How to count in Bamunka (Ŋgieməkɔʼkə), a Southern Bantoid language spoken mainly in the North West Region of Cameroon.
Note: Bamunka numbers may have different forms depending on what is being counted. For example, when counting in general, two is bûu, but if counting animate things or people, two is bəbûu, and for inanimate things it’s ibûu. These forms are labelled G for general, A for animate and I for inanimate below.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | mɔʼɔ | fəŋ |
| 2 | bûu (G), bəbûu (A), ibûu (I) | biitəkə |
| 3 | tia (G), bətia (A), itia (I) | |
| 4 | kwi | |
| 5 | taa (G), bətaa (A), itaa (I) | |
| 6 | ntʉʼʉ | |
| 7 | təwiitia | |
| 8 | fɔ̂ŋ | |
| 9 | bɔmɔʼɔ | |
| 10 | wuŋ | |
| 11 | nyuɔmɔʼɔ nə wuŋ | |
| 12 | nyuɔbûu nə wuŋ | |
| 13 | nyuɔtia nə wuŋ | |
| 14 | nyuɔkwi nə wuŋ | |
| 15 | nyuɔtaa nə wuŋ | |
| 16 | nyuɔntʉʼʉ nə wuŋ | |
| 17 | nyuɔtəwiitia nə wuŋ | |
| 18 | nyuɔfɔ̂ŋ nə wuŋ | |
| 19 | nyuɔbɔmɔʼɔ nə wuŋ | |
| 20 | nsûŋbûu | |
| 21 | nyuɔmɔʼɔ nə wuŋbûu | |
| 22 | nyuɔbûu nə wuŋbûu | |
| 23 | nyuɔtia nə wuŋbûu | |
| 24 | nyuɔkwi nə wuŋbûu | |
| 25 | nyuɔtaa nə wuŋbûu | |
| 26 | nyuɔntʉʼʉ nə wuŋbûu | |
| 27 | nyuɔtəwiitia nə wuŋbûu | |
| 28 | nyuɔfɔ̂ŋ nə wuŋbûu | |
| 29 | nyuɔbɔmɔʼɔ nə wuŋbûu | |
| 30 | wuŋtia | |
| 40 | wuŋkwi | |
| 50 | wuŋtaa | |
| 60 | wuŋntʉʼʉ | |
| 70 | wuŋtəwiitia | |
| 80 | wuŋfɔ̂ŋ | |
| 90 | wuŋbɔmɔʼɔ | |
| 100 | ghyʉʉ | |
| 1000 | ŋkɔŋ |
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Bamunka.htm
https://www.webonary.org/ngiemekohke/
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