Information about counting in Duala (Duálá), a Bantu language spoken in Cameroon in West Africa.
The forms of Duala numbers change depending on the class of the nouns being counted.
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 numbers |
|---|---|
| 0 | tɔ́ lambo |
| 1 | ewɔ́ |
| 2 | ɓébǎ |
| 3 | ɓélálo |
| 4 | ɓénɛ́j |
| 5 | ɓétánu |
| 6 | mutóɓá |
| 7 | sǎmbá |
| 8 | lɔmbi |
| 9 | dibuá |
| 10 | ɗôm |
| 11 | ɗôm na ewɔ́ |
| 12 | ɗôm na ɓébǎ |
| 13 | ɗôm na ɓélálo |
| 14 | ɗôm na ɓénɛ́j |
| 15 | ɗôm na ɓétánu |
| 16 | ɗôm na mutóɓá |
| 17 | ɗôm na sǎmbá |
| 18 | ɗôm na lɔmbi |
| 19 | ɗôm na dibuá |
| 20 | mwáɓā |
| 21 | mwáɓā na ewɔ́ |
| 22 | mwáɓā na ɓébǎ |
| 23 | mwáɓā na ɓélálo |
| 24 | mwáɓā na ɓénɛ́j |
| 25 | mwáɓā na ɓétánu |
| 26 | mwáɓā na mutóɓá |
| 27 | mwáɓā na sǎmbá |
| 28 | mwáɓā na lɔmbi |
| 29 | mwáɓā na dibuá |
| 30 | mwalálo |
| 40 | mwánɛ́j |
| 50 | mwatánu |
| 60 | mǔmutóɓá |
| 70 | mǔsǎmbá |
| 80 | mǔlɔmbi |
| 90 | mǔdibuá |
| 100 | eɓwéa |
| 1000 | ikólí |
| 1,000,000 | idun |
| 1 billion | mwa |
Hear some Duala numbers:
Information about Duala numbers
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Duala.htm
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Information about Duala | Phrases | Numbers
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