Chewa numbers
Chewa numbers is also known as Nyanja (njændʒə). It is a Bantu language spoken in much of Southern, Southeast and East Africa countries like Malawi and Zimbabwe. Where it is an official language, and Mozambique and Zambia and it is a recognised minority language. In Malawi the name was officially changed from Chinyanja to Chichewa. In 1968 at the insistence of President Hastings Kamuzu Banda (himself of the Chewa people). And this is still the name most commonly used in Malawi today. In Zambia. The language is generally known as Nyanja or Cinyanja/Chinyanja ‘(language) of the lake’ (referring to Lake Malawi).Chewa belongs to the same language group (Guthrie Zone N) as Tumbuka, Sena and Nsenga.
| Chewa Numeral | English Translation |
|---|---|
| 1 | M’modzi |
| 2 | Ziwiri |
| 3 | Nzulu |
| 4 | Naliku |
| 5 | Tanu |
| 6 | Sanu |
| 7 | Sambano |
| 8 | Sananu |
| 9 | Sanayi |
| 10 | Pulogalamu |
| 11 | Pulogalamu ndi M’modzi |
| 12 | Pulogalamu ndi Ziwiri |
| 13 | Pulogalamu ndi Nzulu |
| 14 | Pulogalamu ndi Naliku |
| 15 | Pulogalamu ndi Tanu |
| 16 | Pulogalamu ndi Sanu |
| 17 | Pulogalamu ndi Sambano |
| 18 | Pulogalamu ndi Sananu |
| 19 | Pulogalamu ndi Sanayi |
| 20 | Makumi awiri |
| 21 | Makumi awiri ndi M’modzi |
| … | … |
| 30 | Makumi awiri ndi Nzulu |
| … | … |
| 40 | Makumi awiri ndi Naliku |
| … | … |
| 50 | Makumi awiri ndi Tanu |
| … | … |
| 60 | Makumi awiri ndi Sanu |
| … | … |
| 70 | Makumi awiri ndi Sambano |
| … | … |
| 80 | Makumi awiri ndi Sananu |
| … | … |
| 90 | Makumi awiri ndi Sanayi |
| 100 | Zaulere |
| 200 | Madyana awiri |
| 300 | Matatu awiri |
| … | … |
| 1000 | Kachipata |
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