Information about counting in Oromo (Afaan Oromo / ኦሮምኛ), a Cushitic language spoken in parts of Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Egypt.
Key abbreviation: m = masculine, f = feminine.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | duwwa | |
| 1 | tokko | tokkoffaa |
| 2 | lama | lammaffaa |
| 3 | sadi | sadaffaa |
| 4 | afur | arfaffaa |
| 5 | shan | shanaffaa |
| 6 | jaya, jaa'a, jaha | jaa'affaa |
| 7 | torba | torbaffaa |
| 8 | saddeet | saddeetaffaa |
| 9 | sagal | saglaffaa |
| 10 | khudan | kurnaffaa |
| 11 | khuda-tokko | kudhatokkoffaa |
| 12 | khuda-lama | kudhalammaffaa |
| 13 | khuda-sadi | kudhasadaffaa |
| 14 | khuda-afur | kudharfaffaa |
| 15 | khuda-shan | kudhashanaffaa |
| 16 | khuda-jaya | kudhajaa'affaa |
| 17 | khuda-torba | kudhatorbaffaa |
| 18 | khuda-saddeet | kudhasaddeetaffaa |
| 19 | khuda-sagal | kudhasaglaffaa |
| 20 | digdama | digdamaffaa |
| 21 | digdamii-tokko | |
| 22 | digdamii-lama | |
| 23 | digdamii-sadi | |
| 24 | digdamii-afur | |
| 25 | digdamii-shan | |
| 26 | digdamii-jaa'a | |
| 27 | digdamii-torba | |
| 28 | digdamii-saddeet | |
| 29 | digdamii-sagal | |
| 30 | soddoma | |
| 40 | afurtama | |
| 50 | shantama | |
| 60 | jaatama | |
| 70 | torbatama | |
| 80 | saddeetama | |
| 90 | sagaltama | |
| 100 | dhibba | |
| 200 | lama dhibba | |
| 300 | sadi dhibba | |
| 400 | afur dhibba | |
| 500 | shan dhibba | |
| 600 | jaa'a dhibba | |
| 700 | torba dhibba | |
| 800 | saddeet dhibba | |
| 900 | sagal dhibba | |
| 1,000 | kuma | |
| 2,000 | lama kuma | |
| 3,000 | sadi kuma | |
| 1 million | milliyoonii, kontomadhibba | |
| once | al-tokko | |
| twice | al-lama |
Hear some of these numbers
Information about Oromo numbers
http://www.languagesandnumbers.com/how-to-count-in-oromo/en/orm/
http://mylanguages.org/oromo_numbers.php
http://learn101.org/oromo_numbers.php
https://www.metaappz.com/Oromiffa_Numbers_Converter/Default.aspx
https://quizlet.com/145545075/afaan-oromo-numbers-flash-cards/
Information about Oromo | Phrases | Numbers
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