Shona Language - Numbers in Shona

Numbers in Shona
This Shona language page is included to familiarize people with limited knowledge of the Shona language with numbers in Shona.

Please note that the Units Table shows cardinal numbers without reference to a subject. This is what one would say if counting using their fingers. The subject affects the way numbers are used. For instance:
one person is munhu mumwe

Numbers greater than 10 are generally expressed as:
Number of Thousands + Number of Hundreds + Number of Tens + Number of Units.

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Units

	Shona
1	motsi
2	piri
3	tatu
4	china
5	shanu
6	tanhatu
7	nomwe
8	sere
9	pfumbamwe
10	gumi

Ten + Units

	Shona
11	gumi neimwe
12	gumi nembiri
13	gumi nenhatu
14	gumi nena
15	gumi neshanu
16	gumi nenhanhatu
17	gumi nenomwe
18	gumi nesere
19	gumi nepfumbamwe
20	makumi maviri

TENS

	Shona
10	gumi
20	makumi maviri
30	makumi matatu
40	makumi mamana
50	makumi mashanu
60	makumi matanhatu
70	makumi manomwe
80	makumi masere
90	makumi mapfumbamwe
100	zana

Typical Structure of TENS + Units

	Shona
11	gumi neimwe
22	makumi maviri nembiri
33	makumi matatu nenhatu
44	makumi mamana nena
55	makumi mashanu neshanu
66	makumi matanhatu nenhanhatu
77	makumi manomwe nenomwe
88	makumi masere nesere
99	makumi mapfumbamwe nepumbamwe
110	zana negumi

HUNDREDS

	Shona
100	zana
200	mazana maviri
300	mazana matatu
400	mazana mamana
500	mazana mashanu
600	mazana matanhatu
700	mazana manomwe
800	mazana masere
900	mazana mapfumbamwe
1000	churu

Typica Example of 100 +

	Shona
110	zana negumi
221	mazana maviri nemakumi maviri neimwei
330	mazana matatu nemakumi matatu
440	mazana mana nemakumi mana
507	mazana mashanu nenomwe
660	mazana matanhatu nemakumi matanhatu
734	mazana manomwe nemakumi matatu nena
886	mazana masere nemakumi masere nenhanhatu
990	mazana mapfumbamwe nemakumi mapfumbamwe
1,000	churu

THOUSANDS

	Shona
1,000	churu chimwe
2,000	zvuru zviviri
3,000	zvuru zvitatu
4,000	zvuru zvichina
5,000	zvuru zvishanu
6,000	zvuru zvitanhatu
7,000	zvuru zvinomwe
8,000	zvuru zvisere
9,000	zvuru zvipfumbamwe
10,000	gumi rezvuru

Typica Example of 1,000 +

	Shona
1,010	churu negumi
2,200	zvuru zviviri nemazana maviri
3,514	zvuru zvitatu
4,400	zvuru zvizvina nemazana mana
5,500	zvuru zvishanu nemazana mashanu
6,006	zvuru zvitanhatu nenhanhatu
7,700	zvuru zvinomwe nemazana manomwe
8,800	zvuru zvisere nemazana masere
9,098	zvuru zvipfumbamwe nemakumi mapfumbamwe nesere
10,100	zvuru zvigumi nezana

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