Numbers in Shona
This page covers the subject of numbers in Shona and is primarily for those unfamiliar with the subject.

Please Note: 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.

Units	Typical Structure of Ten + Units
Shona 1 motsi 2 piri 3 tatu 4 china 5 shanu 6 tanhatu 7 nomwe 8 sere 9 pfumbamwe 10 gumi	Shona 11 gumi neimwe 12 gumi nembiri 13 gumi nenhatu 14 gumi neina 15 gumi neshanu 16 gumi nenhanhatu 17 gumi nenomwe 18 gumi nesere 19 gumi nepfumbamwe 20 makumi maviri

Tens	Typical Structure of Tens + Units
Shona 10 gumi 20 makumi maviri 30 makumi matatu 40 makumi mana 50 makumi mashanu 60 makumi matanhatu 70 makumi manomwe 80 makumi masere 90 makumi mapfumbamwe 100 zana	Shona 11 gumi neimwe 22 makumi maviri nembiri 33 makumi matatu nenhatu 44 makumi mana nena 55 makumi mashanu neshanu 66 makumi matanhatu nenhanhatu 77 makumi manomwe nenomwe 88 makumi masere nesere 99 makumi mapfumbamwe nepfumbamwe 110 zana negumi

Hundreds	Typical Structure of 100 +
Shona 100 zana 200 mazana maviri 300 mazana matatu 400 mazana mana 500 mazana mashanu 600 mazana matanhatu 700 mazana manomwe 800 mazana masere 900 mazana mapfumbamwe 1000 churu	Shona 115 zana negumi neshanu 221 mazana maviri nemakumi maviri neimwe 330 mazana matatu nemakumi matatu 440 mazana mana nemakumi mana 507 mazana mashanu nenomwe 665 mazana matanhatu nemakumi matanhatu nechanu 734 mazana manomwe nemakumi matatu nena 886 mazana masere nemakumi masere nenhanhatu 999 mazana mapfumbamwe nemakumi mapfumbamwe nepfumbamwe 1000 churu

Thousands	Typical Structure of 1000 +
Shona 1,000 churu chimwe 2,000 zvuru zviviri 3,000 zvuru zvitatu 4,000 zvuru zvizvina 5,000 zvuru zvishanu 6,000 zvuru zvitanhatu 7,000 zvuru zvinomwe 8,000 zvuru zvisere 9,000 zvuru pfumbamwe 10000 gumi rezvuru	Shona 1,010 churu negumi 2,200 zvuru zviviri nemazana maviri 3,540 zvuru zvitatu nemazana mashanu nemakumi mana 4,400 zvuru zvizvina nemazana mana 5,505 zvuru zvishanu nemazana mashanu neshanu 6,006 zvuru zvitanhatu nenhanhatu 7,700 zvuru zvinomwe nemazana manomwe 8,800 zvuru zvisere nemazana masere 9,098 zvuru pfumbamwe nemakumi mapfumbamwe nesere 10,100 zvuru gumi nezana

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