How to count in Defaka (défàkà), an Ijoid language spoken in the Opobo–Nkoro Local Government Area of Rivers State the south of Nigeria.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | gbọ́rị́ |
| 2 | mãamã |
| 3 | táátó |
| 4 | nẽ́ĩ |
| 5 | túnoú |
| 6 | mããngo |
| 7 | tóamã |
| 8 | tóatóa |
| 9 | túunẽĩ |
| 10 | úwei |
| 11 | úwei gbọ́rí |
| 12 | úwei mãamã |
| 13 | úwei táátó |
| 14 | úwei nẽ́ĩ |
| 15 | úwei túnoú |
| 16 | nẽ́ĩ ìlèsíì |
| 17 | táátó ìlèsíì |
| 18 | mãamã ìlèsíì |
| 19 | gbọ́rí ìlèsíì |
| 20 | síì |
| 21 | síì tè gbọ́rị́ tè |
| 22 | síì tè mãamã keịn tè |
| 23 | síì tè táátó tè |
| 24 | síì tè nẽ́ĩ tè |
| 25 | síì tè túnoú tè |
| 26 | síì tè mããngo tè |
| 27 | síì tè tóamã tè |
| 28 | síì tè tóatóa tè |
| 29 | síì tè túunẽĩ |
| 30 | síì tè úwei tè |
| 40 | mãamã síì |
| 50 | mãamã síì úwei tè |
| 60 | táátó síì |
| 70 | táátó síì tè úwei tè |
| 80 | nẽ́ĩ síì |
| 90 | nẽ́ĩ síì tè úwei tè |
| 100 | túnoú síì |
Information about Defaka numbers
https://innovativeresearchmethods.org/defaka-the-story-of-a-dying-language-2/
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Defaka.htm
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Defaka_word_list
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