How do you count one to one hundred in Kikuyu?
By the end of this guide, you should be able to count in Gikuyu (Kikuyu) like a pro.
Let's count away!
Number (English) | Cardinal Numbers (Gikuyu) | Ordinal Numbers (Gikuyu) |
Zero | Kībūgū, Noti | |
One | Imwe | Wa mbere |
Two | Igīrī | Wa keere |
Three | Ithatū | Wa gatatu |
Four | Inya | Wa Kana |
Five | Ithano | Wa gatano |
Six | Ithathatū | Wa gatandato |
Seven | Mūgwanja | Wa mugwanja |
Eight | Inyanya | Wa kanana |
Nine | Kenda | Wa kenda |
Ten | Ikūmi | Wa ikumi |
Eleven | Ikūmi na īmwe | Wa ikumi n imwe |
Twelve | Ikũmi na igĩri | Wa ikumi na keere |
Thirteen | Ikũmi na ithatū | Wa ikumi na gatatu |
Fourteen | Ikũmi na inya | Wa ikuni na kana |
Fifteen | Ikũmi na ithano | Wa ikumi na gatano |
Sixteen | Ikũmi na ithathatū | Wa ikumi na gatandato |
Seventeen | Ikũmi na mūgwanja | Wa ikumi na mugwanja |
Eighteen | Ikũmi na inyanya | Wa ikumi na kanana |
Nineteen | Ikũmi na kenda | Wa ikumi na kenda |
Twenty | Mĩrongo ĩrĩ | Wa Mirongo ĩrĩ |
Thirty | Mĩrongo ithatũ | |
Forty | Mĩrongo inya | |
Fifty | Mĩrongo ithano | |
Sixty | Mĩrongo ithathatũ | |
Seventy | Mĩrongo mũgwanja | |
Eighty | Mĩrongo inyanya | |
Ninety | Mĩrongo kenda | |
One hundred | Igana rĩmwe | |
Two hundred | Magana Meeri | |
Three hundred | Magana matatu | |
Four hundred | Magana mana | |
Five hundred | Magana matano | |
Six hundred | Magana matandatû | |
Seven hundred | Magana mogwanja | |
Eight hundred | Maganja manana | |
Nine hundred | Magana kenda | |
One thousand | Ngiri imwe | |
Two thousand | Ngiri igĩri | |
One hundred thousand | Ngiri igana rimwe | |
Two hundred thousand | Ngiri magana meeri | |
One million | Mirioni imwe |