Information about counting in Kimbundu, a Bantu language spoken in the northwest of Angola.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | mochi |
| 2 | yadi |
| 3 | tatu |
| 4 | wana |
| 5 | tano |
| 6 | samanu |
| 7 | sambwadi |
| 8 | nake |
| 9 | divwe |
| 10 | dikwinyi |
| 11 | dikwinyi ni mochi |
| 12 | dikwinyi ni yadi |
| 13 | dikwinyi ni tatu |
| 14 | dikwinyi ni wana |
| 15 | dikwinyi ni tano |
| 16 | dikwinyi ni samanu |
| 17 | dikwinyi ni sambwadi |
| 18 | dikwinyi ni nake |
| 19 | dikwinyi ni divwe |
| 20 | makwinyi ayadi |
| 21 | makwinyi ayadi ni mochi |
| 22 | makwinyi ayadi ni yadi |
| 23 | makwinyi ayadi ni tatu |
| 24 | makwinyi ayadi ni wana |
| 25 | makwinyi ayadi ni tano |
| 26 | makwinyi ayadi ni samanu |
| 27 | makwinyi ayadi ni sambwadi |
| 28 | makwinyi ayadi ni nake |
| 29 | makwinyi ayadi ni divwe |
| 30 | makwinyi atatu |
| 40 | makwinyi awana |
| 50 | makwinyi atano |
| 60 | makwinyi samanu |
| 70 | makwinyi sambwadi |
| 80 | makwinyi nake |
| 90 | makwinyi divwe |
| 100 | hama |
| 200 | hama jihadi |
| 1000 | kwinyi dya hama, hulukaji |
Information about Kimbundu | Numbers
Information about Kimbundu numbers
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Kimbundu.htm
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