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  • British Sign Language

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    60 published entries

  • Philippine Sign Language

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  • German Sign Language

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    60 published entries

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    55 published entries

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    54 published entries

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    50 published entries

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    48 published entries

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    42 published entries

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    40 published entries

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    39 published entries

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    33 published entries

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    24 published entries

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    21 published entries

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    19 published entries

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    16 published entries

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    11 published entries

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    11 published entries

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    9 published entries

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    7 published entries

  • Tunisian Sign Language

    6 published entries

  • New Zealand Sign Language

    5 published entries

  • Italian Sign Language

    5 published entries

  • Swiss-German Sign Language

    5 published entries

  • Saudi Arabian Sign Language

    5 published entries

  • Argentine Sign Language

    4 published entries

  • Adamorobe Sign Language

    2 published entries

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Bamunka

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from curated Chan's "Numeral Systems of the World's Languages" from 2019; not yet reviewed by a native speaker.

B
bɔ̀mɔ̂ʔ
NINE

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from curated Chan's "Numeral Systems of the World's Languages" from 2019. Chan, Eugene (eds.) 2019. Numeral Systems of the World's Languages (curated). https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals - accessed: 2019-09-30 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3475912. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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buǔ
TWO

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from curated Chan's "Numeral Systems of the World's Languages" from 2019. Chan, Eugene (eds.) 2019. Numeral Systems of the World's Languages (curated). https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals - accessed: 2019-09-30 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3475912. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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F
fɔ̌ŋ
EIGHT

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from curated Chan's "Numeral Systems of the World's Languages" from 2019. Chan, Eugene (eds.) 2019. Numeral Systems of the World's Languages (curated). https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals - accessed: 2019-09-30 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3475912. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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Ɣ
ɣyɨɨ́
HUNDRED

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from curated Chan's "Numeral Systems of the World's Languages" from 2019. Chan, Eugene (eds.) 2019. Numeral Systems of the World's Languages (curated). https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals - accessed: 2019-09-30 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3475912. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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ɣyɨɨ́tə́ ibuǔ
TWO HUNDRED

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from curated Chan's "Numeral Systems of the World's Languages" from 2019. Chan, Eugene (eds.) 2019. Numeral Systems of the World's Languages (curated). https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals - accessed: 2019-09-30 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3475912. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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ɣyɨɨ́tə́ ifɔ̌ŋ
EIGHT HUNDRED

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from curated Chan's "Numeral Systems of the World's Languages" from 2019. Chan, Eugene (eds.) 2019. Numeral Systems of the World's Languages (curated). https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals - accessed: 2019-09-30 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3475912. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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ɣyɨɨ́tə́ itiâ
FOUR HUNDRED

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from curated Chan's "Numeral Systems of the World's Languages" from 2019. Chan, Eugene (eds.) 2019. Numeral Systems of the World's Languages (curated). https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals - accessed: 2019-09-30 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3475912. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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K
kʷì
FOUR

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from curated Chan's "Numeral Systems of the World's Languages" from 2019. Chan, Eugene (eds.) 2019. Numeral Systems of the World's Languages (curated). https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals - accessed: 2019-09-30 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3475912. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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M
mɔ̌ʔ
ONE

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from curated Chan's "Numeral Systems of the World's Languages" from 2019. Chan, Eugene (eds.) 2019. Numeral Systems of the World's Languages (curated). https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals - accessed: 2019-09-30 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3475912. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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N
njuɔ̀bɔ̀mɔ̌ʔ nə̀ wûŋ
NINETEEN

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from curated Chan's "Numeral Systems of the World's Languages" from 2019. Chan, Eugene (eds.) 2019. Numeral Systems of the World's Languages (curated). https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals - accessed: 2019-09-30 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3475912. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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njuɔ̀bɔ̂mɔ̂ʔ nə̀ wûŋbuǔ
TWENTY NINE

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from curated Chan's "Numeral Systems of the World's Languages" from 2019. Chan, Eugene (eds.) 2019. Numeral Systems of the World's Languages (curated). https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals - accessed: 2019-09-30 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3475912. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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njuɔ̀buǔ nə̀ wûŋ
TWELVE

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from curated Chan's "Numeral Systems of the World's Languages" from 2019. Chan, Eugene (eds.) 2019. Numeral Systems of the World's Languages (curated). https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals - accessed: 2019-09-30 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3475912. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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njuɔ̀buǔ nə̀ wûŋbuǔ
TWENTY TWO

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from curated Chan's "Numeral Systems of the World's Languages" from 2019. Chan, Eugene (eds.) 2019. Numeral Systems of the World's Languages (curated). https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals - accessed: 2019-09-30 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3475912. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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njuɔ̀fɔ́ŋ nə̀ wûŋ
EIGHTEEN

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from curated Chan's "Numeral Systems of the World's Languages" from 2019. Chan, Eugene (eds.) 2019. Numeral Systems of the World's Languages (curated). https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals - accessed: 2019-09-30 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3475912. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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njuɔ̀fɔ́ŋ nə̀ wûŋbuǔ
TWENTY EIGHT

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from curated Chan's "Numeral Systems of the World's Languages" from 2019. Chan, Eugene (eds.) 2019. Numeral Systems of the World's Languages (curated). https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals - accessed: 2019-09-30 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3475912. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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njuɔ̀kʷì nə̀ wûŋ
FOURTEEN

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from curated Chan's "Numeral Systems of the World's Languages" from 2019. Chan, Eugene (eds.) 2019. Numeral Systems of the World's Languages (curated). https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals - accessed: 2019-09-30 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3475912. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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njuɔ̀kʷì nə̀ wûŋbuǔ
TWENTY FOUR

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from curated Chan's "Numeral Systems of the World's Languages" from 2019. Chan, Eugene (eds.) 2019. Numeral Systems of the World's Languages (curated). https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals - accessed: 2019-09-30 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3475912. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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njuɔ̀mɔ̌ʔ nə̀ wûŋ
ELEVEN

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from curated Chan's "Numeral Systems of the World's Languages" from 2019. Chan, Eugene (eds.) 2019. Numeral Systems of the World's Languages (curated). https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals - accessed: 2019-09-30 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3475912. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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njuɔ̀mɔ̌ʔ nə̀ wûŋbuǔ
TWENTY ONE

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from curated Chan's "Numeral Systems of the World's Languages" from 2019. Chan, Eugene (eds.) 2019. Numeral Systems of the World's Languages (curated). https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals - accessed: 2019-09-30 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3475912. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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njuɔ̀ntɨ́ʔ nə̀ wûŋ
SIXTEEN

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from curated Chan's "Numeral Systems of the World's Languages" from 2019. Chan, Eugene (eds.) 2019. Numeral Systems of the World's Languages (curated). https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals - accessed: 2019-09-30 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3475912. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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njuɔ̀ntɨ́ʔ nə̀ wûŋbuǔ
TWENTY SIX

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from curated Chan's "Numeral Systems of the World's Languages" from 2019. Chan, Eugene (eds.) 2019. Numeral Systems of the World's Languages (curated). https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals - accessed: 2019-09-30 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3475912. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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njuɔ̀taâ nə̀ wûŋ
FIFTEEN

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from curated Chan's "Numeral Systems of the World's Languages" from 2019. Chan, Eugene (eds.) 2019. Numeral Systems of the World's Languages (curated). https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals - accessed: 2019-09-30 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3475912. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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njuɔ̀taâ nə̀ wûŋbuǔ
TWENTY FIVE

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from curated Chan's "Numeral Systems of the World's Languages" from 2019. Chan, Eugene (eds.) 2019. Numeral Systems of the World's Languages (curated). https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals - accessed: 2019-09-30 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3475912. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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njuɔ̀tə́kʷiǐtiâ nə̀ wûŋ
SEVENTEEN

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from curated Chan's "Numeral Systems of the World's Languages" from 2019. Chan, Eugene (eds.) 2019. Numeral Systems of the World's Languages (curated). https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals - accessed: 2019-09-30 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3475912. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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njuɔ̀tə́kʷiǐtiâ nə̀ wûŋbuǔ
TWENTY SEVEN

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from curated Chan's "Numeral Systems of the World's Languages" from 2019. Chan, Eugene (eds.) 2019. Numeral Systems of the World's Languages (curated). https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals - accessed: 2019-09-30 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3475912. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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njuɔ̀tiâ nə̀ wûŋ
THIRTEEN

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from curated Chan's "Numeral Systems of the World's Languages" from 2019. Chan, Eugene (eds.) 2019. Numeral Systems of the World's Languages (curated). https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals - accessed: 2019-09-30 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3475912. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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njuɔ̀tiâ nə̀ wûŋbuǔ
TWENTY THREE

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from curated Chan's "Numeral Systems of the World's Languages" from 2019. Chan, Eugene (eds.) 2019. Numeral Systems of the World's Languages (curated). https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals - accessed: 2019-09-30 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3475912. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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nsûŋbuǔ
TWENTY

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from curated Chan's "Numeral Systems of the World's Languages" from 2019. Chan, Eugene (eds.) 2019. Numeral Systems of the World's Languages (curated). https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals - accessed: 2019-09-30 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3475912. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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ntɨ̌ʔ
SIX

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from curated Chan's "Numeral Systems of the World's Languages" from 2019. Chan, Eugene (eds.) 2019. Numeral Systems of the World's Languages (curated). https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals - accessed: 2019-09-30 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3475912. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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Ŋ
ŋkɔ́ŋ
THOUSAND

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from curated Chan's "Numeral Systems of the World's Languages" from 2019. Chan, Eugene (eds.) 2019. Numeral Systems of the World's Languages (curated). https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals - accessed: 2019-09-30 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3475912. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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ŋkɔŋhə́ ibuǔ
TWO THOUSAND

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from curated Chan's "Numeral Systems of the World's Languages" from 2019. Chan, Eugene (eds.) 2019. Numeral Systems of the World's Languages (curated). https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals - accessed: 2019-09-30 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3475912. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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T
taâ
FIVE

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from curated Chan's "Numeral Systems of the World's Languages" from 2019. Chan, Eugene (eds.) 2019. Numeral Systems of the World's Languages (curated). https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals - accessed: 2019-09-30 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3475912. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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tə́kʷiǐtiâ
SEVEN

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from curated Chan's "Numeral Systems of the World's Languages" from 2019. Chan, Eugene (eds.) 2019. Numeral Systems of the World's Languages (curated). https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals - accessed: 2019-09-30 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3475912. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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tiâ
THREE

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from curated Chan's "Numeral Systems of the World's Languages" from 2019. Chan, Eugene (eds.) 2019. Numeral Systems of the World's Languages (curated). https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals - accessed: 2019-09-30 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3475912. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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W
wûŋ
TEN

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from curated Chan's "Numeral Systems of the World's Languages" from 2019. Chan, Eugene (eds.) 2019. Numeral Systems of the World's Languages (curated). https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals - accessed: 2019-09-30 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3475912. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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wûŋbɔ̀mɔ̂ʔ
NINETY

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from curated Chan's "Numeral Systems of the World's Languages" from 2019. Chan, Eugene (eds.) 2019. Numeral Systems of the World's Languages (curated). https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals - accessed: 2019-09-30 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3475912. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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wûŋfɔ́ŋ
EIGHTY

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from curated Chan's "Numeral Systems of the World's Languages" from 2019. Chan, Eugene (eds.) 2019. Numeral Systems of the World's Languages (curated). https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals - accessed: 2019-09-30 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3475912. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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wûŋkʷì
FORTY

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from curated Chan's "Numeral Systems of the World's Languages" from 2019. Chan, Eugene (eds.) 2019. Numeral Systems of the World's Languages (curated). https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals - accessed: 2019-09-30 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3475912. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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wûŋtaâ
FIFTY

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from curated Chan's "Numeral Systems of the World's Languages" from 2019. Chan, Eugene (eds.) 2019. Numeral Systems of the World's Languages (curated). https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals - accessed: 2019-09-30 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3475912. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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wûŋtə́kʷiǐtiâ
SEVENTY

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset derived from curated Chan's "Numeral Systems of the World's Languages" from 2019. Chan, Eugene (eds.) 2019. Numeral Systems of the World's Languages (curated). https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals - accessed: 2019-09-30 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3475912. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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