Information about counting in Sidama (Sidaamu Afoo), a Cushitic language spoken in the Sidama Region in southern Ethiopia.
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 | zeero |
| 1 | mitte |
| 2 | lame |
| 3 | sase |
| 4 | shoole |
| 5 | onte |
| 6 | lee |
| 7 | lamala |
| 8 | sette |
| 9 | honse |
| 10 | tonne |
| 11 | tonaa mitte |
| 12 | tonaa lame |
| 13 | tonaa sase |
| 14 | tonaa shoole |
| 15 | tonaa onte |
| 16 | tonaa lee |
| 17 | tonaa lamala |
| 18 | tonaa sette |
| 19 | tonaa honse |
| 20 | lemmooo |
| 21 | lemiina mitte |
| 22 | lemiina lame |
| 23 | lemiina sase |
| 24 | lemiina shoole |
| 25 | lemiina onte |
| 26 | lemiina lee |
| 27 | lemiina lamala |
| 28 | lemiina sette |
| 29 | lemiina honse |
| 30 | sajjo |
| 31 | sajjiina mitte |
| 40 | showeloo |
| 41 | shoyilliina mitte |
| 50 | ontaa |
| 51 | ontayiina mitte |
| 60 | leyaa |
| 61 | layina mitte |
| 70 | lamalaa |
| 71 | lamalaayina mitte |
| 80 | settaa |
| 81 | settaayina mitte |
| 90 | honsaa |
| 91 | honsaayina mitte |
| 100 | xibbee |
| 101 | xibbenna mitte |
| 1,000 | kume |
| 10,000 | tonne kume |
| 1,000,000 | milloone |
| 1,000,000,000 | billoyonee |
Hear some numbers in Sidama:
Information about Sidama numbers
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Sidamo.htm
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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