Information about counting in Ghomara (žamaεa / ⵖⵓⵎⴰⵔⴰ), a Northern Berber language spoken in Chefchaouen Province in northern Morocco.
Note: these numbers are mostly borrowed from Arabic, with the exception of numbers for one.
Key to abbreviations: m = masculine, f = feminine, pl = plural
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 numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | yan/ya (m), yaṯ/yah (f), waḥit | luli (m), luli-ya (f), luliyy-in (pl) |
| 2 | žuž, zuž, tnayen | tani (m), tany-a (f), tan-in (pl) |
| 3 | tlaṯa | taleṯ (m), talṯ-a (f), talṯ-in (pl) |
| 4 | areb(b)ɛa | ṛaḇeɛ (m), ṛaḇɛ-a (f), ṛaḇɛ-in (pl) |
| 5 | xemsa | xams (m), xams-a (f), xams-in (pl) |
| 6 | setta | sades (m), sads-a (f), sads-in (pl) |
| 7 | sebɛa | saḇeɛ (m), saḇɛ-a (f), saḇɛ-in (pl) |
| 8 | tmenya | tamen (m), tamn-a (f), tamn-in (pl) |
| 9 | tesɛuṯ | taseɛ (m), tasɛ-a (f), tasɛ-in (pl) |
| 10 | ɛašra | ɛašer (m), ɛašr-a (f) |
| 11 | ḥḍ̱aš | |
| 12 | ṭnaš | |
| 13 | tleṭṭaš | |
| 14 | ṛbeɛṭaš | |
| 15 | xemmesṭaš | |
| 16 | seṭṭaš | |
| 17 | sḇeɛṭaš | |
| 18 | tmenṭaš | |
| 19 | tseɛṭaš | |
| 20 | ɛišrin | |
| 21 | waḥit u ɛišrin | |
| 22 | tnayen u ɛišrin | |
| 23 | tlaṯa u ɛišrin | |
| 24 | areb(b)ɛa u ɛišrin | |
| 25 | xemsa u ɛišrin | |
| 26 | setta u ɛišrin | |
| 27 | sebεa u ɛišrin | |
| 28 | tmenya u ɛišrin | |
| 29 | tesɛuṯ u ɛišrin | |
| 30 | tlaṯin | |
| 40 | arebɛin | |
| 50 | xemsin | |
| 60 | settin | |
| 70 | sebɛin | |
| 80 | tmanin | |
| 90 | tesɛin | |
| 100 | mya | |
| 1,000 | alef | |
| 1,000,000 | menyul | |
| 1,000,000,000 | menyaṛ |
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Hear some numbers in Ghomara:
Sources and information about numbers in Ghomara
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghomara_language#Numbers
https://scholarlypublications.universiteitleiden.nl/handle/1887/31685
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Ghomara.htm
Information about Ghomara | Numbers
Ghomara, Kabyle, Shilha, Tamahaq, Tamasheq, Tamazight, Zenaga
Alphabetical index | Language family index
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