Information about counting in Northern Sotho (Sesotho sa Leboa), a Bantu language spoken in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1 | tee |
| 2 | pêdi, pedi |
| 3 | tharo |
| 4 | nnê, nne |
| 5 | tlhano, hlano |
| 6 | tshela |
| 7 | šupa |
| 8 | seswai, seswae |
| 9 | senyane |
| 10 | lesome |
| 11 | lesometee |
| 12 | lesomepedi |
| 13 | lesometharo |
| 14 | lesomenne |
| 15 | lesomethlano |
| 16 | lesometshela |
| 17 | lesomešupa |
| 18 | lesomeseswae |
| 19 | lesomesenyane |
| 20 | masomepedi |
| 21 | masomepedi-tee |
| 22 | masomepedi-pedi |
| 23 | masomepedi-tharo |
| 24 | masomepedi-nne |
| 25 | masomepedi-thlano |
| 26 | masomepedi-tshela |
| 27 | masomepedi-šupa |
| 28 | masomepedi-seswai |
| 29 | masomepedi-senyane |
| 30 | masometharo |
| 40 | masomenne |
| 50 | masomethlano |
| 60 | masometshela |
| 70 | masomešupa |
| 80 | masomeseswai |
| 90 | masomesenyane |
| 100 | lekgolo |
| 1,000 | sekete |
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Hear some Northern Sotho numbers:
Information about Northern Sotho numbers
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Northern_Sotho_numerals
https://www.africanlanguages.com/northern_sotho/
http://www.salanguages.com/northernsotho/sepwrd.htm
https://app.memrise.com/course/1317308/learn-sepedi/9/
Information about Northern Sotho | Phrases | Numbers | Tower of Babel
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