Information about counting in Kunda (Chikunda), a Bantu language spoken mainly in Zimbabwe, and also in Zambia and Mozambique
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | mo | cakuyamba |
| 2 | ŵili | cauŵili |
| 3 | tatu | cautatu |
| 4 | ne | cine |
| 5 | sano | cisano |
| 6 | mtanda | |
| 7 | cine luŵali | |
| 8 | cine konse konse | |
| 9 | pawula | |
| 10 | k(h)umi | cakumi |
| 11 | kumi na cimo | |
| 12 | kumi na viŵili | |
| 13 | kumi na vitatu | |
| 14 | kumi na vine | |
| 15 | kumi na visano | |
| 16 | kumi na mtanda | |
| 17 | kumi na cine luŵali | |
| 18 | kumi na cine konse konse | |
| 19 | kumi na pawula | |
| 20 | makumi yaŵili | |
| 30 | makumi yatatu | |
| 40 | makumi yayani | |
| 50 | makumi yasano | |
| 60 | makumi mtanda | |
| 70 | makumi cine luŵali | |
| 80 | makumi cine konsekonse | |
| 90 | makumi pawula | |
| 100 | makumi kumi | |
| 1,000 | myanda iŵili | caikana |
| 1,000,000 | myanda kumi |
Information about Kunda numbers
http://dspace.unza.zm/handle/123456789/4278
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Information about Kunda | Numbers
Baba, Basaa, Bemba, Bena, Benga, Central Teke, Chichewa, Chokwe, Comorian, Duala, Ewondo, Fang, Gungu, Gusii, Gwere, Herero, Ibinda, Kabwa, Kamba, Kanyok, Kikuyu, Kimbundu, Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, Kogo, Kongo, Kunda, Kwangali, Lingala, Lomwe, Lozi, Luba-Katanga (Kiluba), Luchazi, Luganda, Luvale, Makhuwa, Maore, Mbunda, Mwani, Ndebele (Northern), Ndebele (Southern), Ndonga, Ngoni, Njebi, Nkore, Nyole, Nyungwe, Oshiwambo, Punu, Sengele, Shona, Soga, Sotho (Northern), Sotho (Southern), Suba, Swahili, Swati, Taita, Tsonga, Tswana, Tumbuka, Umbundu, Venda, Xhosa, Yao, Zigula, Zinza, Zulu
Alphabetical index | Language family index
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