How to count in Basaa (ɓasaá), a Bantu language spoken in in the Centre and Littoral regions of Cameroon.
The numbers 1 to 7 change depending on which noun class they are associated with.
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| Numeral | Cardinal |
|---|---|
| 1 | pɔ́k (isolated) wàdá (class 1 & 2) wádá (class 3 & 4) jádá (class 5 & 6) yádá (class 7 & 8) yadá (class 9 & 10) hyádá (class 19 & 13) |
| 2 | ɓaa (isolated) ɓáa (class 1 & 2) ḿmáa (class 3 & 4) máá (class 5 & 6) bíɓáá (class 7 & 8) iɓáa (class 9 & 10) díɓáa (class 19 & 13) |
| 3 | áâ (isolated) ɓáâ (class 1 & 2) máâ (class 3 & 4) máâ (class 5 & 6) bíáâ (class 7 & 8) iáâ (class 9 & 10) díáâ (class 19 & 13) |
| 4 | n.na (isolated) ɓánâ (class 1 & 2) mínâ (class 3 & 4) mánâ (class 5 & 6) bínâ (class 7 & 8) inâ (class 9 & 10) dínâ (class 19 & 13) |
| 5 | itan (isolated) ɓátân (class 1 & 2) míntân (class 3 & 4) mátân (class 5 & 6) bítân (class 7 & 8) ítân (class 9 & 10) dítân (class 19 & 13) |
| 6 | isámal (isolated) ɓásámal (class 1 & 2) mísámal (class 3 & 4) másámal (class 5 & 6) bísámal (class 7 & 8) ísámal (class 9 & 10) dísámal (class 19 & 13) |
| 7 | isâmbɔ́k (isolated) ɓásâmbɔ́k (class 1 & 2) mísâmbɔ́k (class 3 & 4) másâmbɔ́k (class 5 & 6) bísâmbɔ́k (class 7 & 8) ísâmbɔ́k (class 9 & 10) dísâmbɔ́k (class 19 & 13) |
| 8 | jwɛm |
| 9 | ɓoó |
| 10 | jǒm |
| 11 | jǒm ni wadá |
| 19 | jǒm ni ɓoó |
| 20 | mòm ḿmâ nì wada |
| 22 | mòm ḿmâ nì ḿmâ |
| 23 | mòm ḿmâ nì miaâ |
| 24 | mòm ḿmâ nì minâ |
| 25 | mòm ḿmâ nì mitân |
| 26 | mòm ḿmâ nì misamàl |
| 27 | mòm ḿmâ nì jùɛ̀m |
| 28 | mòm ḿmâ nì jùɛ̀m |
| 29 | mòm ḿmâ nì misâɓɔk |
| 30 | mòm maâ |
| 40 | mòm mana |
| 50 | mòm mitân |
| 60 | mòm masamàl |
| 70 | mòm jùɛ̀m |
| 80 | mòm ɓoo |
| 90 | mòm masaàmɓok |
| 100 | mbogôl |
| 1000 | hikóó |
Sources: https://linguistics.berkeley.edu/~hyman/Basaa_Chapter.pdf
https://www.sil.org/resources/archives/47253
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Information about Basaa | Numbers
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