Information about counting in Xhosa, a Bantu language spoken in South Africa and Lesotho.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | unothi | |
| 1 | inye | okokuqala |
| 2 | zimbini | okwesibini |
| 3 | zintathu | okwesithathu |
| 4 | zine | okwesine |
| 5 | zintlanu | okwesihlanu |
| 6 | zintandathu | okwesithadathu |
| 7 | isixhenxe | okwesixhenxe |
| 8 | sisibhozo | okwesibhozo |
| 9 | lithoba | okwesithoba |
| 10 | lishumi | okweshumi |
| 11 | lishumi elinanye | okweshumi elinanye |
| 12 | lishumi elinesbini | okweshumi elinesbini |
| 13 | lishumi elinesithathu | okweshumi elinesithathu |
| 14 | lishumi elinesine | okweshumi elinesine |
| 15 | lishumi elinesihlanu | okweshumi elinesihlanu |
| 16 | lishumi elinesithandathu | okweshumi elinesithandathu |
| 17 | lishumi elinesixhenxe | okweshumi elinesixhenxe |
| 18 | lishumi elinesibhozo | okweshumi elinesibhozo |
| 19 | lishumi elinethoba | okweshumi elinethoba |
| 20 | amashumi amabini | |
| 21 | amashumi amabini ananye | |
| 22 | amashumi amabine anesibini | |
| 23 | amashumi amabine anesithathu | |
| 24 | amashumi amabine anesine | |
| 25 | amashumi amabine anesihlanu | |
| 26 | amashumi amabine anesithandathu | |
| 27 | amashumi amabine anesixhenxe | |
| 28 | amashumi amabine anesibhozo | |
| 29 | amashumi amabine anethoba | |
| 30 | amashumi amathathu | |
| 40 | amashumi amane | |
| 50 | amashumi amahlanu | |
| 60 | amashumi amathandathu | |
| 70 | amashumi asixhenxe | |
| 80 | amashumi asibhozo | |
| 90 | amashumi alithoba | |
| 100 | likhulu | |
| 1,000 | iwaka | |
| 1,000,000 | kwezigidi |
Information about Xhosa numbers
http://learn101.org/xhosa_numbers.php
http://www.salanguages.com/isixhosa/xhowrd.htm
https://quizlet.com/20249427/xhosa-numbers-flash-cards/
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about Xhosa | Phrases | Numbers | Colours | Family words | Tower of Babel | Books about Xhosa on: Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk [affilate links]
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