How to count in Gusii (EkeGusii), a Bantu language spoken mainly in Kenya, and also in Tanzania.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | eyemo |
| 2 | ibere |
| 3 | isato |
| 4 | inye |
| 5 | isano |
| 6 | isano nemo |
| 7 | isano na ibere, isan'aibere |
| 8 | isano na isato, isan'aisato |
| 9 | kianda |
| 10 | ikomi |
| 11 | ikomi nemo |
| 12 | ikomi na ibere |
| 13 | ikomi na isato |
| 14 | ikomi na inye |
| 15 | ikomi na isano |
| 16 | ikomi na isanemo |
| 17 | ikomi na isano na ibere |
| 18 | ikomi na isano na isato |
| 19 | ikomi na kianda |
| 20 | emerongo ebere |
| 21 | emerongona ebere neyemo |
| 22 | emerongona ebere na ibere |
| 23 | emerongona ebere na isato |
| 24 | emerongona ebere na inye |
| 25 | emerongona ebere na isano |
| 26 | emerongona ebere na isanemo |
| 27 | emerongona ebere na isano na ibere |
| 28 | emerongona ebere na isano na isato |
| 29 | emerongona ebere na kianda |
| 30 | emerongo etato, emerong' etato |
| 40 | emerong' ene |
| 50 | emerong' etano |
| 60 | emerong' etano nomo |
| 70 | emerong' etano nebere |
| 80 | emerong' etano netato |
| 90 | emerongo kianda |
| 100 | rigana erimo, emia eyemo |
| 200 | chimia ibere, amagana abere |
| 300 | chimia istato, amagana atato |
| 400 | chimia inye, amagana ane |
| 500 | chimia isano, amagana atano |
| 600 | chimia isano nemo, amagana atano na rimo |
| 700 | chimia isano na ibere, amagana atano n' abere |
| 800 | chimia isano na isato, amagana atano n' atato |
| 900 | chimia kianda, amagana kianda |
| 1,000 | eribu eyemo |
| 2,000 | chiribu ibere |
| 3,000 | chiribu isato |
| 4,000 | chiribu inye |
| 5,000 | chiribu isano |
| 6,000 | chiribu isano nemo |
| 7,000 | chiribu isano na ibere |
| 8,000 | chiribu isano na isato |
| 9,000 | chiribu kianda |
| 10,000 | chribu ikomi |
| 100,000 | chribu emi' eyemo, chiribu rigan' erimo |
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Hear some Gusii numbers:
Information about Gusii numbers
http://gusii.co.ke/get-to-know-us
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gusii_language#Ekegusii_Numeral_System
Information about Gusii | Numbers
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