Fon numbers

How to count in Fon (Fɔngbè), a member of the Gbe group of Volta-Congo languages spoken in southern Benin and southern Togo.

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Numeral	Cardinal	Ordinal
1	ɖokpó	nukɔnnukɔntɔn ɔ’
2	we	wegɔ’ ɔ’
3	atɔn	atɔngɔ’ ɔ’
4	ɛnɛ	ɛnɛgɔ’ ɔ’
5	atɔɔn
6	aizɛn
7	tɛnwe
8	tantɔn
9	tɛnnɛ
10	wo
11	wo ɖokpó
12	wewe
13	watɔn
14	wɛnɛ
15	afɔtɔn
16	afɔtɔn nukun ɖokpó
17	afɔtɔn nukun wé
18	afɔtɔn nukun atɔn
19	afɔtɔn nukun ɛnɛ
20	ko
21	ko nukun ɖokpo
22	ko nukun we
23	ko nukun atɔn
24	ko nukun ɛnɛ
25	ko atɔɔn
26	ko atɔɔn nukun ɖokpo
27	ko atɔɔn nukun we
28	ko atɔɔn nukun atɔn
29	ko atɔɔn nukun ɛnɛ
30	gban
40	kanɖé
50	kanɖé wo
60	kanɖé ko
70	kanɖé gban
80	kanwe
90	kanw wo
100	kanwe ko
200	afɔɖé
1000	afɔ atɔ́ɔn, afatɔ́n

Hear some numbers in Fon:

Information about counting in Fon

https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Fon.htm
https://www.livelingua.com/course/peace-corps/fon-language-lessons

If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.

Information about Fon | Numbers | Tower of Babel

Numbers in Volta-Niger languages

Ebira, Edo, Esan, Ewe, Fon, Igala, Isoko, Oko, Urhobo, Yoruba

Numbers in other languages

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