We have seen that when we count months miezi and years miaka, the numbers have to agree with the mi- noun class. When we count at'u, the numbers have to agree with the a- noun class.
| at'u a-iri | 2 people |
| at'u a-hahu | 3 people |
| at'u a-ne | 4 people |
| at'u a-tsano | 5 people |
| at'u a-handahu | 6 people |
| at'u a-fungahe | 7 people |
| at'u a-nane | 8 people |
| at'u chenda | 9 people |
Exercise
at'u aa airi these 2 peopleThese 3 people, these 4 people, ...
Exercise
As with months, the numbers from 12 - 19 are kumi na...
at'u kumi na airi 12 people
Complete the rest:
13 people, 14 people...
Translation
Translate to English:
alume ane
ana ahahu
ache airi
asena atsano
alimu chenda
ndugu ahandahu
Mumwenga
When a single person, mut'u, is involved, the number has to agree with the mu- noun class:mut'u mumwenga - 1 person
11 is considered to be 10-and-1. So 1 always agrees with mut'u, not at'u:
at'u kumi na mumwenga 11 people
20+ people
20 is two-tens: at'u mirongo miri
21 is two-tens-and-1:
at'u mirongo miri na mumwenga 21 people
(Note that, as with 11, you use mumwenga.)
22 is two-tens-and-2:
at'u mirongo miri na airi
at'u mirongo miri na ahahu 23 people
at'u mirongo miri na ane 24 people
at'u mirongo miri na atsano 25 people
at'u mirongo miri na ahandahu 26 people
at'u mirongo miri na afungahe 27 people
at'u mirongo miri na anane 28 people
at'u mirongo miri na chenda 29 people
30 - 90 work similarly.
(Note that, as with 11, you use mumwenga.)
22 is two-tens-and-2:
at'u mirongo miri na airi
at'u mirongo miri na ahahu 23 people
at'u mirongo miri na ane 24 people
at'u mirongo miri na atsano 25 people
at'u mirongo miri na ahandahu 26 people
at'u mirongo miri na afungahe 27 people
at'u mirongo miri na anane 28 people
at'u mirongo miri na chenda 29 people
30 - 90 work similarly.
Exercise
Count 31, 41, 51, 61, 71, 81, 91 people.Exercise
Count people using numbers generated here.
