Information about counting in Southern Ndebele (isiNdebele), a Bantu language spoken in South Africa.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1 | kunye |
| 2 | kubili |
| 3 | kuthathu |
| 4 | kune |
| 5 | kuhlanu |
| 6 | isithupha |
| 7 | isikhombisa |
| 8 | isitshiyagalombili isificamunwembili |
| 9 | isitshiyagalolunye isificamunwemunye |
| 10 | itshumi |
| 11 | itshumi lanye |
| 12 | itshumi lambili |
| 13 | itshumi lanthathu |
| 14 | itshumi lane |
| 15 | itshumi lanhlanu |
| 16 | itshumi lesithupha |
| 17 | itshumi lesikhombisa |
| 18 | itshumi leisificamunwembili |
| 19 | itshumi leisificamunwemunye |
| 20 | amatshumi amabili |
| 21 | amatshumi amabili lanye |
| 22 | amatshumi amabili lambili |
| 23 | amatshumi amabili lanthathu |
| 24 | amatshumi amabili lane |
| 25 | amatshumi amabili lanhlanu |
| 26 | amatshumi amabili lesithupha |
| 27 | amatshumi amabili lesikhombisa |
| 28 | amatshumi amabili leisificamunwembili |
| 29 | amatshumi amabili leisificamunwemunye |
| 30 | amatshumi amathathu |
| 40 | amatshumi amane |
| 50 | amatshumi amahlanu |
| 60 | amatshumi ayisthupa |
| 70 | amatshumi ayisikhombisa |
| 80 | amatshumi ayisificamunwembili |
| 90 | amatshumi ayisificamunwemunye |
| 100 | ikhulu |
| 1,000 | ikulungwane |
| 1,000,000 | isigidi |
Hear some Southern Ndebele numbers:
Information about Southern Ndebele numbers
http://salanguages.com/isindebele/ndewrd.htm
https://zimndebele.wordpress.com/page/2/
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
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