How to count in Mbunda (Chimbúùnda), a Bantu language spoken in south west Angola and north west Zambia.
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| Numeral | Cardinal |
|---|---|
| 1 | chimo |
| 2 | vivali |
| 3 | vitatu |
| 4 | viwana |
| 5 | vitanu |
| 6 | vitanu na chimo |
| 7 | vitanu na vivali |
| 8 | vitanu na vitatu |
| 9 | vitanu na viwana |
| 10 | likumi |
| 11 | likumi na chimo |
| 12 | likumi na vivali |
| 13 | likumi na vitatu |
| 14 | likumi na viwana |
| 15 | likumi na vitanu |
| 16 | likumi na vitanu na chimo |
| 17 | likumi na vitanu na vivali |
| 18 | likumi na vitanu na vitatu |
| 19 | likumi na vitanu na viwana |
| 20 | makumi avali |
| 21 | makumi avali na chimo |
| 22 | makumi avali na vivali |
| 23 | makumi avali na vitatu |
| 24 | makumi avali na viwana |
| 25 | makumi avali na vitanu |
| 26 | makumi avali na vitanu na chimo |
| 27 | makumi avali na vitanu na vivali |
| 28 | makumi avali na vitanu na vitatu |
| 29 | makumi avali na vitanu na viwana |
| 30 | makumi atatu |
| 40 | makumi awana |
| 50 | makumi atanu |
| 60 | makumi atanu na limo |
| 70 | makumi atanu na avali |
| 80 | makumi atanu na atatu |
| 90 | makumi atanu na awana |
| 100 | chiita |
| 200 | viita vivali |
| 300 | viita vitatu |
| 400 | viita viwana |
| 500 | viita vitanu |
| 600 | viita vitanu na chimo |
| 700 | viita vitanu na vivali |
| 800 | viita vitanu na vitatu |
| 900 | viita vitanu na viwana |
| 1,000 | likulukathzi |
| 2,000 | makulukathzi avali |
| 3,000 | makulukathzi atatu |
| 4,000 | makulukathzi awana |
| 5,000 | makulukathzi atanu |
| 6,000 | makulukathzi atanu na limo |
| 7,000 | makulukathzi atanu na avali |
| 8,000 | makulukathzi atanu na atatu |
| 9,000 | makulukathzi atanu na awana |
| 10,000 | likumi lya makulukathzi |
| 100,000 | chiita cha makulukathzi |
| 1,000,000 | likulukathzi lya makulukathzi |
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mbunda_language#Numerals
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Information about Mbunda | Numbers
Basaa, Bemba, Bena, Benga, Central Teke, Chichewa, Chokwe, Comorian, Duala, Ewondo, Fang, Gusii, Gwere, Herero, Ibinda, Kamba, Kikuyu, Kimbundu, Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, Kogo, Kongo, Kunda, Lingala, Lozi, Luba-Katanga (Kiluba), Luganda, Luvale, Makhuwa, Maore, Mbunda, Mwani, Ndebele (Northern), Ndebele (Southern), Ngoni, Nkore, Nyole, Nyungwe, Oshiwambo, Punu, Sengele, Shona, Soga, Sotho (Northern), Sotho (Southern), Swahili, Swati, Taita, Tsonga, Tswana, Tumbuka, Umbundu, Venda, Xhosa, Yao, Zulu
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