Language
name and location:
Nyamwezi,
Kigoma,
Tanzania
[Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. solo |
21. makumi abili naimo |
2. bili |
22. makumi abili ni bili |
3. yatu ? |
23. makumi abili ni datu |
4. inne |
24. makumi abili ni nne |
5. itano |
25. makumi abili ni tano |
6. handatu |
26. makumi abili ni handatu |
7. mpunɡati |
27. makumi abili ni mpunɡatu |
8. nane |
28. makumi abili ni nane |
9. kenda |
29. makumi abili na kenda |
10. ikumi |
30. makumi adatu |
11. ikumi na imo |
40. makumi anne |
12. ikumi ni bili |
50. makumi atano |
13. ikumi ni datu |
60. makumi handatu |
14. ikumi ni nne |
70. makumi mpunɡati |
15. ikumi ni tano |
80. makumi nane |
16. ikumi ni handatu |
90. makumi kenda |
17. ikumi ni mpunɡati |
100. iɡana limo |
18. ikumi ni nane |
200. maɡana abili |
19. ikumi na kenda |
1000. shihumbi shimo |
20. makumi ambili |
2000. shihumbi shibili |
Linguist providing data and dateː anonymous contributor.
University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, May 26,
1994. |
Other comments: Nyamwezi or Kinyamwezi is spoken by approximately 1,470,000 speakers in Kigoma and Rukwa regions; Tabora region: between Lake Victoria and Lake Rukwa, Tanzania. Nyamwezi has a decimal system. Updated data in phonemic transcriptions with tones (if any) needed. |
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