How to count in Zarma (Zarmaciine), a member of the Songhay branch of the Nilo-Saharan language family spoken mainly in Niger.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | yaamo | |
| 1 | afo | sintina |
| 2 | ihinka | inhinkanta |
| 3 | ihinza | inhinzanta |
| 4 | itaaci | itaacanta |
| 5 | iggu | igguanta |
| 6 | iddu | idduanta |
| 7 | iyye | iyyanta |
| 8 | ahakku | ahakkanta |
| 9 | iyegga | iyyanta |
| 10 | iway | iwayanta |
| 11 | iway cindi fo | iway cindi fo |
| 12 | iway cindi hinka | iway cindi hinkanta |
| 13 | iway cindi hinza | |
| 14 | iway cindi taaci | |
| 15 | iway cindi gu | |
| 16 | iway cindi iddu | |
| 17 | iway cindi iyye | |
| 18 | iway cindi ahakku | |
| 19 | iway cindi yegga | |
| 20 | waranka | warankanta |
| 21 | waranka cindi fo | waranka cindi fo |
| 22 | waranka cindi hinka | |
| 23 | waranka cindi hinza | |
| 24 | waranka cindi taaci | |
| 25 | waranka cindi gu | |
| 26 | waranka cindi iddu | |
| 27 | waranka cindi iyye | |
| 28 | waranka cindi ahakku | |
| 29 | waranka cindi yegga | |
| 30 | waranza | |
| 40 | waytaaci | |
| 50 | waygu | |
| 60 | waydu, wayiddu | |
| 70 | wayye, wayiyye | |
| 80 | wayhakku | |
| 90 | wayyegga | |
| 100 | zangu | |
| 200 | zangu hinka | |
| 1,000/td> | zambar fo | |
| 1,000,000 | milyo, miliyo, zambar dubu |
Hear some Zarma numbers:
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Information about Zarma numbers
https://www.djerma.nl/zarma_en/grammarbook/gb_specials_numbers_cardinal.html
https://www.djerma.nl/zarma_en/grammarbook/gb_specials_numbers_ordinal.html
https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Zarma/Vocabulary/Counting-and-Numbers
Information about Zarma | Numbers | Tower of Babel
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