Information about counting in Oshiwambo, a Bantu language spoken in parts of Namibia and Angola. The numbers come after the thing you're counting, and their forms depend on what you're counting. For example, oshikombo shimwe (one goat), ongobe imwe (one cow), efuma limwe (one frog), oikombo ivali (two goats), eengobe mbali (two cows).
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 |
|---|---|
| 0 | zero |
| 1 | imwe, -mwe |
| 2 | mbali, -vali |
| 3 | nhatu, -tatu |
| 4 | nhee, -ne |
| 5 | nhano, -tano |
| 6 | hamano, -hamano |
| 7 | heyali, -heyali |
| 8 | hetatu, -hetatu |
| 9 | omuwoi |
| 10 | omulongo |
| 11 | omulongo na imwe |
| 12 | omulongo nambali |
| 13 | omulongo nanhatu |
| 14 | omulongo nanhee |
| 15 | omulongo nantano |
| 16 | omulongo nahamano |
| 17 | omulongo naheyali |
| 18 | omulongo nahetatu |
| 19 | omulongo naomugoyi |
| 20 | omilongo mbali |
| 25 | omilongo mbali nanhano |
| 30 | omilongo nhatu |
| 40 | omilongo nhee |
| 50 | omilongo nhano |
| 60 | omilongo hamano |
| 70 | omilongo heyali |
| 80 | omilongo hetatu |
| 90 | omilongo omugoyi |
| 100 | efele |
| 200 | omafele avali |
| 300 | omafele atatu |
| 1,000 | eyovi |
| 10,000 | omayovi omulongo |
| 1,000,000 | omiliona |
Hear some Oshiwambo numbers:
Information about Oshiwambo | Phrases | Numbers
Information about Oshiwambo numbers
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Oshiwambo.htm
https://kj.kasahorow.org/node/1382230
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