How to count in Obolo, a Lower Cross River language spoken in Akwa Ibom and Rivers states in southern Nigeria.
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Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
---|---|---|
0 | ófòk | |
1 | gê | àdàsí |
2 | íbà | òsô íbà |
3 | ítà | òsô ítà |
4 | ínî | òsô ínî |
5 | gò | òsô gò |
6 | gwèrègwèn | òsô gwèrègwèn |
7 | jààbà | òsô jààbà |
8 | jèètá | òsô jèètá |
9 | ónáán̄gê | òsô ónáán̄gê |
10 | àkọ̀p | òsô àkọ̀p |
11 | àkọ̀p mê gê | |
12 | àkọ̀p mê íbà | |
13 | àkọ̀p mê ítà | |
14 | àkọ̀p mê ínî | |
15 | àkọ̀p mê gò | |
16 | àkọ̀p mê gwèrègwèn | |
17 | àkọ̀p mê jààbà | |
18 | àkọ̀p mê jèètá | |
19 | àkọ̀p mê ónáán̄gê | |
20 | àkọ̀p íbà | |
21 | àkọ̀p íbà mê gê | |
22 | àkọ̀p íbà mê íbà | |
23 | àkọ̀p íbà mê ítà | |
24 | àkọ̀p íbà mê ínî | |
25 | àkọ̀p íbà mê gò | |
26 | àkọ̀p íbà mê gwèrègwèn | |
27 | àkọ̀p íbà mê jààbà | |
28 | àkọ̀p íbà mê jèètá | |
29 | àkọ̀p íbà mê ónáán̄gê | |
30 | àkọ̀p ítà | |
40 | àkọ̀p ínî | |
50 | àkọ̀p gò | |
60 | àkọ̀p gwèrègwèn | |
70 | àkọ̀p jààbà | |
80 | àkọ̀p jèètá | |
90 | àkọ̀p ónáán̄gê | |
100 | éfìt | |
1,000 | óbop | |
1,000,000 | efie | |
1,000,000,000 | ego |
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Obolo.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obolo_language#Numerals
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/381469697_A_Journal_of_The_National_Institute_for_Nigerian_Languages/figures?lo=1
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