Information about counting in Zulu, a Bantu language spoken mainly in South Africa.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | iqanda | |
| 1 | kunye | okokuqala |
| 2 | kubili | okwesibili |
| 3 | kutathu | okwesithathu |
| 4 | kune | okwesine |
| 5 | kuhlanu | okwesihlanu |
| 6 | isithupha | okwesithupha |
| 7 | isikhombisa | okwesikhombisa |
| 8 | isishiyagalombili | okwesishiyagalombili |
| 9 | isishiyagalolunye | okwesishiyagalolunye |
| 10 | lishumi | okweshumi |
| 11 | ishumi nanye | okweshumi nanye |
| 12 | ishumi nambili | okweshumi nambili |
| 13 | ishumi nantathu | okweshumi nantathu |
| 14 | ishumi nane | okweshumi nane |
| 15 | ishumi nanhlanu | okweshumi nanhlanu |
| 16 | ishumi nesithupha | okweshumi nesithupha |
| 17 | ishumi nesikhombisa | okweshumi nesikhombisa |
| 18 | ishumi nesishiyagalombili | okweshumi nesishiyagalombili |
| 19 | ishumi nesishiyagalolunye | okweshumi nesishiyagalolunye |
| 20 | amashumi amabili | okwamashumi amabili |
| 21 | amashumi amabili nanye | |
| 22 | amashumi amabili nambili | |
| 23 | amashumi amabili nantathu | |
| 24 | amashumi amabili nane | |
| 25 | amashumi amabili nesihlanu | |
| 26 | amashumi amabili nesithupha | |
| 27 | amashumi amabili nesikhombisa | |
| 28 | amashumi amabili nesishiyagalombili | |
| 29 | amashumi amabili nesishiyagalolunye | |
| 30 | amashumi amathathu | |
| 40 | amashumi amane | |
| 50 | amashumi amahlanu | |
| 60 | amashumi ayisithupha | |
| 70 | amashumi ayisikhombisa | |
| 80 | amashumi ayisishiyagalombili | |
| 90 | amashumi ayisishiyagalolunye | |
| 100 | ikhulu | |
| 200 | amakhulu amabili | |
| 300 | amakhulu amathathu | |
| 400 | amakhulu amane | |
| 500 | amakhulu amahlanu | |
| 600 | amakhulu ayisithupha | |
| 700 | amakhulu ayisikhombisa | |
| 800 | amakhulu ayisishiyagalombili | |
| 900 | amakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye | |
| 1,000 | inkulungwane | |
| 1,000,000 | isigidi |
Hear some Zulu numbers:
When counting above five, Zulu speakers apparently often switch to English.
Information about Zulu numbers
http://learn101.org/zulu_numbers.php
http://mylanguages.org/zulu_numbers.php
http://www.languagesandnumbers.com/how-to-count-in-zulu/en/zul/
http://www.sf.airnet.ne.jp/ts/language/number/zulu.html
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
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