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 | Sheek Bakrii Saphaloo Script for Oromo | Phrases | Numbers
Afar, Beja, Iraqw, Oromo, Saho, Sidama, Somali, Soutern Oromo, Waata
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
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