Basic
Number Words:
Sotho (seSotho) |
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(Southern
Sotho) |
By Belina Mosiuoa and Lazarus Magana, facilitated by Elsie Zinsser,
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
1 |
ngoe |
101 |
lekgolo
le motso o mong |
2 |
pedi |
200 |
makgolo a mabedi |
3 |
tharo |
300 |
makgolo a mararo |
4 |
nne |
400 |
makgolo a mane |
5 |
hlano |
500 |
makgolo a mahlano |
6 |
tshelela |
600 |
makholo a tsheletseng |
7 |
supa |
700 |
makgolo a supa |
8 |
robedi |
800 |
makgolo a robedi |
9 |
robong |
900 |
makgolo a robong |
10 |
leshome |
1000 |
sekete |
11 |
leshome
le metso o mong |
2000 |
dikete tse pedi |
12 |
leshome
le metsoe e mmedi |
3000 |
dikete
tse tharo |
13 |
leshome
le metsoe e meraro |
4000 |
dikete tse nne |
14 |
leshome
le metsoe e mene |
5000 |
dikete tse hlano |
15 |
leshome
le metsoe e mehlano |
6000 |
dikete
tse tshelela |
16 |
leshome le metsoe e tseletseng |
7000 |
dikete
tse supa |
17 |
leshome
le metsoe e supileng |
8000 |
dikete
tse robedi |
18 |
leshome le metsoe a robedi |
9000 |
dikete
tse robong |
19 |
leshome
le metsoe e robong |
10,000 |
dikete tse leshome |
20 |
mashome a mabedi |
100,000 |
dikete tse lekgolo |
21 |
mashome a mabedi a motso omong |
1000,000 |
dikete
tse lekholo |
30 |
mashome a mararo |
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40 |
mashome a mane |
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50 |
mashome a mahlano |
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60 |
mashome a tsheletseng |
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70 |
mashome a supileng |
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80 |
mashome a robedi |
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90 |
mashome a robong |
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100 |
lekgolo |
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