Information about counting in Mwani (Kimwani), a Bantu language spoken in Cabo Delgado Province of northern Mozambique.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | m’moja |
| 2 | mbire |
| 3 | natu |
| 4 | n’né |
| 5 | n’tano |
| 6 | sita |
| 7 | saba |
| 8 | nane |
| 9 | khénta |
| 10 | kumi |
| 11 | kumi na m’moja |
| 12 | kumi na mbire |
| 13 | kumi na natu |
| 14 | kumi na n’né |
| 15 | kumi na n’tano |
| 16 | kumi na sita |
| 17 | kumi na saba |
| 18 | kumi na nane |
| 19 | kumi na khénta |
| 20 | shirini |
| 21 | shirini na m’moja |
| 22 | shirini na mbire |
| 23 | shirini na natu |
| 24 | shirini na n’né |
| 25 | shirini na n’tano |
| 26 | shirini na sita |
| 27 | shirini na saba |
| 28 | shirini na nane |
| 29 | shirini na khénta |
| 30 | talatini |
| 40 | arubaine |
| 50 | amusine |
| 60 | sitine |
| 70 | sabine |
| 80 | tamanine |
| 90 | tusuine |
| 100 | mia |
| 101 | mia na m’moja |
| 200 | mia mbire |
| 300 | mia natu |
| 400 | mia n’né |
| 500 | mia n’tano |
| 600 | mia sita |
| 656 | mia sita na amusine na sita |
| 700 | mia saba |
| 800 | mia nane |
| 900 | mia khénta |
| 1,000 | álufu |
| 1,430 | álufu m’moja na mia n’né na talatini |
| 2,000 | álufu mbire |
| 3,000 | álufu natu |
| 4,000 | álufu n’né |
| 5,000 | álufu n’tano |
| 6,000 | álufu sita |
| 7,000 | álufu saba |
| 8,000 | álufu nane |
| 9,000 | álufu khénta |
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
More information about Mwani
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mwani_language
https://www.ethnologue.com/18/language/wmw/
Information about Mwani numerals
https://www.languagesandnumbers.com/how-to-count-in-mwani/en/wmw/
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