Shona numbers
Shona numbers (chiShona) is a Bantu language from the Niger-Congo family. Spoken in Zimbabwe. And it is co-official language with English and Sindebele, Mozambique, Zambia, and Botswana. And it counts about 7 million speakers.
Here is a tabular representation of Shona numbers from 1 to 100, as well as 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, and 1000:
| Number | Shona |
|---|---|
| 1 | motsi / Munhu |
| 2 | piri |
| 3 | tatu |
| 4 | china |
| 5 | shanu |
| 6 | tanhatu |
| 7 | nomwe |
| 8 | sere |
| 9 | pfumbamwe |
| 10 | gumi |
| 11 | gumi neimwe |
| 12 | gumi nembiri |
| 13 | gumi nenhatu |
| 14 | gumi neina |
| 15 | gumi neshanu |
| 16 | gumi nenhanhatu |
| 17 | gumi nenomwe |
| 18 | gumi nesere |
| 19 | gumi nepfumbamwe |
| 20 | makumi maviri |
| 21 | makumi maviri naMunhu / makumi maviri neMotsi |
| 22 | makumi maviri nembiri |
| 23 | makumi maviri nenhatu |
| 24 | makumi maviri nechina |
| 25 | makumi maviri neshanu |
| 26 | makumi maviri nenhatu naMunhu / makumi maviri nenhatu neMotsi |
| 27 | makumi maviri nenhatu naMwiri / makumi maviri nenhatu nePiri |
| 28 | makumi maviri nenhatu naMhuru / makumi maviri nenhatu neTatu |
| 29 | makumi maviri nenhatu naChina / makumi maviri nenhatu neChina |
| 30 | makumi matatu |
| 40 | makumi mana |
| 50 | makumi mashanu |
| 60 | makumi matanhatu |
| 70 | makumi manomwe |
| 80 | makumi masere |
| 90 | makumi mapfumbamwe |
| 100 | zana |
| 200 | zana eMwiri |
| 300 | zana eMhuru |
| 400 | zana eChina |
| 500 | zana eShanu |
| 600 | zana eTanhatu |
| 700 | zana eNomwe |
| 800 | zana eSere |
| 900 | zana ePfumbamwe |
| 1000 | churu |
Please note that there can be variations in spelling and usage based on different dialects and contexts within the Shona language.
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