How to count in Gwere (Lugwere), a Bantu language spoken in eastern Uganda.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | ziiro | |
| 1 | moiza | buberaabere |
| 2 | ibiri | wakubiri |
| 3 | isatu | wakusatu |
| 4 | iina | wakuna |
| 5 | itaanu | wakutaanu |
| 6 | mukaaga | |
| 7 | musanvu | |
| 8 | munaana | |
| 9 | mvenda | |
| 10 | ikumi | |
| 11 | ikumi na moiza | |
| 12 | ikumi na ibiri | |
| 13 | ikumi na isatu | |
| 14 | ikumi na iina | |
| 15 | ikumi na itaanu | |
| 16 | ikumi na mukaaga | |
| 17 | ikumi na musanvu | |
| 18 | ikumi na munaana | |
| 19 | ikumi na mvenda | |
| 20 | (makumi) aabiri | |
| 21 | (makumi) aabiri na moiza | |
| 22 | (makumi) aabiri na ibiri | |
| 23 | (makumi) aabiri na isatu | |
| 24 | (makumi) aabiri na iina | |
| 25 | (makumi) aabiri na itaanu | |
| 26 | (makumi) aabiri na mukaaga | |
| 27 | (makumi) aabiri na musanvu | |
| 28 | (makumi) aabiri na munaana | |
| 29 | (makumi) na mvenda | |
| 30 | (makumi) aabiri aasatu | |
| 40 | (makumi) aana | |
| 50 | (makumi) ataanu | |
| 60 | nkaaga | |
| 70 | nsanvu | |
| 80 | kinaana | |
| 90 | kyenda | |
| 100 | kikumi | |
| 110 | kikumi mu kumi | |
| 120 | kikumi mu abiri | |
| 130 | kikumi mwasatu | |
| 140 | kikumi mwana | |
| 150 | kikumi mwataanu | |
| 160 | kikumi muenkaaga | |
| 170 | kikumi munsanvu | |
| 180 | kikumi mu kinaana | |
| 190 | kikumi mu kyenda | |
| 200 | bibiri | |
| 300 | bisatu | |
| 400 | bina | |
| 500 | bitaanu | |
| 600 | lukaaga | |
| 700 | lusanvu | |
| 800 | lunaana | |
| 900 | lwenda | |
| 1,000 | lukumi | |
| 2,000 | nkumi ibiri | |
| 3,000 | nkumi isatu | |
| 4,000 | nkumi iina | |
| 5,000 | nkumi itaanu | |
| 6,000 | kakaaga | |
| 7,000 | kasanvu | |
| 8,000 | kanaana | |
| 9,000 | kenda | |
| 10,000 | mitwalo | |
| thousands | nkumi | |
| hundreds of thousands | busirivu | |
| million | kakaire | |
| billion | katabalika | |
| billions | bufukunyi | |
| once | lumo | |
| twice | kabiri | |
| thrice | kasatu | |
| ten times | ikumi |
Information about Gwere | Numbers in Gwere
Information provided by Wolfgang Kuhl
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