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Zulu Vocabulary - Counting and Numbers
Hello everybody,
➡ In today's lesson you will learn how to count in Zulu.
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Cardinal Numbers
| Cardinal Number | isiZulu |
|---|---|
| 0 | iQanda |
| 1 | kuNye |
| 2 | kuBili |
| 3 | kuThathu |
| 4 | kuNe |
| 5 | isiHlanu |
| 6 | isiThupha |
| 7 | isiKhombisa |
| 8 | isiShiyagalombili, isiBhozo |
| 9 | isiShiyagalolunye |
| 10 | ishumi |
| isiZulu | |
| 11 | iShumi nanye |
| 12 | iShumi nambili |
| 13 | iShumi nantathu |
| 14 | iShumi nane |
| 15 | iShumi nanhlanu |
| 16 | iShumi nesithupha |
| 17 | iShumi nesikhombisa |
| 18 | iShumi nesishiyagalombili |
| 19 | iShumi nesishiyagalolunye |
| isiZulu | |
| 20 | amaShumi amabili |
| 30 | amaShumi amathathu |
| 40 | amaShumi amane |
| 50 | amaShumi amahlanu |
| 60 | amaShumi ayisithupha |
| 70 | amaShumi ayisikhombisa |
| 80 | amaShumi ayisishiyagalombili |
| 90 | amaShumi ayisishiyagalolunye |
| isiZulu | |
| 100 | iKhulu / amaKhulu |
| 1,000 | inKulungwane / izinKulungwane |
| 1,000,000 | isiGidi / iziGidi |
| 1,000,000,000 | isiGidigidi / iziGidigidi |
Ordinal Numbers
| Ordinal Number | isiZulu | English |
|---|---|---|
| 1o | -okuqala | first |
| 2o | second | |
| 3o | isiThathu | third |
| -landela | next | |
| -gcinile | last |
Fractions
| Fraction | isiZulu | English |
|---|---|---|
| 1/2 | iHHafu | half |
| 1/3 | inGxenye yeSithathu / izinGxenye zeSithathu,
uCezu lweSithathu / izinGCezu zeSithathu |
third |
| 1/4 | iKota | quarter |
| % | iPhesenti / amaPhesenti | percent |
| isiBali / iziBali | calculator(s) |