How to count in Hanga (Haŋa), a Northern Gur language spoken in Savannah Region in northern Ghana.
There are different versions of some numbers when counting humans (hm) and non-humans (nhm)
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | luŋko (nhm) | daŋŋi |
| 2 | ayi (nhm) bayi (hm) |
ayidaana (nhm) bayidaana (hm) |
| 3 | ata (nhm) bata (hm) |
atadaana (nhm) batadaana (hm) |
| 4 | anaasi (nhm) banaasi (hm) |
anaasidaana (nhm) banaasidaana (hm) |
| 5 | anu | |
| 6 | ayoobu | |
| 7 | ayapoin | |
| 8 | anii | |
| 9 | awai | |
| 10 | piiya | |
| 20 | pisiyi | |
| 30 | pisita | |
| 40 | pisinaasi | |
| 100 | koowa | |
| 1,000 | tusiri, tusa |
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Sources: https://www.webonary.org/hanga/
https://sn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanga_Ghana
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