How to count in Shona (chiShona), a Bantu language spoken mainly in Zimbabwe.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | ziro | |
| 1 | motsi | yokutanga |
| 2 | piri | yepiri |
| 3 | tatu | yechitatu |
| 4 | china | yechina |
| 5 | shanu | yechishanu |
| 6 | tanhatu | yechitanhatu |
| 7 | nomwe | yechinomwe |
| 8 | sere | yechisere |
| 9 | pfumbamwe | yepfumbamwe |
| 10 | gumi | yegumi neimwe |
| 11 | gumi neimwe | yegumi neimwe |
| 12 | gumi nembiri | yegumi nembiri |
| 13 | gumi nenhatu | yegumi netatu |
| 14 | gumi neina | |
| 15 | gumi neshanu | |
| 16 | gumi nenhanhatu | |
| 17 | gumi nenomwe | |
| 18 | gumi nesere | |
| 19 | gumi nepfumbamwe | |
| 20 | makumi maviri | |
| 21 | makumi maviri neimwe | |
| 22 | makumi maviri nembiri | |
| 23 | makumi maviri nenhatu | |
| 24 | makumi maviri neina | |
| 25 | makumi maviri neshanu | |
| 26 | makumi maviri nenhanhatu | |
| 27 | makumi maviri nenomwe | |
| 28 | makumi maviri nesere | |
| 29 | makumi maviri nepfumbamwe | |
| 30 | makumi matatu | |
| 40 | makumi mana | |
| 50 | makumi mashanu | |
| 60 | makumi matanhatu | |
| 70 | makumi manomwe | |
| 80 | makumi masere | |
| 90 | makumi mapfumbamwe | |
| 100 | zana | |
| 200 | mazana maviri | |
| 300 | mazana matatu | |
| 400 | mazana mana | |
| 500 | mazana mashanu | |
| 600 | mazana matanhatu | |
| 700 | mazana manomwe | |
| 800 | mazana masere | |
| 900 | mazana mapfumbamwe | |
| 1,000 | churu | |
| 2,000 | zvuru zviri | |
| 3,000 | zvuru zvitatu | |
| 4,000 | zvuru zvizvina | |
| 5,000 | zvuru zvishanu | |
| 6,000 | zvuru zvitanhatu | |
| 7,000 | zvuru zvinomwe | |
| 8,000 | zvuru zvisere | |
| 9,000 | zvuru pfumbamwe | |
| 10,0000 | gumi rezvuru |
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Hear some numbers in Shona:
Information about counting in Shona
https://www.languagesandnumbers.com/how-to-count-in-shona/en/sna/
http://learn101.org/shona_numbers.php
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