Information about counting in Kabyle (Taqbaylit), a Berber language spoken mainly in Kabylie in northern Algeria.
Note: numbers borrowed from Algerian Arabic are shown in italics.
Key to abbreviations: m = masculine, f = feminine, sg = singular, pl = plural
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 | ilem | |
| 1 | yiwen / ⵢⵉⵡⴻⵏ [jiwən] (m) yiwet / ⵢⵉⵡⴻⵜ [jiwət] (f) waḥed [waħəd] |
amezwaru (m/sg) tamezwarut (f/sg) imezwura (m/pl) timezwura (f/pl) |
| 2 | sin / ⵙⵉⵏ [sin] (m) snat / ⵙⵏⴰⵜ [snat] (f) |
wiss sin (m) tiss snat (f) |
| 3 | kṛaḍ / ⴽⵕⴰⴹ [kradˤ] (m) kṛaḍet / ⴽⵕⴰⴹⴻⵜ [kradˤət] (f) tlata [tlata] |
wiss kṛaḍ (m) tiss kṛaḍ (f) |
| 4 | kuẓ / ⴽⵓⵣ [kuzˤ] (m) kuẓet / ⴽⵓⵣⴻⵜ [kuzˤət] (f) rebɛa [rəbʕa] |
wiss ukuz (m) tiss ukuz (f) |
| 5 | semmus / ⵙⴻⵎⵎⵓⵙ [səmːus] (m) semmuset / ⵙⴻⵎⵎⵓⵙⴻⵜ xemsa [χəmsa] |
wiss semmus (m) tiss semmus (f) |
| 6 | sḍis / ⵙⴹⵉⵙ [sdˤis] (m) sḍiset / ⵙⴹⵉⵙⴻⵜ (f) setta [sətːa] |
wiss ṣeḍḍiṣ (m) tiss ṣeḍḍiṣ (f) |
| 7 | sa / ⵙⴰ [sa] (m) sat / ⵙⴰⵜ [sat] (f) sebɛa [səbʕa] |
wiss ṣa (m) tiss ṣa (f) |
| 8 | tam / ⵜⴰⵎ [tam] (m) tamet / ⵜⴰⵎⴻⵜ [tamət] (m) tmanya [tmanja] |
wiss tam (m) tiss tam (f) |
| 9 | tẓa / ⵜⵥⴰ [tzˤa] (m) tẓat / ⵜⵥⴰⵜ [tzˤat] (f) tesɛa [təsʕa] |
wiss tẓa (m) tiss tẓa (f) |
| 10 | mraw / ⵎⵔⴰⵡ [mraw] (m) mrawet / ⵎⵔⴰⵡⴻⵜ [mrawət] (f) ɛacrin [ʕəʃrˤa] |
wiss mraw (m) tiss mraw (f) |
| 11 | mrayan, mraw d yiwen ḥdac |
wiss mrayan tiss mrayan (f) |
| 12 | mrasin, mraw d sin tnac [tnaʃˤ] |
wiss mrasin (m) tiss mrasin (f) |
| 13 | mrakraḍ, mraw d kraḍ tleṭṭac [tlətˤtˤaʃ] |
wiss mrakraḍ (m) tiss mrakraḍ (f) |
| 14 | mrakuẓ, mraw d ukkuẓ rbeɛṭac [rˤbəʕtˤaʃ] |
wiss mrakuẓ (m) tiss mrakuẓ (f) |
| 15 | mrasmus, mraw d semmus xemseṭṭac [χəmsətˤtˤaʃ] |
wiss mrasmus (m) tiss mrasmus (f) |
| 16 | mrasḍis, mraw d sḍis seṭṭac [sətˤtˤaʃ] |
|
| 17 | mrasa mraw d sa sbeɛṭac [sbəʕtˤaʃ] |
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| 18 | mratam, mraw d ṭam tmenṭac [tməntˤaʃ] |
|
| 19 | mratẓa, mraw d tẓa tesɛaṭac [təsʕatˤaʃ] |
|
| 20 | snan, snat n tmerwin ɛecṛin [ʕəʃrin] |
|
| 21 | snan yiwen | |
| 22 | snan sin | |
| 23 | snan kraḍ | |
| 24 | snan kuẓ | |
| 25 | snan semmus | |
| 26 | snan sḍis | |
| 27 | snan sa | |
| 28 | snan tam | |
| 29 | snan tẓa | |
| 30 | kṛaḍan tlatin |
|
| 40 | kuẓan ṛevɛin |
|
| 50 | smusan xemsin |
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| 60 | sḍisan settin |
|
| 70 | sayan sevɛin |
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| 80 | taman tmanyin |
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| 90 | tẓayan tesɛin |
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| 100 | imiḍi, imdi | |
| 1 000 | agim | |
| 10 000 | edmiyya [edmiyya] | |
| 1 000 000 | amelyun |
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Hear some numbers in Kabyle:
Details of numbers in Kabyle
https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Kabyle/Vocabulary/Numbers
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Kabyle_numerals
https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Kabyle/Vocabulary/Counting-and-Numbers
https://apprendrelekabyle.com/les-nombres-en-kabyle/
https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Kabyle/Vocabulary/Ordinal-numbers
https://anzart.github.io/kab-new-num-system/
Information about Kabyle | Phrases | Numbers
Ghomara, Kabyle, Shilha, Tamahaq, Tamasheq, Tamazight, Zenaga
Alphabetical index | Language family index
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