ÁLÛKÁ - Numbers
November 19, 2020 at 4:13 pm,
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By
Okwoli Moses Elaigwu
It is not difficult at all to learn how to count numbers in Idoma language and I think we must consciously pass it on to our children and our generation at large. It will be a thing of shame to be educated yet an illiterate when it comes to the primary education of a child which according to John Lock should be the local dialect of such a child.
Numbers in Idoma language does not have specific symbols as figues for representations rather alphabets. The easiest way to learn numbers in Idoma language is to learn the alphabets themselves, vocalizations was well as recitation of the numbers.
Éyí 1
ℇpa 2
ℇta 3
ℇnɛ 4
ℇhↄ 5
ℇhílí 6
Áhapa 7
Áhata 8
Áhanɛ 9
Ígwó 10
Ígwóléí 11
Ígwɛpá 12
Ígwɛta 13
Ígwɛnɛ 14
Ígwɛhↄ 15
Ígwɛhílí 16
Ígwáhápá 17
Ígwáhata 18
Ígwahanɛ 19
Ófû 20
Ófû chéí 21
Ófû chɛpa 22
Ófû chɛta 23
Ófû chɛnɛ 24
Ófû chɛhↄ 25
Ófû chɛhílí 26
Ófû cháhapa 27
Ófû cháhata 28
Ófû chahánɛ 29
Ófû chíkwó 30
By way of recitation it becomes easier and interesting. Idoma researchers has gone ahead to development numbers in counting and in written form from thousands to billions which is a clear sign that we are working towards preserving the language itself.