Numbers in Ga
Count in Ga, from one to ten and on to the tens. Ga builds bigger numbers from the small ones. 20 checked words and phrases, with a pronunciation guide where we have one.
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ekome
One (1)
Say it: eh-KOH-meh
Makɔ ekome pɛ — I will take one only
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enyɔ
Two (2)
Say it: eh-NYAW
Ohai enyɔ — Two hundred
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etɛ
Three (3)
Say it: eh-TAY
Ohai etɛ — Three hundred
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ejwɛ
Four (4)
Say it: eh-JWAY
Ohai ejwɛ — Four hundred
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enumɔ
Five (5)
Say it: eh-NOO-maw
Ohai enumɔ — Five hundred
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ekpaa
Six (6)
Say it: eh-PAH
Ekpaa pɛ — Only six
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kpawo
Seven (7)
Say it: KPAH-woh
Ohai kpawo — Seven hundred
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kpaanyɔ
Eight (8)
Say it: KPAH-nyaw
Ohai kpaanyɔ — Eight hundred
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nɛɛhu
Nine (9)
Say it: nay-ay-HOO
Ohai nɛɛhu — Nine hundred
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nyɔŋma
Ten (10)
Say it: nyawng-MAH
Akpei nyɔŋma — Ten thousand
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oha
Hundred (100)
Say it: OH-hah
Shii oha — One hundred times
Ask about it → - nyɔŋma kɛ ekome Eleven (11) Say it: nyawng-MAH kay eh-KOH-meh Ask about it →
- nyɔŋma kɛ enyɔ Twelve (12) Say it: nyawng-MAH kay eh-NYAW Ask about it →
- nyɔŋmai enyɔ Twenty Say it: nyawng-MYE eh-NYAW Ask about it →
- nyɔŋmai etɛ Thirty (30) Say it: nyawng-MYE eh-TAY Ask about it →
- Akpe Thousand (1000) Say it: ah-KPEH Ask about it →
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Fã
Half
Say it: fahng
Pɛsɛwa fã — Half-pesewa
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Akpei-akpe
One million — lit. thousands of thousands
Milio / Akpei-akpe — One million
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Milio
One million
Milio / Akpei-akpe — One million
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Sources: Bureau of Ghana Languages — Language Guide (Ga Version), 1999; Language Guide — "One million" = Milio / Akpei-akpe; Wikivoyage Ga phrasebook — "Numbers (Yibɔi)". Every entry is checked before it's published.
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