Information about counting in Oromo (Afaan Oromo / ኦሮምኛ), a Cushitic language spoken in parts of Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Egypt.
Key abbreviation: m = masculine, f = feminine.
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 | duwwa | |
1 | tokko | tokkoffaa |
2 | lama | lammaffaa |
3 | sadi | sadaffaa |
4 | afur | arfaffaa |
5 | shan | shanaffaa |
6 | jaya, jaa'a, jaha | jaa'affaa |
7 | torba | torbaffaa |
8 | saddeet | saddeetaffaa |
9 | sagal | saglaffaa |
10 | khudan | kurnaffaa |
11 | khuda-tokko | kudhatokkoffaa |
12 | khuda-lama | kudhalammaffaa |
13 | khuda-sadi | kudhasadaffaa |
14 | khuda-afur | kudharfaffaa |
15 | khuda-shan | kudhashanaffaa |
16 | khuda-jaya | kudhajaa'affaa |
17 | khuda-torba | kudhatorbaffaa |
18 | khuda-saddeet | kudhasaddeetaffaa |
19 | khuda-sagal | kudhasaglaffaa |
20 | digdama | digdamaffaa |
21 | digdamii-tokko | |
22 | digdamii-lama | |
23 | digdamii-sadi | |
24 | digdamii-afur | |
25 | digdamii-shan | |
26 | digdamii-jaa'a | |
27 | digdamii-torba | |
28 | digdamii-saddeet | |
29 | digdamii-sagal | |
30 | soddoma | |
40 | afurtama | |
50 | shantama | |
60 | jaatama | |
70 | torbatama | |
80 | saddeetama | |
90 | sagaltama | |
100 | dhibba | |
200 | lama dhibba | |
300 | sadi dhibba | |
400 | afur dhibba | |
500 | shan dhibba | |
600 | jaa'a dhibba | |
700 | torba dhibba | |
800 | saddeet dhibba | |
900 | sagal dhibba | |
1,000 | kuma | |
2,000 | lama kuma | |
3,000 | sadi kuma | |
1 million | milliyoonii, kontomadhibba | |
once | al-tokko | |
twice | al-lama |
Hear some of these numbers
Information about Oromo numbers
http://www.languagesandnumbers.com/how-to-count-in-oromo/en/orm/
http://mylanguages.org/oromo_numbers.php
http://learn101.org/oromo_numbers.php
https://www.metaappz.com/Oromiffa_Numbers_Converter/Default.aspx
https://quizlet.com/145545075/afaan-oromo-numbers-flash-cards/
Information about Oromo | Phrases | Numbers
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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