Information about counting in Yao (chiYao), a Bantu language spoken mainly in Malawai, Tanzania and Mozambique.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | cimo |
| 2 | iwili |
| 3 | itatu |
| 4 | ncece |
| 5 | nsano |
| 6 | nsano nacimo |
| 7 | nsano nawili |
| 8 | nsano naitatu |
| 9 | nsano nancece |
| 10 | likumi |
| 11 | likumi kwisa cimo |
| 12 | likumi kwisa iwili |
| 13 | likumi kwisa itatu |
| 14 | likumi kwisa ncece |
| 15 | likumi kwisa nsano |
| 16 | likumi kwisa nsano nacimo |
| 17 | likumi kwisa nsano naiwili |
| 18 | likumi kwisa nsano naitatu |
| 19 | likumi kwisa nsano nancece |
| 20 | makumi gawili |
| 21 | makumi gawili kwisa cimo |
| 22 | makumi gawili kwisa iwili |
| 23 | makumi gawili kwisa itatu |
| 24 | makumi gawili kwisa ncece |
| 25 | makumi gawili kwisa nsano |
| 26 | makumi gawili kwisa nsano nacimo |
| 27 | makumi gawili kwisa nsano naiwili |
| 28 | makumi gawili kwisa nsano naitatu |
| 29 | makumi gawili kwisa nsano nancece |
| 30 | makumi gatatu |
| 40 | makumi ncece |
| 50 | makumi nsano |
| 60 | makumi nsano nalimo |
| 70 | makumi nsano nagawili |
| 80 | makumi nsano nagatatu |
| 90 | makumi nsano nancece |
| 100 | licila |
| 1,000 | macila likumi |
Information about Yao numbers
https://www.languagesandnumbers.com/how-to-count-in-yao/en/yao/
https://archive.org/details/ayaogrammar00sandgoog/page/n80/mode/2up?q=numbers
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