Information about counting in Fut (Bɨfɨɨ̀), an Eastern Grassfields language spoken in Bafut in the Northwest Region of Cameroon.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | mɔ̀ʼɔ̂, mɔ̀ʼɔ, fùùrə̀, m̀fùùrə̀ |
| 2 | baa |
| 3 | tarə |
| 4 | kwà, nɨ̀kwà |
| 5 | ǹtaà |
| 6 | ǹtoʼo |
| 7 | sàmbà |
| 8 | fwamə, nɨfwaa, nɨ̀fwaa, nɨ̀fwaanu |
| 9 | kwalɛ̀ʼɛ, nɨ̀bùʼû |
| 10 | tàghûm, nɨ̀ghûm, nɨ̀ghumə̀ |
| 11 | ǹtsòmɔ̀ʼɔ̂ |
| 12 | ǹtsòbaà |
| 13 | ǹtsòtarə |
| 14 | ǹtsònɨ̀kwà |
| 15 | ǹtsòǹtaà |
| 16 | ǹtsòǹtoʼo |
| 17 | ǹtsòsàmbà |
| 18 | ǹtsònɨ̀fwaa |
| 19 | ǹtsòbùʼû |
| 20 | mɨ̀ɡhum |
| 21 | mɨ̀ɡhum mi mbaa ǹtsòmɔ̀ʼɔ̂ |
| 22 | mɨ̀ɡhum mi mbaa ǹtsòbaà |
| 23 | mɨ̀ɡhum mi mbaa ǹtsòtarə |
| 24 | mɨ̀ɡhum mi mbaa ǹtsònɨ̀kwà |
| 25 | mɨ̀ɡhum mi mbaa ǹtsòǹtaà |
| 26 | mɨ̀ɡhum mi mbaa ǹtsòǹtoʼo |
| 27 | mɨ̀ɡhum mi mbaa ǹtsòsàmbà |
| 28 | mɨ̀ɡhum mi mbaa ǹtsònɨ̀fwaa |
| 29 | mɨ̀ɡhum mi mbaa ǹtsòbùʼû |
| 30 | mɨ̀ɡhum mi ntarə |
| 40 | mɨ̀ɡhum mi nɨ̀kwà |
| 50 | mɨ̀ɡhum mi ǹtaà |
| 60 | mɨ̀ɡhum mi ǹtoʼo |
| 70 | mɨ̀ɡhum mi sàmbà |
| 80 | mɨ̀ɡhum mi nɨ̀fwaa |
| 90 | mɨ̀ɡhum mi nɨ̀bùʼû |
| 100 | ŋ̀khɨ̀ |
| 1,000 | ǹtsùʼù |
| 1,000,000 | ŋ̀kam, ŋ̀kàmə̀ |
Information about Fut numbers
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Bafut.htm
https://www.webonary.org/bafut
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about Fut | Numbers
Bambalang, Bamum, Bangolan, Fut, Ngwe
Alphabetical index | Language family index
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