sifuri

Swahili

Swahili numbers (edit)
0 1  → [a], [b] 10  → 
    Cardinal: sifuri
    Ordinal: -a sifuri

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr), itself a calque of Sanskrit शून्य (śūnya).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /siˈfuɾi/
  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

sifuri class IX (plural sifuri class X)

  1. zero, nought

Numeral

sifuri (invariable)

  1. zero

Coordinate terms

Swahili cardinal numbers from 0 to 99
—0 —1 —2 —3 —4 —5 —6 —7 —8 —9
0— sifuri -moja, mosi -wili, pili -tatu -nne -tano sita saba -nane tisa, kenda
1— kumi kumi na moja, edashara kumi na mbili, thenashara kumi na tatu, thelatashara kumi na nne, arobatashara kumi na tano, hamstashara kumi na sita, sitashara kumi na saba, sabatashara kumi na nane, themantashara kumi na tisa, tisatashara
2— ishirini ishirini na moja ishirini na mbili ishirini na tatu ishirini na nne ishirini na tano ishirini na sita ishirini na saba ishirini na nane ishirini na tisa
3— thelathini thelathini na moja thelathini na mbili thelathini na tatu thelathini na nne thelathini na tano thelathini na sita thelathini na saba thelathini na nane thelathini na tisa
4— arobaini arobaini na moja arobaini na mbili arobaini na tatu arobaini na nne arobaini na tano arobaini na sita arobaini na saba arobaini na nane arobaini na tisa
5— hamsini hamsini na moja hamsini na mbili hamsini na tatu hamsini na nne hamsini na tano hamsini na sita hamsini na saba hamsini na nane hamsini na tisa
6— sitini sitini na moja sitini na mbili sitini na tatu sitini na nne sitini na tano sitini na sita sitini na saba sitini na nane sitini na tisa
7— sabini sabini na moja sabini na mbili sabini na tatu sabini na nne sabini na tano sabini na sita sabini na saba sabini na nane sabini na tisa
8— themanini themanini na moja themanini na mbili themanini na tatu themanini na nne themanini na tano themanini na sita themanini na saba themanini na nane themanini na tisa
9— tisini tisini na moja tisini na mbili tisini na tatu tisini na nne tisini na tano tisini na sita tisini na saba tisini na nane tisini na tisa
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