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===Numerals=== Comparison of numerals in individual languages:<ref name="ChanNumeralsNC">{{Cite web|url=https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Niger-Congo.htm|title=The Niger-Congo Language Phylum|last=Chan|first=Eugene|publisher=Numeral Systems of the World's Languages|date=2019}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%" ! Classification !! Language !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 |- | Kuwaa || [[ISO 639:blh|Kuwaa (Belleh)]] || dee || sɔ̃r || tãã̀ || ɲìjɛ̀hɛ || wàyɔ̀ɔ || wɔ̀rfɔlɛ̀ (5 + 1) || kɔrlɔrɔ̃r (5 + 2) || kwatãã̀ (5 + 3) || kɔ̃yĩ̀yɛ̀hɛ (5 + 4) || kowaa |- | Seme || [[ISO 639:sif|Seme (Siamou)]] (1) || byẽ́ẽ || nĩ́ĩ̄ || tyáār || yūr || kwɛ̃̄l || kpã̄â || kĩ̄î || kprɛ̄n̂ || kɛ̄l || fú |- | Seme || [[ISO 639:sif|Seme (Siamou)]] (2) || dyuɔ̃15 || nĩ15 || tyɛr15 || yur3 || kwɛ̃l3 || k͡pa4a34 || kyi4ĩ34 || k͡prɛ4ɛ̃34 || kal3 || fu1 |- | Eastern, Bakwe || [[ISO 639:bjw|Bakwé]] || ɗôː || sɔ̂ː || tʌ̄ː || mɾɔ̄ː || ɡ͡bə̀ə̄ || ŋǔːɗō (5 + 1) || ŋǔːsɔ̄ (5 + 2) || ŋǔːtʌ̄ (5 + 3) || ŋǔːmɾɔ̄ (5 + 4) || pʊ̀ |- | Eastern, Bakwe || [[ISO 639:hwa|Wané]] || do³ / ɗo³ || sɔ² || ta³ || ⁱhɪɛ̃⁴ || ŋʷũ⁴² || ŋʷũ⁴² kloː²⁴(5 + 1) || ŋʷũ⁴² sɔ² (5 + 2) || ŋʷũ⁴² ta³ (5 + 3) || ŋʷũ⁴² ⁱhɪɛ̃⁴ (5 + 4) || ŋʷũ⁴² bu⁴ or bu⁴ |- | Eastern, Bete || [[ISO 639:bev|Daloa Bété]] || ɓlʊ̄ || sɔ̋ || tá || mʊ̄wana || ŋ́ɡ͡bɨ́ || ŋ́ɡ͡bʊplʊ (5 + 1) || ŋ́ɡ͡bisɔ́ (5 + 2) || ɡ͡bʊ̀wata (5 + 3) || ŋ́ɡ͡bimʊwana (5 + 4) || kʊ́ɡ͡ba |- | Eastern, Bete || [[ISO 639:bet|Guiberoua Bété]] || ɓlʊ̄ || sɔ̋ || tá || mʊ̄wana || ŋ́ɡ͡bɨ́ || ŋ́ɡ͡bʊplʊ (5 + 1) || ŋ́ɡ͡bisɔ́ (5 + 2) || ɡ͡bʊ̀wata (5 + 3) || ŋ́ɡ͡bimʊwana (5 + 4) || kʊ́ɡ͡ba |- | Eastern, Bete || [[ISO 639:god|Godié]] || ɓlōō || sɔ́ɔ́ || tāā || ŋ̀mɔ̀ɔ̀nā || ŋ̀ɡ͡bɨ́ || ŋ̀ɡ͡bóplóo (5 + 1) || ŋ̀ɡ͡bɔ̀ɔ́sɔ́ (5 + 2) || ŋ̀ɡ͡bàátā (5 + 3) || ŋ̀vɔ̀ɔ̀nā || kʊ́ɡ͡bá |- | Eastern, Bete, Eastern || [[ISO 639:btg|Gagnoa Bété]] || ɓɵ̯̀ɺō || sɔ̋ || tɑ̄ || mɔ̀ɔ̀nɔ̄ || ŋ͡m̩̄.ɡ͡bú || ɡ͡bé.pó̯ɺó (5 + 1) || ɡ͡bɔ́ɔ́.sɔ̋ (5 + 2) || ɡ͡bɔ̋ɔ́.tā (5 + 3) || fɛ̀ɛ̀.nɔ̄ || kō.ɡ͡bɔ́ |- | Eastern, Bete, Eastern || [[ISO 639:btg|Guébie Bété]] || ɡ͡bɔlɔ².³ || so⁴ || ta³¹ || mɔna¹.³¹ || mŋɡ͡be² || mŋɡ͡beɡ͡bɔlɔ².².³ (5 + 1) || mŋɡ͡boso³.⁴ (5 + 2) || mŋɡ͡bata³.³¹ (5 + 3) || mŋɡ͡bɔfɛna³.¹.³¹ (5 + 4) || kɔɡ͡ba².³ |- | Eastern, Bete, Eastern || [[ISO 639:kyf|Kouya]] || ɓlò || sɔ́ || tā || mnʊ̀à || ɡ͡bu || ɡ͡beliɓlò (5 + 1) || ɡ͡besɔ́ (5 + 2) || ɡ͡betā (5 + 3) || ɡ͡bomnʊ̀à (5 + 4) || kuɡ͡bua |- | Eastern, Dida || [[ISO 639:gud|Yocoboué Dida]] || bóló || mwɔsɔ́ || mwɔtá || mwɔná || ɛŋɡ͡bɪ́ || ɛŋɡ͡bʊ́frɔ (5 + 1) || ɛmɓɔ́sɔ́ (5 + 2) || ɛmɓáta (5 + 3) || ɛmvwaná || kóɡ͡ba |- | Eastern, Dida || [[ISO 639:ney|Neyo]] || ɓɔ̄ló || sɔ́ || tāā || mɔ̀nā || ɡ͡bɪ́ || ɡ͡bɪ́flɔ́ (5 + 1) || ɡ͡básɔ́ (5 + 2) || ɡ͡bátā (5 + 3) || fɛ̄nā (5 + 4) || kʊ́ɡ͡bá |- | Eastern, Kwadia || [[ISO 639:kwp|Kodia]] || ɡ͡bɤlɤ³² / ɓɤlɤ³² || sɔː² || taː² || mɔna⁴³ || ⁿɡ͡bɤ³ || ⁿɡ͡bɤwlɤ³³³ (5 + 1) || ⁿɡ͡bɔː⁴³sɔ³ (5 + 2) || ⁿɡ͡baː⁴³ta³ (5 + 3) || ⁿɡ͡bɤmɔna³⁴³ (5 + 4) || kʊɡ͡ba³³ |- | Western, Bassa || [[ISO 639:bsq|Bassa]] || ɖò, dyúáɖò || sɔ̃́ || tã || hĩinyɛ || hm̀m̌ || mɛ̀nɛ̌ìn-ɖò (5 + 1) || mɛ̀nɛ̌ìn-sɔ̃́ (5 + 2) || mɛ̀nɛ̌ìn-tã (5 + 3) || mɛ̀nɛ̌ìn-hĩinyɛ (5 + 4) || ɓaɖa-bùè |- | Western, Bassa || [[ISO 639:dee|Dewoin (Dewoi)]] || ɡ͡bǒ || sɔ̃́ || ta || hĩinyɛ || hm̀m̌ || meɖe-ɡ͡bǒ (5 + 1) || meɖe-sɔ̃́ (5 + 2) || meɖe-ta (5 + 3) || meɖe-hĩinyɛ (5 + 4) || vù |- | Western, Bassa || [[ISO 639:ggb|Gbasei (Gbii)]] (1) || dɔ̀ː / ɗɔ̀káⁱ || sɔ̃́ || tã || ɲ̀yɛ̃ || m̀ḿ || m̀mɽědɔ̀ (5 + 1) || m̀mɽěsɔ̃́ (5 + 2) || m̀mɽětã́ (5 + 3) || m̀mɽěɲ̀yɛ̃ (5 + 4) || báɽápʰùwe |- | Western, Bassa || [[ISO 639:ggb|Gbii (Gbi-Dowlu)]] (2) || dòò, dyúáɖò || sɔ̃́ || tã || hĩ̀nyɛ || hm̀m̀ || mɛ̀nɛ̀ɛ̄n-ɖò (5 + 1) || mɛ̀nɛ̀ɛ̄n-sɔ̃́ (5 + 2) || mɛ̀nɛ̀ɛ̄n-tə̃ (5 + 3) || mɛ̀nɛ̀ɛ̄n-hĩ̀nyɛ (5 + 4) || ɓaɖabùè |- | Western, Grebo, Glio-Oubi || [[ISO 639:oub|Glio-Oubi]] || dō || hwə̃ || tã́ || hə̃ || ɡ͡bə̀ || hṹdò (5 + 1) || hũ̀sɔ́ (5 + 2) || mɛra (5 + 3) || mɛ́ɲɛ̀ (5 + 4) || pue |- | Western, Grebo, Ivorian || [[ISO 639:pye|Pye (Piè) Krumen]] || dò || hʋɛ̃́ || tā || hɛ̃̀ || hũ̌ || hũ̀jārō [hũ̀jāɾō] ('five plus one') || hũ̀jāhʋɛ̃́ ('five plus two') || hũ̀jātā ('five plus three') || hũ̀jāhɛ̃̀ ('five plus four') || pù |- | Western, Grebo, Ivorian || [[ISO 639:ted|Tepo Krumen]] (1) || dò || hɔ̃́ || tā || hɛ̃̀ || hũ̌ || huõ̀nɔ̀ (5 + 1) || nɪ́pātā (litː 'not/be/three') || nɪ́pāhɔ̃́, yèhɛ̃̀yèhɛ̃̀ (2 x 4) || sēlédò (litː 'remains /there/one') || pù |- | Western, Grebo, Ivorian || [[ISO 639:ted|Tepo Krumen]] (2) || dô || ɔ̄ɛ́n || tā || hɛ̀n || ùm || ùmnɔ̄dô (5 + 1) || ùmnɔ̄ɔ̄ɛ́n (5 + 2) || blɛ̄nbìɛ̀n || ùmīyándō || pù |- | Western, Grebo, Liberian || [[ISO 639:grv|Central Grebo (Barrobo)]] || dòo || ɔ̌n || taan || hɛ̃ɛn || wùun || wùnɔ̀dǒ (5 + 1) || jetan (4 + 3) ? || jiinhɛ̀n (4 + 4) ? || sǒndò (litː 'remain one' before 10) || fù |- | Western, Grebo, Liberian || [[ISO 639:gbo|Northern Grebo]] || do || sɔ̃̌ || tã || hɛ̃̀ || m̀m || mmɔ̀do (5 + 1) || nyiɛtã (4 + 3) || nnyɛɛ (4 + 4) || siědo (litː 'remain one' before 10) || pù |- | Western, Klao || [[ISO 639:klu|Klao]] || dô || sɔ́n || tan || nyìɛ̀ || mù || mùnéɛ́do (5 + 1) || mùnéɛ́sɔ́n (5 + 2) || mùnéɛtan (5 + 3) || sopádo (10 - 1) || puè |- | Western, Klao || [[ISO 639:tja|Tajuasohn]] || doe || sunn nn = ? || tan || hin || hoom || ḿhon doe (5 + 1) || ḿhon sunn (5 + 2) || hinin (4 + 4) || siɛrdoe (litː 'remains one') || punn |- | Western, Wee, Guere-Krahn || [[ISO 639:krw|Western Krahn]] || tòò || sɔɔ̌n || ta̓a̓n || nyìɛ̓ || m̀m̌ || mɛ̀o̓ (5 + 1) || mɛ̀sɔɔ̌n (5 + 2) || mɛta̓a̓ǹ (5 + 3) || mɛ̀nyìɛ̓ (5 + 4) || pùèè |- | Western, Wee, Guere-Krahn || [[ISO 639:krn|Sapo]] || duě / tòò || sɔn || tan || nyìɛ || m̀m̌ || mɛ̀lǒ (5 + 1) || mɛ̀sɔn (5 + 2) || mɛ̌tan (5 + 3) || mɛ̌nyiɛ (5 + 4) || pùè |- | Western, Wee, Nyabwa || [[ISO 639:nwb|Nyabwa (Nyaboa)]] || do4 || sɔ̃2 || tã3 || ɲiɛ33 || mu4u1 || mɛ4ɛ1lo4 (5 + 1) || mɛ4ɛ1sɔ̃2 (5 + 2) || mɛ4ɛ1tã3 (5 + 4) || mɛ4ɛ1ɲiɛ33 (5 + 5) || bue44 |- | Western, Wee, Wobe || [[ISO 639:wob|Northern Wè (Wobe)]] || too3 / due1 || sɔɔn2 / sɔn2 || taan3 || nyiɛ43 || mm41 || mɛ41o3 (5 + 1) || mɛ41sɔn2 (5 + 2) || mɛ41na3 (5 + 3) || mɛ41nyiɛ3 (5 + 4) || puue3 |} Comparison of numerals in Kru languages from Marchese (1983):<ref name="Marchese"/> {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Classification !! Language !! one !! two !! three !! four !! five !! six !! seven !! eight !! nine !! ten !! twenty !! hundred |- | Siamou || [[Siamou language|Seme]] || jɔ || nḭ || tʸar || yiro || kʷḛ || kpaa || kʸii || prɛ || kal || fu || kar || karkʷḛ |- | Aizi || [[Aizi language|Aïzi]] || mṵmɔ̰; yre || iʃɪ || ita || yeɓi || yugbo || fɔ || friʃi || patɛ || fi || bɔ || gu || juyugbo |- | Kuwaa || [[Kuwaa language|Kuwaa]] || dee || sɔ̰ɔ̰ || ta̰à̰ || ɲìyɛ̀ || wààyò || folɛ̀ || kɔ̰lo̰ || kʷata̰à̰ || ko̰yḭ̀yɛ̰̀ || kuwa || kuma sɔ̰᷄ || kɔ̀lɛwúlú |- | Eastern, Bakwe || [[Bakwe language|Bakwé]] (Soubré) || || || || || || || || || || || || |- | Eastern, Dida || [[Dida language|Dida]] (Lozoua) || mblò || mɔ̀sɔ́ || mɔ̀tā || mɔ̀ɔ̀nā || ǹgbī || ǹgbʊfɾʊ || ǹgbɔ̀ɔ́sɔ́ || ǹgbàátā || ǹvɔ̀ɔ̀nā || kʊ́gbā || grʊ̄ || gwlīǹgbī |- | Eastern, Dida || [[Vata language|Vata]] || ɓlɔ̀ || sɔ̍ || tā || mɔ̀ɔ̀nā || gbe̍ || || gbòɔ́sɔ́ || gbɔ̍fɔ́tā || || kógba̍ || golō || |- | Eastern, Bete || [[Bété language|Bété]] (Daloa) || ɓʊ̀lʊ̀ || sɔ̍ || tá || mʊ̀nà || ńgbɨ́ || ńgbʊ́pʊ́lʊ́ || ńgbísɔ̍ || ńgbɔ̍tá || ńgbɨ́mʊ̀nà || kúgbɨ́á || gʊ́lʊ́ || gʊ́lúgbɨ́ |- | Eastern, Bete || [[Bété language|Bété]] (Guibéroua) || ɓʊ̀lʊ̀ || sɔ́ || tā || mʊ̀ʌ̀nā || n̄gbɨ́ || n̄gbʊ̍pʊ̍lʊ̍ || n̄gbi̍só || gbʊ̀ʌ́tā || n̄gbɨ̍mʊ̀ʌ̀nā || kʊ̄gbʌ̍ || gʊ̍lʊ̍ || gʷʉ̍lɪ̍n̄gbɨ̍ |- | Eastern, Bete || [[Godié language|Godié]] || ɓʉ̄lʉ̄ || sɔ́ || tā || mʊ̀ʊ̀nʌ̄ || ʌ̰̀gbʉ̄ || ʌ̰̀gbʉ̄pʉ̄lʉ̄ || ʌ̰̀gbɔ̀ɔ̄sɔ́ || ʌ̰̀gbàāɨʌ̄ || pɛɛ̀nʌ̄ || kʊ́gbʌ̍ || gɔ̀lɔ̀ || gʷʌ̀lɪ̀gbʉ̄ |- | Eastern, Bete || [[Kuya language|Koyo]] || ɓɔ̄lɔ̄ || sɔ̄ || tā || mɔ̀nā || ŋ̀gbɨ́ || ŋ̀gbópló || ŋ̀gbɔ́sɔ́ || ŋ̀gbátā || ǹvɔ̀nā || kʊ́gbá || gʊ̄lʊ̄ || gʊ̀lɪ̀ɲ́gbɨ́ |- | Eastern, Bete || [[Neyo language|Néyo]] || ɓʊ̄lʊ́ || sɔ́ || tāā || mɔ̀nā || gbɪ́ || gbɪ́flɔ́ || gbásɔ́ || gbátā || fɛ̄nā || kʊ́gbá || glʊ́ || gʷlɪ̀gbɪ́ |- | Western, Klao || [[Klao language|Klao]] || dòò || sʊ̰́ || tā̰ā̰ || ɲḭɛ̀ || mùù || ŋmìɛ̀dò || ŋmìɛ̀sɔ̰́ || ŋmìɛ̀tā̰ || sɛpáádō || pūɪ̄ || wlʊ̄ || wlʊ̄mù |- | Western, Bassa || [[Bassa language|Bassa]] || dɔ̀ò || sɔ̄ || ta̰ || hḭiɲɛ || hm̀m̀ || || || || || || || hɔ̰́dɔ̀ |- | Western, Bassa || [[Dewoin language|Déwoin]] || gbò || sɔ̰ || tà̰ || ɲìɛ̄ || m̀m̄ || mɛ̀legbō || mɛ̀lēslɔ̰́ || mɛ̀lēá̰ || mɛ̀le̍ɲìɛ || èvù || || |- | Western, Grebo || [[Tepo language|Tépo]] || do̍ || hɔ̰́ || ta̍ || hɛ̰̀ || m̄ || hwɔ̰̀nɔ̀ || nɪ́pa̍hɔ̰̍ || nɪ́pa̍ta̍ || se̍rédó || pu̍ || a̍ wlʊ̀ || wlɪ̄ m̄ |- | Western, Grebo || [[Grebo language|Grébo]] || dō || sɔ̰́ || tá̰ || hɛ̰᷄ || hm̀ú || || || béhɛ̰᷄ || sīe̍dō || pūnɔ́dō || wōdó || húbū |- | Western, Grebo || [[Glio-Ubi language|Oubi]] || dō || hʷə̰ || tá̰ || hə̰ || gbə̀ || hṵ́dò || hṵ̀sɔ́ || mɛra || mɛ́ɲɛ̀ || pue || gōrō || gòléhm̄ |- | Western, Grebo || [[Jrwe language|Jrwe]] || do̍ò || hʊ̰́ɛ̰́ || ta̍a̍ || hɛ̰̍ɛ̰̀ || hm̀m̍ || hm̀m̍jɛ̍rʊ̍ || hm̀m̍jɛ̍hʊ̰́ɛ̰́ || hm̀m̍ja̍ta̍ || hm̀m̍ja̍hɛ̰̀ || pu̍ || wlʊ̍ || wɛ̀srɛ̍wɛ̍ |- | Western, Wee || [[Guere language|Guéré]] || dòò || sɔ̰̍ɔ̰̍ || tā̰ā̰ || ɲḭ̀ɛ̰̄ ~ ɲīɛ̄; ɲīɛ̄ ~ ɲḭ̀ɛ̰̄ || m̄ḿ || mɛ̰̄ɛ̰́ō̰ || mɛ̰̄sɔ̰̍ || mɛ̰̄á̰ || mɛ̰᷄ɲɛ̰̍ || bùùè || kwlāsɔ̰̍ || km̄ɛ̰̍dūe̍ |- | Western, Wee || [[Nyabwa language|Nyabwa]] || dʊ̀ || sɔ̰́ || tā̰ || ɲìɛ̄ || mùu̍ || mɛ̄ɛ̍lʊ̀ || mɛ̄ɛ̍sɔ̰̄ || mɛ̄ɛ̍tā̰ || mɛ̍ɲīē || bùè || glòlùé || glàmùu̍ |- | Western, Wee || [[Wobé language|Wobé]] || tòò || sɔ̰̍ɔ̰̍ || tā̰ā̰ || ɲìɛ̄ || m̄ḿ || mɛ̄ɛ́ō || mɛ̰̍́sɔ̰̍ || mɛ᷄na̍ || mɛ᷄ɲɛ̍ || pùùè || kwlāsɔ̰̍ || km̄ɛ̍du̍e̍ |- | Western, Wee || [[Konobo language|Konobo]] || dʊ || buwɛ || la̰a̰ || ɲiɛ || mm || || mɛɛɔ̰ || mɛla || || buwɛ || kʷalaso̰ || kɛ̰ɛ̰ |}
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