Information about counting in Southern Oromo (Borana), a Lowland East Cushitic language spoken in Ethiopia and Kenya.
If any of the numbers are links, you can hear a recording by clicking on them. If you can provide recordings, please contact me.
| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | tokko, tokkoca | k'araa, kwansaa |
| 2 | lamma | lammeeso |
| 3 | sadii | sadeesoo |
| 4 | afuri | afreesoo |
| 5 | shani | shaneesoo |
| 6 | jaa | jaeesoo |
| 7 | torba | torbeesoo |
| 8 | saddeeti | saddeesoo, saddeeteesoo |
| 9 | sagali | sagaleesoo, kud'a(a)neesoo |
| 10 | kud'aani | kurneesoo, kud'a(a)neesoo |
| 20 | diddamii | kaa diddamaa |
| 21 | kaa diddamii tokkoo | |
| 30 | soddomii | |
| 40 | afurtama | |
| 50 | shantama | |
| 60 | jaatama | |
| 70 | torbaatama | |
| 80 | saddeetama | |
| 90 | sagaltama | |
| 100 | d'ibba (tokko) | |
| 200 | d'ibba (lamma) | |
| 300 | d'ibba (sadii) | |
| 400 | d'ibba (afuri) |
Hear some of these numbers
Information about Southern Oromo numbers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Oromo_language#Numerals
Information about Southern Oromo | Numbers | Tower of Babel
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