NUMBERS
AND ARITHMETICS
|
HATA/ZERO |
0 |
|
MONTSI |
1 |
|
MBILI |
2 |
|
NDRARU |
3 |
|
NNE |
4 |
|
TSANU |
5 |
|
SITA/NDRADARU |
6 |
|
SABA/MFUKARE |
7 |
|
NANE |
8 |
|
SHENDA |
9 |
|
KUME |
10 |
|
KUME NA MWEDJA |
11 |
|
KUME NA MBILI |
12 |
|
KUME NA NDRARU |
13 |
|
KUME NA NNE |
14 |
|
KUME NA NSTANU |
15 |
|
KUME NA SITA |
16 |
|
KUME NA MFUKARE |
17 |
|
KUME NA NANE |
18 |
|
KUME NA SHENDA |
19 |
|
YISHIRINI (MENGOMILI) |
20 |
|
YISHIRINI (MENGOMILI)
NA MWEDJA |
21 |
|
YISHIRINI (MENGOMILI)
NA MBILI |
22 |
|
YISHIRINI (MENGOMILI)
NA NDRARU |
23 |
|
YISHIRINI (MENGOMILI)
NA NNE |
24 |
|
YISHIRINI (MENGOMILI)
NA NTSANU |
25 |
|
YISHIRINI (MENGOMILI) NA SITA (NDRADARU) |
26 |
|
YISHIRINI (MENGOMILI)
NA MFUKARE |
27 |
|
YISHIRINI (MENGOMILI)
NA NANE |
28 |
|
YISHIRINI (MENGOMILI)
NA SHENDA |
29 |
|
MENGO MIRARU |
30 |
|
|
|
|
MENGO MIRARU NA MWEDJA |
31 |
|
MENGO MIRARU NA MBILI |
32 |
|
MENGO MIRARU NA NDRARU |
33 |
|
MENGO MIRARU NA NNE |
34 |
|
MENGO MIRARU NA TSANU |
35 |
|
MENGO MIRARU NA SITA/NDRADARU |
36 |
|
MENGO MIRARU NA SABA/MFUKARE |
37 |
|
MENGO MIRARU NA NANE |
38 |
|
MENGO MIRARU NA SHENDA |
39 |
|
MENGO MINE (ARBAINI) |
40 |
|
MENGO MINE (ARBAINI) NA
MWEDJA |
41 |
|
MENGO MINE (ARBAINI) NA
MBILI |
42 |
|
MENGO MINE (ARBAINI) NA
NDRARU |
43 |
|
MENGO MINE (ARBAINI)
NA NNE |
44 |
|
MENGO MINE (ARBAINI) NA
TSANU |
45 |
|
MENGO MINE (ARBAINI) NA
SITA/NDRADARU |
46 |
|
MENGO MINE (ARBAINI) NA
SABA/MFUKARE |
47 |
|
MENGO MINE (ARBAINI) NA
NANE |
48 |
|
MENGO MINE (ARBAINI) NA
SHENDA |
49 |
|
MENGO MITSANU (KHAMSINI) |
50 |
|
MENGO MITSANU (KHAMSINI)
NA MWEDJA |
51 |
|
MENGO MITSANU (KHAMSINI)
NA MBILI |
52 |
|
MENGO MITSANU (KHAMSINI)
NA NDRARU |
53 |
|
MENGO MITSANU (KHAMSINI)
NA NNE |
54 |
|
MENGO MITSANU (KHAMSINI)
NA TSANU |
55 |
|
MENGO MITSANU (KHAMSINI)
NA SITA/NDRADARU |
56 |
|
MENGO MITSANU (KHAMSINI)
NA SABA/MFUKARE |
57 |
|
MENGO MITSANU (KHAMSINI)
NA NANE |
58 |
|
MENGO MITSANU (KHAMSINI)
NA SHENDA |
59 |
|
MENGO MIRANDARU (SITINI) |
60 |
|
MENGO MIRANDARU (SITINI) NA MWEDJA |
61 |
|
MENGO MIRANDARU (SITINI) NA MBILI |
62 |
|
MENGO MIRANDARU (SITINI) NA NDRARU |
63 |
|
MENGO MIRANDARU (SITINI) NA NNE |
64 |
|
MENGO MIRANDARU (SITINI) NA TSANU |
65 |
|
MENGO MIRANDARU (SITINI) NA SITA/NDRADARU |
66 |
|
MENGO MIRANDARU (SITINI) NA SABA/MFUKARE |
67 |
|
MENGO MIRANDARU (SITINI) NA NANE |
68 |
|
MENGO MIRANDARU (SITINI) NA SHENDA |
69 |
|
MENGO MFUKARE (SAB'INI) |
70 |
|
MENGO MFUKARE (SAB'INI)
NA MWEDJA |
71 |
|
MENGO MFUKARE (SAB'INI)
NA MBILI |
72 |
|
MENGO MFUKARE (SAB'INI)
NA NDRARU |
73 |
|
MENGO MFUKARE (SAB'INI)
NA NNE |
74 |
|
MENGO MFUKARE (SAB'INI)
NA TSANU |
75 |
|
MENGO MFUKARE (SAB'INI) NA SITA/NDRADARU |
76 |
|
MENGO MFUKARE (SAB'INI) NA SABA/MFUKARE |
77 |
|
MENGO MFUKARE (SAB'INI) NA NANE |
78 |
|
MENGO MFUKARE (SAB'INI) NA SHENDA |
79 |
|
MENGO
MINANE (THAMANINI) |
80 |
|
MENGO
MINANE (THAMANINI) NA MWEDJA |
81 |
|
MENGO MINANE (THAMANINI) NA MBILI |
82 |
|
MENGO MINANE (THAMANINI) NA NDRARU |
83 |
|
MENGO MINANE (THAMANINI) NA NNE |
84 |
|
MENGO MINANE (THAMANINI) NA TSANU |
85 |
|
MENGO MINANE (THAMANINI) NA SITA/NDRADARU |
86 |
|
MENGO MINANE (THAMANINI) NA SABA/MFUKARE |
87 |
|
MENGO MINANE (THAMANINI) NA NANE |
88 |
|
MENGO
MINANE (THAMANINI) NA SHENDA |
89 |
|
MENGO
SHENDA |
90 |
|
MENGO SHENDA NA MWEDJA |
91 |
|
MENGO SHENDA NA MBILI |
92 |
|
MENGO SHENDA NA NDRARU |
93 |
|
MENGO SHENDA NA NNE |
94 |
|
MENGO SHENDA NA TSANU |
95 |
|
MENGO SHENDA NA SITA/NDRADARU |
96 |
|
MENGO SHENDA NA SABA/MFUKARE |
97 |
|
MENGO SHENDA NA NANE |
98 |
|
MENGO SHENDA NA SHENDA |
99 |
|
DJANA(MIA) |
100 |
|
DJANA(MIA) NA MWEDJA |
101 |
|
DJANA(MIA) NA MBILI |
102 |
|
DJANA(MIA) NA NDRARU |
103 |
|
DJANA(MIA) NA NNE |
104 |
|
DJANA(MIA) NA TSANU |
105 |
|
DJANA(MIA) NA SITA/NDRADARU |
106 |
|
DJANA(MIA)
NA SABA/MFUKARE |
107 |
|
DJANA(MIA)
NA NANE |
108 |
|
DJANA(MIA)
NA SHENDA |
109 |
|
DJANA
(MIA) NA KUME |
110 |
|
DJANA
(MIA) NA KUME NA MWEDJA |
111 |
|
DJANA (MIA) NA KUME NA
MBILI |
112 |
|
DJANA (MIA) NA KUME NA
NDRARU |
113 |
|
DJANA (MIA) NA KUME NA
NNE |
114 |
|
DJANA (MIA) NA KUME NA
TSANU |
115 |
|
DJANA (MIA) NA KUME NA
SITA/NDRADARU |
116 |
|
DJANA (MIA) NA KUME NA
SABA/MFUKARE |
117 |
|
DJANA (MIA) NA KUME NA
NANE |
118 |
|
DJANA (MIA) NA KUME NA
SHENDA |
119 |
|
DJANA
(MIA) WA ISHIRINI |
120 |
|
DJANA
(MIA) WA ISHIRINI NA MWEDJA |
121 |
|
DJANA
(MIA) WA ISHIRINI NA MBILI |
122 |
|
DJANA
(MIA) WA ISHIRINI NA NANE |
128 |
|
DJANA
(MIA) WA ISHIRINI NA SHENDA |
129 |
|
DJANA
(MIA) WA THALATHINI
(MENGOMIRARU) |
130 |
|
DJANA
(MIA) NA THALATHINI
(MENGOMIRARU) NA MWEDJA |
131 |
|
DJANA
(MIA) NA THALATHINI
(MENGOMIRARU) NA SHENDA |
139 |
|
DJANA
(MIA) NA ARBAINI (MENGOMINE) |
140 |
|
DJANA
(MIA) WA ARBAINI (MENGOMINE)
NA SHENDA |
149 |
|
DJANA
(MIA) WA KHAMSINI (MENGOMITSANU) |
150 |
|
DJANA (MIA) WA
SITINI (MENGOMIRANDARU) |
160 |
|
DJANA
(MIA) WA SAB'INI () |
170 |
|
DJANA
(MIA) WA THAMANINI() |
180 |
|
DJANA
(MIA) WA TIS'INI() |
190 |
|
MADJANA
MAILI / MIA MBILI |
200 |
|
MADJANA
MARARU / MIA NDRARU |
300 |
|
MADJANA MANE /MIA NE |
400 |
|
MADJANA MATSANU/MIA NTSANU |
500 |
|
MADJANA MARANDARU/MIA NDRADARU |
600 |
|
MADJANA
MANANE/MIA NANE |
700 |
|
MADJANA
SHENDA/MIA SHENDA |
800 |
|
SHIHWI/ALFU |
900 |
|
SHIHWI
(ALFU) NA MWEDJA |
1 001 |
|
SHIHWI (ALFU) NA KUME |
1 010 |
|
SHIHWI (ALFU) NA
ISHIRINI NA SHENDA |
1 029 |
|
ZIHWI ZILI /ALFU MBILI |
2 000 |
|
ZIHWI ZIRARU/ALFU
NDRARU |
3 000 |
|
ZIHWI ZINE/ALFU NE |
4 000 |
|
ZIHWI ZITSANU / ALFU
NTSANU |
5
000 |
|
ZIHWI SITA / ALFU SITA |
6
000 |
|
ZIHWI MFUKARE / ALFU MFUKARE |
7
000 |
|
ZIHUI ZINANE / ALFU NANE |
8
000 |
|
ZIHWI SHENDA / ALFU SHENDA |
9
000 |
|
ZIHWI SHENDA NA MADJANA SHENDA NA MENGO SHENDA NA
SHENDA / ALFU SHENDA NA MIA SHENDA NA TIS'INI NA SHENDA |
9
999 |
|
ZIHWI KUME |
10
000 |
|
ZIHWI ISHIRINI / LAKI |
20
000 |
|
ZIHWI MENGO MIRARU / LAKI WANUSU |
30
000 |
|
ZIHWI MENGO MINE / ZIHWI ARBAINI / LAKI MBILI |
40
000 |
|
ZIHWI MENGO MITSANU / ZIHWI HAMSINI |
50
000 |
|
ZIHWI MENGO MIRANDARU / ZIHWI SITINI |
60
000 |
|
ZIHWI MENGO MFUKARE / ZIHWI SAB'INI |
70
000 |
|
ZIHWI MENGO MINANE / ZIHWI THAMANINI |
80
000 |
|
ZIHWI MENGO SHENDA / ZIHWI TISINI |
90
000 |
|
ZIHWI DJANA |
100
000 |
|
ZIHWI MADJANA MAILI |
200
000 |
|
ZIHWI MADJANA MATSANU |
500 000 |
|
ZIHWI
MADJANA SHENDA |
900 000 |
|
MILIONI
/ ZIHWI MADJANA MAYILI |
1 000 000 |
|
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FRACTIONS,
DECIMALS AND PERCENTAGES
FRACTIONS
|
NUSU |
HALF
(1/2) |
|
ROBOO |
QUARTER
(1/4) |
|
THUMUNI |
ONE
EIGTH (1/8) |
|
SEHEMU YA RARU |
ONE
THIRD (1/3) |
|
SEHEMU
YA SITA |
ONE
SISTH (1/6) |
|
|
|
DECIMALS:
2.01MBILI NUKTWA HATAT NDZIMA
30.60 = THALATHINI NUKTWA SITINI
3)PERCENTAGES
|
NDZIMA HARUMWA DJANA
= 1 % |
|
KUME HARUMWA DJANA
= 10 % |
|
ISHIRINI HARUMWA DJANA
= 20 % |
|
MENGO MITSANU NA NTSANU
HARUMWA DJANA = 55 % |
|
MENGO SHENDA NA SHENDA HARUMWA DJANA
= 99 % |
|
DJANA HARUMWA DJANA
= 100 % |
|
|
A)
ORDINAL NUMBERS
|
YA
MWANDO / YA HANDA |
FIRST |
|
YA
PVILI |
SECOND |
|
YA
RARU |
THIRD |
|
YA
NNE |
FOURTH |
|
YA
NTSANU |
FIFTH |
|
YA SITA / YA NDRADARU |
SIXTH |
|
YA
SABA / YA FUKARI |
SEVENTH |
|
YA
NANE |
EIGHTH |
|
YA
SHENDA |
NINTH |
|
YA
KUME |
TENTH |
|
YA KUME NA MWEDJA |
ELEVENTH |
|
YA KUME NA MBILI |
TWELVETH |
|
YA KUME NA SHENDA |
NINETEENTH |
|
YA
ISHIRINI |
TWETIETH |
|
YA
THALATHINI |
FORTIETH |
|
YA
TISINI |
NINETIETH |
|
YA
MIA / YA DJANA |
HUNDREDTH |
"YA" is not
the only preposition used with the ordinal numbers; there are others which are
used accordingly to the nature of the noun used.
Examples:
Hadisi "ya" mwando = the first story
Shatri "la" pvili = the second shirt
Yitranda "sha" sita
= the sixth bed
Mhono "wa" pvili = the second hand
ARITHMETICS
The signs
+
Hudjumlisa (to combine) / hwendjeza (to add)
-
Hupvunguza (to substract )
X
Huzidisha (to multiply)
÷ Hwanyisa (to divide)
TIME,
DAYS AND DIRECTIONS
TIME
AND DATES
Time and dates terminologies
|
SINGULAR |
PLURAL |
MEANING |
|
SEGONDI |
SEGONDI |
SECOND
/ SECONDS |
|
DAKIKA |
DAKIKA |
MINUTE
/ MINUTES |
|
SAA |
SAA |
HOUR
/ HOURS |
|
USIKU |
NTSIHU |
DAY
/ DAYS |
|
MTSANA |
MITSANA |
DAYTIME
/ DAYTIMES |
|
ASUBUHI |
ASUBUHI |
MORNING |
|
MASIHU |
MASIHU |
NIGHT/
NIGHTS |
|
DJIO |
MADJIO |
AFTERNOON
/ AFTERNOONS |
|
MAHARIBI |
MAHARIBI |
SUNSET |
|
ALFADJIRI |
ALFADJIRI |
DAWN |
|
MFUMO |
MIFUMO |
WEEK
/ WEEKS |
|
MWEZI |
MEZI |
MONTH
/ MONTHS |
|
MWAHA |
MAHA |
YEAR
/ YEARS |
|
KARNI |
KARNI |
CENTURY
/ CENTURIES |
|
WAKATI |
NYAKATI |
SEASON |
|
ASIHAZI |
|
NORTHERN WIND |
|
KUSI |
|
SOUTHERN
WIND |
|
MBENI |
|
DRY
SEASON |
|
UPEPO |
UPEPO |
WIND |
|
MGUGUMA |
MIGUGUMA |
STORM
/ STORMS |
|
RAANDU |
RAANDU |
FIRE-STORMS |
|
YIDJUNDU |
YIDJUNDU |
CYCLONE
/ CYCLONES |
|
BINGU |
MAYINGU |
SKY/SKIES/CLOUD/CLOUDS |
|
MVUA |
MVUA |
RAIN |
|
LEO |
|
TODAY |
|
DJANA |
|
YESTERDAY |
|
JUZI |
|
DAY
BEFORE YESTERDAY |
|
MAUDU |
|
TOMORROW |
|
USHAO |
|
DAY
AFTER TOMORROW |
Telling the time
The comorians have a particular way of telling the time; it begins at 7:00 AM and they call it "one in the morning" as it is the beginning of the morning; 7:00 PM begins with the night and is considered as one in the evening. In short, the night begins at 7:00 PM and end at 6:00 AM, then the day begins at 7:00 AM and end at 6:00 PM.
NGASI
SAA NGA ? = What time is it ?
NGASI SAA KUME NA MBILI ZA TRASI = It is
6:00 AM (litt: Twelve in the morning)
NGASI SAA HANDA ZA TRASI =
It is 7:00 AM (litt: one in the morning)
NGASI SAA PVILI ZA TRASI =
It is 8:00 AM (litt: two in the morning)
NGASI SAA RARU ZA TRASI = It
is 9:00 AM (litt: three in the morning)
NGASI SAA NNE ZA TRASI = It
is 10:00 AM (litt: four in the morning)
NGASI SAA TSANU ZA TRASI = It is 11:00
AM (litt: five in the morning)
NGASI SAA SITA ZA MTSANA =
It is 12:00 PM (litt: six in midday)
NGASI SAA FUKARI ZA DJIO =
It is 1:00 PM (litt: seven in the afternoon)
NGASI SAA NANE ZA DJIO = It is 2:00
PM (litt: eight in the afternoon)
NGASI SAA SHENDA ZA DJIO = It is 3:00
PM (litt: nine in the afternoon)
NGASI SAA KUME ZA DJIO = It is 4:00
PM (litt: ten in the afternoon)
NGASI SAA KUME NA MWEDJA ZA DJIO = It is 5:00 PM (litt:
eleven in the afternoon)
NGASI SAA KUME NA MBILI ZA DJIO =
It is 6:00 PM
(litt: twelve in the afternoon)
NGASI SAA HANDA ZA MASIHU =
It is 7:00 PM
(litt: one in the night )
NGASI SAA PVILI ZA MASIHU =
It is 8:00 PM
(litt: two in the night )
Division of the time
-
8:05 SAA PVILI NA DAKIKA NTSANU
-
9:20 SAA RARU NA DAKIKA
ISHIRINI
-
12:00
SAA SITA KAMILI
-
12:15 SAA SITA WA ROBO / SAA SITA NA DAKIKA
KUME NA NTSANU
-
12:30 SAA SITA WA NUSU / SAA SITA NA DAKIKA
MENGO MIRARU
- 12:45
SAA FUKARE YAPVUNGUHA ROBO / SAA SITA NA DAKIKA MENGO MINE NA NTSANU
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