How to count in Dioula (Julakan), a Western Mande language spoken in Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast and Mali
If any of the numbers are links, you can hear a recording by clicking on them. If you can provide recordings, please contact me.
| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | fu | |
| 1 | kelen, dɔ | fɔlɔ |
| 2 | fila | filanan |
| 3 | saba | sabanan |
| 4 | naani | naaninan |
| 5 | looru, duuru | loorunan, duurunan |
| 6 | wɔɔrɔ | wɔɔrɔnan |
| 7 | wolonfila | wolonfilanan |
| 8 | seegi, seegin | seeginnan |
| 9 | kɔnɔtɔ, kɔ̀nɔ̀ntɔn | kɔnɔntɔnnan |
| 10 | tan | tannan |
| 11 | tan ni kelen | |
| 12 | tan ni fila | |
| 13 | tan ni saba | |
| 14 | tan ni naani | |
| 15 | tan ni looru | |
| 16 | tan ni wɔɔrɔ | |
| 17 | tan ni wolonfila | |
| 18 | tan ni seegi | |
| 19 | tan ni kɔnɔtɔ | |
| 20 | mugan | mugannan |
| 21 | mugan ni kelen | |
| 22 | mugan ni fila | |
| 23 | mugan ni saba | |
| 24 | mugan ni naani | |
| 25 | mugan ni looru | |
| 26 | mugan ni wɔɔrɔ | |
| 27 | mugan ni wolonfila | |
| 28 | mugan ni seegi | |
| 29 | mugan ni kɔnɔtɔ | |
| 30 | bisaba | |
| 40 | binaani | |
| 50 | bilooru | |
| 60 | biwɔɔrɔ | |
| 70 | biwolonvila | |
| 80 | biseegi, bisegin | |
| 90 | bikɔnɔtɔ | |
| 100 | kɛmɛ | |
| 200 | kɛmɛ fila | |
| 1,000 | waga kelen, baa | |
| 2,000 | waga fila | |
| 10,000 | waga tan | |
| 100,000 | waga kɛmɛ | |
| 1,000,000 | miliyɔn |
Hear some numbers in Dioula:
Information about counting in Dioula
http://www.wordsrus.info/dyu/numbers.html
https://coastsystems.net/fr/docs/money/
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
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