How to count in Meru (Kĩmĩĩrũ), a Northeast Bantu language spoken mainly in Meru and Tharaka Nithi counties in central Kenya.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1 | ĩmwe |
| 2 | iyĩrĩ |
| 3 | ithatũ |
| 4 | inya |
| 5 | ithano |
| 6 | ithanthatũ |
| 7 | mũgwanja |
| 8 | inyanya |
| 9 | kenda |
| 10 | ĩkũmi |
| 11 | ĩkũmi na ĩmwe |
| 12 | ĩkũmi na iyĩrĩ |
| 13 | ĩkũmi na ithatũ |
| 14 | ĩkũmi na inya |
| 15 | ĩkũmi na ithano |
| 16 | ĩkũmi na ithanthatũ |
| 17 | ĩkũmi na mũgwanja |
| 18 | ĩkũmi na inyanya |
| 19 | ĩkũmi na kenda |
| 20 | mĩrongo ĩrĩ |
| 21 | mĩrongo ĩrĩ na ĩmwe |
| 22 | mĩrongo ĩrĩ na iyĩrĩ |
| 23 | mĩrongo ĩrĩ na ithatũ |
| 24 | mĩrongo ĩrĩ na inya |
| 25 | mĩrongo ĩrĩ na ithano |
| 26 | mĩrongo ĩrĩ na ithanthatũ |
| 27 | mĩrongo ĩrĩ na mũgwanya |
| 28 | mĩrongo ĩrĩ na inyanya |
| 29 | mĩrongo ĩrĩ na kenda |
| 30 | mĩrongo ĩthatũ |
| 40 | mĩrongo ĩna |
| 50 | mĩrongo ĩthano |
| 60 | mĩrongo ĩthatathũ |
| 70 | mĩrongo mũgwanya |
| 80 | mĩrongo ĩnaana |
| 90 | mĩrongo kenda |
| 100 | ĩgana |
| 200 | magana yaĩrĩ |
| 1000 | ngiri |
| 2000 | ngiri iyĩrĩ |
Hear some numbers in Meru:
Information about Meru numbers
https://kimeruonline.co.ke/lesson-4-numbers-1-20/
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Kimiiru.htm
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about Meru | Numbers | Phrases | Tower of Babel
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, Meru, Mwani, Ndebele (Northern), Ndebele (Southern), Ndonga, Ngoni, Njebi, Nkore, Nyole, Nyungwe, Oshiwambo, Punu, Sengele, Shona, Soga, Songe. Sotho (Northern), Sotho (Southern), Suba, Swahili, Swati, Taita, Tsonga, Tswana, Tumbuka, Umbundu, Venda, Xhosa, Yao, Zigula, Zinza, Zulu
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