How to count in Ge'ez (ግዕዝ), the classical language of Ethiopia which is still used as a liturgical language by Ethiopian christians and the Beta Israel Jewish community of Ethiopia.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | አልቦ (ʾälbo) | |
| 1 (፩) | አሐዱ (ʾäḥädu) | ቀዳሚ (ḳädami) |
| 2 (፪) | ክልኤቱ (kəlʾetu) | ካልዕ (kalʿ) |
| 3 (፫) | ሠለስቱ (śälästu) | ሠልስ (śäls) |
| 4 (፬) | አርባዕቱ (ʾärbaʿtu) | |
| 5 (፭) | ኀምስቱ (ḫämsətu) | |
| 6 (፮) | ስድስቱ (sədsətu) | |
| 7 (፯) | ሰብዐቱ (säbʿätu) | |
| 8 (፰) | ሰማንቱ (sämantu) | |
| 9 (፱) | ተስዐቱ (täsʿätu) | |
| 10 (፲) | ዐሠርቱ (ʿäśärtu) | |
| 11 (፲፩) | አሠርቱ ወአሐዱ (ʾäśärətu wäʾäḥädu) | |
| 12 (፲፪) | አሠርቱ ወክልኤቱ (ʾäśärətu wäkəlʾétu) | |
| 13 (፲፫) | አሠርቱ ወሠለስቱ (ʾäśärətu wäśäläsətu) | |
| 14 (፲፬) | አሠርቱ ወአርባዕቱ (ʾäśärətu wäʾärəbaʿətu) | |
| 15 (፲፭) | አሠርቱ ወሐምስቱ (ʾäśärətu wäḥäməstu) | |
| 16 (፲፮) | አሠርቱ ወስድስቱ (ʾäśärətu wäsədsətu) | |
| 17 (፲፯) | አሠርቱ ወሰብዓቱ (ʾäśärətu wäsäbəʿatu ) | |
| 18 (፲፰) | አሠርቱ ወስመንቱ (ʾäśärətu wäsəmänətu) | |
| 19 (፲፱) | አሠርቱ ወተሰዓቱ (ʾäśärətu wätäsäʿatu) | |
| 20 (፳) | እስራ (ʾəsra) | |
| 21 (፳፩) | እስራ ወአሐዱ (ʾəsra wäʾäḥädu) | |
| 22 (፳፪) | እስራ ወክልኤቱ (ʾəsra wäkəlʾétu) | |
| 23 (፳፫) | እስራ ወሠለስቱ (ʾəsra wäśäläsətu) | |
| 24 (፳፬) | እስራ ወአርባዕቱ (ʾəsra wäʾärəbaʿətu) | |
| 25 (፳፭) | እስራ ወሐምስቱ (ʾəsra wäḥäməstu) | |
| 26 (፳፮) | እስራ ወስድስቱ (ʾəsra wäsədsətu) | |
| 27 (፳፯) | እስራ ወሰብዓቱ (ʾəsra wäsäbəʿatu ) | |
| 28 (፳፰) | እስራ ወስመንቱ (ʾəsra wäsəmänətu) | |
| 29 (፳፱) | እስራ ወተሰዓቱ (ʾəsra wätäsäʿatu) | |
| 30 (፴) | ሠላሳ (śälasa) | |
| 40 (፵) | አርብዓ (ʾärəbʿa) | |
| 50 (፶) | ሃምሳ (haməsa) | |
| 60 (፷) | ስድሳ (sədsa) | |
| 70 (፸) | ሰብዓ (säbəʿa) | |
| 80 (፹) | ሰማንያ (sämanəya) | |
| 90 (፺) | ተሰዓ (täsäʿa) | |
| 100 (፻) | ምዕት (məʿt) | |
| 1,000 (፼) | አሠርቱ ምዕት (ʾäśärətu məʿt) | |
| 10,000 (፻፻) | እልፍ (ʾləf) | |
| 100,000 (፲፻፻) | አሠርቱ እልፍ (ʾäśärətu ʾləf) | |
| 1,000,000 (፻፻፻) | አእላፋት (ʾäʾəlafat) |
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Information about Ge'ez numbers and numerals
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Ge%27ez_numerals/
http://www.geez.org/Numerals/NumberSamples.html
https://www.facebook.com/mahberetsion/posts/799728310738498
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