Numbers in Logba

Information about counting in Logba (Ikpana), a Kwa language spoken in the Volta Region in southeastern Ghana.

The numbers 1-6 have different prefixes depening on what you are counting. The preffix i- is used for general counting, while other prefixes are used depending on the accompanying noun. For example, one man = ɔsá ɔkpɛ, two men = asá anyɔ and three men = asá ata.

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Numeral	Cardinal numbers	Ordinal numbers
1	i-kpɛ	kelekele
2	i-nyɔ	nyɔmble
3	i-ta	tamble
4	i-na	namble
5	i-nú	numble
6	i-glo	glomble
7	glaŋkpe	glamkpemble
8	mlamina	mlaminamble
9	gɔkuaɖu	gɔkuaɖumble
10	u-ɖu	ɖumble
11	ɖu-tsa ikpɛ
12	ɖu-tsa inyɔ
13	ɖu-tsa ita
14	ɖu-tsa ina
15	ɖu-tsa inu
16	ɖu-tsa iglo
17	ɖu-tsa glaŋkpe
18	ɖu-tsa mlamina
19	ɖu-tsa gɔkuaɖu
20	ɔɖɔ
21	ɔɖɔ tsa ikpɛ
22	uɖɔ tsa inyɔ
23	uɖɔ tsa ita
24	uɖɔ tsa ina
25	uɖɔ tsa inu
26	uɖɔ tsa iglo
27	uɖɔ tsa glaŋkpe
28	uɖɔ tsa mlamina
29	uɖɔ tsa gɔkuaɖu
30	uɖata
40	uɖana
50	uɖanú
60	uɖaglo
70	uɖaglaŋkpe
80	uɖumlamina
90	uɖugɔkuaɖu
100	uga
1,000	akpi ɔkpɛ
1,000,000	igamɔga, miliɔnu ɔkpɛ

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