Information about counting in Luganda (Oluganda), a Bantu language spoken mainly in central Uganda.
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 | ziro, zeero | |
| 1 | emu | esooka |
| 2 | bbiri | eyokubiri |
| 3 | ssatu | eyokusatu |
| 4 | nnya | eyokuna |
| 5 | ttaano | eyokutaano |
| 6 | mukaaga | eyomukaaga |
| 7 | musanvu | eyomusanvu |
| 8 | munaana | eyomunaana |
| 9 | mwenda | eyomwenda |
| 10 | kkumi | eyekkumi |
| 11 | kkumi-n'emu | |
| 12 | kkumi na bbiri | |
| 13 | kkumi-na-ssatu | |
| 14 | kkumi-na-nnya | |
| 15 | kkumi-na-ttaano | |
| 16 | kkumi-na-mukaaga | |
| 17 | kkumi-na-musanvu | |
| 18 | kkumi-na-munaana | |
| 19 | kkumi-na-mwenda | |
| 20 | amakumi abiri | |
| 21 | abiri-mu-emu | |
| 22 | abiri-mu-bbiri | |
| 23 | abiri-mu-satu | |
| 24 | abiri-mu-nnya | |
| 25 | abiri-mu-ttaano | |
| 26 | abiri-mu-mukaaga | |
| 27 | abiri-mu-musanvu | |
| 28 | abiri-mu-munaana | |
| 29 | abiri-mu-mwenda | |
| 30 | asatu | |
| 40 | ana | |
| 50 | ataano | |
| 60 | nkaaga | |
| 70 | nsanvu | |
| 80 | kinaana | |
| 90 | kyenda | |
| 100 | kikumi | |
| 200 | bikumi bibiri | |
| 300 | bikumi bisatu | |
| 400 | bikumi bina | |
| 500 | bikumi bitaano | |
| 600 | lukaaga | |
| 700 | lusanvu | |
| 800 | lunaana | |
| 900 | lwenda | |
| 1,000 | lukumi | |
| 2,000 | nkumi bbiri | |
| 3,000 | nkumi ssatu | |
| 4,000 | nkumi nnya | |
| 5,000 | nkumi ttaano | |
| 6,000 | kakaaga | |
| 7,000 | kasanvu | |
| 8,000 | kanaana | |
| 9,000 | kenda | |
| 10,000 | mutwalo gumu | |
| 100,000 | mitwalo kkumi kasiriivu kamu |
|
| 1,000,000 | kakadde kamu |
Hear some Luganda numbers:
Information about Luganda numbers
https://lg.kasahorow.org/node/1152563
http://www.buganda.com/ggulama.htm#count
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