sifuri

Swahili

Swahili numbers ^(edit)

		0	1  → [a], [b]	10  →
Cardinal: sifuri     Ordinal: -a sifuri

Alternative forms

• sufuri

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr), itself a calque of Sanskrit शून्य (śūnya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siˈfuɾi/

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

sifuri class IX (plural sifuri class X)

1. zero, nought

Numeral

sifuri (invariable)

1. zero

Coordinate terms

Swahili cardinal numbers from 0 to 99

	—0	—1	—2	—3	—4	—5	—6	—7	—8	—9
0—	sifuri	-moja, mosi	-wili, pili	-tatu	-nne	-tano	sita	saba	-nane	tisa, kenda
10—	kumi	kumi na moja, edashara	kumi na mbili, thenashara	kumi na tatu, thelatashara	kumi na nne, arobatashara	kumi na tano, hamstashara	kumi na sita, sitashara	kumi na saba, sabatashara	kumi na nane, themantashara	kumi na tisa, tisatashara
20—	ishirini	ishirini na moja	ishirini na mbili	ishirini na tatu	ishirini na nne	ishirini na tano	ishirini na sita	ishirini na saba	ishirini na nane	ishirini na tisa
30—	thelathini	thelathini na moja	thelathini na mbili	thelathini na tatu	thelathini na nne	thelathini na tano	thelathini na sita	thelathini na saba	thelathini na nane	thelathini na tisa
40—	arobaini	arobaini na moja	arobaini na mbili	arobaini na tatu	arobaini na nne	arobaini na tano	arobaini na sita	arobaini na saba	arobaini na nane	arobaini na tisa
50—	hamsini	hamsini na moja	hamsini na mbili	hamsini na tatu	hamsini na nne	hamsini na tano	hamsini na sita	hamsini na saba	hamsini na nane	hamsini na tisa
60—	sitini	sitini na moja	sitini na mbili	sitini na tatu	sitini na nne	sitini na tano	sitini na sita	sitini na saba	sitini na nane	sitini na tisa
70—	sabini	sabini na moja	sabini na mbili	sabini na tatu	sabini na nne	sabini na tano	sabini na sita	sabini na saba	sabini na nane	sabini na tisa
80—	themanini	themanini na moja	themanini na mbili	themanini na tatu	themanini na nne	themanini na tano	themanini na sita	themanini na saba	themanini na nane	themanini na tisa
90—	tisini	tisini na moja	tisini na mbili	tisini na tatu	tisini na nne	tisini na tano	tisini na sita	tisini na saba	tisini na nane	tisini na tisa