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Numbers
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It seems that it would make more sense to have the numbers listed in numerical order than in alphabetical order.
Numbers are interesting in isiXhosa; with the numbers one through six, the adjective form represents cardinal numbers (one, two, three),
while the noun forms represents ordinal numbers (first, second, third...). For numbers above six, only the noun form exists, which means the word for
seven is the same as the word for seventh.
It should be noted that many native speakers use the English words for numbers, especially larger numbers.
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| Number | Noun form | Adjective form |
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| 1 | isinye | nye |
| 2 | isibini | bini |
| 3 | isithathu | thathu |
| 4 | isine | ne |
| 5 | isihlanu | hlanu |
| 6 | isithandathu | thandathu |
| 7 | isixhenxe |
| 8 | isibhozo |
| 9 | ithoba |
| 10 | ishumi |
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| Number | Noun Form |
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| 11 | ishumi elinanye |
| 12 | ishumi elinambini |
| 20 | amashumi amabini |
| 24 | amashumi amabini anane |
| 30 | amashumi amathathu |
| 40 | amashumi amane |
| 50 | amashumi amahlanu |
| 60 | amashumi asithandathu |
| 70 | amashumi asixhenxe |
| 80 | amashumi anesibhozo |
| 90 | amashumi alithoba |
| 100 | ikhulu |
| 1,000 | iwaka |
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