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    The Number System of Swahili

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    The document outlines the number system in Swahili from 0 to 100. Numbers from 1-10 have unique words, while higher numbers are expressed by combining words for multiples of 10 with the numbers 1-9. For example, 11 is expressed as "kumi na moja" meaning 10 and 1, while 23 is "ishirini na tatu" meaning 20 and 3. Numbers continue in this pattern of combining 10s places with 1s places up to 100, which is expressed as "mia moja" meaning 100 × 1.

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    The document outlines the number system in Swahili from 0 to 100. Numbers from 1-10 have unique words, while higher numbers are expressed by combining words for multiples of 10 with the numbers 1-9. For example, 11 is expressed as "kumi na moja" meaning 10 and 1, while 23 is "ishirini na tatu" meaning 20 and 3. Numbers continue in this pattern of combining 10s places with 1s places up to 100, which is expressed as "mia moja" meaning 100 × 1.

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    The document outlines the number system in Swahili from 0 to 100. Numbers from 1-10 have unique words, while higher numbers are expressed by combining words for multiples of 10 with the numbers 1-9. For example, 11 is expressed as "kumi na moja" meaning 10 and 1, while 23 is "ishirini na tatu" meaning 20 and 3. Numbers continue in this pattern of combining 10s places with 1s places up to 100, which is expressed as "mia moja" meaning 100 × 1.

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    The document outlines the number system in Swahili from 0 to 100. Numbers from 1-10 have unique words, while higher numbers are expressed by combining words for multiples of 10 with the numbers 1-9. For example, 11 is expressed as "kumi na moja" meaning 10 and 1, while 23 is "ishirini na tatu" meaning 20 and 3. Numbers continue in this pattern of combining 10s places with 1s places up to 100, which is expressed as "mia moja" meaning 100 × 1.

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    The Swahili number system uses a base-10 positional numeral system with unique words for the decades (tens, hundreds, etc.). Numbers are constructed by combining the word for the decade and the ones place if applicable.

    Numbers are expressed as the word for the decade combined with 'and' and the ones place word, if applicable. For example, 11 is expressed as 'kumi na moja' meaning 10 and 1, 12 is 'kumi na mbili' meaning 10 and 2.

    Some examples include: 13 is 'kumi na tatu' meaning 10 and 3, 15 is 'kumi na tano' meaning 10 and 5, 17 is 'kumi na saba' meaning 10 and 7.

    The Number System of Swahili

    Number

    Reading

    Meaning

    sifuri

    moja

    mbili

    tatu

    nne

    tano

    sita

    saba

    nane

    tisa

    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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