Information about counting in Taita (Kidawida), a Bantu language spoken in the Taita Hills in south-eastern Kenya.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | imweri | -wa imbiri |
| 2 | iwi | -wa kawi |
| 3 | idadu | -wa kadadu |
| 4 | inya | -wa kana |
| 5 | isanu | -wa kasanu |
| 6 | irandadu | -wa karandadu |
| 7 | mfungade | -wa mfungade |
| 8 | wunyanya | -wa wunyanya |
| 9 | ikenda | -wa ikenda |
| 10 | ikumi | -wa ikumi |
| 11 | ikumi na imweri | |
| 12 | ikumi na iwi | |
| 13 | ikumi na idadu | |
| 14 | ikumi na inya | |
| 15 | ikumi na isanu | |
| 16 | ikumi na irandadu | |
| 17 | ikumi na mfungade | |
| 18 | ikumi na wunyanya | |
| 19 | ikumi na ikenda | |
| 20 | mirongo iwi | |
| 21 | mirongo iwi na imweri | |
| 22 | mirongo iwi na iwi | |
| 23 | mirongo iwi na idadu | |
| 24 | mirongo iwi na inya | |
| 25 | mirongo iwi na isanu | |
| 26 | mirongo iwi na irandadu | |
| 27 | mirongo iwi na mfungade | |
| 28 | mirongo iwi na wunyanya | |
| 29 | mirongo iwi na ikenda | |
| 30 | mirongo idadu | |
| 40 | mirongo ina | |
| 50 | mirongo misanu | |
| 60 | mirongo irandadu | |
| 70 | mirongo mfungade | |
| 80 | mirongo wunyanya | |
| 90 | mirongo ikenda | |
| 100 | ighana, ighana jimweri | |
| 101 | ighana na imweri | |
| 110 | ighana na ikumi | |
| 120 | ighana na mirongo iwi | |
| 130 | ighana na mirongo idadu | |
| 140 | ighana na mirongo ina | |
| 150 | ighana na mirongo misanu | |
| 200 | maghana awi | |
| 250 | maghana awi na mirongo misanu | |
| 300 | maghana adadu | |
| 400 | maghana ana | |
| 500 | maghana masanu | |
| 555 | maghana masanu na mirongo misanu na isanu | |
| 600 | maghana arandadu | |
| 700 | maghana mfungade | |
| 800 | maghana w’unyanya | |
| 900 | maghana ikenda | |
| 1,000 | maghana ikumi, elifu imweri | |
| 2,000 | elifu iwi | |
| once | indo jimweri | |
| twice | mando kawi | |
| three times | mando adadu | |
| four times | mando ana | |
| five times | mando masanu | |
| six times | mando arandadu | |
| seven times | mando mfungade | |
| eight times | mando wunyanya | |
| nine times | mando ikenda | |
| ten times | mando ikumi |
Source: SAKAMOTO Kunihiko. An Introduction to Kidawida: The Language of the Taita in south-east Kenya.
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about Dawida-Taita numerals: https://mpi-lingweb.shh.mpg.de/numeral/Dawida-Taita.htm
Information about Taita
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taita_language
https://www.ethnologue.com/21/language/dav
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