Information about counting in Kabyle (Taqbaylit), a Berber language spoken mainly in Kabylie in northern Algeria.
Note: there are native forms of some numbers, and versions borrowed from Arabic. The ones borrowed from Arabic are shown second.
Key to abbreviations: m = masculine, f = feminine, sg = singular, pl = plural
If any of the numbers are links, you can hear a recording by clicking on them. If you can provide recordings, please contact me.
| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | ilem | |
| 1 | yiwen / ⵢⴰⵏ [yiwən] (m) yiwet [ʎiwət] (f) |
amezwaru (m/sg) tamezwarut (f/sg) imezwura (m/pl) timezwura (f/pl) |
| 2 | sin / ⵙⵉⵏ [si:n] (m) snat [snʌθ] (f) |
wis sin (m) tis snat (f) |
| 3 | kraḍ / ⴽⵕⴰⴹ [kraɮ] tlata [θlaθa] |
wis kṛaḍ (m) tis kṛaḍ (f) |
| 4 | kuẓ / ⴽⴽⵓⵣ [kuʣ] rebɛa [r(ˤ)əbʕa] |
wis ukuz (m) tis ukuz (f) |
| 5 | semmus / ⵙⵎⵎⵓⵙ [səmmus] xemsa [χəmsɐ] |
wis semmus (m) tis semmus (f) |
| 6 | sḍis / ⵚⴹⵉⵚ [sɮis] setta [sɜt͡sɐ] |
wis ṣeḍḍiṣ (m) tis ṣeḍḍiṣ (f) |
| 7 | sa / ⵙⴰ [sa] sebɛa [səbʕa] |
wis ṣa (m) tis ṣa (f) |
| 8 | tam / ⵜⴰⵎ [tam] tmanya [θmaɲa] |
wis tam (m) tis tam (f) |
| 9 | tẓa / ⵜⵥⴰ [tzˤa] tesɛa [təsʕa] |
wis tẓa (m) tis tẓa (f) |
| 10 | mraw / ⵎⵔⴰⵡ [mraw] ɛacrin [ʕaʃrin] |
wis mraw (m) tis mraw (f) |
| 11 | yan-asakmraw [yan-asakmraw] | |
| 12 | yina-sakmraw [yina-sakmraw] | |
| 13 | yikraḍ-asakmraw [yikraɮ-asakmraw] | |
| 14 | yikuẓ-asakmraw [yikuʣ-asakmraw] | |
| 15 | yismmus-asakmraw [yismmus-asakmraw] | |
| 16 | yisḍis-asakmraw [yisɮis-asakmraw] | |
| 17 | yisa-asakmraw [yisa-asakmraw] | |
| 18 | yitam-asakmraw [yitam-asakmraw] | |
| 19 | yitrinzi-asakmraw [yitrinzi-asakmraw] | |
| 20 | sin-mraw [si:n-mraw] | |
| 21 | waḥed u εecrin | |
| 22 | tnayn u εecrin | |
| 23 | tlata u εecrin | |
| 24 | ṛebεa u εecrin | |
| 25 | xemsa u εecrin | |
| 26 | setta u εecrin | |
| 27 | sebεa u εecrin | |
| 28 | tmanya u εecrin | |
| 29 | tesεa u εecrin | |
| 30 | kraḍ-mraw [kraɮ-mraw] | |
| 40 | kuẓ-mraw [kuʣ-mraw] | |
| 50 | semmus-mraw [səmmus-mraw] | |
| 60 | sḍis-mraw [sɮis-mraw] | |
| 70 | sa-mraw [sa-mraw] | |
| 80 | tam-mraw [tam-mraw] | |
| 90 | trinzi-mraw [trinzi-mraw] | |
| 100 | temya [temya], miyya | |
| 1,000 | elf [ɛlf], aləf | |
| 10,000 | edmiyya [edmiyya] | |
| 1,000,000 | melyun [məlyun] |
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Hear some numbers in Kabyle:
Details of numbers in Kabyle
https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Kabyle/Vocabulary/Numbers
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Kabyle_numerals
https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Kabyle/Vocabulary/Counting-and-Numbers
https://apprendrelekabyle.com/les-nombres-en-kabyle/
https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Kabyle/Vocabulary/Ordinal-numbers
Information about Kabyle | Numbers
Shilha, Tamahaq, Tamasheq, Tamazight
Alphabetical index | Language family index
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