Information about counting in Tamahaq, a Northern Berber language in southern Algeria, western Libya and northern Niger.
Key to abbreviations: m = masculine, f = feminine, pl = plural
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | iyen (m) iyet (f) | wa yezzaren (m) ta tezzaret (f) wi ezzarnin (m-pl) ti tezzarnin (f-pl) |
| 2 | essin (m) senated (f) | wa n essin (m) |
| 3 | karad (m) keradet (f) | wa n karad (m) ta n keraded (f) |
| 4 | okkôz (m) okkôzed (f) | |
| 5 | semmus (m) semmûsed (f) | |
| 6 | sedis (m) sedîsed (f) | |
| 7 | essa (m) essahet (f) | |
| 8 | ettam (m) ettamed (f) | |
| 9 | tezza (m) tezzahet (f) | |
| 10 | meraou (m) meraoued (f) | |
| 11 | meraou ed iyen | |
| 12 | meraou ed essin | |
| 13 | meraou ed karad | |
| 14 | meraou ed okkôz | |
| 15 | meraou ed semmus | |
| 16 | meraou ed sedis | |
| 17 | meraou ed essa | |
| 18 | meraou ed ettam | |
| 19 | meraou ed tezza | |
| 20 | senated temerwin | |
| 21 | senated temerwin ed iyen | |
| 22 | senated temerwin ed essin | |
| 23 | senated temerwin ed karad | |
| 24 | senated temerwin ed okkôz | |
| 25 | senated temerwin ed semmus | |
| 26 | senated temerwin ed sedis | |
| 27 | senated temerwin ed essa | |
| 28 | senated temerwin ed ettam | |
| 29 | senated temerwin ed tezza | |
| 30 | karaded temerwin | |
| 40 | okkôzed temerwin | |
| 50 | semmused temerwin | |
| 60 | sedised temerwin | |
| 70 | essahed temerwin | |
| 80 | ettamed temerwin | |
| 90 | tezzahed temerwin | |
| 100 | temede, temad (pl) | |
| 200 | senated temad | |
| 1,000 | agim, igîmân (pl) | |
| 2,000 | essin igîmân |
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Information about counting in Tamahaq
http://imuhar.eu/site/en_dictionary/tamahaq-dictionary-with-grammar/zahlen.php
Information about Tamahaq | Numbers
Shilha, Tamahaq, Tamasheq, Tamazight
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