How to count in Acholi (Lwo), a Nilo-Saharan language spoken in northern Uganda and southern Sudan
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Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
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0 | jero | |
1 | acel | me acel |
2 | aryo | me aryo |
3 | adek | me adek |
4 | aŋwen | me aŋwen |
5 | abic | me abic |
6 | abicel | me abicel |
7 | abiro | me abiro |
8 | aboro | me aboro |
9 | aboŋwen | me aboŋwen |
10 | apar | me apar |
11 | apar wiye acel | |
12 | apar wiye aryo | |
13 | apar wiye adek | |
14 | apar wiye aŋwen | |
15 | apar wiye abic | |
16 | apar wiye abicel | |
17 | apar wiye abiro | |
18 | apar wiye aboro | |
19 | apar wiye aboŋwen | |
20 | pyere aryo, pyeraryo | |
21 | pyere aryo wiye acel | |
22 | pyere aryo wiye aryo | |
23 | pyere aryo wiye adek | |
24 | pyere aryo wiye aŋwen | |
25 | pyere aryo wiye abic | |
26 | pyere aryo wiye abicel | |
27 | pyere aryo wiye abiro | |
28 | pyere aryo wiye aboro | |
29 | pyere aryo wiye aboŋwen | |
30 | pyere adek, pyeradek | |
40 | pyere aŋwen, pyeraŋwen | |
48 | pyere aŋwen wiye aboro | |
50 | pyere abic, pyerabic | |
60 | pyere abicel, pyerabicel | |
66 | pyere abicel wiye abicel | |
70 | pyere abiro, pyerabiro | |
80 | pyere aboro, pyeraboro | |
90 | pyere aboŋwen, pyeraboŋwen | |
94 | pyere aboŋwen wiye aŋwen | |
100 | miya | |
103 | miya acel ki adek | |
200 | miya aryo | |
300 | miya adek | |
400 | miya aŋwen | |
500 | miya abic | |
600 | miya abicel | |
614 | miya abicel ki apar wiye aŋwen | |
700 | miya abiro | |
800 | miya aboro | |
900 | miya aboŋwen | |
1,000 | alip acel , elfu, tuntumiya | |
2,000 | alip aryo, elfu aryo | |
3,000 | alip adek, elfu adek | |
4,000 | alip aŋwen, elfu aŋwen | |
4,278 | elfu aŋwen ki miya aryo ki pyerabiro wiye aboro, alip aŋwen ki miya aryo ki pyere abiro wiye aboro |
|
5,000 | alip abic, elfu abic | |
6,000 | alip abicel, elfu abicel | |
7,000 | alip abiro, elfu abiro | |
8,000 | alip aboro, elfu aboro | |
9,000 | alip aboŋwen, elfu aboŋwen | |
10,000 | alip apar, elfu apar | |
20,000 | alip pyere aryo | |
30,000 | alip pyere adek | |
40,000 | alip pyere aŋwen | |
50,000 | alip pyere abic | |
60,000 | alip pyere abicel | |
70,000 | alip pyere abiro | |
80,000 | alip pyere aboro | |
90,000 | alip pyere aboŋwen | |
100,000 | alip miya acel | |
once | kicel kicel | |
twice | ki ryo | |
thrice | tyen adek |
Sources: Acholi Language Manual:
https://www.livelingua.com/peace-corps/acholi/Acholi Language Manual June 2009.pdf
http://www.languagesandnumbers.com/how-to-count-in-acholi/en/ach/
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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