How to count in Lomwe (Elomwe / Emakhuwa), a Bantu language spoken in northern Mozambique and southern Malawi.
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| Numeral | Cardinal |
|---|---|
| 1 | emoha, mmoha |
| 2 | piili |
| 3 | chaaru, raru |
| 4 | sese, sheshe |
| 5 | thanu |
| 6 | thanu na mmoha |
| 7 | thanu na piili |
| 8 | thanu na raru |
| 9 | thanu na sheshe |
| 10 | khumi |
| 11 | khumi na mmoha |
| 12 | khumi na piili |
| 13 | khumi na raru |
| 14 | khumi na sese, khumi na sheshe |
| 15 | khumi na thanu |
| 16 | khumi na thanu na mmoha |
| 17 | khumi na thanu na piili |
| 18 | khumi na thanu na raru |
| 19 | khumi na thanu na sheshe |
| 20 | makhumi meeli |
| 21 | makhumi meeli ni echu emoha |
| 22 | makhumi meeli ni ichu piili |
| 30 | makhumi mararu |
| 40 | makhumi masheshe |
| 50 | makhumi mathanu |
| 60 | makhumi mathanu na mmoha |
| 70 | makhumi mathanu na pili |
| 80 | makhumi mathanu na mararu |
| 90 | makhumi mathanu na sheshe |
| 100 | nsana |
| 200 | masana meeli |
| 500 | masana mathanu |
| 1,000 | miile, masana khumi |
Information about counting in Lomwe
https://www.webonary.org/lomwe/overview/
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