How to count in Bakairi (Kurâ), a Cariban language spoken in southern Brazil. Note: most Bakairi speakers use Portuguese when counting higher than two.
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Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
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1 | tokalȃ |
2 | azagȃ |
3 | azagȃ tokalȃ (wara) |
4 | azagȃ azagȃ (wara) |
5 | azagȃ azagȃ tokalȃ (wara) |
6 | azagȃ azagȃ azagȃ |
Information about Bakairi numerals
https://mpi-lingweb.shh.mpg.de/numeral/Bakairi.htm
http://www.native-languages.org/numbers/bakairi_numbers.htm
Compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about Bakairi | Numbers
Bakairi, Carib, Ikpeng, Pemon, Wayana
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