Information about counting in Maore, a Bantu language spoken in the Comorian islands of Mayotte.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | kavu, zero | |
| 1 | moja | -a handra |
| 2 | mbili | -a vili |
| 3 | traru | -a raru |
| 4 | nne | -a nne |
| 5 | tsano | -a tsano |
| 6 | sita | -a sita |
| 7 | saɓa | -a saɓa |
| 8 | nane | -a nane |
| 9 | shendra | -a shendra |
| 10 | kumi | -a kumi |
| 11 | kumi na moja | |
| 12 | kumi na mbili | |
| 13 | kumi na traru | |
| 14 | kumi na nne | |
| 15 | kumi na tsano | |
| 16 | kumi na sita | |
| 17 | kumi na saɓa | |
| 18 | kumi na nane | |
| 19 | kumi na shendra | |
| 20 | shirini | |
| 21 | shirini na moja | |
| 22 | shirini na mbili | |
| 23 | shirini na traru | |
| 24 | shirini na nne | |
| 25 | shirini na tsano | |
| 26 | shirini na sita | |
| 27 | shirini na saɓa | |
| 28 | shirini na nane | |
| 29 | shirini na shendra | |
| 30 | thelathini | |
| 40 | arɓaini | |
| 50 | hamsini | |
| 60 | sitini | |
| 70 | saɓwini | |
| 80 | thamanini | |
| 90 | tuswini | |
| 100 | mia | |
| 101 | mia na moja | |
| 110 | mia na kumi | |
| 119 | mia na kumi na shendra | |
| 120 | mia wa shirini | |
| 200 | mia teni | |
| 202 | mia teni na mbili | |
| 230 | mia teni wa thalathini (thelathini) | |
| 300 | thalatha mia | |
| 303 | thalatha mia na traru | |
| 354 | thalatha mia wa hamsini na nne | |
| 400 | arɓa mia | |
| 500 | hamsu mia | |
| 600 | sita mia | |
| 697 | sita mia wa tuswini na saɓa | |
| 700 | saɓa mia | |
| 800 | thamani mia | |
| 900 | tusu mia | |
| 1,000 | alifu | |
| 1,001 | alifu na moja | |
| 1,018 | alifu na kumi na nane | |
| 2,000 | alifu mbili | |
| 2,021 | alifu mbili na shirini na moja | |
| 3,000 | alifu traru | |
| 4,000 | alifu nne | |
| 5,000 | alifu tsano | |
| 5,735 | alifu tsano wa saɓa mia wa thalathini na tsano | |
| 6,000 | alifu sita | |
| 7,000 | alifu saɓa | |
| 8,000 | alifu nane | |
| 9,000 | alifu shendra | |
| 10,000 | alifu kumi | |
| 18,000 | alifu kumi na nane | |
| 20,000 | alifu shirini | |
| 1/2 | nusu | |
| 1/4 | robo | |
| 1/8 | thumuni |
Source: Manuel Grammatical de Shimaore.
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
Information about Maore | Numbers in Maore
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