Waama numbers

How to count in Waama, a Gur language spoken in Atakora Department in the northwest of Benin.

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Numeral	Cardinal
1	yon
2	yɛndi
3	taari
4	naasi
5	nun
6	kparun
7	beren
8	nɛi
9	wɛi
10	piika
11	piika na ma yon
12	piika na ma yɛndi
13	piika na ma taari
14	piika na ma naasi
15	piika na ma nun
16	piika na ma kparun
17	piika na ma beren
18	piika na ma nɛi
19	piika na ma wɛi
20	pisiyɛndi
21	pisiyɛndi na ma yon
22	pisiyɛndi na ma yɛndi
23	pisiyɛndi na ma taari
24	pisiyɛndi na ma naasi
25	pisiyɛndi na ma nun
26	pisiyɛndi na ma kparun
27	pisiyɛndi na ma beren
28	pisiyɛndi na ma nɛi
29	pisiyɛndi na ma wɛi
30	pisitaari
40	pisinaasi
50	pisinun
60	pisikparun
70	pisiberen
80	pisinɛi
90	pisiwɛi
100	kɔukpa, kɔusu
1,000	tusire, tusiya

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Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gur_languages#Numerals
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Waama.htm
https://www.webonary.org/waama/

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