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Module 6
Unit 6: Numerical Authority & Counting
Technical guide to cardinal and ordinal numeracy from 1 to 1,000,000.
Unit 6: Quantitative Logic
Numerals in Oromo always follow the noun. Crucially, the noun stays in the singular form even when the count is plural.
The Cardinal Matrix
- 1: Tokko
- 10: Kudhan
- 20: Digdama
- 100: Dhibba
- 1,000: Kuma
- 1,000,000: Kumaatama
Ordinal Ranking (-ffaa)
To rank items, append the suffix -ffaa to the cardinal root:
- 1st: Tokkoffaa
- 2nd: Lammaffaa
- 10th: Kurnaffaa
Example: Barannoo sadaffaa. (The third lesson.)