How to count in Teribe (Naso), a Chibchan language spoken in Bocas del Toro province in northwestjern Panama.
Many Teribe numbers have different forms depending on what is being counted. There are different forms for (a) animate objects, (b) round objects, (c) wide objects, (d) long objects, (e) long and wide objects, and (f) objects counted in plots.
If any of the numbers are links, you can hear a recording by clicking on them. If you can provide recordings, please contact me.
| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | (a) klara, (b) kjwara, (c) kara, (d) plara, (e) kwanna, (f) krina |
| 2 | (a) dopjök, (b) kwopjök, (c) kopjök, (d) ploglopjök, (e) kwanpjök, (f) krinpjök |
| 3 | (a) doglo mia, (b) kwomya, (c) komya, (d) ploglomya, (e) kwanmya, (f) krinmya |
| 4 | (a) doglo pkëng, (b) kwopkëng, (c) kopkëng, (d) ploglopkëng, (e) kwanpkëng, (f) krinpkëng |
| 5 | (a) doglo shkëng, (b) kwoshkëng, (c) koshkëng, (d) plogloshkëng, (e) kwanshkëng, (f) krinshkëng |
| 6 | (a) doglo tjer, (b) kwotjer, (c) kotjer, (d) ploglotjer, (e) kwantjer, (f) krintjer |
| 7 | (a) doglo kak, (b) kwokak, (c) kokak, (d) ploglokak, (e) kwan-kak, (f) krin-kak |
| 8 | (a) doglo kwong, (b) kwokwong, (c) kokwong, (d) ploglokwong, (e) kwankwong, (f) krinkwong |
| 9 | (a) doglo shkaw, (b) kwoshkaw, (c) koshkaw, (d) plogloshkaw, (e) kwanshkaw, (f) krinshkaw |
| 10 | sakkwara |
| 11 | sakkwara kinsho klara |
| 12 | sakkwara kinsho dopjök |
| 13 | sakkwara kinsho doglo mia |
| 14 | sakkwara kinsho doglo pkëng |
| 15 | sakkwara kinsho doglo shkëng |
| 16 | sakkwara kinsho doglo tjer |
| 17 | sakkwara kinsho doglo kak |
| 18 | sakkwara kinsho doglo kwong |
| 19 | sakkwara kinsho doglo shkaw |
| 20 | sak pjök |
| 21 | sak pjök kinsho klara |
| 22 | sak pjök kinsho dopjök |
| 23 | sak pjök kinsho doglo mia |
| 24 | sak pjök kinsho doglo pkëng |
| 25 | sak pjök kinsho doglo shkëng |
| 26 | sak pjök kinsho doglo tjer |
| 27 | sak pjök kinsho doglo kak |
| 28 | sak pjök kinsho doglo kwong |
| 29 | sak pjök kinsho doglo shkaw |
| 30 | sak mia |
| 40 | sak pkëng |
| 50 | sak shkëng |
| 60 | sak tjer |
| 70 | sak kak |
| 80 | sak kwong |
| 90 | sak shkaw |
| 100 | sak dbaw |
| 1,000 | sak dbaw dbaw |
Hear some numbers in Teribe:
Information about counting in Teribe
https://vdoc.pub/documents/a-grammar-of-Teribe-6kpmkog01i70
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Teribe.htm
https://www.native-languages.org/numbers/Teribe_numbers.htm
http://tjerraba.org/en/Dictionary/enTalkingDictionary.html
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about Teribe | Numbers
Alphabetical index | Language family index
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