How to count in Bambara (Bamanankan), a Mande language spoken in Mali, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Ghana.
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Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
---|---|---|
1 | kelen | fɔlɔ |
2 | fila, fla | filanan, flanan |
3 | saba | sabanan |
4 | naani | naaninan |
5 | duuru | duurunan |
6 | wɔɔrɔ | wɔɔrɔnan |
7 | wolonwula, wolofila | wolonwulanan |
8 | seegin, ségin | seeginnan |
9 | kɔnɔntɔn | kɔnɔntɔnnan |
10 | tan | tannan |
11 | tan ni kelen | tan ni kelenan |
12 | tan ni fila | tan ni filanan |
13 | tan ni saba | tan ni sabanan |
14 | tan ni naani | tan ni naaninan |
15 | tan ni duuru | tan ni duurunan |
16 | tan ni wɔɔrɔ | tan ni wɔɔrɔnan |
17 | tan ni wolonwula | tan ni wolonwulanan |
18 | tan ni seegin | tan ni seeginan |
19 | tan ni kɔnɔntɔn | tan ni kɔnɔntɔnan |
20 | mugan | muganan |
21 | mugan ni kelen | mugan ni kelenan |
22 | mugan ni fila | mugan ni filanan |
23 | mugan ni saba | mugan ni sabanan |
24 | mugan ni naari | mugan ni naarinan |
25 | mugan ni duuru | mugan ni duurunan |
26 | mugan ni wɔɔrɔ | mugan ni wɔɔrɔnan |
27 | mugan ni wolonwula | mugan ni wolonwulanan |
28 | mugan ni seegin | mugan ni seeginan |
29 | mugan ni kɔnɔntɔn | mugan ni kɔnɔntɔnan |
30 | bi saba | bi sabanan |
40 | bi naani | bi naaninan |
50 | bi duuru | bi duurunan |
60 | bi wɔɔrɔ | bi wɔɔrɔnan |
70 | bi wolonwula, bi woronfla | bi wolonwulanan, bi woronflanan |
80 | bi seegin, bi segi | bi seeginan, bi seginan |
90 | bi kɔnɔntɔn, bi kònòntò | bi kɔnɔntɔnan, bi kònòntònan |
100 | kɛmɛ, kèmè | kɛmɛnan, kèmènan |
101 | kɛmɛ ni kelen | kɛmɛ ni kelenan |
200 | kɛmɛ fila | kɛmɛ filanan |
300 | kɛmɛ saba | kɛmɛ sabanan |
400 | kɛmɛ naani | kɛmɛ naaninan |
500 | kɛmɛ duuru | kɛmɛ duurunan |
600 | kɛmɛ wɔɔrɔ | kɛmɛ wɔɔrɔnan |
700 | kɛmɛ wolonwula | kɛmɛ wolonwulanan |
800 | kɛmɛ seegin | kɛmɛ seeginan |
900 | kɛmɛ kɔnɔntɔn | kɛmɛ kɔnɔntɔnan |
1,000 | waa kelen, ba kelen | waa kelenan, ba kelenan |
2,000 | waa fila, ba fila | waa filanan, ba filanan |
3,000 | waa saba, ba saba | waa sabanan, ba sabanan |
4,000 | waa naani, ba naani | waa naaninan, ba naaninan |
5,000 | waa duuru, ba duuru | waa duurunan, ba duurunan |
6,000 | waa wɔɔrɔ, ba wɔɔrɔ | waa wɔɔrɔnan, ba wɔɔrɔnan |
7,000 | waa wolonwula, ba wolonwula | waa wolonwulanan, ba wolonwulanan |
8,000 | waa seegin, ba seegin | waa seeginan, ba seeginan |
9,000 | waa kɔnɔntɔn, ba kɔnɔntɔn | waa kɔnɔntɔnan, ba kɔnɔntɔnan |
10,000 | waa tan | waa tanan |
20,000 | waa mugan | waa muganan |
30,000 | waa bi saba | waa bi sabanan |
40,000 | wa bi naani | wa bi naaninan |
50,000 | waa bi duuru | waa bi duurunan |
60,000 | waa bi wɔɔrɔ | waa bi wɔɔrɔnan |
70,000 | waa bi wolonwula | waa bi wolonwulanan |
80,000 | waa bi seegin | waa bi seeginan |
90,000 | waa bi kɔnɔntɔn | waa bi kɔnɔntɔnan |
100,000 | waa kɛmɛ | waa kɛmɛnan |
150,000 | waa kɛmɛ ni bi duuru | waa kɛmɛ ni bi duurunan |
200,000 | waa kɛmɛ fila | waa kɛmɛ filanan |
300,000 | waa kɛmɛ saba | waa kɛmɛ sabanan |
400,000 | waa kɛmɛ naani | waa kɛmɛ naaninan |
500,000 | waa kɛmɛ duuru | waa kɛmɛ duurunan |
600,000 | waa kɛmɛ wɔɔrɔ | waa kɛmɛ wɔɔrɔnan |
700,000 | waa kɛmɛ wolonwula | waa kɛmɛ wolonwulanan |
800,000 | waa kɛmɛ seegin | waa kɛmɛ seeginan |
900,000 | waa kɛmɛ kɔnɔntɔn | waa kɛmɛ kɔnɔntɔnan |
1,000,000 | mílyɔn kélen | mílyɔn kélenan |
2,000,000 | milyɔn fila | milyɔn filanan |
1/2 | tla filana, tla flana, tlancè | |
1/3 | tla sabana, tla ko saba | |
1/4 | tla naanina, tla ko naani | |
1/5 | tla duuruna, tla ko duuru | |
1/10 | tla tanna, tla ko tan | |
1/20 | tla muganna, tla ko mugan |
Ordinal numbers in Bambara are formed by adding the suffix -na(n) to the regular cardinal numbers, The only exception to this is first, which is fɔlɔ.
- Zana Kone: Parlons Bambara. An ka bamanankan fɔ, Tome 1. Edition 2002.
- Francisco Jose. Bambara-French-English / English-Bambara Dictionary. 2005
- В.Ф.Выдрин: Язык Бамана. Учебное пособие. Санкт-Петербург, 2008.
- Dr. habil. Siegmund Brauner: Lehrbuch des Bambara. VEB Verlag Ezyklopädie Leipzig, 1974.
- An Ka Bamanankan Kala: Beginning Bambara. Indiana University Linguistics Club, 1977.
Informaton about Bambara numerals
http://www.languagesandnumbers.com/how-to-count-in-bambara/en/bam/
Information provided by Wolfgang Kuhl
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