How to count in Bambassi (Màwés Aasʼè), an Omotic language spoken in the Benishangul-Gumuz Region of western Ethiopia.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | hishkì | hishkìngè |
| 2 | numbo | numboìngè |
| 3 | teezè | teezìngè |
| 4 | mec’e | mec’ìngè |
| 5 | k’wíssí | k’wíssìngè |
| 6 | kjaansè | kjaasìngè |
| 7 | kúlùmbò | kúlùmbìngè |
| 8 | kúteezé | kúteezíngè |
| 9 | kúsméc’è | kúsméc’ìngè |
| 10 | kúusúu | kúusìngè |
| 11 | kúusgét-ishkì | |
| 12 | kúusgét-numbo | |
| 13 | kúusgét-teezè | |
| 14 | kúusgét-mec’e | |
| 15 | kúusgét-k’wíssí | |
| 16 | kúusgét-kjaansè | |
| 17 | kúusgét-kúlùmbò | |
| 18 | kúusgét-kúteezé | |
| 19 | kúusgét-kúsméc’è | |
| 20 | numbo-kuusan | |
| 21 | numbo-kuusan hishkàn | |
| 22 | numbo-kuusan numbo | |
| 23 | numbo-kuusan teezè | |
| 24 | numbo-kuusan mec’e | |
| 25 | numbo-kuusan k’wíssí | |
| 26 | numbo-kuusan kjaansè | |
| 27 | numbo-kuusan kúlùmbò | |
| 28 | numbo-kuusan kúteezé | |
| 29 | numbo-kuusan kúsméc’è | |
| 30 | teezè-kuuse | |
| 40 | mec’e-kuuse | |
| 50 | k’wissí-kuuse | |
| 60 | kjaansè-kuuse | |
| 70 | kúlùmbò-kuuse | |
| 80 | kúreezé-kuuse | |
| 90 | kúsméc’è-kuuse | |
| 100 | kúus-kuuse |
Source: A Grammar of Northern Mao (Màwés Aas’è) by Michael Bryan Ahland
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