How to count in Khoekhoe (Nama), a Khoisan language spoken in South Africa, Botswana and Namibia.
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 | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ǀgui | ǂguro |
| 2 | ǀgam | ǀgamǁî |
| 3 | !nona | !nonaǁî |
| 4 | haka | hakaǁî |
| 5 | koro | koroǁî |
| 6 | !nani | !nanoǁî |
| 7 | hû | hûǁî |
| 8 | ǁkhaisa | ǁkhaisaǁî |
| 9 | khoese | khoeseǁî |
| 10 | disi | disiǁî |
| 11 | disiǀguiǀa | disiǀguiǀaǁî |
| 12 | disiǀgamǀa | disiǀgamǀaǁî |
| 13 | disi!nonaǀa | disi!nonaǀaǁî |
| 20 | ǀgamdisi | ǀgamdisiǁî |
| 30 | !nonadisi | !nonadisiǁî |
| 40 | hakadisi | hakadisiǁî |
| 50 | korodisi | |
| 60 | !nanidisi | |
| 70 | hûdisi | |
| 80 | ǁkhaisadisi | |
| 90 | khoesedisi | |
| 100 | kaidisi | kaidisiǁî |
| 1,000 | ǀoadisi | ǀoadisiǁî |
| 1,000,000 | ǀoadisiǀoadisi | ǀoadisǀoadisiǁî |
Khoekhoe numbers from 1-10 (video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FObQsP-QAFE
Information provided by Murilo Ricci
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