This is a guide to learning and practising the Ekegusii language online, focusing on numbers.
By the end of this article, you should be able to comfortably say one to one thousand in the Ekegusii (Kisii) language.
Numbers (English) | Cardinal Numbers (Ekegusii) | Ordinal Numbers (EKegusii) |
One | Eyemo | |
Two | Ibere | |
Three | Isato | |
Four | Inye | |
Five | Isano | |
Six | Isano nemo | |
Seven | Isano na ibere | |
Eight | Isano na isato/ isano isato | |
Nine | Kianda | |
Ten | Ikomi | |
Eleven | Ikomi nemo | |
Twelve | Ikomi na ibere | |
Thirteen | Ikomi na isato | |
Fourteen | Ikomi na inye | |
Fifteen | Ikomi na isano | |
Sixteen | Ikomi na isanemo | |
Seventeen | Ikomi na isano na ibere | |
Eighteen | Ikomi na isano na isato | |
Nineteen | Ikomi na Kianda | |
Twenty | Emerongo ebere | |
Thirty | Emerongo etato | |
Forty | Emerongo ene | |
Fifty | Emerongo etano | |
Sixty | Emerongo etano nomo | |
Seventy | Emerongo etano nebere | |
Eighty | Emerongo etano netato | |
Ninety | Emerongo kianda | |
One hundred | Rigana erimo | |
Two hundred | Amagana abere | |
Three hundred | Amagana atato | |
Four hundred | Amagana ane | |
Five hundred | Amagana atano | |
Six hundred | Amagana atano na rimo | |
Seven hundred | Amagana atano na rimo | |
Eight hundred | Amagana atano na abere | |
Nine hundred | Amagana atano na atato | |
One thousand | Amagana kianda | |
Five hundred thousand | Chiribu amagana atano | |
One Million | Emirioni eyemo | |
Two Billion | Chibirioni ibere | |
Eight Trillion | Chitririoni isano isato |
If you enjoyed this, then you'll enjoy learning the commonly used words in the Ekegusii language