |
| 3,000 | enkumi edatu | |
| 4,000 | enkumi ene | |
| 5,000 | enkumi etaanu | |
| 6,000 | kakaaga | |
| 7,000 | kasanvu | |
| 8,000 | kanaana | |
| 9,000 | kenda | |
| 10,000 | omutwalo | |
| 20,000 | emitwalo | |
| 100,000 | ahasirivu | |
| 1,000,000 | ahahayire | |
| millions | obuhayire | |
| once | lulala, oludaayi | |
| twice | ahabiri | |
| thrice | hadatu | |
| four times | hane | |
| five times | haatanu, natuna | |
| 3/4 | ehibbangiye |
Information about Nyole | Numbers in Nyole
Information provided by Wolfgang Kuhl
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