Numbers

Cardinal Numbers

0		sifuri
1		moja
2		mbili
3		tatu
4		nne
5		tano
6		sita
7		saba
8		nane
9		tisa
10		kumi
11		kumi na mojo
12		kumi na mbili
13		kumi na tatu
14		kumi na nne
15		kumi na tano
16		kumi na sita
17		kumi na saba
18		kumi na nane
19		kumi na tisa
20		ishirini
21		ishirini na moja
22		ishirini na mbili
30		thelathini
31		thelathini na moja
40		arobaini
50		hamsini
60		sitini
70		sabini
80		themanini
90		tisini
100		mia
101		mia na moja
106		mia na sita
154		mia na hamsini na tano
200		mia mbili
300		mia tatu
1000		elfu
2000		elfu mbili
100,000		laki
1,000,000		milioni

one quarter (1/4)		robo
one half (1/2)		nusu

Useful Phrases

first		ya kwanza
second		ya pili
third		ya tatu
fourth		ya nne
fifth		ya tano
sixth		ya sita
seventh		ya saba
eighth		ya nane
ninth		ya tisa
tenth		ya kumi

Cardinals and ordinals follow the items being counted. Some of the cardinals, and the ya of the ordinals, change depending on the noun class of the thing being counted or ordered. The forms given are for the n-n class, but will be understood in most cases.

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