How to count in Ateso, an Eastern Nilotic language spoken mainly in Uganda, and also in Kenya.
Key to abbreviations: m = masculine, f = feminine, n = neuter
Feminine cardinal numbers from 20, and neuter numbers from 2 are the same as the masculine numbers.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | idiope(t) (m) adiope(t) (f) yenisodit (n) |
losodit (m) nasodit (f) yenisodit (n) |
| 2 | iyarei (m) aarei (f) |
lokiareit (m) nakiyareit (f) yenikiyareit (n) |
| 3 | iuni (m) auni (f) |
louniet (m) nauniet (f) yeniuniet (n) |
| 4 | ioŋon (m) aoŋon (f) |
lowoŋonet (m) nawoŋonet (f) yeniwoŋonet (n) |
| 5 | ikany (m) akany (f) |
loikanyet (m) naikanyet (f) yenikanyet (n) |
| 6 | ikany-kape (m) akany-kape (f) |
loikanyet ape (m) naikanyet ape (f) yenikanyet ape (n) |
| 7 | ikany-kaare (m) akany-kaare (f) |
loikanyetaare (m) naikanyetaare (f) yenikanyetaare (n) |
| 8 | ikanykauni (m) akany-kauni (f) |
loikanyetauni (m) naukanyetauni (f) yenikanyetauni (n) |
| 9 | eikanykaoŋon (m) akanyaaŋon (f) |
loikanyetaaŋonet (m) naikanyetaaŋonet (f) yenikanyetaaŋonet (n) |
| 10 | itomon (m) atomon (f) |
loitomonet (m) naitomonet (f) yenitomonet (n) |
| 11 | itomon-kanu-diope (m) atomon-kanu-diope (f) |
loitomonetadipe (m) naitomonet adiope (f) yenitomonetadiope (n) |
| 12 | itomon'aare (m) atomon'aare (f) |
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| 13 | itomon'auni (m) atomon'auni (f) |
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| 14 | itomon'aaŋon (m) atomon'aaŋon (f) |
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| 15 | itomon'akany (m) atomon'aakany (f) |
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| 16 | itomon akany'kape (m) atomon akany'kape (f) |
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| 17 | itomon akany'kaare (m) atomon akany'kaare (f) |
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| 18 | itomon akanyauni (m) atomon akanyauni (f) |
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| 19 | itomon akany aoŋon (m) atomon akany aoŋon (f) |
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| 20 | akais aare | |
| 21 | akais aarei kanudiope | |
| 30 | akais auni | |
| 40 | akais aangon | |
| 50 | akais akany | loakaisakany (m) nakaisakany (f) yenakaisakany (n) |
| 60 | akais akany kapei | |
| 70 | akais akany kaare | |
| 80 | akais akany kauni | |
| 100 | akwatat (adiope) | loakwatat (m) naakwatat (f) yenakwatat (n) |
| 200 | akwat aarei | |
| 500 | akwat akany | |
| 1,000 | elukumit ediope | |
| 10,000 | ilukumin itomon | |
| 1 million | emilionit ediope | |
| 1 billion | imilionin akwatat |
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