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 |
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