Overview

• Writing System
• ISO-15924
• Numeral Digit System
• Latin
• LATN
• Western

Numbers

• ¼
• ½
• 1
• -tee [tee]
• 2
• -bedi [bedi]
• 3
• -tharo [tharo]
• 4
• -nne [nne]
• 5
• -hlano [hlano]
• 6
• tshela
• 7
• šupa
• 8
• robedi (seswai)
• 9
• robong (senyane)
• 10
• lesome
• 20
• masomepedi
• 25
• masomepedi hlano
• 50
• masomehlano
• 100
• lekgolo
• 200
• makgolopedi
• 500
• makgolohlano
• 1000
• sekete
• 2000
• diketepedi
• 5000
• diketehlano

Grammar of Counting

• Adaptation of the Number to the Counted Noun
• Numbers 1-5 adopt the word class of the noun. There is also a substantive form (in square brackets) for abstract numbers.
• Adaptation of the Counted Noun to the Number
• Number 1 is followed by the noun in the singular word class, 2 and higher by the noun in the corresponding plural word class. Number and noun are connected by a word class dependent particle. This is also the case for compound numbers where, however a simplification is common, e.g. "masomepedi hlano" instead of "masome a mabedi le hlano".
• Comments on the Grammar
• Flexion is done by prefixes.

Flexion of the Monetary Unit Names

• Name
• Singular (Word Class 3)
• Plural (Word Class 4)
• Cent
• sente
• disente
• Rand
• ranta
• diranta