The Number System of Ganda

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The Number System of Ganda

This page is based on A Basic Grammar of Luganda. (Luganda is another name of Ganda)

It's interesting that bigger numbers have simpler names than smaller numbers.

Number	Reading	Meaning
0	zeero	0
1	emu	1
2	bbiri	2
3	ssatu	3
4	nnya	4
5	ttaano	5
6	mukaaga	6
7	musanvu	7
8	munaana	8
9	mwenda	9
10	kkumi	10
11	kkumi n'emu	10 and 1
12	kkumi na bbiri	10 and 2
13	kkumi na ssatu	10 and 3
14	kkumi na nnya	10 and 4
15	kkumi na ttaano	10 and 5
16	kkumi na mukaaga	10 and 6
17	kkumi na musanvu	10 and 7
18	kkumi na munaana	10 and 8
19	kkumi na mwenda	10 and 9
20	amakumi abiri	10^* × 2^*
21	amakumi abiri mu emu	(10^* × 2^*) and 1
22	amakumi abiri mu bbiri	(10^* × 2^*) and 2
23	amakumi abiri mu ssatu	(10^* × 2^*) and 3
24	amakumi abiri mu nnya	(10^* × 2^*) and 4
25	amakumi abiri mu ttaano	(10^* × 2^*) and 5
26	amakumi abiri mu mukaaga	(10^* × 2^*) and 6
27	amakumi abiri mu musanvu	(10^* × 2^*) and 7
28	amakumi abiri mu munaana	(10^* × 2^*) and 8
29	amakumi abiri mu mwenda	(10^* × 2^*) and 9
30	amakumi asatu	10^* × 3^*
31	amakumi asatu mu emu	(10^* × 3^*) and 1
32	amakumi asatu mu bbiri	(10^* × 3^*) and 2
33	amakumi asatu mu ssatu	(10^* × 3^*) and 3
34	amakumi asatu mu nnya	(10^* × 3^*) and 4
35	amakumi asatu mu ttaano	(10^* × 3^*) and 5
36	amakumi asatu mu mukaaga	(10^* × 3^*) and 6
37	amakumi asatu mu musanvu	(10^* × 3^*) and 7
38	amakumi asatu mu munaana	(10^* × 3^*) and 8
39	amakumi asatu mu mwenda	(10^* × 3^*) and 9
40	amakumi ana	10^* × 4^*
41	amakumi ana mu emu	(10^* × 4^*) and 1
42	amakumi ana mu bbiri	(10^* × 4^*) and 2
43	amakumi ana mu ssatu	(10^* × 4^*) and 3
44	amakumi ana mu nnya	(10^* × 4^*) and 4
45	amakumi ana mu ttaano	(10^* × 4^*) and 5
46	amakumi ana mu mukaaga	(10^* × 4^*) and 6
47	amakumi ana mu musanvu	(10^* × 4^*) and 7
48	amakumi ana mu munaana	(10^* × 4^*) and 8
49	amakumi ana mu mwenda	(10^* × 4^*) and 9
50	amakumi ataano	10^* × 5^*
51	amakumi ataano mu emu	(10^* × 5^*) and 1
52	amakumi ataano mu bbiri	(10^* × 5^*) and 2
53	amakumi ataano mu ssatu	(10^* × 5^*) and 3
54	amakumi ataano mu nnya	(10^* × 5^*) and 4
55	amakumi ataano mu ttaano	(10^* × 5^*) and 5
56	amakumi ataano mu mukaaga	(10^* × 5^*) and 6
57	amakumi ataano mu musanvu	(10^* × 5^*) and 7
58	amakumi ataano mu munaana	(10^* × 5^*) and 8
59	amakumi ataano mu mwenda	(10^* × 5^*) and 9
60	nkaaga	60
61	nkaaga mu emu	60 and 1
62	nkaaga mu bbiri	60 and 2
63	nkaaga mu ssatu	60 and 3
64	nkaaga mu nnya	60 and 4
65	nkaaga mu ttaano	60 and 5
66	nkaaga mu mukaaga	60 and 6
67	nkaaga mu musanvu	60 and 7
68	nkaaga mu munaana	60 and 8
69	nkaaga mu mwenda	60 and 9
70	nsanvu	70
71	nsanvu mu emu	70 and 1
72	nsanvu mu bbiri	70 and 2
73	nsanvu mu ssatu	70 and 3
74	nsanvu mu nnya	70 and 4
75	nsanvu mu ttaano	70 and 5
76	nsanvu mu mukaaga	70 and 6
77	nsanvu mu musanvu	70 and 7
78	nsanvu mu munaana	70 and 8
79	nsanvu mu mwenda	70 and 9
80	kinaana	80
81	kinaana mu emu	80 and 1
82	kinaana mu bbiri	80 and 2
83	kinaana mu ssatu	80 and 3
84	kinaana mu nnya	80 and 4
85	kinaana mu ttaano	80 and 5
86	kinaana mu mukaaga	80 and 6
87	kinaana mu musanvu	80 and 7
88	kinaana mu munaana	80 and 8
89	kinaana mu mwenda	80 and 9
90	kyenda	90
91	kyenda mu emu	90 and 1
92	kyenda mu bbiri	90 and 2
93	kyenda mu ssatu	90 and 3
94	kyenda mu nnya	90 and 4
95	kyenda mu ttaano	90 and 5
96	kyenda mu mukaaga	90 and 6
97	kyenda mu musanvu	90 and 7
98	kyenda mu munaana	90 and 8
99	kyenda mu mwenda	90 and 9
100	kikumi	100

* Different form

Note:

Number	Reading	Meaning
100	kikumi	100
200	bikumi bibiri	100^* × 2^*
300	bikumi bisatu	100^* × 3^*
400	bikumi bina	100^* × 4^*
500	bikumi bitaano	100^* × 5^*
600	lukaaga	600
700	lusanvu	700
800	lunaana	800
900	lwenda	900
1000	lukumi	1000
2000	nkumi bbiri	1000^* × 2
3000	nkumi ssatu	1000^* × 3
4000	nkumi nnya	1000^* × 4
5000	nkumi ttaano	1000^* × 5
6000	kakaaga	6000
7000	kasanvu	7000
8000	kanaana	8000
9000	kend	9000

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