How to count in Chokwe (Wuchokwe), a Bantu language spoken in Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1 | kahsi |
| 2 | kaali |
| 3 | katatu |
| 4 | kawana |
| 5 | katano |
| 6 | kasambano |
| 7 | kashimbi ali |
| 8 | nake |
| 9 | livwa |
| 10 | kumi |
| 11 | kumi ni umwica |
| 12 | kumi ni aali |
| 13 | kumi ni tatu |
| 14 | kumi ni yiwana |
| 15 | kumi ni yitano |
| 16 | kumi ni yisambano |
| 17 | kumi ni shimbi ali |
| 18 | kumi ni nake |
| 19 | kumi ni livwa |
| 20 | makumi aali |
| 21 | makumi ni umwica |
| 22 | makumi ni aali |
| 23 | makumi ni tatu |
| 24 | makumi ni yiwana |
| 25 | makumi ni yitano |
| 26 | makumi ni yisambano |
| 27 | makumi ni shimbi ali |
| 28 | makumi ni nake |
| 29 | makumi ni livwa |
| 30 | makumi atatu |
| 40 | makumi awana |
| 50 | makumi atano |
| 60 | makumi asambano |
| 70 | makumi shimbi aali |
| 80 | makumi nake |
| 90 | makumi livwa |
| 100 | tchulakaji |
| 1,000 | kumi ya yinunu |
| 10,000 | tchinunu |
| 100,000 | yinunu tchulakaji |
| 1,000,000 | tchihuji |
Information about counting in Chokwe
https://chokwe.mofeko.com/numbers.html
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Information about Chokwe | Phrases | Numbers
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