How to count in Soga (luSoga), a Bantu language spoken in the Busoga region of southern Uganda.
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| Numeral | Cardinal |
|---|---|
| 0 | ziiro |
| 1 | ndala |
| 2 | ibiri, ibili |
| 3 | isatu |
| 4 | inha, ina |
| 5 | itaanu |
| 6 | mukaaga |
| 7 | musanvu |
| 8 | munaana |
| 9 | mwenda |
| 10 | ikumi |
| 11 | ikumi na ndala |
| 12 | ikumi n'ibiri * |
| 13 | ikumi n'isatu |
| 14 | ikumi n'inha, ikumi n'ina |
| 15 | ikumi n'itaanu |
| 16 | ikumi na mukaaga |
| 17 | ikumi na musanvu |
| 18 | ikumi na munaana |
| 19 | ikumi na mwenda |
| 20 | (makumi) abiri, abili |
| 21 | abiri na ndala |
| 22 | abiri n'ibiri |
| 23 | abiri n'isatu |
| 24 | abiri n'inha, abiri n'ina |
| 25 | abiri n'itaanu |
| 26 | abiri na mukaaga |
| 27 | abiri na musanvu |
| 28 | abiri na munaana |
| 29 | abiri na mwenda |
| 30 | asatu |
| 31 | asatu na ndala |
| 40 | anha, ana |
| 41 | anha na ndala |
| 50 | ataanho, ataanu |
| 60 | nkaaga |
| 70 | nsanvu |
| 80 | kinaanha, kinaana |
| 90 | kyenda |
| 100 | kikumi, (ki-bi) |
| 200 | (bikumi) bibiri |
| 300 | bisatu |
| 400 | bina |
| 500 | bitaanu |
| 600 | lukaaga |
| 700 | lusanvu |
| 800 | lunaana |
| 900 | lwenda |
| 999 | lwenda na kyenda na mwenda |
| 1,000 | lukumi, (lu-n) |
| 2,000 | nkumi ibiri |
| 3,000 | nkumi isatu |
| 4,000 | nkumi ina |
| 5,000 | nkumi itaanu |
| 6,000 | kakaaga |
| 7,000 | kasanvu |
| 8,000 | kanaanha, kanaana |
| 9,000 | kenda |
| 10,000 | mutwaalo, omutwalo, (mu-mi) |
| 20,000 | mitwalto eibiri |
*Note: na is shortened to n' before a vowel
Source: Lusoga Language Manual
Contributed by Wolfgang Kuhl
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