How to count in Cape Verdean Creole, a creole language based on Portuguese and African languages spoken mainly in Cape Verde.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | zéru | |
| 1 | um | purmeru |
| 2 | dós | sugundu |
| 3 | trés | tirseru |
| 4 | kuátu | kuártu |
| 5 | sinku | kintu |
| 6 | sax, | séx |
| 7 | séti | sétimu |
| 8 | oitu | oitavu |
| 9 | nóvi | nonu |
| 10 | dés | désimu |
| 11 | ónzi | |
| 12 | duzi | |
| 13 | treizi | |
| 14 | katorzi | |
| 15 | kinzi | |
| 16 | dizasax, dizaséx | |
| 17 | dizaséti | |
| 18 | dizaoitu | |
| 19 | dizanóvi | |
| 20 | vinti | |
| 21 | vinti-um | |
| 22 | vinti-dós | |
| 23 | vinti-trés | |
| 24 | vinti-kuátu | |
| 25 | vinti-sinku | |
| 26 | vinti-sax | |
| 27 | vinti-séti | |
| 28 | vinti-oitu | |
| 29 | vinti-nóvi | |
| 30 | trinta | |
| 31 | trinti-um | |
| 40 | korénta | |
| 41 | korénti-um | |
| 50 | sunkuénta | |
| 60 | sasénta | |
| 70 | saténta | |
| 80 | oiténta | |
| 90 | novénta | |
| 100 | sem | |
| 105 | senti-sinku | |
| 110 | senti-dés | |
| 120 | senti-vinti | |
| 130 | senti-trinta | |
| 137 | senti-trinti-seti | |
| 140 | senti-korénta | |
| 150 | senti-sunkuénta | |
| 160 | senti-sasénta | |
| 170 | senti-saténta | |
| 180 | senti-oiténta | |
| 190 | senti-novénta | |
| 200 | duzéntus | |
| 258 | duzéntus-i-sunkuénti-oitu | |
| 300 | trezéntus | |
| 346 | trezéntus-i-korénti-sax | |
| 400 | kuátuséntus | |
| 463 | kuátuséntus-i-sasénti-trés | |
| 500 | kinhéntus | |
| 575 | kinhéntus-i-saténti-sinku | |
| 600 | saiséntus | |
| 687 | saiséntus-i-oiténti-séti | |
| 700 | sétuséntus | |
| 732 | sétuséntus-i-trinti-dós | |
| 800 | oituséntus | |
| 894 | oituséntus-i-novénti-kuátu | |
| 900 | noviséntus | |
| 987 | noviséntus-i-oiténti-séti | |
| 1,000 | mil | |
| 1,510 | mili-kinhéntus-i-dés | |
| 2,000 | dós mil | |
| 2,014 | dós mili-katorzi | |
| 2,328 | dós mili-trezéntus-i-vinti-oitu | |
| 3,000 | trés mil | |
| 4,000 | kuátu mil | |
| 5,000 | sinku mil | |
| 6,000 | sax mil | |
| 7,000 | séti mil | |
| 8,000 | oitu mil | |
| 9,000 | nóvi mil | |
| 10,000 | dés mil | |
| 20,000 | vinti mil | |
| 30,000 | trinta mil | |
| 40,000 | korénta mil | |
| 50,000 | sunkuénta mil | |
| 60,000 | sasénta mil | |
| 70,000 | saténta mil | |
| 80,000 | oiténta mil | |
| 90,000 | novénta mil | |
| 100,000 | sem mil | |
| 300,000 | trezéntus mil | |
| 1,000,000 | mil mil, um miliom | |
| 2,000,000 | dós miliom | |
| 2,345,678 | dós miliom trezéntus-i-korénti-sinku mili-saiséntus-i-saténti-oitu | |
| 3,000,000 | trés miliom | |
| 3,100,000 | trés miliom um sem mil | |
| 4,300,778 | kuátu miliom trezéntus mili-saiséntus-i-saténti-oitu | |
| 9,999,999 | novi miliom nóviséntus-i-nóventi mili-nóviséntus-i-nóventi-nóvi | |
| 1,000,000,000 | um biliom | |
| 2,000,000,000 | dós biliom | |
Source: Nicolas Quint: Parlons capverdien, langue et culture, 2003.
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