Information about counting in Kamba (Kikamba), a Bantu language spoken in southern Kenya and northern Tanzania.
Numbers take different prefixes depending on what you are counting. For example: mũndũ ũmwe = 1 person, andũ elĩ = two people, andũ atatũ = three people.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 0 | noti, nzilo |
| 1 | ĩmwe |
| 2 | ĩlĩ |
| 3 | itatũ |
| 4 | inya |
| 5 | itano |
| 6 | thanthatũ |
| 7 | mũonza |
| 8 | nyanya |
| 9 | keenda |
| 10 | ĩkũmi |
| 11 | ĩkũmi na ĩmwe |
| 12 | ĩkũmi na ilĩ |
| 13 | ĩkũmi na ĩtatũ |
| 14 | ĩkũmi na inya |
| 15 | ĩkũmi na itano |
| 16 | ĩkũmi na thanthatũ |
| 17 | ĩkũmi na mũonza |
| 18 | ĩkũmi na nyanya |
| 19 | ĩkũmi na keenda |
| 20 | miongo ĩlĩ |
| 30 | miongo ĩtatũ |
| 40 | miongo ina |
| 50 | miongo ĩtano |
| 60 | miongo thanthatũ |
| 70 | miongo mũonza |
| 80 | miongo nyanya |
| 90 | miongo keenda |
| 100 | ĩana |
| 200 | maana eli |
| 300 | maana atatu |
| 400 | maana ana |
| 500 | maana atano |
| 600 | maana thanthatu |
| 700 | maana muonza |
| 800 | maana nyanya |
| 900 | maana keenda |
| 1,000 | ngili ĩmwe |
| 10,000 | ngili ĩkũmi |
| 1,000,000 | milioni |
Source: https://fsi-languages.yojik.eu/languages/PeaceCorps/Kikamba/Kikamba%20manual.pdf
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