How to count in Nyungwe (Cinyungwe), a Bantu language spoken in northern and central Mozambique.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | posi |
| 2 | piri |
| 3 | tatu |
| 4 | nai |
| 5 | xanu |
| 6 | tant’atu |
| 7 | chinomue |
| 8 | sere |
| 9 | f’emba |
| 10 | k’umi |
| 11 | k’umi na ibodzi |
| 12 | k’umi na ziwiri |
| 13 | k’umi na zitatu |
| 14 | k’umi na zinai |
| 15 | k’umi na zixanu |
| 16 | k’umi na zitant’atu |
| 17 | k’umi na zinomue |
| 18 | k’umi na zisere |
| 19 | k’umi na zif’emba |
| 20 | mak’umi mawiri |
| 21 | mak’umi mawiri na ibodzi |
| 22 | mak’umi mawiri na ziwiri |
| 23 | mak’umi mawiri na zitatu |
| 24 | mak’umi mawiri na zinai |
| 25 | mak’umi mawiri na zixanu |
| 26 | mak’umi mawiri na zitant’atu |
| 27 | mak’umi mawiri na zinomue |
| 28 | mak’umi mawiri na zisere |
| 29 | mak’umi mawiri na zif’emba |
| 30 | mak’umi matatu |
| 40 | mak’umi manai |
| 50 | mak’umi maxanu |
| 60 | mak’umi matant’atu |
| 70 | mak’umi manomue |
| 80 | mak’umi masere |
| 90 | mak’umi maf’emba |
| 100 | dzana |
| 200 | madzana mawiri |
| 300 | madzana matatu |
| 400 | madzana manai |
| 500 | madzana maxanu |
| 600 | madzana matant’atu |
| 700 | madzana manomue |
| 800 | madzana masere |
| 900 | madzana maf’emba |
| 1,000 | churu |
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Source: https://www.languagesandnumbers.com/how-to-count-in-nyungwe/en/nyu/
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