Information about counting in Beja (Bidhaawyeet), a Northern Cushitic language spoken in parts of Egypt, Sudan and Eritrea.
Key abbreviation: m = masculine, f = feminine.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | gaal, قال (m) gaat, قات (f) |
w'awalib (m) t'awalit (f) |
| 2 | maloob, مَلۆب (m) maloot, مَلۆت (f) |
imalya (m) timalya (f) |
| 3 | mhayb, مهَيب (m) mhayt, مهَيت (f) |
mahaya (m) mahayta (f) |
| 4 | fadhig, فَڈِق (m) fadhigt, فَڈِقت (f) |
ifadhga (m) tifashga (f) |
| 5 | ayb, ٲيب (m) ayt, ٲيت (f) |
w'ayya (m) t'ayya (f) |
| 6 | asagwir, ٲسَقْوِر (m) asagwitt, ٲسَقْوِتّ (f) |
w'asagra (m) t'asagra (f) |
| 7 | asaramaab, ٲسَرَماب (m) asaramaat, ٲسَرَمات (f) |
w'asarama (m) t'asarama (f) |
| 8 | asimhayb, بٲسُمهَيب (m) asimhayt, ٲسُمهَيت (f) |
w'asimha (m) t'asimha (f) |
| 9 | ashshadhig, ٲششَڈِق (m) ashshadhigt, ٲششَڈِقت (f) |
w'ashshaga (m) t'ashshaga (f) |
| 10 | tamin, تَمِن (m) tamint, تَمِنت (f) |
itamna (m) titamna (f) |
| 11 | tamnagwir, تَمنَقْوِر (m) tamnagwitt, تَمنَقْوِتّ (f) |
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| 12 | tamnamaloob, تَمنَمَلۆب (m) tamnamaloot, تَمنَمَلۆت (f) |
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| 13 | tamna mhayb, تَمنه مهَيب (m) tamna mhayt, تَمنه مهَيت (f) |
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| 14 | tamna fadhig, تَمنه فَڈِق (m) tamna fadhigt, تَمنه فَڈِقت (f) |
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| 15 | tamna ayb, تَمنه ٲيب (m) tamna ayt, تَمنه ٲيت (f) |
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| 16 | tamna asagwir, تَمنه ٲسَقْوِر (m) tamna asagwitt, تَمنه ٲسَقْوِتّ (f) |
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| 17 | tamna asaramaab, تَمنه ٲسَرَماب (m) tamna asaramaat, تَمنه ٲسَرَمات (f) |
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| 18 | tamna asumhayb, تَمنه ٲسُمهَيب (m) tamna asumhayt, تَمنه ٲسُمهَيت (f) |
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| 19 | tamna ashshadhig, تَمنه ٲششَڈِق (m) tamna ashshadhigt, تَمنه ٲششَڈِقت (f) |
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| 20 | tagwuugw, تَقْوِقْو (m) tagwuugwt, تَقْوِقْوت (f) |
tagwuugwa |
| 21 | tagwgwagwir | tagwgwagwira |
| 30 | mhay tamun, مهَي تَمُن (m) mhay tamunt, مهَي تَمُنت (f) |
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| 40 | fadhig tamun, فَڈِق تَمُن (m) fadhig tamunt, فَڈِق تَمُنت (f) |
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| 50 | ay tamun, ٲي تَمُن (m) ay tamunt, ٲي تَمُنت (f) |
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| 60 | asagwir tamun, ٲسَقْوِر تَمُن (m) asagwir tamunt, ٲسَقْوِر تَمُنت (f) |
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| 70 | asarama tamun, ٲسَرَمات تَمُن (m) asarama tamunt, ٲسَرَمات تَمُنت (f) |
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| 80 | asumhay tamun, ٲسُمهَي تَمُن (m) asumhay tamunt, ٲسُمهَي تَمُنت (f) |
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| 90 | ashshadhig tamun, ٲششَڈِق تَمُن (m) ashshadhig tamunt, ٲششَڈِق تَمُنت (f) |
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| 100 | sheeb, شێب | sheeba |
| 1,000 | alif, ٲلِف | alifa |
| 1,000,000 | milyoon, مِليۆن | milyoona |
Information about Beja numbers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beja_language#Numbers
https://journals.pan.pl/Content/108802/PDF/FoliaOrientalia 55-18 5Blažek.pdf
https://epdf.pub/beja-pedagogical-grammar.html
Information about Beja | Numbers
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