How to count in Coptic (ⲘⲉⲧⲢⲉⲙ̀ⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ), an Egyptian language descended from Ancient Egyptian and used by Coptic Christians in Egypt.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 (ⲁ/ⲁϯ) | ⲟⲩⲁ (oua) (m) ⲟⲩⲉⲓ (ouei) (f) |
ϩⲟⲩⲓⲧ (houit) (m) ϩⲟⲩⲓϯ (houiti) (f) |
| 2 (ⲃ/ⲃϯ) | ⲥⲛⲁⲩ (snau) (m) ⲥⲛ̄ⲧⲉ (snte) (f) |
ⲙⲁϩ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ (mah snau) |
| 3 (ⲅ/ⲅϯ) | ϣⲟⲙⲛ̄ⲧ (šomnt) (m) ϣⲟⲙⲧⲉ (šomte) (f) |
ⲙⲁϩ ϣⲟⲙⲛ̄ⲧ (mah šomnt) |
| 4 (ⲇ/ⲇϯ) | ϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ (ftoou) (m) ϥⲧⲟ (fto), ϥⲧⲟⲉ (ftoe) (f) |
ⲙⲁϩ ϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ (mah ftoou) |
| 5 (ⲉ/ⲉϯ) | ϯⲟⲩ (tiou) (m) ϯ (ti), ϯⲉ (tie) (f) |
ⲙⲁϩ ϯⲟⲩ (mah tiou) |
| 6 (ⲋ/ⲋϯ) | ⲥⲟⲟⲩ (soou) (m) ⲥⲟ (so) ⲥⲟⲉ (soe) (f) |
ⲙⲁϩ ⲥⲟⲟⲩ (mah soou) |
| 7 (ⲍ/ⲍϯ) | ϣⲁϣϥ̄ (šašf) (m) ϣⲁϣϥⲉ (šašfe) (f) |
ⲙⲁϩ ϣⲁϣϥ̄ (mah šašf) |
| 8 (ⲏ/ⲏϯ) | ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ (šmoun) (m) ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛⲉ (šmoune) (f) |
ⲙⲁϩ ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ (mah šmoun) |
| 9 (ⲑ/ⲑϯ) | ⲯⲓⲥ (psis) (m) ⲯⲓⲧⲉ (psite) (f) |
ⲙⲁϩ ⲯⲓⲥ (mah psis) |
| 10 (ⲓ/ⲓϯ) | ⲙⲏⲧ (mēt) (m) ⲙⲏⲧⲉ (mēte) (f) |
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| 11 (ⲓⲁ) | ⲙⲏⲧⲟⲩⲁ (mētoua) | |
| 12 (ⲓⲃ) | ⲙⲏⲧⲥⲛⲁⲩ (mētsnau) | |
| 13 (ⲓⲅ) | ⲙⲏⲧϣⲟⲙⲛ̄ⲧ (mētšomnt) | |
| 14 (ⲓⲇ) | ⲙⲏⲧϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ (mētftoou) | |
| 15 (ⲓⲉ) | ⲙⲏⲧϯⲟⲩ (mēttiou) | |
| 16 (ⲓⲋ) | ⲙⲏⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩ (mētsoou) | |
| 17 (ⲓⲍ) | ⲙⲏⲧϣⲁϣϥ̄ (mētšašf) | |
| 18 (ⲓⲏ) | ⲙⲏⲧϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ (mētšmoun) | |
| 19 (ⲓⲑ) | ⲙⲏⲧⲯⲓⲥ (mētpsis) | |
| 20 (ⲕ) | ϫⲟⲩⲱⲧ (jouōt) (m) ϫⲟⲩⲱⲧⲉ (jouōte) (f) |
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| 21 (ⲕⲁ) | ϫⲟⲩⲱⲧⲟⲩⲁ (jouōtoua) | |
| 22 (ⲕⲃ) | ϫⲟⲩⲱⲧⲥⲛⲁⲩ (jouōtsnau) | |
| 23 (ⲕⲅ) | ϫⲟⲩⲱⲧϣⲟⲙⲛ̄ⲧ (jouōtšomnt) | |
| 24 (ⲕⲇ) | ϫⲟⲩⲱⲧϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ (jouōtftoou) | |
| 25 (ⲕⲉ) | ϫⲟⲩⲱⲧϯⲟⲩ (jouōttiou) | |
| 26 (ⲕⲋ) | ϫⲟⲩⲱⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩ (jouōtsoou) | |
| 27 (ⲕⲍ) | ϫⲟⲩⲱⲧϣⲁϣϥ̄ (jouōtšašf) | |
| 28 (ⲕⲏ) | ϫⲟⲩⲱⲧϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ (jouōtšmoun) | |
| 29 (ⲕⲑ) | ϫⲟⲩⲱⲧⲯⲓⲥ (jouōtpsis) | |
| 30 (ⲗ) | ⲙⲁⲁⲃ (maab) (m) ⲙⲁⲁⲃⲉ (maabe) (f) |
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| 40 (ⲙ) | ϩⲙⲉ (hme) | |
| 50 (ⲛ) | ⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟⲩ (taeiou) | |
| 60 (ⲝ) | ⲥⲉ (se) | |
| 70 (ⲟ) | ϣϥⲉ (šfe) | |
| 80 (ⲡ) | ϩⲙⲉⲛⲉ (hmene) | |
| 90 (ϥ) | ⲡⲥⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩ (pstaiou) | |
| 100 (ⲣ) | ϣⲉ (še) | |
| 200 (ⲥ) | ϣⲏⲧ (šēt) | |
| 1,000 | ϣⲟ (šo) | |
| 10,000 | ⲧⲃⲁ (tba) | |
| 1,000,000 | ϩⲁϩ (hah) - "many" |
Information about numbers in Coptic
https://www.geocities.ws/copticnumbertranslator/CNT_Tutorial_v1.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_numerals
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Coptic_numerals
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