How to count in Amharic (ኣማርኛ), a Semitic language spoken in Ethiopia and Eritrea.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | ዜሮ (zero) | |
| 1 (፩) | አንዶ (and) | አንደኛ (andäňa) |
| 2 (፪) | ሁለት (hulätt) | ሁለተኛ (hulättäňa) |
| 3 (፫) | ሶስት (sost) | ሶስተኛ (sostäňa) |
| 4 (፬) | አራት (aratt) | አራተኛ (arattäňa) |
| 5 (፭) | አምስት (amməst) | አምስተኛ (amməstäňa) |
| 6 (፮) | ስዶዶስት (səddəst) | ስድስተኛ (səddəstäňa) |
| 7 (፯) | ሰባት (säbatt) | ሰባተኛ (säbattäňa) |
| 8 (፰) | ስምንት (səmmənt) | ስምንተኛ (səmməntäňa ) |
| 9 (፱) | ዘጠኝ (zäṭäňň) | ዘጠነኛ (zäṭäňňäňa) |
| 10 (፲) | አስር (assər) | አስረኛ (assəräňa) |
| 11 (፲፩) | አስራ አንድ (asra and) | አስራ አንደኛ (asra andäňa) |
| 12 (፲፪) | አስራ ሁለት (asra hulätt) | አስራ ሁለትኛ (asra hulättäňa) |
| 13 (፲፫) | አስራ ሶስት (asra sost) | አስራ ሶስተኛ (asra sostäňa) |
| 14 (፲፬) | አስራ አራት (asra aratt) | |
| 15 (፲፭) | አስራ አምስት (asra amməst) | |
| 16 (፲፮) | አስራ ስድስት (asra səddəst) | |
| 17 (፲፯) | አስራ ሰባት (asra säbatt) | |
| 18 (፲፰) | አስራ ስምንት (asra səmmənt) | |
| 19 (፲፱) | አስራ ዘጠኝ (asra zäṭäňň) | |
| 20 (፳) | ሀያ (haya) | ሀያኛ (hayanya) |
| 30 (፴) | ሰላሳ (sälasa) | |
| 40 (፵) | አርባ (arba) | |
| 50 (፶) | ሀምሳ (hamsa) | |
| 60 (፷) | ስልሳ (səlsa) | |
| 70 (፸) | ሰባ (säba) | |
| 80 (፹) | ሰማንያ (sämaňa) | |
| 90 (፺) | ዘጠና (zäṭena) | |
| 100 (፻) | መቶ (mäto) | |
| 1,000 (፲፻) | ሺህ (ših) | |
| 10,000 (፼) | አስር ሺህ (asïr ših) | |
| 100,000 (፲፼) | መቶ ሺህ (mäto ših) | |
| 1,000,000 (፻፼) | አንድ ሚሊዮን (and miliyon) |
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Information about numbers and counting in Amharic
http://learn101.org/amharic_numbers.php
http://ethiopia.limbo13.com/index.php/numbers/
http://amharicteacher.com/numbers/
Information about Amharic | Phrases | Numbers | Tower of Babel
Books about and in Amharic on: Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk [affilate links]
Amharic language resources on Amazon
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