How to count in Bribri (se'ie), a Chibchan language spoken in Limón and Puntarenas provinces in southern Costa Rica.
Some Bribri numbers have different forms depending on what is being counted. There are different forms for (a) humans, (b) round objects, (c) flat objects and abstract concepts, and (d) long objects - other forms are available.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (a) èköl, (b) èk, (c) èt, ètk, (d) ètöm | tsá̱, tsó̱ |
| 2 | (a) bö́l, (b) bö̀k, (c) bö̀t, bö̀tk, (d) bö̀töm | |
| 3 | (a/b) ma̱ñá̱l, mñá̱l (c) ma̱ñà̱tk, ma̱ñà̱t, mñá̱t, mñá̱tkl (d) ma̱ñà̱töm, mñà̱töm |
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| 4 | (a/b/c) tkë́l, (d) tkë̀töm | |
| 5 | (a/b/c) ské̱l, (d) skè̱töm | |
| 6 | (a/b/c) tèröl, (d) tèktöm | |
| 7 | (a/b/c) kúl, (d) kùktöm | |
| 8 | (a/b/c) pàköl, (d) pàktöm | |
| 9 | (a/b/c) su̱lì̱tu, (d) su̱lì̱töm | |
| 10 | dabòm, dbòm | |
| 11 | dabòm éyök ki̠ eköl | |
| 12 | dabam éyök ki̠ bö́l | |
| 13 | dabam éyök ki̠ mañál | |
| 14 | dabam éyök ki̠ tkë́l | |
| 15 | dabam éyök ki̠ ské̠l | |
| 16 | dabam éyök ki̠ teröl | |
| 17 | dabam éyök ki̠ kúl | |
| 18 | dabam éyök ki̠ pàköl | |
| 19 | dabam éyök ki̠ su̠lì̠tu | |
| 20 | dabam böyök | |
| 21 | dabòm éyök ki̠ eköl | |
| 22 | dabam böyök ki̠ bö́l | |
| 23 | dabam böyök ki̠ mañál | |
| 24 | dabam böyök ki̠ tkë́l | |
| 25 | dabam böyök ki̠ ské̠l | |
| 26 | dabam böyök ki̠ teröl | |
| 27 | dabam böyök ki̠ kúl | |
| 28 | dabam böyök ki̠ pàköl | |
| 29 | dabam böyök ki̠ su̠lì̠tu | |
| 30 | dabam mañáyök | |
| 40 | dabam tkë́yök | |
| 50 | dabam ské̠yök | |
| 60 | dabam teryök | |
| 70 | dabam kúyök | |
| 80 | dabam paryök | |
| 90 | dabam su̠lì̠yök | |
| 100 | dabam döka̠ dabom éyök, sien | |
| 1,000 | mil |
Information about counting in Bribri
https://dibo.site/producto/aprendiendo-los-numeros/
https://www.native-languages.org/numbers/bribri_numbers.htm
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Bribri.htm
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Information about Bribri | Numbers | Tower of Babel