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7 [bakwai]

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I count: In--ki-g-: I__ k_____ I-a k-r-a- ---------- Ina kirga: 0
one, two, three day---i---uku d___ b___ u__ d-y- b-y- u-u ------------- daya biyu uku 0
I count to three. N- ƙid----------ku. N_ ƙ_____ z___ u___ N- ƙ-d-y- z-w- u-u- ------------------- Na ƙidaya zuwa uku. 0
I count further: I-a--i--aba--- k---awa: I__ c_ g___ d_ k_______ I-a c- g-b- d- k-r-a-a- ----------------------- Ina ci gaba da kirgawa: 0
four, five, six, h-du- bi---- shida, h____ b_____ s_____ h-d-, b-y-r- s-i-a- ------------------- hudu, biyar, shida, 0
seven, eight, nine b-k-----a-was----a b_____ t_____ t___ b-k-a- t-k-a- t-r- ------------------ bakwai takwas tara 0
I count. i---ki-ga i__ k____ i-a k-r-a --------- ina kirga 0
You count. k- --rga k_ k____ k- k-r-a -------- ka kirga 0
He counts. An-fa--. A_ f____ A- f-d-. -------- An fada. 0
One. The first. D-ya---- f-rk-. D____ N_ f_____ D-y-. N- f-r-o- --------------- Daya. Na farko. 0
Two. The second. Bi-u- -- --yu. B____ N_ b____ B-y-. N- b-y-. -------------- Biyu. Na biyu. 0
Three. The third. U----N- u--. U___ N_ u___ U-u- N- u-u- ------------ Uku. Na uku. 0
Four. The fourth. H-du--Na -ud-. H____ N_ h____ H-d-. N- h-d-. -------------- Hudu. Na hudu. 0
Five. The fifth. Biyar- -- b-ya-. B_____ N_ b_____ B-y-r- N- b-y-r- ---------------- Biyar. Na biyar. 0
Six. The sixth. Sh--a. -a--h---. S_____ N_ s_____ S-i-a- N- s-i-a- ---------------- Shida. Na shida. 0
Seven. The seventh. Ba-w-i- N- b-k-a-. B______ N_ b______ B-k-a-. N- b-k-a-. ------------------ Bakwai. Na bakwai. 0
Eight. The eighth. T-kw-s- -a---kw-s. T______ N_ t______ T-k-a-. N- t-k-a-. ------------------ Takwas. Na takwas. 0
Nine. The ninth. Tar--N--t--a. T___ N_ t____ T-r- N- t-r-. ------------- Tara Na tara. 0

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