Overview

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

Numbers

• ¼
• ½
• 1
• -nye [nye]
• 2
• -bili [bili]
• 3
• -thathu [thathu]
• 4
• -ne [nne]
• 5
• -hlanu [hlanu]
• 6
• isithandathu
• 7
• likhomba
• 8
• ubunane
• 9
• ithoba
• 10
• itjhumi
• 20
• amatjhumi amabili
• 25
• amatjhumi amabili anesihlanu
• 50
• amatjhumi amahlanu
• 100
• ikhulu
• 200
• amakhulu amabili
• 500
• amakhulu amahlanu
• 1000
• inkulungwane
• 2000
• iinkulungwane ezinbili
• 5000
• iinkulungwane 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
• isende
• amasende
• Rand
• irandi
• amarandi