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Kongo Numbers

Welcome to the sixth Kongo lesson about numbers. This time we will learn about cardinal and ordinal numbers, followed by grammar rules, then animal names, finally a conversation in Kongo to help you practice your daily phrases.

Cardinal and Ordinal - Kongo
one mosi
first ya ntete
two zole
second ya zole
three tatu
third ya tatu
four iya
fourth ya iya
five tanu
fifth ya tanu
six sambanu
sixth ya sambanu
seven nsambwadi
seventh ya nsambwadi
eight nana
eighth ya nana
nine uvwa
ninth ya uvwa
ten kumi
tenth ya kumi
eleven kumi na mosi
eleventh ya kumi na mosi
twelve kumi na zole
twelfth ya kumi na zole
thirteen kumi na tatu
thirteenth ya kumi na tatu
fourteen kumi na iya
once ya kumi na iya
fifteen kumi na tanu
twice mbala zole
sixteen kumi na sambanu
Monday kintete
seventeen kumi na nsambwadi
Tuesday kizole
eighteen kumi na nana
Wednesday kitatu
nineteen kumi na uvwa
Thursday kiya
twenty makumi zole
Friday kitanu
seventy one makumi nsambwadi na mosi
Saturday mposo
one hundred nkama mosi
Sunday lumingu

Numbers Grammar Rules

Kongo cardinal numbers refer to the counting numbers, because they show quantity. For example: I speak two languages. Ordinal numbers on the other hand tell the order of things and their rank: my first language is Kongo. The examples below use numbers in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar + Rules - Kongo
I have three dogs
[number + noun] mono kele na bambwa tatu
my daughter has two cats
[number + noun] mwana na mono ya nkento kele na pusu zole
she speaks seven languages
[verb + number] yandi ke tubaka minoko nsambwadi
my brother has one son
[number + singular noun] mpangi na mono ya yakala ke na mwana mosi ya yakala
this is my second lesson
[ordinal number + noun] yai ikele dilongi na mono ya zole
did you read the third book?
[ordinal number + noun] nge tangaka munkanda ya tatu?

We're not done yet! The following is a list of animals.

cow
cow
ngombe
goat
goat
nkombo
donkey
donkey
mwa mpunda
horse
horse
mpunda
dog
dog
mbwa
cat
cat
pusu
mouse
mouse
mpuku
bird
bird
ndeke

Conversation in Kongo

Now we finally reach the last part, the practice of the daily conversations. These phrases are used to get to know new people, and break the ice.

English - Kongo
Where are you from? nge me katuka wapi?
I'm from the U.S mono me katuka na etazini
I'm American mono kele amerikani
Where do you live? nge ke vandaka wapi?
I live in the U.S mono ke vandaka na etazini ya amerika
What do you do for a living? nki nge ke salaka sambu na kuzinga?
I'm a student mono kele mwana nzonkanda

Did you enjoy this lesson about numbers in Kongo? I hope so, if you have any problem with this lesson contact me with questions you have homepage. You can now check the next lesson below.


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