Information about counting in Kongo (Kikongo), a Bantu language spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo and Angola.
If any of the numbers are links, you can hear a recording by clicking on them. If you can provide recordings, please contact me.
| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | mpavala | |
| 1 | mosi | ya ntete |
| 2 | zole | ya zole |
| 3 | tatu | ya tatu |
| 4 | nyá, yá, iya | ya iya |
| 5 | tanu | ya tanu |
| 6 | sambanu | ya sambanu |
| 7 | nsambwadi, sambwadi | ya nsambwadi |
| 8 | nana | ya nana |
| 9 | vua, ivwa | ya uvwa |
| 10 | kumi | ya kumi |
| 11 | kumi ye mosi, kumi na mosi | ya kumi na mosi |
| 12 | kumi ye zole, kumi na zole | ya kumi na zole |
| 13 | kumi ye tatu, kumi na tatu | ya kumi na tatu |
| 14 | kumi ye nyá, kumi ye yá, kumi na iya | ya kumi na iya |
| 15 | kumi ye tanu, kumi na tanu | ya kumi na tanu |
| 16 | kumi ye sambanu, kumi na sambanu | ya kumi na sambanu |
| 17 | kumi ye nsambwadi, kumi na (n)sambwadi | ya kumi na sambwadi |
| 18 | kumi ye nana, kumi na nana | ya kumi na nana |
| 19 | kumi ye vua, kumi na ivwa | ya kumi na ivwa |
| 20 | makumole, makumi zole | |
| 21 | makumole ye mosi | |
| 22 | makumole ye zole | |
| 23 | makumole ye tatu | |
| 24 | makumole ye yá | |
| 25 | makumole ye tanu | |
| 26 | makumole ye sambanu | |
| 27 | makumole ye sambwadi | |
| 28 | makumole ye nana | |
| 29 | makumole ye vua | |
| 30 | makumatatu | |
| 40 | makumayá | |
| 50 | makumatanu | |
| 60 | makumasambanu, lusambanu | |
| 70 | makumasambwadi, lunsambwadi | |
| 80 | makumanana, lunana | |
| 90 | makumavua, luvua | |
| 100 | nkama | |
| 200 | nkamazole | |
| 300 | nkamatatu | |
| 400 | nkamayá | |
| 500 | nkamatanu | |
| 600 | nkamasambanu | |
| 700 | nkamansambwadi | |
| 800 | nkamanana | |
| 900 | nkamavua | |
| 1,000 | funda, funda dimosi | |
| 5,000 | mafunda tanu | |
| 10,000 | mafunda kumiu | |
| 100,000 | mafunda nkama, nkama dya mafunda | |
| 1,000,000 | zunda dimosi |
The forms of some numbers differ depending on the dialect of Kongo.
Hear some Kongo numbers:
Information about Kongo numbers
https://kikongo.mofeko.com/numbers.html
https://kg.kasahorow.org/node/1152550
https://www.masteranylanguage.com/c/r/en/Kongo/Numbers
http://learn101.org/kongo_numbers.php
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about Kongo | Numbers | Tower of Babel
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