Information about counting in Benga, a Bantu language spoken in southwestern Equatorial Guinea and northwestern Gabon.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | eâkâ [ejɔkɔ] |
| 2 | bebale [bebale] |
| 3 | belalo [belalo] |
| 4 | benai [benaj] |
| 5 | betano [betano] |
| 6 | utoba [utoba] |
| 7 | hěmbwědi [xɛmbwɛdi] |
| 8 | loɡwambi [loɡwambi] |
| 9 | ibuwa [ibuwa] |
| 10 | jomu[dʒomu], mabo [mabo] |
| 11 | jomu na eâkâ [dʒomu na ejɔkɔ] |
| 12 | jomu na bebale [dʒomu na bebale] |
| 13 | jomu na belalo [dʒomu na belalo] |
| 14 | jomu na benai [dʒomu na benaj] |
| 15 | jomu na betano [dʒomu na betano] |
| 16 | jomu na n'utoba [dʒomu nutoba] |
| 17 | jomu na hěmbwědi[dʒomu na xɛm] |
| 18 | jomu na loɡwambi [dʒomu na loɡ] |
| 19 | jomu n'ibuwa [dʒomu nibuwa] |
| 20 | mabu mabale [mabu mabale] |
| 21 | mabu mabale na eâkâ |
| 22 | mabu mabale na bebale |
| 23 | mabu mabale na belalo |
| 24 | mabu mabale na benai |
| 25 | mabu mabale na betano |
| 26 | mabu mabale n'tuba |
| 27 | mabu mabale na hěmbwědi |
| 28 | mabu mabale na loɡwambi |
| 29 | mabu mabale n'ibuwa |
| 30 | mabu malalo |
| 40 | mabu manai |
| 50 | mabu matano |
| 60 | mabu utoba |
| 70 | mabu hěmbwědi |
| 80 | mabu loɡwambi |
| 90 | mabu ibuwa |
| 100 | kama pâkâ [kama pɔkɔ] |
| 1000 | tâjen pâkâ [tɔdʒen pɔkɔ] |
Information about Benga | Numbers | Tower of Babel
Information about Benga numbers
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Benga.htm
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