Information about counting in the Korhogo dialect of Cebaara, a member of the Senufo branch of the Altantic-Congo language family spoken in Ivory Coast.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | nijan | wezeli-, wozeli- |
| 2 | syiin | syiin wo- |
| 3 | taanri | taanri wo- |
| 4 | sicɛrɛ | sicɛrɛ wo- |
| 5 | kagulo | kagulo wo- |
| 6 | kparani | kpara-ni wo- |
| 7 | kparasyiin | kpara-syiin wo- |
| 8 | kparataanri | kpara-taanri wo- |
| 9 | kpɛcɛrɛ | kpɛ-cɛrɛ wo- |
| 10 | kyɛ | kyɛ wo- |
| 11 | kyɛ ní nijan | kyɛ ní nijan wo- |
| 12 | kyɛ ní syiin | kyɛ ní syiin wo- |
| 13 | kyɛ ní taanri | kyɛ ní taanri wo- |
| 14 | kyɛ ní sicɛrɛ | kyɛ ní sicɛrɛ wo- |
| 15 | kyɛ ní kagulo | kyɛ ní kagulo wo- |
| 16 | kyɛ ní kparani | kyɛ ní kpara-ni wo- |
| 17 | kyɛ ní kparasyiin | kyɛ ní kpara-syiin wo- |
| 18 | kyɛ ní kparataanri | kyɛ ní kpara-taanri wo- |
| 19 | kyɛ ní kpɛcɛrɛ | kyɛ ní kpɛ-cɛrɛ wo- |
| 20 | kyɛbele syiin tologo |
tologo wo- |
| 21 | kyɛbele syiin ní nijan tologo ní nijan |
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| 22 | kyɛbele syiin ní syiin, tologo ní syiin |
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| 23 | kyɛbele syiin ní taanri, tologo ní taanri |
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| 24 | kyɛbele syiin ní sicɛrɛ, tologo ní sicɛrɛ |
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| 25 | kyɛbele syiin ní kagulo, tologo ní kagulo |
|
| 26 | kyɛbele syiin ní kpara-ni, tologo ní kpara-ni |
|
| 27 | kyɛbele syiin ní kpara-syiin, tologo ní kpara-syiin |
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| 28 | kyɛbele syiin ní kpara-taanri, tologo ní kpara-taanri |
|
| 29 | kyɛbele syiin ní kpɛ-cɛrɛ, tologo ní kpɛ-cɛrɛ |
|
| 30 | kyɛbele taanri, tologo ní kyɛ (20+10) |
|
| 40 | kyɛbele sicɛrɛ, toloyo syiin (20x2) |
|
| 50 | kyɛbele kagulo, toloyo syiin ní kyɛ (20x2+10) |
tologo syiin ní kyɛ wo- |
| 60 | kyɛbele kpara-ni, toloyo taanri (20x3) |
|
| 70 | kyɛbele kpara-syiin, toloyo taanri ní kyɛ (20x3+10) |
|
| 80 | kyɛbele kpara-taanri, toloyo sicɛrɛ (20x4) |
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| 90 | kyɛbele kpɛ-cɛrɛ, toloyo sicɛrɛ ní kyɛ (20x4+10) |
|
| 100 | dabata nijan, toloyo kagulo (20x5) |
toloyo kagulo wo- |
| 200 | dabatabele syiin, sirakele |
|
| 300 | dabatabele taanri, sirakele ní toloyo kagulo (200+20x5) |
|
| 400 | dabatabele sicɛrɛ, sirabele syiin (200x2) |
|
| 500 | dabatabele kagulo, sirabele syiin ní toloyo kagulo (200x2+20x5) |
|
| 600 | dabatabele kpa-rani, sirabele taanri (200x3) |
|
| 700 | dabatabele kpara-syiin, sirabele taanri ní toloyo kagulo (200x3+20x5) |
|
| 800 | dabatabele kpara-taanri, sirabele sicɛrɛ (200x4) |
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| 900 | dabatabele kpɛ-cɛrɛ, sirabele sicɛrɛ ní toloyo kagulo (200x4+20x5) |
|
| 1,000 | waga nijan, sirabele kagulo (200x5) |
sirabele kagulo wo- |
| 2,000 | wagabele syiin, sirabele kyɛ (200x10) |
|
| 3,000 | wagabele taanri | |
| 4,000 | wagabele sicɛrɛ | |
| 5,000 | wagabele kagulo, sirabele tologo ní kagulo |
|
| 6,000 | wagabele kpa-rani | |
| 7,000 | wagabele kpara-syiin | |
| 8,000 | wagabele kpara-taanri | |
| 9,000 | wagabele kpɛ-cɛrɛ | |
| 10,000 | wagabele khɛ, sirabele toloyo syiin ní kyɛ |
|
| 20,000 | gbɛjɛlɛgɛ | |
| 40,000 | gbɛjɛlɛgɛ syiin (20,000x2) | |
| 100,000 | gbɛjɛlɛgɛ kagulo (20,000x5) | |
| 1,000,000 | milyɔn nijan | |
| 1,000,000,000 | milyari nijan |
Numbers in intalics reflect the traditional way of counting based on a vigesimal (20) system.
Source: Jacques Rongier. Parlons sénoufo. Paris - 2002.
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
More information about Cebaara
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cebaara_language
http://www.ethnologue.com/language/sef
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