How to count in Berom (Cèn Bèrom), a Benue-Congo language spoken in the north of Plateau State in central Nigeria
Berom originally had a base-12 number system, however this has now been replaced by a decimal system. Numbers can take different prefixes depending on the class of the nouns they are attached to. For example, the base form for one is -ning; one man is mwat gwining, one child is hwey hining and one pot is rwey rining. Other prefixs are available.
If any of the numbers are links, you can hear a recording by clicking on them. If you can provide recordings, please contact me.
| Numeral | Cardinal |
|---|---|
| 1 | gwining |
| 2 | beba |
| 3 | betat |
| 4 | benaas |
| 5 | betungun |
| 6 | betyiimin |
| 7 | betaama |
| 8 | rwit |
| 9 | shabetat |
| 10 | rekuru |
| 11 | rekuru na vɛ gwining |
| 12 | rekuru na vɛ beba |
| 13 | rekuru na vɛ betat |
| 14 | rekuru na vɛ benaas |
| 15 | rekuru na vɛ betungun |
| 16 | rekuru na vɛ betyiimin |
| 17 | rekuru na vɛ betaama |
| 18 | rekuru na vɛ rwit |
| 19 | rekuru na vɛ shabetat |
| 20 | bakuru baba |
| 21 | bakuru baba na vɛ gwining |
| 22 | bakuru baba na vɛ beba |
| 23 | bakuru baba na vɛ betat |
| 24 | bakuru baba na vɛ benaas |
| 25 | bakuru baba na vɛ betungun |
| 26 | bakuru baba na vɛ betyiimin |
| 27 | bakuru baba na vɛ betaama |
| 28 | bakuru baba na vɛ rwit |
| 29 | bakuru baba na vɛ shabetat |
| 30 | bakuru batat |
| 40 | bakuru banaas |
| 50 | bakuru batungun |
| 60 | bakuru batyiimin |
| 70 | bakuru bataama |
| 80 | bakuru rwit |
| 90 | bakuru shabatat |
| 100 | naga gwining |
| 1,000 | gu, guwining |
| 1,000,000 | miliycn gwining |
Hear some Berom numbers:
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Berom.htm
https://www.facebook.com/Hcpcgroups/posts/berom-months-of-the-year-and-counting-in-berommonths-of-the-year-in-berombaa-hey/826775277485858/
https://www.academia.edu/48907901/Reading_and_writing_Berom
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Information about Berom | Numbers | Tower of Babel
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