Information about counting in Swati (siSwati), a Bantu language spoken in Eswatini and South Africa.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | kunye |
| 2 | kubili |
| 3 | kutsatfu |
| 4 | kune |
| 5 | kusihlanu |
| 6 | kusitfupha |
| 7 | kusikhombisa |
| 8 | kusiphohlongo |
| 9 | kuyimfica |
| 10 | kulishumi |
| 11 | lishumi nakunye |
| 12 | lishumi nakubili |
| 13 | lishumi nantsatfu |
| 14 | lishumi nakune |
| 15 | lishumi nanhlanu |
| 16 | lishumi nasitfupha |
| 17 | lishumi nasikhombisa |
| 18 | lishumi nasiphohlongo |
| 19 | lishumi nemfica |
| 20 | emashumi lamabili |
| 21 | emashumi lamabili nakunye |
| 22 | emashumi lamabili nakubili |
| 23 | emashumi lamabili nantsatfu |
| 24 | emashumi lamabili nakune |
| 25 | emashumi lamabili nanhlanu |
| 26 | emashumi lamabili nasitfupha |
| 27 | emashumi lamabili nasikhombisa |
| 28 | emashumi lamabili nasiphohlongo |
| 29 | emashumi lamabili nemfica |
| 30 | emashumi lamatsatfu |
| 40 | emashumi lamane |
| 50 | emashumi lasihlanu |
| 60 | emashumi lasitfupha |
| 70 | emashumi lasikhombisa |
| 80 | emashumi lasiphohlongo |
| 90 | emashumi layimfica |
| 100 | likhulu |
| 200 | emakhulu lamabili |
| 300 | emakhulu lamatsatfu |
| 1,000 | inkhulungwane |
| 2,000 | tinkhulungwane letimbili |
| 1,000,000 | sigidzi |
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about Swati numbers
https://swazi.fandom.com/ss/wiki/Numbers
https://luckyspodcast.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/is-time-to-count-in-siswati/
https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Swazi_phrasebook
https://ss.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Basic_words_in_Swati_(síNgísi)#Numbers_|_Tinombolo
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