Numbers in Nyungwe



Learn numbers in Nyungwe

Knowing numbers in Nyungwe is probably one of the most useful things you can learn to say, write and understand in Nyungwe. Learning to count in Nyungwe may appeal to you just as a simple curiosity or be something you really need. Perhaps you have planned a trip to a country where Nyungwe is the most widely spoken language, and you want to be able to shop and even bargain with a good knowledge of numbers in Nyungwe.

It's also useful for guiding you through street numbers. You'll be able to better understand the directions to places and everything expressed in numbers, such as the times when public transportation leaves. Can you think of more reasons to learn numbers in Nyungwe?

The Nyungwe language (cinyungwe), is a Bantu language belonging to the Niger–Congo language family. Spoken on the south bank of the Zambezi River in the Tete province of Mozambique, from the border with Zambia to Doa in Mutarara district, it is considered a trade language, or a lingua franca. The Nyungwe language counts about 440,000 speakers.Due to lack of data, we can only count accurately up to 10,000 in Nyungwe. Please contact me if you can help me counting up from that limit.

List of numbers in Nyungwe

Here is a list of numbers in Nyungwe. We have made for you a list with all the numbers in Nyungwe from 1 to 20. We have also included the tens up to the number 100, so that you know how to count up to 100 in Nyungwe. We also close the list by showing you what the number 1000 looks like in Nyungwe.

• 1) posi
• 2) piri
• 3) tatu
• 4) nai
• 5) xanu
• 6) tant’atu
• 7) chinomue
• 8) sere
• 9) f’emba
• 10) k’umi
• 11) k’umi na ibodzi
• 12) k’umi na ziwiri
• 13) k’umi na zitatu
• 14) k’umi na zinai
• 15) k’umi na zixanu
• 16) k’umi na zitant’atu
• 17) k’umi na zinomue
• 18) k’umi na zisere
• 19) k’umi na zif’emba
• 20) mak’umi mawiri
• 30) mak’umi matatu
• 40) mak’umi manai
• 50) mak’umi maxanu
• 60) mak’umi matant’atu
• 70) mak’umi manomue
• 80) mak’umi masere
• 90) mak’umi maf’emba
• 100) dzana
• 1,000) churu

Numbers in Nyungwe: Nyungwe numbering rules

Each culture has specific peculiarities that are expressed in its language and its way of counting. The Nyungwe is no exception. If you want to learn numbers in Nyungwe you will have to learn a series of rules that we will explain below. If you apply these rules you will soon find that you will be able to count in Nyungwe with ease.

The way numbers are formed in Nyungwe is easy to understand if you follow the rules explained here. Surprise everyone by counting in Nyungwe. Also, learning how to number in Nyungwe yourself from these simple rules is very beneficial for your brain, as it forces it to work and stay in shape. Working with numbers and a foreign language like Nyungwe at the same time is one of the best ways to train our little gray cells, so let's see what rules you need to apply to number in Nyungwe

.

Digits from zero to nine are rendered by specific words, namely paribe (or papezi) [0], posi (or bodzi, modzi) [1], piri [2], tatu [3], nai [4], xanu [5], tant’atu [6], chinomue [7], sere [8], and f’emba [9].

Tens are formed starting with the plural form of the word for ten (k’umi in singular, and mak’umi in plural), followed by the multiplier digit prefixed with ma- (with a different form for two and seven), except for ten itself: k’umi [10], mak’umi mawiri [20], mak’umi matatu [30], mak’umi manai [40], mak’umi maxanu [50], mak’umi matant’atu [60], mak’umi manomue [70], mak’umi masere [80], and mak’umi maf’emba [90].

Compound numbers are formed starting with the ten, then the conjonction na and the unit prefixed by zi-, with a different form for one, two and seven (e.g.: k’umi na ibodzi [11], mak’umi mawiri na ziwiri [22], mak’umi matant’atu na zitatu [63], mak’umi masere na zinomue [87]).

Hundreds are formed starting with the plural form of the word for hundred (dzana in singular, and madzana in plural), followed by the multiplier digit prefixed with ma- (with a different form for two and seven), except for one hundred: dzana [100], madzana mawiri [200], madzana matatu [300], madzana manai [400], madzana maxanu [500], madzana matant’atu [600], madzana manomue [700], madzana masere [800], and madzana maf’emba [900].

Thousands are formed starting with the plural form of the word for thousand (churu in singular, and bzuru in plural), followed by the multiplier digit prefixed with bzi- (with a different form for two and seven), except for one thousand: churu [1,000], bzuru bziwiri [2,000], bzuru bzitatu [3,000], bzuru bzinai [4,000], bzuru bzixanu [5,000], bzuru bzitant’atu [6,000], bzuru bzinomue [7,000], bzuru bzisere [8,000], and bzuru bzif’emba [9,000].

A Numeração em Moçambique, by Paulus Gerdes (in Portuguese)