Overview
- Writing System
- ISO-15924
- Numeral Digit System
- Latin
- LATN
- Western
Numbers
- ¼
- ½
- 1
- -nye [kunye]
- 2
- -bili [kubili]
- 3
- -thathu [kuthathu]
- 4
- -ne [kune]
- 5
- -hlanu [isihlanu]
- 6
- isithupha
- 7
- isikhombisa
- 8
- isishiyagalombili
- 9
- isishiyagalolunye
- 10
- ishumi
- 20
- amashumi amabili
- 25
- amashumi amabili nahlanu
- 50
- amashumi amahlanu
- 100
- ikhulu
- 200
- amakhulu amabili
- 500
- amakhulu amahlanu
- 1000
- inkulungwane
- 2000
- izinkulungwane ezinbili
- 5000
- izinkulungwane ezinhlanu
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.
- Comments on the Grammar
- Flexion is done by prefixes.
Flexion of the Monetary Unit Names
- Name
- Singular (Word Class 5)
- Plural (Word Class 6)
- Cent
- isenti
- amasenti
- Rand
- irandi
- amarandi