Information about counting in Yemba (Yɛmba), a West Bamileke language spoken in the Southwest and West regions of Cameroon.
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 |
|---|---|
| 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
https://www.ndziih.org/apprendre-a-compter-en-yemba/
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Yemba.htm">
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about Yemba | Numbers
Bafanji, Bamum, Ghomalaʼ, Mmen, Tiv, Yemba
Alphabetical index | Language family index
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