Numbers

1. Achiel, ariyo, adek

   One, two, three

   Usage

   Numbers one to three.

   Grammar Note

   achiel also means 'same / together'.

2. Ang'wen, abich, auchiel

   Four, five, six

   Usage

   Numbers four to six.

   Grammar Note

   The ng' in ang'wen is one sound.

3. Abiriyo, aboro, ochiko, apar

   Seven, eight, nine, ten

   Usage

   Numbers seven to ten.

   Grammar Note

   abiriyo is also spelled abirio.

4. Piero ariyo, piero adek, piero ang'wen

   Twenty, thirty, forty

   Usage

   Tens.

   Grammar Note

   Tens are formed as piero (tens) + numeral.

5. Piero abich, piero auchiel, piero abiriyo

   Fifty, sixty, seventy

   Usage

   Tens.

   Grammar Note

   piero (tens) + numeral.

6. Piero aboro, piero ochiko, mia

   Eighty, ninety, one hundred

   Usage

   Tens and hundred.

   Grammar Note

   mia means one hundred.

7. Alufu achiel

   One thousand

   Usage

   Means one thousand.

   Grammar Note

   Noun followed by numeral.

8. Pesa adi?

   How much money?

   Usage

   Asks an amount of money.

   Grammar Note

   Composed: noun + adi? asks for a quantity.

9. An ja-higni piero ariyo gabiriyo

   I am 27 years old

   Usage

   States your age.

   Grammar Note

   Composed: 27 is built as 20 + ga- + 7 (ga- links the units digit to the tens).

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