How to count in Aari (አፋን፡ኣሪ፡ / Áfan ārí), a South Omotic language spoken in the North Omo zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' region of southern Ethiopia.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ዎሌቀ, woleqa [wɔlɛχa] | ቢሬነ, birena [birɛna] |
| 2 | ከሥኬን, kasken [kaskɛn] | ኬሥቲምሲ, kestimsi [kɛstimsi] |
| 3 | ሜከን, mekan [mɛkan] | mekinsi [mɛkinsi] |
| 4 | oyidi [ɔjidi] | oyitsi [ɔjitsi] |
| 5 | don [dɔŋ] | donsi [dɔŋsi] |
| 6 | lā [laː] | lāsi [laːsi] |
| 7 | tebaz [tɛbaz] | tepsi [tɛpsi] |
| 8 | kasken temars [kaskɛn tɛmars] | kasken temarsi [kaskɛn tɛmarsi] |
| 9 | wolqan temars [wɔlχan tɛmars] | wolqan temersi [wɔlχɛn tɛmɛrsi] |
| 10 | tema [tɛma] | temsi [tɛmsi] |
| 11 | tema woleqo [tɛma wolɛχo] | tema wolqek [tɛma wolχɛk] |
| 12 | tɛma kɛstɛn | |
| 13 | tɛma mɛkɛn | |
| 14 | tɛma ojidi | |
| 15 | tɛma doŋ | |
| 16 | tɛma laa | |
| 17 | tɛma tɛbaz | |
| 18 | tɛma kaskɛn-tɛmɛrs | |
| 19 | tɛma olχan-tɛmɛrs | |
| 20 | boonda | bonda |
| 21 | boonda-k wolɛχ | |
| 22 | boonda-k kɛstɛn | |
| 23 | boonda-k mɛkɛn | |
| 24 | boonda-k ojidi | |
| 25 | boonda-k doŋ | |
| 26 | boonda-k laa | |
| 27 | boonda-k tɛbaz | |
| 28 | boonda-k kaskɛn-tɛmɛ-rs | |
| 29 | boonda-k wolχan-tɛmɛ-rs | |
| 30 | e-wolɛχ bab-its-ke afɛ-tɛma | |
| 40 | e-χɛstɛn bab-its | |
| 50 | e-χɛstɛn bab-its-ke afa-tɛma | |
| 60 | e-mɛrkɛn bab-its | |
| 70 | e-mɛrkɛn bab-its-ke afa-tɛma | |
| 80 | (ed) ojidi bab-its | |
| 90 | ojidi bab-itsi-ke afa-tɛma-k | |
| 100 | doŋ bab-its | |
| 1000 | ʃije |
Hear some numbers in Aari:
Information about counting in Aari
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Aari_cardinal_numbers
https://journals.ju.edu.et/index.php/ejssls/article/view/688
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about Aari | Numbers
Aari, Bambassi, Bench, Wolaytta
Alphabetical index | Language family index
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