Information about counting in Dangme, a Kwa language spoken in the southeast of Ghana.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | kake | kekle |
| 2 | enyɔ | enyɔne |
| 3 | etɛ | etɛne |
| 4 | ewyiɛ | ewyiɛne |
| 5 | enuɔ | enuɔne |
| 6 | ekpa | ekpane |
| 7 | kpaago | kpaagone |
| 8 | kpaanyɔ | kpaanyɔne |
| 9 | nɛɛ | nɛɛne |
| 10 | nyɔngma | nyɔngmane |
| 11 | nyɔngma kɛ kake | nyɔngma kɛ kakene |
| 12 | nyɔngma kɛ enyɔ | nyɔngma kɛ enyɔne |
| 13 | nyɔngma kɛ etɛ | nyɔngma kɛ etɛne |
| 14 | nyɔngma kɛ ewyiɛ | nyɔngma kɛ ewyiɛne |
| 15 | nyɔngma kɛ enuɔ | nyɔngma kɛ enuɔne |
| 16 | nyɔngma kɛ ekpa | nyɔngma kɛ ekpane |
| 17 | nyɔngma kɛ kpaago | nyɔngma kɛ kpaagone |
| 18 | nyɔngma kɛ kpaanyɔ | nyɔngma kɛ kpaanyɔne |
| 19 | nyɔngma kɛ nɛɛ | nyɔngma kɛ nɛɛne |
| 20 | nyungmɛlɛ enyɔ | nyungmɛlɛ enyɔne |
| 21 | nyungmɛlɛ enyɔ kɛ kake | nyungmɛlɛ enyɔ kɛ kakene |
| 22 | nyungmɛlɛ enyɔ kɛ enyɔ | nyungmɛlɛ enyɔ kɛ enyɔne |
| 23 | nyungmɛlɛ enyɔ kɛ etɛ | nyungmɛlɛ enyɔ kɛ etɛne |
| 24 | nyungmɛlɛ enyɔ kɛ ewyiɛ | nyungmɛlɛ enyɔ kɛ ewyiɛne |
| 25 | nyungmɛlɛ enyɔ kɛ enuɔ | nyungmɛlɛ enyɔ kɛ enuɔne |
| 26 | nyungmɛlɛ enyɔ kɛ ekpa | nyungmɛlɛ enyɔ kɛ ekpane |
| 27 | nyungmɛlɛ enyɔ kɛ kpaago | nyungmɛlɛ enyɔ kɛ kpaagone |
| 28 | nyungmɛlɛ enyɔa kɛ kpaanyɔ | nyungmɛlɛ enyɔa kɛ kpaanyɔne |
| 29 | nyungmɛlɛ enyɔ kɛ nɛɛ | nyungmɛlɛ enyɔ kɛ nɛɛne |
| 30 | nyungmɛlɛ etɛ | nyungmɛlɛ etɛne |
| 40 | nyungmɛlɛ ewiɛ | nyungmɛlɛ ewiɛne |
| 50 | nyungmɛlɛ enuɔ | nyungmɛlɛ enuɔne |
| 60 | nyungmɛlɛ ekpa | nyungmɛlɛ ekpane |
| 70 | nyungmɛlɛ kpaago | nyungmɛlɛ kpaagone |
| 80 | nyungmɛlɛ kpaanyɔ | nyungmɛlɛ kpaanyɔne |
| 90 | nyungmɛlɛ nɛɛ | nyungmɛlɛ nɛɛne |
| 100 | lafa | lafane |
| 200 | lafa enyɔ | lafa enyɔne |
| 300 | lafa etɛ | lafa etɛne |
| 400 | lafa ewyiɛ | lafa ewyiɛne |
| 500 | lafa enuɔ | lafa enuɔne |
| 600 | lafa ekpa | lafa ekpane |
| 700 | lafa kpaago | lafa kpaagone |
| 800 | lafa kpaanyɔ | lafa kpaanyɔne |
| 900 | lafa nɛɛ | lafa nɛɛne |
| 1,000 | akpe | akpene |
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