How to count in Mpade, a Chadic language spoken in the northern Cameroon and western Chad.
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| Numeral | Cardinal |
|---|---|
| 1 | nté, pál |
| 2 | ansí, gāsi |
| 3 | ankró, gokúro |
| 4 | gāɗe |
| 5 | ʃénsī |
| 6 | ʃéskótē |
| 7 | túlur |
| 8 | ʤiligaɗe |
| 9 | ʤiatála |
| 10 | kán |
| 11 | kán gó te |
| 12 | kán gó gāsi |
| 20 | mblo |
| 21 | mblo gó te |
| 30 | píāskə |
| 40 | mbloskasi |
| 50 | mbloskasi gó kán |
| 60 | mbloskokúro |
| 70 | mbloskokúro gó kán |
| 80 | mbloskaɗe |
| 90 | mbloskaɗe gó kán |
| 100 | míá |
| 200 | míá l gási |
| 300 | míá l gokúro |
| 1,000 | dúbú |
| 2,000 | dúbú l gási |
Note: There are two forms for the numbers 1, 2 and 3: the first forms are used when counting, while the second forms are used as a modifier.
Source: Sean David Allison. ASPECTS OF A GRAMMAR OF MAKARY KOTOKO (Chadic, Cameroon).
Compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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