How to count in Lugbara, an Eastern Moru-Madi language spoken in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 0 | toko, ogbo |
| 1 | alu |
| 2 | iri |
| 3 | na |
| 4 | su |
| 5 | towi, tawu |
| 6 | azia |
| 7 | aziri |
| 8 | aro |
| 9 | oromi |
| 10 | mudri, modri |
| 11 | mudri drini alu |
| 12 | mudri drini iri |
| 13 | mudri drini na |
| 14 | mudri drini su |
| 15 | mudri drini towi |
| 16 | mudri drini azia |
| 17 | mudri drini aziri |
| 18 | mudri drini aro |
| 19 | mudri drini oromi |
| 20 | kali iri |
| 21 | kali iri drini alu |
| 22 | kali iri drini iri |
| 23 | kali iri drini na |
| 24 | kali iri drini su |
| 25 | kali iri drini towi |
| 26 | kali iri drini azia |
| 27 | kali iri drini aziri |
| 28 | kali iri drini aro |
| 29 | kali iri drini oromi |
| 30 | kali na |
| 40 | kali su |
| 100 | turu alu |
| 500 | turu towi |
| 900 | turu oromi |
| 1,000 | alifu alu |
| 1,000,000 | milioni alu |
Information about counting in Lugbara
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lugbara_language#Numbers
https://lugbaraculture.blogspot.com/2012/09/lugbara-phrases.html
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Information about Lugbara | Numbers
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