Information about counting in Comorian (shiKomori), a Bantu language spoken mainly in Comoros and Mayotte. These numbers are in the Shingazidja (Ngazidja) dialect of Comorian, which is spoken on Grande Comore island.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | hata | |
| 1 | montsi | ya mwando / ya handa |
| 2 | mbili | ya pvili |
| 3 | ndraru | ya raru |
| 4 | nne | ya nne |
| 5 | tsanu | ya ntsanu |
| 6 | sita / ndradaru | ya sita / ya ndradaru |
| 7 | saba / mfukare | ya saba / ya fukari |
| 8 | nane | ya nane |
| 9 | shenda | ya shenda |
| 10 | kume | ya kume |
| 11 | kume na mwedja | ya kume na mwedja |
| 12 | kume na mbili | ya kume na mbili |
| 13 | kume na ndraru | ya kume na ndraru |
| 14 | kume na nne | ya kume na nne |
| 15 | kume na nstanu | ya kume na nstanu |
| 16 | kume na sita | ya kume na sita |
| 17 | kume na mfukare | ya kume na mfukare |
| 18 | kume na nane | ya kume na nane |
| 19 | kume na shenda | ya kume na shenda |
| 20 | yishirini (mengomili) | ya ishirini |
| 21 | yishirini (mengomili) na mwedja | |
| 22 | yishirini (mengomili) na mbili | |
| 23 | yishirini (mengomili) na ndraru | |
| 24 | yishirini (mengomili) na nne | |
| 25 | yishirini (mengomili) na ntsanu | |
| 26 | yishirini (mengomili) na sita (ndradaru) | |
| 27 | yishirini (mengomili) na mfukare | |
| 28 | yishirini (mengomili) na nane | |
| 29 | yishirini (mengomili) na shenda | |
| 30 | mengo miraru | |
| 40 | mengo mine (arbaini) | |
| 50 | mengo mitsanu (khamsini) | |
| 60 | mengo mirandaru (sitini) | |
| 70 | mengo mfukare (sab'ini) | |
| 80 | mengo minane (thamanini) | |
| 90 | mengo shenda | |
| 100 | djana(mia) | ya mia / ya djana |
| 200 | madjana maili / mia mbili | |
| 300 | madjana mararu / mia ndraru | |
| 400 | madjana mane / mia ne | |
| 500 | madjana matsanu / mia ntsanu | |
| 600 | madjana marandaru / mia ndradaru | |
| 700 | madjana manane / mia nane | |
| 800 | madjana shenda / mia shenda | |
| 900 | shihwi / alfu | |
| 1 000 | shihwi (alfu) na mwedja | |
| 2 000 | zihwi zili / alfu mbili | |
| 3 000 | zihwi ziraru / alfu ndraru | |
| 4 000 | zihwi zine / alfu ne | |
| 5 000 | zihwi zitsanu / alfu ntsanu | |
| 6 000 | zihwi sita / alfu sita | |
| 7 000 | zihwi mfukare / alfu mfukare | |
| 8 000 | zihui zinane / alfu nane | |
| 9 000 | zihwi shenda / alfu shenda | |
| 10 000 | zihwi kume | |
| 100 000 | zihwi djana | |
| 1 000 000 | milioni / zihwi madjana mayili |
Hear some Comorian numbers:
Information about Comorian numbers
http://shingazidja.chez.com/numbersandarithmetics.htm
https://www.masteranylanguage.com/c/b/en9ly848oNnk8k2en9wv/98-Comorian-Numbers-Learn-How-To-Count
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Information about Comorian | Numbers
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