Numbers In Dagbanli (1 to 100)
Numbers in Dagbanli can be differentiated between counting and non counting numbers. This difference is mostly tied to daily usage and counting items. Unlike English where counting and usage of a number is the same. Counting five, n-nu in Dagbanli is different from saying, “give me five tomatoes”. You will say “give me tomatoes anu“(“tim’ma tomatoes anu“). Anu here is five in Dagbanli. Here’s a list of numbers in Dagbanli from 1 to 100.
| Number | Counting | Non-Counting (Daily Usage) |
| 1 | n-daam | Yini |
| 2 | n-yi | Ayi |
| 3 | n-ta | Ata |
| 4 | n-nahi | Anahi |
| 5 | n-nu | Anu |
| 6 | n-yobu | Ayobu |
| 7 | m-pɔi | Apɔi |
| 8 | n-nii | Anii |
| 9 | n-wei | Awei |
| 10 | Pia | Pia |
| 11 | Pia ni yini | Pin yini |
| 12 | Pia ni ayi | Pin ayi |
| 13 | Pia ni ata | Pin ata |
| 14 | pia ni anahi | Pin anahi |
| 15 | pia ni anu | Pin anu |
| 16 | pia ni ayobu | Pin ayobu |
| 17 | pia ni apɔi | Pin apɔi |
| 18 | pishi ayi ka | Pin ayi ka |
| 19 | pishi yini ka | Pishi yini ka |
| 20 | pishi | Pishi |
| 21 | pishi ni yini | pishi ni yini |
| 22 | pishi ni yi | pishi ni yi |
| 23 | pishi ni ata | pishi ni ata |
| 24 | pishi ni anahi | pishi ni anahi |
| 25 | pishi ni anu | pishi ni anu |
| 26 | pishi ni ayobu | pishi ni ayobu |
| 27 | pishi ni apɔi | pishi ni apɔi |
| 28 | pihita ayi ka | pihita ayi ka |
| 29 | pihita yini ka | pihita yini ka |
| 30 | pihita | pihita |
| 40 | pihinahi | pihinahi |
| 50 | pihinu | pihinu |
| 60 | pihiyobu | pihiyobu |
| 70 | pisopɔi | pisopɔi |
| 80 | pihinii | pihinii |
| 90 | pihiwei | pihiwei |
| 100 | kɔbiga | kɔbiga |
Lesson by: Barikisu
