How to count in Teribe (Naso), a Chibchan language spoken in Bocas del Toro province in northwestern Panama.
Many Teribe numbers have different forms depending on what is being counted. There are different forms for (a) animate objects, (b) round objects, (c) wide objects, (d) long objects, (e) long and wide objects, and (f) objects counted in plots.
If any of the numbers are links, you can hear a recording by clicking on them. If you can provide recordings, please contact me.
| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | (a) klara, (b) kwara, (c) kara, (d) plara, (e) kwanna, (f) krina |
| 2 | (a) dopök, (b) kwopök, (c) kopök, (d) ploglopök, (e) kwanpök, (f) krinpök |
| 3 | (a) doglo mya, (b) kwomya, (c) komya, (d) ploglomya, (e) kwanmya, (f) krinmya |
| 4 | (a) doglo pkeng, (b) kwopkeng, (c) kopkeng, (d) ploglopkeng, (e) kwanpkeng, (f) krinpkeng |
| 5 | (a) doglo shkeng, (b) kwoshkeng, (c) koshkeng, (d) plogloshkeng, (e) kwanshkeng, (f) krinshkeng |
| 6 | (a) doglo ter, (b) kwoter, (c) koter, (d) plogloter, (e) kwanter, (f) krinter |
| 7 | (a) doglo kak, (b) kwokak, (c) kokak, (d) ploglokak, (e) kwan-kak, (f) krin-kak |
| 8 | (a) doglo kwong, (b) kwokwong, (c) kokwong, (d) ploglokwong, (e) kwankwong, (f) krinkwong |
| 9 | (a) doglo shkaw, (b) kwoshkaw, (c) koshkaw, (d) plogloshkaw, (e) kwanshkaw, (f) krinshkaw |
| 10 | sakkwara |
| 11 | sakkwara kinsho klara |
| 12 | sakkwara kinsho dopök |
| 13 | sakkwara kinsho doglo mya |
| 14 | sakkwara kinsho doglo pkeng |
| 15 | sakkwara kinsho doglo shkeng |
| 16 | sakkwara kinsho doglo ter |
| 17 | sakkwara kinsho doglo kak |
| 18 | sakkwara kinsho doglo kwong |
| 19 | sakkwara kinsho doglo shkaw |
| 20 | sak pök |
| 21 | sak pök kinsho klara |
| 22 | sak pök kinsho dopök |
| 23 | sak pök kinsho doglo mya |
| 24 | sak pök kinsho doglo pkeng |
| 25 | sak pök kinsho doglo shkeng |
| 26 | sak pök kinsho doglo ter |
| 27 | sak pök kinsho doglo kak |
| 28 | sak pök kinsho doglo kwong |
| 29 | sak pök kinsho doglo shkaw |
| 30 | sak mya |
| 40 | sak pkeng |
| 50 | sak shkeng |
| 60 | sak ter |
| 70 | sak kak |
| 80 | sak kwong |
| 90 | sak shkaw |
| 100 | sak dbaw |
| 1,000 | sak dbaw dbaw |
Hear some numbers in Teribe:
Information about counting in Teribe
https://vdoc.pub/documents/a-grammar-of-teribe-6kpmkog01i70
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Teribe.htm
https://www.native-languages.org/numbers/teribe_numbers.htm
http://terraba.org/en/Dictionary/enTalkingDictionary.html
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about Teribe | Numbers
Alphabetical index | Language family index
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