How to count in Obolo, a Lower Cross River language spoken in Akwa Ibom and Rivers states in southern Nigeria.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | ófòk | |
| 1 | gê | àdàsí |
| 2 | íbà | òsô íbà |
| 3 | ítá | òsô ítá |
| 4 | ínî | òsô ínî |
| 5 | gò | òsô gò |
| 6 | gwèrègwèn | òsô gwèrègwèn |
| 7 | jààbà | òsô jààbà |
| 8 | jèètá | òsô jèètá |
| 9 | ónáán̄gê | òsô ónáán̄gê |
| 10 | àkọ̀p | òsô àkọ̀p |
| 11 | àkọ̀p mè gê | |
| 12 | àkọ̀p mè íbà | |
| 13 | àkọ̀p mè ítá | |
| 14 | àkọ̀p mè ínî | |
| 15 | àkọ̀p mè gò | |
| 16 | àkọ̀p mè gwèrègwèn | |
| 17 | àkọ̀p mè jààbà | |
| 18 | àkọ̀p mè jèètá | |
| 19 | àkọ̀p mè ónáán̄gê | |
| 20 | àkọ̀p íbà | |
| 21 | àkọ̀p íbà mè gê | |
| 22 | àkọ̀p íbà mè íbà | |
| 23 | àkọ̀p íbà mè ítá | |
| 24 | àkọ̀p íbà mè ínî | |
| 25 | àkọ̀p íbà mè gò | |
| 26 | àkọ̀p íbà mè gwèrègwèn | |
| 27 | àkọ̀p íbà mè jààbà | |
| 28 | àkọ̀p íbà mè jèètá | |
| 29 | àkọ̀p íbà mè ónáán̄gê | |
| 30 | àkọ̀p ítá | |
| 40 | àkọ̀p ínî | |
| 50 | àkọ̀p gò | |
| 60 | àkọ̀p gwèrègwèn | |
| 70 | àkọ̀p jààbà | |
| 80 | àkọ̀p jèètá | |
| 90 | àkọ̀p ónáán̄gê | |
| 100 | éfìt | |
| 1,000 | óbóp | |
| 1,000,000 | éfiè | |
| 1,000,000,000 | égò |
Corrections provided by Emiyare Ikwut-Ukwa.
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Obolo.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obolo_language#Numerals
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/381469697_A_Journal_of_The_National_Institute_for_Nigerian_Languages/figures?lo=1
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