Numbers in Yemba

Information about counting in Yemba (Yɛmba), a West Bamileke language spoken in the Southwest and West regions of Cameroon.

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Numeral	Cardinal numbers
0	ndémńdēm
1	wɔ́mɔʼɔ́, ta’
2	mepīā, méḿpīā
3	métɛ́t
4	lekua
5	métáa
6	ntokó
7	saambīā, esaambīā
8	lefaá
9	levu’ó
10	legēm, legə̄m
11	ntsɔpzɛ́mɔ’ɔ́
12	ntsɔppīā
13	ntsɔptɛ́t
14	ntsɔplekua
15	ntsɔptáa
16	ntsɔptokó
17	ntsɔpsaambīā
18	ntsɔplefaá
19	ntsɔplevu’ó
20	megemḿbīā
21	ntsɔpzɛmɔ’ɔ́megēmmbīā
22	ntsɔppīāmegēmmbīā
23	ntsɔptɛ̀tmegēmmbīā
24	ntsɔplekuamegēmmbīā
25	ntsɔptáamegēmmbīā
26	ntsɔptokómegēmmbīā
27	ntsɔpsaambīāmegēmmbīā
28	ntsɔplefaámegēmmbīā
29	ntsɔplevu’ómegēmmbīā
30	megemntɛ́t
40	megemlekua
50	megemntáa
60	megemntokó
70	megemsaambīā
80	megemlefaá
90	megemlevu’ó
100	ŋkhʉ̄
1000	tɔ́siŋ

Hear some numbers in Yemba:

Information about Yemba numbers
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