How to count in Mossi (Mòoré), a Gur language spoken in Burkina-Faso, Mali and Togo.
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Numeral | Cardinal |
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0 | zero, zaalim |
1 | a ye |
2 | yembo, yiibu |
3 | tã, tãabo |
4 | naase |
5 | nu |
6 | yoobe |
7 | yopoe |
8 | nii |
9 | wɛ, wae |
10 | piiga |
11 | piig la a ye |
12 | piig la a yiibu |
13 | piig la a tãabo |
14 | piig la a nasse |
15 | piig la a nu |
16 | piig la a yoobe |
17 | piig la a yopoe |
18 | piig la a nii |
19 | piig la a wɛ |
20 | pisi |
21 | pisi la a ye |
22 | pisi la a yi |
23 | pisi la a tãabo |
24 | pisi la a nasse |
25 | pisi la a nu |
26 | pisi la a yoobe |
27 | pisi la a yopoe |
28 | pisi la a nii |
29 | pisi la a wɛ |
30 | pis-tã |
40 | pis-nasse |
50 | pis-nu |
60 | pis-yoobe |
70 | pis-yopoe |
80 | pis-nii |
90 | pis-wae |
100 | koabga |
200 | kobessi, kobsi |
300 | kobs-tã |
400 | kobs-nasse |
500 | kobs-nu |
600 | kobs-yoobe |
700 | kobs-yopoe |
800 | kobs-nii |
900 | kobs-wɛ |
1,000 | tusri |
10,000 | tus-piiga |
1,000,000 | million a ye |
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Sources
https://wikitravel.org/en/Moor%C3%A9_phrasebook
http://www.afropedea.org/mossi-numeration-number-system
https://mos.kasahorow.org/node/1241215
https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Mooré_phrasebook
https://www.webonary.org/moore/
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