Information about counting in Tupuri (Tpuri), a Northern Mbum language spoken in southwestern Chad and northern Cameroon.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | boŋ | maa tangu, permel |
| 2 | ɓog | maa de ɓoge |
| 3 | swa' | maa de swaʼa |
| 4 | naa | maa de naa |
| 5 | dwee | maa de dwee |
| 6 | hiira' | maa de hiira' |
| 7 | renam | maa de renam |
| 8 | nenma' | maa de nenma' |
| 9 | kawa' | maa de kawa' |
| 10 | hwal | maa de hwal |
| 11 | hwal ti boŋ | |
| 12 | hwal ti ɓog | |
| 13 | hwal ti swa' | |
| 14 | hwal ti naa | |
| 15 | hwal ti dwee | |
| 16 | hwal ti hiira' | |
| 17 | hwal ti renam | |
| 18 | hwal ti nenma' | |
| 19 | hwal ti kawa' | |
| 20 | do ɓoge, hwal hwal ɓoge | |
| 21 | hwal hwal ɓoge ti boŋ | |
| 22 | hwal hwal ɓoge ti ɓog | |
| 23 | hwal hwal ɓoge ti swa' | |
| 24 | hwal hwal ɓoge ti naa | |
| 25 | hwal hwal ɓoge ti dwee | |
| 26 | hwal hwal ɓoge ti hiira' | |
| 27 | hwal hwal ɓoge ti renam | |
| 28 | hwal hwal ɓoge ti nenma' | |
| 29 | hwal hwal ɓoge ti kawa' | |
| 30 | do swa, hwal hwal swa | |
| 40 | do na, hwal hwal na | |
| 50 | do dwee, hwal hwal dwee | |
| 60 | do hiira', hwal hwal hiira' | |
| 70 | do renam, hwal hwal renam | |
| 80 | do nenma', hwal hwal nenma' | |
| 90 | do kawa', hwal hwal kawa' | |
| 100 | kis boŋ | |
| 200 | kis kis ɓoge | |
| 300 | kis kis swa' | |
| 400 | kis kis naa | |
| 500 | kis kis dwee | |
| 600 | kis kis hiira' | |
| 700 | kis kis renam | |
| 800 | kis kis nenma' | |
| 900 | kis kis kawa' | |
| 1 000 | ndar boŋ | |
| 2 000 | ndar ɓoge | |
| 3 000 | ndar swa' | |
| 4 000 | ndar naa | |
| 5 000 | ndar dwee | |
| 6 000 | ndar hiira' | |
| 7 000 | ndar renam | |
| 8 000 | ndar nenma' | |
| 9 000 | ndar kawa' |
Source: Kolyang Dina Taïwé. Parlons Tpuri, 2010.
Compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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