How to count in Sango (yângâ tî sängö), a Ngbandi-based croele spoken in the Central African Republic, Chad and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | para | |
| 1 | ôko | (tî) kôzo |
| 2 | ûse | (tî) ûse nî |
| 3 | otâ | (tî) otâ nî |
| 4 | osïö | |
| 5 | okü | |
| 6 | omenë | |
| 7 | mbârâmbârâ | |
| 8 | miambe | |
| 9 | gümbâyä | |
| 10 | balë-ôko | |
| 11 | balë-ôko na ôko | |
| 12 | balë-ôko na ûse | |
| 13 | balë-ôko na otâ | |
| 14 | balë-ôko na osïö | |
| 15 | balë-ôko na okü | |
| 16 | balë-ôko na omenë | |
| 17 | balë-ôko na mbârâmbârâ | |
| 18 | balë-ôko na miambe | |
| 19 | balë-ôko na gümbâyä | |
| 20 | balë-ûse | |
| 21 | balë-ûse na ôko | |
| 22 | balë-ûse na ûse | |
| 23 | balë-ûse na otâ | |
| 24 | balë-ûse na osïö | |
| 25 | balë-ûse na okü | |
| 26 | balë-ûse na omenë | |
| 27 | balë-ûse na mbârâmbârâ | |
| 28 | balë-ûse na miambe | |
| 29 | balë-ûse na gümbâyä | |
| 30 | balë-otâ | |
| 40 | balë-osïö | |
| 50 | balë-okü | |
| 60 | balë-omenë | |
| 70 | balë-mbârâmbârâ | |
| 80 | balë-miambe | |
| 90 | balë-gümbâyä | |
| 100 | ngbangbo-ôko | |
| 1,000 | sâki-ôko | |
| 1,000,000 | kôto |
http://centrafrique.sango.free.fr/index_uk.htm
https://www.brighthubeducation.com/studying-a-language/43530-sango-vocabulary-language-of-central-african-republic/
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