How to count in Sango (yângâ tî sängö), a Ngbandi-based croele spoken in the Central African Republic, Chad and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
---|---|---|
0 | para | |
1 | ôko | (tî) kôzo |
2 | ûse | (tî) ûse nî |
3 | otâ | (tî) otâ nî |
4 | osïö | |
5 | okü | |
6 | omenë | |
7 | mbârâmbârâ | |
8 | miambe | |
9 | gümbâyä | |
10 | balë-ôko | |
11 | balë-ôko na ôko | |
12 | balë-ôko na ûse | |
13 | balë-ôko na otâ | |
14 | balë-ôko na osïö | |
15 | balë-ôko na okü | |
16 | balë-ôko na omenë | |
17 | balë-ôko na mbârâmbârâ | |
18 | balë-ôko na miambe | |
19 | balë-ôko na gümbâyä | |
20 | balë-ûse | |
21 | balë-ûse na ôko | |
22 | balë-ûse na ûse | |
23 | balë-ûse na otâ | |
24 | balë-ûse na osïö | |
25 | balë-ûse na okü | |
26 | balë-ûse na omenë | |
27 | balë-ûse na mbârâmbârâ | |
28 | balë-ûse na miambe | |
29 | balë-ûse na gümbâyä | |
30 | balë-otâ | |
40 | balë-osïö | |
50 | balë-okü | |
60 | balë-omenë | |
70 | balë-mbârâmbârâ | |
80 | balë-miambe | |
90 | balë-gümbâyä | |
100 | ngbangbo-ôko | |
1,000 | sâki-ôko | |
1,000,000 | kôto |
http://centrafrique.sango.free.fr/index_uk.htm
https://www.brighthubeducation.com/studying-a-language/43530-sango-vocabulary-language-of-central-african-republic/
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