How to count in Lango (Lëblango), a Southern Luo language spoken in northern Uganda
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | acɛl | me acɛl |
| 2 | aryɔɔ | me aryɔɔ |
| 3 | adek | me adek |
| 4 | aŋwɛn | me aŋwɛn |
| 5 | abic | me abic |
| 6 | abicɛl | me abicɛl |
| 7 | abiro | me abiro |
| 8 | aboro | me aboro |
| 9 | abongwɛn | me abongwɛn |
| 10 | apar | me apar |
| 11 | apar wiɛ acɛl | |
| 12 | apar wiɛ aryɔɔ | |
| 13 | apar wiɛ adek | |
| 14 | apar wiɛ aŋwɛn | |
| 15 | apar wiɛ abic | |
| 16 | apar wiɛ abicɛl | |
| 17 | apar wiɛ abiro | |
| 18 | apar wiɛ aboro | |
| 19 | apar wiɛ abongwɛn | |
| 20 | pyer aryɔɔ | |
| 21 | pyer aryɔɔ wiɛ acɛl | |
| 22 | pyer aryɔɔ wiɛ aryɔɔ | |
| 23 | pyer aryɔɔ wiɛ adek | |
| 24 | pyer aryɔɔ wiɛ aŋwɛn | |
| 25 | pyer aryɔɔ wiɛ abic | |
| 26 | pyer aryɔɔ wiɛ abicɛl | |
| 27 | pyer aryɔɔ wiɛ abiro | |
| 28 | pyer aryɔɔ wiɛ aboro | |
| 29 | pyer aryɔɔ wiɛ abongwɛn | |
| 30 | pyer adek | |
| 40 | pyer aŋwɛn | |
| 50 | pyer abic | |
| 60 | pyer abicɛl | |
| 70 | pyer abiro | |
| 80 | pyer aboro | |
| 90 | pyer abongwɛn | |
| 100 | mia, mia acɛl | |
| 200 | mia aryɔɔ | |
| 300 | mia adek | |
| 400 | mia aŋwɛn | |
| 500 | mia abic | |
| 600 | mia abicɛl | |
| 700 | mia abiro | |
| 800 | mia aboro | |
| 900 | mia abongwɛn | |
| 1,000 | tutumia, tutumia acɛl | |
| 2,000 | tutumia aryɔɔ | |
| 3,000 | tutumia adek | |
| 4,000 | tutumia aŋwɛn | |
| 5,000 | tutumia abic | |
| 6,000 | tutumia abicɛl | |
| 7,000 | tutumia abiro | |
| 8,000 | tutumia aboro | |
| 9,000 | tutumia abongwɛn | |
| 1,000,000 | milion | |
| once | ì cɛl | |
| twice | ì ryɔɔ | |
| three times | ì adek |
Sources:
- Bruno Carollo: Practical Lango Grammar. Universitá di Trieste, 1991.
- Michael Noonan: A Lango Grammar. Berlin/New York 1992.
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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