The Number System of Tigrinya

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The Number System of Tigrinya

This page is based on an e-mail from Samson Ghebre.

Number	Reading	Meaning
0	bado	0
1	hade	1
2	kilte	2
3	seleste	3
4	arba'ete	4
5	hamushte	5
6	shidishte	6
7	shob'ate	7
8	shomonte	8
9	tishi'ate	9
10	aserte	10
11	aserte hade	10 + 1
12	aserte kilte	10 + 2
13	aserte seleste	10 + 3
14	aserte arba'ete	10 + 4
15	aserte hamushte	10 + 5
16	aserte shidishte	10 + 6
17	aserte shob'ate	10 + 7
18	aserte shomonte	10 + 8
19	aserte tishi'ate	10 + 9
20	isra	20
21	isran-haden	20 and 1 and
22	isran-kilten	20 and 2 and
23	isran-selesten	20 and 3 and
24	isran-arba'eten	20 and 4 and
25	isran-hamushten	20 and 5 and
26	isran-shidishten	20 and 6 and
27	isran-shob'aten	20 and 7 and
28	isran-shomonten	20 and 8 and
29	isran-tishi'aten	20 and 9 and
30	selasa	30
31	selasan-haden	30 and 1 and
32	selasan-kilten	30 and 2 and
33	selasan-selesten	30 and 3 and
34	selasan-arba'eten	30 and 4 and
35	selasan-hamushten	30 and 5 and
36	selasan-shidishten	30 and 6 and
37	selasan-shob'aten	30 and 7 and
38	selasan-shomonten	30 and 8 and
39	selasan-tishi'aten	30 and 9 and
40	arbe'a	40
41	arbe'an-haden	40 and 1 and
42	arbe'an-kilten	40 and 2 and
43	arbe'an-selesten	40 and 3 and
44	arbe'an-arba'eten	40 and 4 and
45	arbe'an-hamushten	40 and 5 and
46	arbe'an-shidishten	40 and 6 and
47	arbe'an-shob'aten	40 and 7 and
48	arbe'an-shomonten	40 and 8 and
49	arbe'an-tishi'aten	40 and 9 and
50	hamsa	50
51	hamsan-haden	50 and 1 and
52	hamsan-kilten	50 and 2 and
53	hamsan-selesten	50 and 3 and
54	hamsan-arba'eten	50 and 4 and
55	hamsan-hamushten	50 and 5 and
56	hamsan-shidishten	50 and 6 and
57	hamsan-shob'aten	50 and 7 and
58	hamsan-shomonten	50 and 8 and
59	hamsan-tishi'aten	50 and 9 and
60	sisa	60
61	sisan-haden	60 and 1 and
62	sisan-kilten	60 and 2 and
63	sisan-selesten	60 and 3 and
64	sisan-arba'eten	60 and 4 and
65	sisan-hamushten	60 and 5 and
66	sisan-shidishten	60 and 6 and
67	sisan-shob'aten	60 and 7 and
68	sisan-shomonten	60 and 8 and
69	sisan-tishi'aten	60 and 9 and
70	seb'a	70
71	seb'an-haden	70 and 1 and
72	seb'an-kilten	70 and 2 and
73	seb'an-selesten	70 and 3 and
74	seb'an-arba'eten	70 and 4 and
75	seb'an-hamushten	70 and 5 and
76	seb'an-shidishten	70 and 6 and
77	seb'an-shob'aten	70 and 7 and
78	seb'an-shomonten	70 and 8 and
79	seb'an-tishi'aten	70 and 9 and
80	semania	80
81	semanian-haden	80 and 1 and
82	semanian-kilten	80 and 2 and
83	semanian-selesten	80 and 3 and
84	semanian-arba'eten	80 and 4 and
85	semanian-hamushten	80 and 5 and
86	semanian-shidishten	80 and 6 and
87	semanian-shob'aten	80 and 7 and
88	semanian-shomonten	80 and 8 and
89	semanian-tishi'aten	80 and 9 and
90	tes'a	90
91	tes'an-haden	90 and 1 and
92	tes'an-kilten	90 and 2 and
93	tes'an-selesten	90 and 3 and
94	tes'an-arba'eten	90 and 4 and
95	tes'an-hamushten	90 and 5 and
96	tes'an-shidishten	90 and 6 and
97	tes'an-shob'aten	90 and 7 and
98	tes'an-shomonten	90 and 8 and
99	tes'an-tishi'aten	90 and 9 and
100	mi'eti	100

Afro-Asiatic (371)

Berber (29)

Chadic (192)

Cushitic (47)

Egyptian (1)

Omotic (28)

Semitic (73)

Central (55)

South (18)

Ethiopian (12)

North (3)

GEEZ
TIGRÉ
TIGRINYA

South (9)

South Arabian (6)

Unclassified (1)

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