Information about counting in Soninke, a Mande language spoken mainly in Mali.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | xafu, kaaduuro | |
| 1 | fana, baane | fana, laabudda |
| 2 | fillo | filla, fillandi |
| 3 | sikko | sikka, sikkandi |
| 4 | naxato | naxatandi |
| 5 | karago | |
| 6 | tunmu | |
| 7 | ɲeeru | |
| 8 | seegu, segu | |
| 9 | kabu | |
| 10 | tanmu | |
| 11 | tanmu do fana | |
| 12 | tanmu do fillo | |
| 13 | tanmu do sikko | |
| 14 | tanmu do naxato | |
| 15 | tanmu do karago | |
| 16 | tanmu do tunmu | |
| 17 | tanmu do ɲeeru | |
| 18 | tanmu do seegu | |
| 19 | tanmu do kabu | |
| 20 | tanpille, tanfille | |
| 21 | tanpille do fana | |
| 22 | tanpille do fillo | |
| 23 | tanpille do sikko | |
| 24 | tanpille do naxato | |
| 25 | tanpille do karago | |
| 26 | tanpille do tunmu | |
| 27 | tanpille do ɲeeru | |
| 28 | tanpille do seegu | |
| 29 | tanpille do kabu | |
| 30 | tanjikke | |
| 40 | tannaxate | |
| 50 | tankarage | |
| 60 | tandume | |
| 70 | tanɲere | |
| 80 | tancege, tansege | |
| 90 | tankabe | |
| 100 | kame | |
| 150 | kame do tankarage | |
| 200 | kamo filli | |
| 300 | kamo sikki | |
| 400 | kamo naxati | |
| 500 | kamo karagi | |
| 600 | kamo tunmi | |
| 700 | kamo ɲeeri | |
| 800 | kamo seegi | |
| 900 | kamo kabi | |
| 1,000 | wujune, wujjuune | |
| 1,234 | wujune do kamo filli do tanjikke do naxato | |
| 2,000 | wujunu filli | |
| 3,000 | wujunu sikki | |
| 1,000,000 | miliyo | |
| 4,000,000 | miliyu naxati | |
| 1,000,000,000 | miliyaari | |
| 5,000,000,000 | miliyaarinu karagi | |
| 1/2 | fillande | |
| 1/3 | sikkande | |
| once | ganni |
Sources: Soninke-French-English lexicon.
Christian Girier: Parlons Soninké. Paris - 1996.
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
Information about Soninke numbers
http://www.languagesandnumbers.com/how-to-count-in-soninke/en/snk/
http://www.soninkara.org/langue-soninke/dictionnaire-soninke-anglais-les-nombres-en-soninke-499.html
Information about Soninke | Numbers | Tower of Babel
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