How to count in Kulango (Nkuraeng), a Gur language spoken in northwestern Ivory Coast and central Ghana.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | taa | taa kωsɛgɛ |
| 2 | bꙇla | bꙇla kωsɛgɛ |
| 3 | saabꙇ | saabꙇ kωsɛgɛ |
| 4 | nan | nan kωsɛgɛ |
| 5 | tᴐ | tᴐ kωsɛgɛ |
| 6 | tᴐrᴐtaa | tᴐrᴐtaa kωsɛgɛ |
| 7 | torofirignun | torofirignun kωsɛgɛ |
| 8 | tᴐrᴐfꙇrꙇsaan | tᴐrᴐfꙇrꙇsaan kωsɛgɛ |
| 9 | tᴐrᴐfꙇrꙇnan | tᴐrᴐfꙇrꙇnan kωsɛgɛ |
| 10 | nunun | nunun kωsɛgɛ |
| 11 | nunun lesi taa | nunun lesi taa kωsɛgɛ |
| 12 | nunun lesi bꙇla | nunun lesi bꙇla kωsɛgɛ |
| 13 | nunun lesi saanbꙇ | nunun lesi saanbꙇ kωsɛgɛ |
| 14 | nunun lesi nan | nunun lesi nan kωsɛgɛ |
| 15 | nunun lesi tᴐ | nunun lesi tᴐ kωsɛgɛ |
| 16 | nunun lesi tᴐrᴐta | nunun lesi tᴐrᴐta kωsɛgɛ |
| 17 | nunun lesi torofirignun | nunun lesi torofirignun kωsɛgɛ |
| 18 | nunun lesi tᴐrᴐfꙇrꙇsaan | nunun lesi tᴐrᴐfꙇrꙇsaan kωsɛgɛ |
| 19 | nunun lesi tᴐrᴐfꙇrꙇnan | nunun lesi tᴐrᴐfꙇrꙇnan kωsɛgɛ |
| 20 | yipilo | yipilo kωsɛgɛ |
| 21 | yipilo lesi taa | |
| 22 | yipilo lesi bꙇla | |
| 23 | yipilo lesi saanbꙇ | |
| 24 | yipilo lesi nan | |
| 25 | yipilo lesi tᴐ | |
| 26 | yipilo lesi tᴐrᴐta | |
| 27 | yipilo lesi torofirignun | |
| 28 | yipilo lesi tᴐrᴐfꙇrꙇsaan | |
| 29 | yipilo lesi tᴐrᴐfꙇrꙇnan | |
| 30 | yipilo lesi nunun | |
| 40 | yipwognun | |
| 50 | cꙇnm tꙇla | |
| 60 | yipwosaan | |
| 70 | yipwosaan lɛ nunun | |
| 80 | yipwonan | |
| 90 | yipwonan lɛ nunun | |
| 100 | cꙇm | |
| 200 | cꙇm bila | |
| 300 | cꙇm saanbꙇ | |
| 400 | cꙇm nan | |
| 500 | cꙇm tᴐ | |
| 1,000 | wulo |
Source: Kouakou Appoh Enoc Kra. Parlons Koulango. Cöte d'Ivoire. L’Harmattan, France.
Compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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