The Number System of Nimbia

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The Number System of Nimbia

This page is based on Decimal vs. Duodecimal: An interaction between two systems of numeration.

Nimbia is a dialect of Gwandara, and it is known to have a duodecimal (base-12) system influenced by surrounding duodecimal languages such as Janji and Kahugu.

Number	Reading	Meaning
0	?	-
1	da	1
2	bi	2
3	ugu	3
4	furu	4
5	biyar	5
6	shide	6
7	bo'o	7
8	tager	8
9	tanran	9
10	gwom	10
11	kwada	11
12	tuni	12
13	tuni mbe da	12 and 1
14	tuni mbe bi	12 and 2
15	tuni mbe ugu	12 and 3
16	tuni mbe furu	12 and 4
17	tuni mbe biyar	12 and 5
18	tuni mbe shide	12 and 6
19	tuni mbe bo'o	12 and 7
20	tuni mbe tager	12 and 8
21	tuni mbe tanran	12 and 9
22	tuni mbe gwom	12 and 10
23	tuni mbe kwada	12 and 11
24	gume bi	12^* × 2
25	gume bi ni da	(12^* × 2) and 1
26	gume bi ni bi	(12^* × 2) and 2
27	gume bi ni ugu	(12^* × 2) and 3
28	gume bi ni furu	(12^* × 2) and 4
29	gume bi ni biyar	(12^* × 2) and 5
30	gume bi ni shide	(12^* × 2) and 6
31	gume bi ni bo'o	(12^* × 2) and 7
32	gume bi ni tager	(12^* × 2) and 8
33	gume bi ni tanran	(12^* × 2) and 9
34	gume bi ni gwom	(12^* × 2) and 10
35	gume bi ni kwada	(12^* × 2) and 11
36	gume ugu	12^* × 3
37	gume ugu ni da	(12^* × 3) and 1
38	gume ugu ni bi	(12^* × 3) and 2
39	gume ugu ni ugu	(12^* × 3) and 3
40	gume ugu ni furu	(12^* × 3) and 4
41	gume ugu ni biyar	(12^* × 3) and 5
42	gume ugu ni shide	(12^* × 3) and 6
43	gume ugu ni bo'o	(12^* × 3) and 7
44	gume ugu ni tager	(12^* × 3) and 8
45	gume ugu ni tanran	(12^* × 3) and 9
46	gume ugu ni gwom	(12^* × 3) and 10
47	gume ugu ni kwada	(12^* × 3) and 11
48	gume furu	12^* × 4
49	gume furu ni da	(12^* × 4) and 1
50	gume furu ni bi	(12^* × 4) and 2
51	gume furu ni ugu	(12^* × 4) and 3
52	gume furu ni furu	(12^* × 4) and 4
53	gume furu ni biyar	(12^* × 4) and 5
54	gume furu ni shide	(12^* × 4) and 6
55	gume furu ni bo'o	(12^* × 4) and 7
56	gume furu ni tager	(12^* × 4) and 8
57	gume furu ni tanran	(12^* × 4) and 9
58	gume furu ni gwom	(12^* × 4) and 10
59	gume furu ni kwada	(12^* × 4) and 11
60	gume biyar	12^* × 5
61	gume biyar ni da	(12^* × 5) and 1
62	gume biyar ni bi	(12^* × 5) and 2
63	gume biyar ni ugu	(12^* × 5) and 3
64	gume biyar ni furu	(12^* × 5) and 4
65	gume biyar ni biyar	(12^* × 5) and 5
66	gume biyar ni shide	(12^* × 5) and 6
67	gume biyar ni bo'o	(12^* × 5) and 7
68	gume biyar ni tager	(12^* × 5) and 8
69	gume biyar ni tanran	(12^* × 5) and 9
70	gume biyar ni gwom	(12^* × 5) and 10
71	gume biyar ni kwada	(12^* × 5) and 11
72	gume shide	12^* × 6
73	gume shide ni da	(12^* × 6) and 1
74	gume shide ni bi	(12^* × 6) and 2
75	gume shide ni ugu	(12^* × 6) and 3
76	gume shide ni furu	(12^* × 6) and 4
77	gume shide ni biyar	(12^* × 6) and 5
78	gume shide ni shide	(12^* × 6) and 6
79	gume shide ni bo'o	(12^* × 6) and 7
80	gume shide ni tager	(12^* × 6) and 8
81	gume shide ni tanran	(12^* × 6) and 9
82	gume shide ni gwom	(12^* × 6) and 10
83	gume shide ni kwada	(12^* × 6) and 11
84	gume bo'o	12^* × 7
85	gume bo'o ni da	(12^* × 7) and 1
86	gume bo'o ni bi	(12^* × 7) and 2
87	gume bo'o ni ugu	(12^* × 7) and 3
88	gume bo'o ni furu	(12^* × 7) and 4
89	gume bo'o ni biyar	(12^* × 7) and 5
90	gume bo'o ni shide	(12^* × 7) and 6
91	gume bo'o ni bo'o	(12^* × 7) and 7
92	gume bo'o ni tager	(12^* × 7) and 8
93	gume bo'o ni tanran	(12^* × 7) and 9
94	gume bo'o ni gwom	(12^* × 7) and 10
95	gume bo'o ni kwada	(12^* × 7) and 11
96	gume tager	12^* × 8
97	gume tager ni da	(12^* × 8) and 1
98	gume tager ni bi	(12^* × 8) and 2
99	gume tager ni ugu	(12^* × 8) and 3
100	gume tager ni furu	(12^* × 8) and 4

* Different word

Note:

Number	Reading	Meaning
143	gume kwada ni kwada	(12^* × 11) and 11
144	wo	144 (12²)

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