How to count in Wamey (Wameỹ / Koñagi), a Senegambian language spoken in southeast Senegal and northwest Guinea.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | rýampo | rýampo ná |
| 2 | waxí | waxí ná |
| 3 | warar | warar ná |
| 4 | war̃ax | war̃ax ná |
| 5 | imbéɗ | imbéɗ ná |
| 6 | imbéɗ ge rýawe | kwér̃ mbéɗ ge rýawe |
| 7 | imbéɗ ge waxí | kwér̃ mbéɗ ge waxí< |
| 8 | imbéɗ ge warar | kwér̃ mbéɗ ge warar |
| 9 | imbéɗ ge war̃ax | kwér̃ mbéɗ ge war̃ax |
| 10 | ipoxw | kwér̃ ipoxw |
| 11 | ipoxw ge rýawe | |
| 12 | ipoxw ge waxí | |
| 13 | ipoxw ge warar | |
| 14 | ipoxw ge war̃ax | |
| 15 | ipoxw gimbéɗ | |
| 16 | ipoxw gimbéɗ ge rýampe | |
| 17 | ipoxw gimbéɗ ge waxí | |
| 18 | ipoxw gimbéɗ ge warar | |
| 19 | ipoxw gimbéɗ ge war̃ax | |
| 20 | wafoxw waxí | |
| 21 | wafoxw waxí ge rýampo | |
| 22 | wafoxw waxí ge wakí | |
| 23 | wafoxw waxí ge warar | |
| 24 | wafoxw waxí ge war̃ax | |
| 25 | wafoxw waxí gimbéɗ | |
| 26 | wafoxw waxí g’imbéɗ ge rýaw̃e | |
| 27 | wafoxw waxí g’imbéɗ ge waxí | |
| 28 | wafoxw waxí g’imbéɗ ge warar | |
| 29 | wafoxw waxí g’imbéɗ ge war̃ax | |
| 30 | wafoxw warar | |
| 40 | wafoxw war̃ax | |
| 50 | wafoxw imbéɗ | |
| 60 | wafoxw mbéɗ ge rýaw̃e | |
| 70 | wafoxw mbéɗ ge waxí | |
| 80 | wafoxw mbéɗ ge warar | |
| 90 | wafoxw mbéɗ ge war̃ax | |
| 100 | keemée | |
| 200 | wakeemée wakí | |
| 1000 | wúlí |
Information about counting in Wamey
https://www.sil.org/resources/archives/52058
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Wamey.htm
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Information about Wamey | Numbers | Tower of Babel
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