Information about counting in Hausa, a Chadic language spoken mainly in northern Nigeria and Niger.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | sifiri | |
| 1 | ɗaya | na fari (m) na farko (pl) ta fari (f) ta farko (pl) |
| 2 | biyu | na biyu (m) ta biyu (f) |
| 3 | uku | na uku (m) ta uku (f) |
| 4 | huɗu fuɗu |
na huɗu (m) ta huɗu (f) |
| 5 | biyar | na biyar (m) ta (f) biyar |
| 6 | shida shidda |
na shida (m) ta shida (f) |
| 7 | bakwai bokoi |
na bakwai (m) ta bakwai (f) |
| 8 | takwas tokwas tokos |
na takwas (m) ta takwas (f) |
| 9 | tara | na tara (m) ta tara (f) |
| 10 | goma gomiya (pl) is sometimes used to express multiples of ten e.g. gomiya uku (30) |
na goma (m) ta goma (f) |
| 11 | (goma) sha ɗaya *) | na (goma) sha ɗaya |
| 12 | (goma) sha biyu | na (goma) sha biyu |
| 13 | (goma) sha uku | na (goma) sha uku |
| 14 | (goma) sha huɗu | na (goma) sha huɗu |
| 15 | (goma) sha biyar | na (goma) sha biyar |
| 16 | (goma) sha shida | na (goma) sha shida |
| 17 | (goma) sha bakwai | na (goma) sha bakwai |
| 18 | (goma) sha takwas (goma) sha tokwas ashirin biyu [gaira] babu **) (lit. 20-2) |
na (goma) sha takwas |
| 19 | (goma) sha tara ashirin ɗaya babu (lit. 20-1; babu = minus) |
na (goma) sha tara na ashirin ɗaya babu |
| 20 | ashirin ishirin Note: in counting by twenties hauya and laso (= a score) are especially employed e.g. hauya uku = sittin (60) |
na ashirin |
| 21 | ashirin da ɗaya | na ashirin da ɗaya |
| 22 | ashirin da biyu | na ashirin da biyu |
| 23 | ashirin da uku | na ashirin da uku |
| 24 | ashirin da huɗu | na ashirin da huɗu |
| 25 | ashirin da biyar | na ashirin da biyar |
| 26 | ashirin da shida | na ashirin da shida |
| 27 | ashirin da bakwai | na ashirin da bakwai |
| 28 | ashirin da takwas | na ashirin da takwas |
| 29 | ashirin da tara | na ashirin da tara |
| 30 | gomiya uku talatin (Ar), |
na talatin |
| 40 | gomiya huɗu arba’in (Ar) |
na arba’in |
| 50 | gomiya biyar hamsin (Ar) |
na hamsin |
| 60 | gomiya shida sittin (Ar), hauya uku (lit. 20 x 3) |
na sittin |
| 70 | gomiya bakwai saba’in (Ar) |
na saba’in |
| 80 | gomiya takwas tamanin (Ar) |
na tamanin |
| 90 | gomiya tara tis’in (Ar) tisa’in casa’in; ɗari goma bus ɗari gaira goma (lit. 100 – 10) |
na tisa’in |
| 98 | ɗari gaira biyu (lit. 100 – 2) | na ɗari gaira biyu |
| 99 | ɗari gaira ɗaya (lit. 100 – 1) etc. | na ɗari gaira ɗaya |
| 100 | ɗari miya minya zangu, ɗarur(r)uwa (pl) (e.g. daruruwan manoma = hundreds of farmers) |
na ɗari |
| 200 | ɗari biyu metan metin |
na ɗari biyu |
| 300 | ɗari uku | na ɗari uku |
| 380 | arbaminya gaira ashirin (lit. 400-20) | na arbaminya gaira ashirin |
| 400 | ɗari huɗu arbaminya (Ar) |
na ɗari huɗu, na arbaminya |
| 500 | ɗari biyar hamsamiya hamsaminya (Ar) |
na ɗari biyar na hamsamiya |
| 600 | ɗari shida | na ɗari shida |
| 700 | ɗari bakwai | na ɗari bakwai |
| 800 | ɗari takwas ɗari tokwas |
na ɗari takwas |
| 900 | ɗari tara | na ɗari tara |
| 1,000 | dubu alif (Ar) zambar |
na dubu na kashi ɗaya daga dubu |
| 1,200 | alif wa metan | na alif wa metan |
| 1,500 | alif wa hamsaminya | na alif wa hamsaminya |
| 1,820 | dubu (alif zambar) [ɗaya] da ɗari takwas da ashirin |
na dubu (alif zambar) [ɗaya] da ɗari takwas da ashirin |
| 1,963 | dubu [ɗaya] da ɗari tara da sittin da uku | na dubu [ɗaya] da ɗari tara da sittin da uku |
| 1,979 | alif da ɗari tara da saba’in da tara | na alif da ɗari tara da saba’in da tara |
| 2,000 | dubu biyu alfin alfyan (Ar) |
na dubu biyu alfin alfyan |
| 3,000 | dubu uku talata (Ar) |
na dubu uku na talata |
| 4,000 | dubu huɗu dubu fuɗu, arba (Ar) |
na dubu huɗu na dubu fuɗu, na arba |
| 5,000 | dubu biyar hamsa (Ar) |
na dubu biyar na hamsa |
| 6,000 | dubu shida sitta (Ar) |
na dubu shida na sitta |
| 7,000 | dubu bakwai saba’a (Ar) |
na dubu bakwai na saba’a |
| 8,000 | dubu takwas tamani’a tamaniya (Ar) |
na dubu takwas na tamani’a na tamaniya |
| 9,000 | dubu tara zambar tara tisi’a |
na dubu tara na zambar tara na tisi’a |
| 10,000 | dubu goma zambar goma |
na dubu goma na zambar goma |
| 40,000 | dubu arba’in | na dubu arba’in |
| 100,000 | zambar ɗari | na zambar ɗari |
| 999,999 | dubu dari tara da gomiya tara da tara, da dari tara da gomiya tara da tara | na dubu dari tara da gomiya tara da tara, na da dari tara da gomiya tara da tara |
| 1,000,000 | miliyan miliyoyi (pl), zambar alif zambar dubu dubu ɗari goma alif alif |
na miliyan |
| 1,000,000,000 | miliyan dubu ɗaya biliyan |
na miliyan dubu ɗaya |
| 1/2 | rabi | |
| 1/3 | sulusi | |
| 1/4 | rubu’i | |
| 3/4 | rubu’i uku | |
| 1/5 | humusi | |
| 2/5 | biyu cikin biyar biyu bisa biyar |
|
| 1/6 | sudusi | |
| 1/7 | subu’i | |
| 1/8 | sumuni tumuni |
|
| 5/8 | biyar bisa takwas | |
| 1/9 | tusu’i | |
| 1/10 | ushuri ushiri |
|
| 1/11 | ɗaya cikin goma sha ɗaya | |
| 1/20 | ɗaya bisa ashirin | |
| 1,2 | ɗaya da ɗigo biyu | |
| 2 x 3 = 6 | biyu sau uku shida ne | |
| 10 x 5 = 50 | goma sau biyar daidai da hamsin | |
| once | sau ɗaya | |
| twice | har sau biyu | |
| thrice | sau uku guda uku |
|
| the first time | sau na farko |
Abbreviations: m = masculine; f = feminine; pl = plural; Ar = Arabic
Details of numbers in Hausa
http://www.teachyourselfhausa.com/counting-of-numbers.php
http://learn101.org/hausa_numbers.php
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
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