How to count in Kpelle (Kpɛlɛwoo), a Mande language spoken in Mali, Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea-Bissau and Chad.
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| Numeral | Cardinal |
|---|---|
| 1 | tɔnɔ |
| 2 | feerɛ |
| 3 | saaɓa |
| 4 | náaŋ |
| 5 | lɔ́ɔlu |
| 6 | lɔ́ɔlu mɛi da |
| 7 | lɔ́ɔlu mɛi feerɛ |
| 8 | lɔ́ɔlu mɛi saaɓa |
| 9 | lɔ́ɔlu mɛi náaŋ |
| 10 | puu |
| 11 | puu káu tɔnɔ |
| 12 | puu káu feerɛ |
| 13 | puu káu saaɓa |
| 14 | puu káu náaŋ |
| 15 | puu káu lɔ́ɔlu |
| 16 | puu káu lɔ́ɔlu mɛi da |
| 17 | puu káu lɔ́ɔlu mɛi feerɛ |
| 18 | puu káu lɔ́ɔlu mɛi saaɓa |
| 19 | puu káu lɔ́ɔlu mɛi náaŋ |
| 20 | puu feerɛ |
| 21 | puu feerɛ káu tɔnɔ |
| 22 | puu feerɛ káu feerɛ |
| 23 | puu feerɛ káu saaɓa |
| 24 | puu feerɛ káu náaŋ |
| 25 | puu feerɛ káu lɔ́ɔlu |
| 26 | puu feerɛ káu lɔ́ɔlu mɛi da |
| 27 | puu feerɛ káu lɔ́ɔlu mɛi feerɛ |
| 28 | puu feerɛ káu lɔ́ɔlu mɛi saaɓa |
| 29 | puu feerɛ káu lɔ́ɔlu mɛi náaŋ |
| 30 | puu saaɓa |
| 40 | puu náaŋ |
| 50 | puu lɔ́ɔlu |
| 60 | puu lɔ́ɔlu mɛi da |
| 70 | puu lɔ́ɔlu mɛi feerɛ |
| 80 | puu lɔ́ɔlu mɛi saaɓa |
| 90 | puu lɔ́ɔlu mɛi náaŋ |
| 100 | ŋuŋ |
| 200 | ŋuŋ feerɛ |
| 1,000 | wála |
| 2,000 | wála feerɛ |
Hear some Kpelle numbers:
Information about Kpelle numerals
https://www.languagesandnumbers.com/how-to-count-in-kpelle/en/kpe/
https://talkingcrazyinkpelle.wordpress.com/counting-in-kpelle/
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