Information about counting in Kikuyu (Gĩkũyũ), a Bantu language spoken mainly in the Central Province of Kenya.
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 |
|---|---|
| 0 | kĩbũgũ |
| 1 | ĩmwe |
| 2 | igĩrĩ |
| 3 | ithatũ |
| 4 | inya |
| 5 | ithano |
| 6 | ithathatũ |
| 7 | mũgwanja |
| 8 | inyanya |
| 9 | kenda |
| 10 | ikũmi |
| 11 | ikũmi na ĩmwe |
| 12 | ikũmi na igĩri |
| 13 | ikũmi na ithatũ |
| 14 | ikũmi na inya |
| 15 | ikũmi na ithano |
| 16 | ikũmi na ithathatũ |
| 17 | ikũmi na mũgwanja |
| 18 | ikũmi na inyanya |
| 19 | ikũmi na kenda |
| 20 | mĩrongo ĩrĩ |
| 21 | mĩrongo ĩrĩ na imwe |
| 22 | mĩrongo ĩrĩ na igĩrĩ |
| 23 | mĩrongo ĩrĩ na ithatũ |
| 24 | mĩrongo ĩrĩ na inya |
| 25 | mĩrongo ĩrĩ na ithano |
| 26 | mĩrongo ĩrĩ na ithathatũ |
| 27 | mĩrongo ĩrĩ na mũgwanja |
| 28 | mĩrongo ĩrĩ na inyanya |
| 29 | mĩrongo ĩrĩ na kenda |
| 30 | mĩrongo ithatũ |
| 40 | mĩrongo inya |
| 50 | mĩrongo ithano |
| 60 | mĩrongo ithathatũ |
| 70 | mĩrongo mũgwanja |
| 80 | mĩrongo inyanya |
| 90 | mĩrongo kenda |
| 100 | igana rĩmwe |
| 1,000 | ngiri ĩmwe |
Hear some Kikuyu numbers:
Information about Kikuyu numbers
https://discover.hubpages.com/education/Kikuyu-Language-Numbersand-Counting
https://learn-kikuyu.netlify.app/numbers/
Information about Kikuyu | Phrases | Numbers | Tower of Babel
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
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