Numbers in Zaghawa

How to count in Zaghawa (Beria), an Eastern Saharan language spoken mainly in parts of Chad and Sudan.

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Numeral Cardinal numbers
1 nî [ni˥˩],
2 suwi [sʊwɪ]
3 we [we]
4 isti [ʔɪstɪ]
5 hûy [huj˥˩]
6 deste [dɛstɛ]
7 disti [dɪstɪ]
8 otte [ʔɔtːɛ]
9 dîstî [dis˥˩ti˥˩]
10 sogodi [sɔɡɔdɪ]
11 sogodi i nî [sɔɡɔdɪ íː ni˥˩]
12 sogodi i suwi [sɔɡɔdɪ íː sʊwɪ]
13 sogodi i we [sɔɡɔdɪ íː we]
14 sogodi i isti [sɔɡɔdɪ íː ʔɪstɪ]
15 sogodi i hûy [sɔɡɔdɪ íː huj˥˩]
16 sogodi i deste [sɔɡɔdɪ íː dɛstɛ]
17 sogodi i disti [sɔɡɔdɪ íː dɪstɪ]
18 sogodi i otte [sɔɡɔdɪ íː ʔɔtːɛ]
19 sogodi i dîstî [sɔɡɔdɪ íː dis˥˩ti˥˩]
20 dedî [dedi˩˥]
100

Information about numbers in Zaghawa

https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Zaghawa.htm
http://www.rogerblench.info/Language/Nilo-Saharan/Saharan/Beria dictionary.pdf

Hear some numbers in Zaghawa:

If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.

Information about Zaghawa | Zaghawa Beria Alphabet | Numbers

Numbers in Nilo-Saharan languages

Alur, Daza, Kanuri, Lugbara, Zaghawa, Zarma

Numbers in other languages

Alphabetical index | Language family index

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