How to count in Mandinka (Mandi'nka kango), 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 | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | hani feŋ | |
| 1 | kiliŋ | foloo [first], labaŋo [last] |
| 2 | fula | fulanjaŋo |
| 3 | saba | sabanjaŋo |
| 4 | naani | naaninjaŋo |
| 5 | luulu | luulunjaŋo |
| 6 | wooro | wooronjaŋo |
| 7 | worowula | worowulanjaŋo |
| 8 | sey | seyjaŋo |
| 9 | kononto | konontonjaŋo |
| 10 | taŋ | taŋjaŋo |
| 11 | taŋ niŋ kiliŋ | |
| 12 | taŋ niŋ fula | |
| 13 | taŋ niŋ saba | |
| 14 | taŋ niŋ naani | |
| 15 | taŋ niŋ luulu | |
| 16 | taŋ niŋ wooro | |
| 17 | taŋ niŋ worowula | |
| 18 | taŋ niŋ sey | |
| 19 | taŋ niŋ kononto | |
| 20 | muwaŋ | muwaŋjaŋo |
| 21 | muwaŋ niŋ kiliŋ | |
| 22 | muwaŋ niŋ fula | |
| 23 | muwaŋ niŋ saba | |
| 24 | muwaŋ niŋ naani | |
| 25 | muwaŋ niŋ luulu | |
| 26 | muwaŋ niŋ wooro | |
| 27 | muwaŋ niŋ worowula | |
| 28 | muwaŋ niŋ sey | |
| 29 | muwaŋ niŋ kononto | |
| 30 | taŋ saba | taŋ sabanjaŋo |
| 40 | taŋ naani | taŋ naaninjaŋo |
| 50 | taŋ luulu | taŋ luulunjaŋo |
| 60 | taŋ wooro | taŋ wooronjaŋo |
| 70 | taŋ worowula | taŋ worowulanjaŋo |
| 80 | taŋ sey | taŋ seyjaŋo |
| 90 | taŋ kononto | taŋ konontonjaŋo |
| 100 | keme [hundred], keme kiliŋ [one hundred] | kemenjaŋo |
| 150 | keme kiliŋ niŋ taŋ luulu | |
| 200 | keme fula | |
| 300 | keme saba | |
| 400 | keme naani | |
| 500 | keme luulu | |
| 600 | keme wooro | |
| 700 | keme worowula | |
| 800 | keme sey | |
| 900 | keme kononto | |
| 1,000 | wuli [thousand], wuli kiliŋ [one thousand] | |
| 1,234 | wuli kiliŋ niŋ keme fula niŋ taŋ saba niŋ naani | |
| 2,000 | wuli fula | |
| 3,000 | wuli saba | |
| 4,000 | wuli naani | |
| 5,000 | wuli luulu | |
| 6,000 | wuli wooro | |
| 7,000 | wuli worowula | |
| 8,000 | wuli sey | |
| 9,000 | wuli kononto | |
| 10,000 | wuli taŋ | |
| 1,000,000 | miliyoŋ | |
| once | siñaa kiliŋ | |
| twice | siñaa fula | |
| three times | siñaa saba | |
| four times | siñaa naani | |
| five times | siñaa luulu | |
| 25 times | siñaa muwaŋ niŋ luulu | |
| 1st time | siñaa foloo | |
| 2nd time | siñaa fulanjaŋo | |
| 3rd time | siñaa sabanjaŋo | |
| 4th time | siñaa naaninjaŋo | |
| 5th time | siñaa luulunjaŋo |
Source: Mandinka Grammar Manual. Peace Corps. The Gambia – 1995.
Information about Mandinka numerals
http://www.languagesandnumbers.com/how-to-count-in-mandinka/en/mnk/
Information provided by Wolfgang Kuhl
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