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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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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