Information about counting in Tsonga (Xitsonga), a Bantu language spoken in South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Eswatini.
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 | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | noto | |
| 1 | n’we | vun’we |
| 2 | mbirhi | vumbirhi |
| 3 | nharhu | vunharhu |
| 4 | mune | vumune |
| 5 | ntlhanu | vuhtlhanu |
| 6 | ntsevu | vuntsevu |
| 7 | nkombo | vukombo |
| 8 | nhungu | vuhungu |
| 9 | nkaye | vukaye |
| 10 | khume | vukhume |
| 11 | khume n’we | |
| 12 | khume mbirhi | |
| 13 | khume nharhu | |
| 14 | khume mune | |
| 15 | khume ntlhanu | |
| 16 | khume ntsevu | |
| 17 | khume nkombo | |
| 18 | khume nhungu | |
| 19 | khume nkaye | |
| 20 | makume mbirhi | |
| 21 | makume mbirhi n’we | |
| 22 | makume mbirhi mbirhi | |
| 23 | makume mbirhi nharhu | |
| 24 | makume mbirhi mune | |
| 25 | makume mbirhi ntlhanu | |
| 26 | makume mbirhi ntsevu | |
| 27 | makume mbirhi nkombo | |
| 28 | makume mbirhi nhungu | |
| 29 | makume mbirhi nkaye | |
| 30 | makume nharhu | |
| 40 | makume mune | |
| 50 | makume ntlhanu | |
| 60 | makume ntsevu | |
| 70 | makume nkombo | |
| 80 | makume nhungu | |
| 90 | makume nkaye | |
| 100 | dzana | |
| 200 | madzana mbirhi | |
| 300 | madzana nharhu | |
| 400 | madzana mune | |
| 500 | madzana ntlhanu | |
| 600 | madzana ntsevu | |
| 700 | madzana nkombo | |
| 800 | madzana nhungu | |
| 900 | madzana nkaye | |
| 1,000 | gidi | |
| 2,000 | magidi mbirhi | |
| 3,000 | magidi nharhu | |
| 1 million | gidi ya magidi |
Hear some Tsonga numbers:
Information about Tsonga numbers
https://www.languagesandnumbers.com/how-to-count-in-tsonga/en/tso/
https://www.xitsonga.org/dictionary/numbers
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about Tsonga | Phrases | Numbers | Tower of Babel
Basaa, Bemba, Bena, Benga, Central Teke, Chichewa, Chokwe, Comorian, Duala, Ewondo, Fang, Gusii, Gwere, Herero, Ibinda, Kamba, Kikuyu, Kimbundu, Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, Kongo, Kunda, Lingala, Lozi, Luba-Katanga (Kiluba), Luganda, Luvale, Makhuwa, Maore, Mbunda, Mwani, Ndebele (Northern), Ndebele (Southern), Ngoni, Nkore, Nyole, Nyungwe, Oshiwambo, Punu, Sengele, Shona, Soga, Sotho (Northern), Sotho (Southern), Swahili, Swati, Taita, Tsonga, Tswana, Tumbuka, Umbundu, Venda, Xhosa, Yao, Zulu
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