How to count in Nkore (Runyankore), a Bantu spoken mainly in south west Uganda.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | emwe |
| 2 | ibiri |
| 3 | ishatu |
| 4 | ina |
| 5 | itaano |
| 6 | mukaaga |
| 7 | mushanju |
| 8 | munaana |
| 9 | mwenda |
| 10 | ikumi |
| 11 | ikumi nemwe |
| 12 | ikumi nibiri |
| 13 | ikumi nishatu |
| 14 | ikumi nina |
| 15 | ikumi nitaano |
| 16 | ikumi namukaaga |
| 17 | ikumi namushanju |
| 18 | ikumi namunaana |
| 19 | ikumi namwenda |
| 20 | (makumi) abiri |
| 21 | abiri nemwe |
| 22 | abiri nibiri |
| 23 | abiri nishatu |
| 24 | abiri nina |
| 25 | abiri nitaano |
| 26 | abiri namukaaga |
| 27 | abiri namushanju |
| 28 | abiri namunaana |
| 29 | abiri namwenda |
| 30 | (makumi) ashatu |
| 40 | makumi ana or makumiana (makumyana) |
| 50 | (makumi) ataano |
| 60 | nkaaga |
| 70 | nshanju |
| 80 | kinaana |
| 90 | kyenda |
| 100 | igana, kikumi |
| 200 | bibiri |
| 210 | bibiri nikumi |
| 250 | bibiri ataano |
| 251 | bibiri ataano nemwe |
| 300 | bishatu |
| 350 | bishatu n’ataano |
| 400 | bina |
| 500 | bitano |
| 600 | rukaga |
| 700 | rushanju |
| 800 | runana |
| 900 | rwenda |
| 1,000 | rukumi |
| 1,050 | rukumi ataano |
| 1,100 | rukumi nakikumi |
| 1,200 | rukumi nabibiri |
| 1,300 | rukumi nabishatu |
| 1,400 | rukumi nabina |
| 1,500 | rukumi nabitano |
| 1,600 | rukumi narukaaga |
| 1,700 | rukumi narushanju |
| 1,800 | rukumi narunana |
| 1,900 | rukumi narwenda |
| 2,000 | enkumibiri |
| 2,500 | enkumibiri na bitaano |
| 3,000 | enkumishatu |
| 4,000 | enkumina |
| 5,000 | enkumitano |
| 6,000 | kakaga |
| 7,000 | kashanju |
| 8,000 | kanaana |
| 9,000 | kenda |
| 10,000 | omutwaro |
| 11,000 | omutwaro narukumi |
| 11,500 | omutwaro narukumi na bitano |
| 12,000 | omutwaro nenkumibiri |
| 13,000 | omutwaro nenkumishatu |
| 14,000 | omutwaro nenkumina |
| 15,000 | omutwaro nenkumitano |
| 16,000 | omutwaro nakaaga |
| 17,000 | omutwaro nakashanju |
| 18,000 | omutwaro nakanaana |
| 19,000 | omutwaro nakenda |
| 20,000 | emitwaro ebiri |
| 21,000 | emitwaro ebiri narukumi |
| 22,000 | emitwaro ebiri nenkumi ibiri |
| 23,000 | emitwaro ebiri nenkumi ishatu |
| 24,000 | emitwaro ebiri nenkumi ina |
| 25,000 | emitwaro ebiri nenkumi itaano |
| 26,000 | emitwaro ebiri nenkumi nakakaga |
| 27,000 | emitwaro ebiri nenkumi nakashanju |
| 28,000 | emitwaro ebiri nenkumi nakanaana |
| 29,000 | emitwaro ebiri nenkumi nakenda |
| 30,000 | emitwaro eshato |
| 35,000 | emitwaro necicweka |
| 40,000 | emitwaro ena |
| 45,000 | emitwaro ena necicweka |
| 50,000 | emitwaro etano |
| 55,000 | emitwaro etano necicweka |
| 60,000 | emitwaro mukaaga |
| 65,000 | emitwaro mukaaga necicweka |
| 70,000 | emitwaro mushanju |
| 75,000 | emitwaro mushanju necicweka |
| 80,000 | emitwaro munaana |
| 85,000 | emitwaro munaana necicweka |
| 90,000 | emitwaro mwenda |
| 95,000 | emitwaro mwenda necicweka |
| 100,000 | emitwaro ikumi |
| 503,000 | emitwaro ataano nenkumi ishatu |
| 1,000,000 | miliyoni emwe |
| 2,000,000 | miliyoni ibiri |
Sources: Introduction to Runyankore/Rukiga and Runyankole lessons
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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