How to count in Fanagalo (Fanakalo), a Zulu-based Pidgin with some vocabulary from English, Afrikaans, spoken in mainly among miners in South Africa.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | wan |
| 2 | tu |
| 3 | tri |
| 4 | fo |
| 5 | fayif |
| 6 | sikis |
| 7 | seven |
| 8 | eyit |
| 9 | nayin |
| 10 | ten |
| 11 | leven |
| 12 | twelf |
| 13 | tetin |
| 14 | fotin |
| 15 | fiftin |
| 16 | sikistin |
| 17 | seventin |
| 18 | eyetin |
| 19 | nayintin |
| 20 | twenti |
| 21 | twenti-wan |
| 22 | twenti-tu |
| 23 | twenti-tri |
| 24 | twenti-fo |
| 25 | twenti-fayif |
| 26 | twenti-sikis |
| 27 | twenti-seven |
| 28 | twenti-eyit |
| 29 | twenti-nayin |
| 30 | teti |
| 40 | foti |
| 50 | fifti |
| 60 | sikisti |
| 70 | seventi |
| 80 | eyeti |
| 90 | nayinti |
| 100 | handred |
| 105 | handred-n-fayif |
| 200 | tu handred |
| 300 | tri handred |
| 400 | fo handred |
| 500 | fayif handred |
| 600 | sikis handred |
| 700 | seven handred |
| 800 | eyit handred |
| 900 | nayn handred |
| 1,000 | tausand |
| 2,000 | tu tausand |
| 3,000 | tri tausand |
| 4,000 | fo tausand |
| 5,000 | fayif tausand |
| 6,000 | sikis tausand |
| 7,000 | seven tausand |
| 8,000 | eyit tausand |
| 9,000 | nayin tausand |
| 10,000 | ten tausand |
| 1,000,000 | milyoni |
Source: J.D. Bold: Dictionary and Phrase-Book of Fanagalo (Kitchen Kafir), South Africa 1953.
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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