How to count in Ngoni (Chingoni / Xingoni), a Southern Bantu language spoken in Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique and Malawi.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | inye | kuqala |
| 2 | zimbili | sibili |
| 3 | zithathu | sithathu |
| 4 | zine | sine |
| 5 | zihlanu | sihlanu |
| 6 | zihlanu na inye | |
| 7 | zihlanu na zimbili | |
| 8 | zihlanu na zithathu | |
| 9 | zihlanu na zine | |
| 10 | ishumi | |
| 11 | ishumi phakathi inye | |
| 12 | ishumi phakathi zimbili | |
| 13 | ishumi phakathi zithathu | |
| 14 | ishumi phakathi zine | |
| 15 | ishumi phakathi zihlanu | |
| 16 | ishumi phakathi zihlanu na inye | |
| 17 | ishumi phakathi zihlanu na zimbili | |
| 18 | ishumi phakathi zihlanu na zithathu | |
| 19 | ishumi phakathi zihlanu na zine | |
| 20 | mashumi mabili | |
| 21 | mashumi mabili phakathi muvo na inye | |
| 22 | mashumi mabili phakathi muvo na zimbili | |
| 23 | mashumi mabili phakathi muvo na zithathu | |
| 24 | mashumi mabili phakathi muvo na zine | |
| 25 | mashumi mabili phakathi muvo na zihlanu | |
| 26 | mashumi mabili phakathi muvo na zihlanu na inye | |
| 27 | mashumi mabili phakathi muvo na zihlanu na zimbili | |
| 28 | mashumi mabili phakathi muvo zihlanu na zithathu | |
| 29 | mashumi mabili phakathi muvo zihlanu na zine | |
| 30 | mashumi mathathu | |
| 40 | mashumi mane | |
| 50 | mashumi mahlanu | |
| 60 | mashumi mahlanu na linye | |
| 70 | mashumi mahlanu na mabili | |
| 80 | mashumi mahlanu na mathathu | |
| 90 | mashumi mahlanu na mane | |
| 100 | ikhulu elikhulu or mashumi mashumi ahlangana wodwa |
Information about Ngoni numbers https://www.learnngonilanguage.co.uk/2019/04/ngoni-adjective.html
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Information about Ngoni | Phrases | Numbers
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