Information about counting in Moloko (Məlokwo), a Chadic language spoken in northern Cameroon.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | bǝlen | cekem [tʃǝkǝm] |
| 2 | cew [tʃǝw] | anga baya cew [aŋa baya tʃǝw] |
| 3 | makar | anga baya makar |
| 4 | mǝfaɗ, ǝwfaɗ | anga baya mǝfaɗ |
| 5 | zlom | anga baya zlom |
| 6 | mǝko | anga baya mǝko |
| 7 | sǝsǝre | anga baya sǝsǝre |
| 8 | slalakar | anga baya slalakar |
| 9 | holombo | anga baya holombo |
| 10 | kǝro | anga baya kǝro |
| 11 | kǝro hǝr bǝlen | |
| 12 | kǝro hǝr cew | |
| 13 | kǝro hǝr makar | |
| 14 | kǝro hǝr mǝfaɗ | |
| 15 | kǝro hǝr zlom | |
| 16 | kǝro hǝr mǝko | |
| 17 | kǝro hǝr sǝsǝre | |
| 18 | kǝro hǝr slalakar | |
| 19 | kǝro hǝr holombo | |
| 20 | kokǝr cew | |
| 21 | kokǝr cew hǝr bǝlen | |
| 22 | kokǝr cew hǝr cew | |
| 23 | kokǝr cew hǝr makar | |
| 24 | kokǝr cew hǝr mǝfaɗ | |
| 25 | kokǝr cew hǝr zlom | |
| 26 | kokǝr cew hǝr mǝko | |
| 27 | kokǝr cew hǝr sǝsǝre | |
| 28 | kokǝr cew hǝr slalakar | |
| 29 | kokǝr cew hǝr holombo | |
| 30 | kokǝr makar | |
| 40 | kokǝr mǝfaɗ | |
| 50 | kokǝr zlom | |
| 60 | kokǝr mǝko | |
| 70 | kokǝr sǝsǝre | |
| 80 | kokǝr slalakar | |
| 90 | kokǝr holombo | |
| 100 | sǝkat | |
| 101 | sǝkat nǝ bǝlen | |
| 122 | sǝkat nǝ kokǝr cew hǝr cew | |
| 200 | sǝkat cew | |
| 300 | sǝkat makar | |
| 400 | sǝkat mǝfaɗ | |
| 500 | sǝkat zlom | |
| 600 | sǝkat mǝko | |
| 700 | sǝkat sǝsǝre | |
| 800 | sǝkat slalakar | |
| 900 | sǝkat holombo | |
| 1,000 | dǝbo | |
| 1,001 | debo nǝ bǝlen | |
| 1,100 | dǝbo nǝ sǝkat | |
| 1,200 | dǝbo nǝ sǝkat cew | |
| 1,300 | dǝbo nǝ sǝkat makar | |
| 1,400 | dǝbo nǝ sǝkat mǝfaɗ | |
| 1,500 | dǝbo nǝ sǝkat zlom | |
| 1,550 | dǝbo nǝ sǝkat zlom hǝr kokǝr zlom | |
| 1,600 | dǝbo nǝ sǝkat mǝko | |
| 1,700 | dǝbo nǝ sǝkat sǝsǝre | |
| 1,800 | dǝbo nǝ sǝkat slalakar | |
| 1,900 | dǝbo nǝ sǝkat holombo | |
| 2,000 | dǝbo cew | |
| 3,000 | dǝbo makar | |
| 4,000 | dǝbo mǝfaɗ | |
| 5,000 | dǝbo zlom | |
| 6,000 | dǝbo mǝko | |
| 7,000 | dǝbo sǝsǝre | |
| 8,000 | dǝbo slalakar | |
| 9,000 | dǝbo holombo | |
| 10,000 | dǝbo kǝro | |
| 10,001 | dǝbo kǝro nǝ bǝlǝn | |
| 100,000 | dǝbo dǝbo sǝkat | |
| 100,001 | dǝbo dǝbo sǝkat nǝ bǝlen | |
| 1,000,000 | dǝbo dǝbo dǝbo | |
| 1,000,001 | dǝbo dǝbo dǝbo nǝ bǝlen |
Source: Friesen, Dianne. 2017. A grammar of Moloko. Berlin: Language Science Press.
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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