Information about counting in Karai-Karai (bo Karaikarai), a West Chadic language spoken mainly in Yobe State in the northeast of Nigeria.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | wáɗí |
| 2 | bèlu, ɓḕlu |
| 3 | kūnù |
| 4 | fḕɗu |
| 5 | bā̀ɗù |
| 6 | bàcōɗì |
| 7 | bàcīɓḕlu, bàcībḕlu |
| 8 | fīfḕɗu |
| 9 | ɓànnù |
| 10 | dìccà, bìmbaɗ, m̀baɗ |
| 11 | m̀baɗ kà wáɗí |
| 12 | m̀baɗ kà bḕlu |
| 13 | m̀baɗ kà kūnù |
| 14 | m̀baɗ kà fḕɗu |
| 15 | m̀baɗ kà bā̀ɗù |
| 16 | m̀baɗ kà bàcōɗì |
| 17 | m̀baɗ kà bàcīɓḕlu |
| 18 | m̀baɗ kà fīfḕɗu |
| 19 | m̀baɗ kà ɓànnù |
| 20 | (h)âuyā, (h)àuyā̀, dìccà bḕlu |
| 21 | hâuyā kà wáɗí |
| 22 | hâuyā kà bḕlu |
| 23 | hâuyā kà kūnù |
| 24 | hâuyā kà fḕɗu |
| 25 | hâuyā kà bā̀ɗù |
| 26 | hâuyā kà bàcōɗì |
| 27 | hâuyā kà bàcīɓḕlu |
| 28 | hâuyā kà fīfḕɗu |
| 29 | hâuyā kà ɓànnù |
| 30 | àuyā̀ kà mbaɗ, dìccà kūnù |
| 40 | àuyā̀ bḕlu, dìccà fḕɗu |
| 50 | dìccà bā̀ɗù |
| 60 | dìccà bàcōɗì |
| 70 | dìccà bàcōɗì |
| 80 | dìccà fīfḕɗu |
| 90 | dìccà ɓànnù |
| 100 | (h)àuyā̀ bā̀ɗù, dìccà m̀baɗ |
| 1,000 | dúbú wáɗí |
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about Karai-Karai numbers
http://aflang.humnet.ucla.edu/Yobe/Dictionaries/Karekare_english_hausa_2009.pdf
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Karekare.htm
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