The Number System of Swahili

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The Number System of Swahili

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Number	Reading	Meaning
0	sifuri	0
1	moja	1
2	mbili	2
3	tatu	3
4	nne	4
5	tano	5
6	sita	6
7	saba	7
8	nane	8
9	tisa	9
10	kumi	10
11	kumi na moja	10 and 1
12	kumi na mbili	10 and 2
13	kumi na tatu	10 and 3
14	kumi na nne	10 and 4
15	kumi na tano	10 and 5
16	kumi na sita	10 and 6
17	kumi na saba	10 and 7
18	kumi na nane	10 and 8
19	kumi na tisa	10 and 9
20	ishirini	20
21	ishirini na moja	20 and 1
22	ishirini na mbili	20 and 2
23	ishirini na tatu	20 and 3
24	ishirini na nne	20 and 4
25	ishirini na tano	20 and 5
26	ishirini na sita	20 and 6
27	ishirini na saba	20 and 7
28	ishirini na nane	20 and 8
29	ishirini na tisa	20 and 9
30	thelathini	30
31	thelathini na moja	30 and 1
32	thelathini na mbili	30 and 2
33	thelathini na tatu	30 and 3
34	thelathini na nne	30 and 4
35	thelathini na tano	30 and 5
36	thelathini na sita	30 and 6
37	thelathini na saba	30 and 7
38	thelathini na nane	30 and 8
39	thelathini na tisa	30 and 9
40	arobaini	40
41	arobaini na moja	40 and 1
42	arobaini na mbili	40 and 2
43	arobaini na tatu	40 and 3
44	arobaini na nne	40 and 4
45	arobaini na tano	40 and 5
46	arobaini na sita	40 and 6
47	arobaini na saba	40 and 7
48	arobaini na nane	40 and 8
49	arobaini na tisa	40 and 9
50	hamsini	50
51	hamsini na moja	50 and 1
52	hamsini na mbili	50 and 2
53	hamsini na tatu	50 and 3
54	hamsini na nne	50 and 4
55	hamsini na tano	50 and 5
56	hamsini na sita	50 and 6
57	hamsini na saba	50 and 7
58	hamsini na nane	50 and 8
59	hamsini na tisa	50 and 9
60	sitini	60
61	sitini na moja	60 and 1
62	sitini na mbili	60 and 2
63	sitini na tatu	60 and 3
64	sitini na nne	60 and 4
65	sitini na tano	60 and 5
66	sitini na sita	60 and 6
67	sitini na saba	60 and 7
68	sitini na nane	60 and 8
69	sitini na tisa	60 and 9
70	sabini	70
71	sabini na moja	70 and 1
72	sabini na mbili	70 and 2
73	sabini na tatu	70 and 3
74	sabini na nne	70 and 4
75	sabini na tano	70 and 5
76	sabini na sita	70 and 6
77	sabini na saba	70 and 7
78	sabini na nane	70 and 8
79	sabini na tisa	70 and 9
80	themanini	80
81	themanini na moja	80 and 1
82	themanini na mbili	80 and 2
83	themanini na tatu	80 and 3
84	themanini na nne	80 and 4
85	themanini na tano	80 and 5
86	themanini na sita	80 and 6
87	themanini na saba	80 and 7
88	themanini na nane	80 and 8
89	themanini na tisa	80 and 9
90	tisini	90
91	tisini na moja	90 and 1
92	tisini na mbili	90 and 2
93	tisini na tatu	90 and 3
94	tisini na nne	90 and 4
95	tisini na tano	90 and 5
96	tisini na sita	90 and 6
97	tisini na saba	90 and 7
98	tisini na nane	90 and 8
99	tisini na tisa	90 and 9
100	mia moja	100 × 1

Note:

Number	Reading	Meaning
100	mia moja	100 × 1
101	mia moja na moja	100 × 1 and 1
201	mia mbili na moja	100 × 2 and 1

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