Numbers in Soga



Learn numbers in Soga

Knowing numbers in Soga is probably one of the most useful things you can learn to say, write and understand in Soga. Learning to count in Soga may appeal to you just as a simple curiosity or be something you really need. Perhaps you have planned a trip to a country where Soga is the most widely spoken language, and you want to be able to shop and even bargain with a good knowledge of numbers in Soga.

It's also useful for guiding you through street numbers. You'll be able to better understand the directions to places and everything expressed in numbers, such as the times when public transportation leaves. Can you think of more reasons to learn numbers in Soga?

Soga (Lusoga) is a Bantu language that belongs to the Niger-Congo language family. Native language of the Soga people, or Basoga, of the Busoga region of Eastern Uganda, the Soga language counts about 3.1 million speakers.Due to lack of data, we can only count accurately up to 10,000 in Soga. Please contact me if you can help me counting up from that limit.

List of numbers in Soga

Here is a list of numbers in Soga. We have made for you a list with all the numbers in Soga from 1 to 20. We have also included the tens up to the number 100, so that you know how to count up to 100 in Soga. We also close the list by showing you what the number 1000 looks like in Soga.

  • 1) ndala
  • 2) ibiri
  • 3) isatu
  • 4) inha
  • 5) itaanu
  • 6) mukaaga
  • 7) musanvu
  • 8) munaana
  • 9) mwenda
  • 10) ikumi
  • 11) ikumi na ndhala
  • 12) ikumi na ibiri
  • 13) ikumi na isatu
  • 14) ikumi na inha
  • 15) ikumi na itaanu
  • 16) ikumi na mukaaga
  • 17) ikumi na musanvu
  • 18) ikumi na munaana
  • 19) ikumi na mwenda
  • 20) abiri
  • 30) asatu
  • 40) anha
  • 50) ataanho
  • 60) nkaaga
  • 70) nsanvu
  • 80) kinaanha
  • 90) kyenda
  • 100) kikumi
  • 1,000) lukumi

Numbers in Soga: Soga numbering rules

Each culture has specific peculiarities that are expressed in its language and its way of counting. The Soga is no exception. If you want to learn numbers in Soga you will have to learn a series of rules that we will explain below. If you apply these rules you will soon find that you will be able to count in Soga with ease.

The way numbers are formed in Soga is easy to understand if you follow the rules explained here. Surprise everyone by counting in Soga. Also, learning how to number in Soga yourself from these simple rules is very beneficial for your brain, as it forces it to work and stay in shape. Working with numbers and a foreign language like Soga at the same time is one of the best ways to train our little gray cells, so let's see what rules you need to apply to number in Soga

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  • Digits from one to nine are rendered by specific words, namely ndala [1], ibiri [2], isatu [3], inha [4], itaanu [5], mukaaga [6], musanvu [7], munaana [8], and mwenda [9].
  • Tens are formed on the multiplier digit root, except for ten itself: ikumi [10], abiri [20], asatu [30], anha [40], ataanho [50], nkaaga [60], nsanvu [70], kinaanha [80], and kyenda [90].
  • Compound numbers are formed starting with the ten, followed by the word na, and the unit (e.g.: ataanho na munaana [58], nsanvu na isatu [73]).
  • Hundreds are formed on the multiplier digit root, except for one hundred, based on ten: kikumi [100], bibiri [200], bisatu [300], bina [400], bitaanu [500], lukaaga [600], lusanvu [700], lunaana [800], and lwenda [900].
  • Thousands are formed starting with the plural form of the word for thousand (nkumi) followed by the multiplier digit separated with a space from two thousand to five thousand, and prefixing the multiplier digit root by k(a) from six thousand to nine thousand: lukumi [1,000], nkumi ibiri [2,000], nkuni isatu [3,000], nkumi ina [4,000], nkumi itaanu [5,000], kakaaga [6,000], kasanvu [7,000], kanaanha [8,000], and kenda [9,000].
  • Ten thousand is mutwaalo [104].
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