Appendix:Kamba numbers

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In , the system of creating numbers is very simple and can be easily done. Though, all cardinal numbers are still inflected by the noun that they are referring to.

Cardinal Numbers

In Kamba, cardinal numbers are inflected just as nouns would be. In Kamba, after 10, where in English we would add "-teen" at the end of the final number (except for eleven and twelve), "ikumi na -" is added before the number that is in question. (e.g. ikumi na keri, sixteen)
In all cases, the number follows the noun. For example:

Mundu yumwe, one man
Imanda idatu, three cakes

When an adjective is used to act upon the noun, the number will come after the adjective. For example:

Mundu mucheo yumwe, one good man
Matumbi manini thandatu, six small eggs

Kamba Number Inflections
Noun Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
singular Mundu Muti Numba Kimanda Itumbi Uwathi Kaindo Wandu Kuthaima
One - mondi mondi mmondi mondi kimondi imondi mondi kamondi wamondi kumondi
plural Andu Miti Numba Imanda Matumbi Mbathi Tuindo Wandu Kuthaima
Two - keri aeri yeri yiri iyiri mairi yiri twiri wairi kwiri
Three - kadatu adatu midatu datu idatu madatu datu tudatu wadetu kudatu
Four - kana akana mina kana ina mana kana twana wana kwana
Five - kathano athano mithano thano ithano mathano thano tuthano wathano kuthano
Six - thandatu thandatu thandato thandatu thandatu thandatu thandatu thandatu thandatu thandatu
Seven - monza monza mimonza monza imonza mamonza monza tumonza wamonza kumonza
Eight - nyanya nyanya nyanya nyanya nyanya nyanya nyanya nyanya nyanya nyanya
Nine - kenda kenda kenda kenda kenda kenda kenda kenda kenda kenda
Ten - ikumi kumi kumi kumi kumi kumi kumi kumi kumi kumi

Ordinal Numbers

Ordinal numbers are expressed by the use of the preposition -a after the noun, except for first and last, which have their own number.

  • First, -a mbēe
  • Second, -a keri
  • Third, -a kadatu
  • Fourth, -a kana
  • Fifth, -a kathano
  • - etc. -
  • Last, -a mu-thiāa
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