Overview

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

Numbers

• ¼
• ½
• 1
• -ngwe [nngwe]
• 2
• -bedi [pedi]
• 3
• -raro [tharo]
• 4
• -nne [nne]
• 5
• -tlhano [tlhano]
• 6
• tshela (thataro)
• 7
• supa
• 8
• robedi
• 9
• robonngwe
• 10
• lesome
• 20
• masome a mabedi
• 25
• masome a mabedi le botlhano
• 50
• masome a matlhano
• 100
• lekgolo
• 200
• makgolo a mabedi
• 500
• makgolo a matlhano
• 1000
• sekete
• 2000
• dikete tse pedi
• 5000
• dikete tse tlhano

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, e.g. "pula e nngwe", "pula tse pedi", "pula tse di masome mabedi".
• 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
• tisente
• Rand
• ranta
• diranta