How to count in Hadza (Hadzane), a language isolate spoken near Lake Eyasi in northern Tanzania.
Note: only the numbers for one and two are native to Hadza. The other numbers are borrowed from Swahili, Sukuma and Datooga. Before the introduction of Swahili to Hadza-speaking areas, the Hadza people did not use numbers.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | itchâme |
| 2 | piye(pi) |
| 3 | sámaka(pe) |
| 4 | bone(pe) |
| 5 | bothano(pe) |
| 6 | sita(pe) |
| 7 | saba(pe) |
| 8 | nani(pe) |
| 9 | tisa |
| 10 | ikhumi |
| 11 | ikhumi a itchâme |
| 12 | ikhumi a piye |
| 13 | ikhumi a sámaka |
| 14 | ikhumi a bone |
| 15 | ikhumi a bothano |
| 20 | ikhumi(bi) piyi (bi) |
| 100 | qungu(we) |
| 1,000 | qungu(wi) piyi (pi) |
Hear some Hadza numbers:
Information about counting in Hadza
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadza_language#Numerals
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Hadza.htm
https://unitedrepublicoftanzania.com/the-people-of-tanzania/daily-life-in-tanzania-and-social-customs/major-tanzania-ethnic-groups/local-spoken-tanzania-languages/hadza-language-hadzane-classification-phonology-name-classification-phonology-tone-vowels-consonants-orthography-grammar-nouns-and-pronouns-copula-verbs-and-adjectives-attributives-object-marking-word/#Numerals_in_Hadza_Language
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Information about Hadza | Numbers
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