Information about counting in Kabwa (Ekikabwa), a Bantu language spoken in the Mwanza Region in northern Tanzania.
Numbers from 1 to 6 (and 11-16, 21-26, etc) change depending on the class of the noun being counted. The forms shown here are for class 12 (general counting).
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | kamwi | ya okwamba |
| 2 | kabhiri | ya kabhiri |
| 3 | kasatu | ya kasatu |
| 4 | kane | ya kane |
| 5 | kataanu | ya kataanu |
| 6 | kasansabha | ya kasansabha |
| 7 | muhungati | ya muhungati |
| 8 | munaane | ya munaane |
| 9 | kenda | ya kenda |
| 10 | ekumi | ya ekumi |
| 11 | ekumi na kamwi | |
| 12 | ekumi na kabhiri | |
| 13 | ekumi na kasatu | |
| 14 | ekumi na kane | |
| 15 | ekumi na kataanu | |
| 16 | ekumi na esansabha | |
| 17 | ekumi na muhungati | |
| 18 | ekumi na munaane | |
| 19 | ekumi na kenda | |
| 20 | mirongo ebhiri | |
| 21 | mirongo ebhiri na kamwi | |
| 22 | mirongo ebhiri na ebhiri | |
| 23 | mirongo ebhiri na esatu | |
| 24 | mirongo ebhiri na ene | |
| 25 | mirongo ebhiri na etaanu | |
| 26 | mirongo ebhiri na esaansabha | |
| 27 | mirongo ebhiri na muhungati | |
| 28 | mirongo ebhiri na munaane | |
| 29 | mirongo ebhiri na kenda | |
| 30 | mirongo esatu | |
| 40 | mirongo ena | |
| 50 | mirongo etaanu | |
| 60 | mirongo esansabha | |
| 70 | mirongo muhungati | |
| 80 | mirongo munane | |
| 90 | mirongo kenda | |
| 100 | erigana (rimwi) | |
| 200 | magana gabhiri | |
| 1,000 | ekiku (kimwi) | |
| 2,000 | ebhiku gabhiri | |
| 100,000 | eraaki eimwi |
Information about Kabwa |Numbers
Information about Kabwa numbers
https://www.sil.org/resources/archives/68080
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Kabwa.htm
https://www.sil.org/resources/archives/73083
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