Hausa Numbers
This page is about numbers in Hausa. Including the cardinal (counting) and ordinal (order) numbers. Each of which is used in a different situation.
One: ɗaya
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Two: biyu
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Three: uku
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Four: huɗu
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Five: biyar
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Six: shida
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Seven: bakwai
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Eight: takwas
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Nine: tara
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Ten: goma
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Eleven: goma sha ɗaya
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Twelve: sha biyu
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Thirteen: sha uku
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Fourteen: sha huɗu
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Fifteen: goma sha biyar
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Sixteen: sha shida
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Seventeen: sha bakwai
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Eighteen: goma sha takwas
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Nineteen: sha tara
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Twenty: ashirin
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| Thirty three: talatin da uku |
| One hundred: ɗari |
| Three hundred and sixty: ɗari uku da sittin |
| One thousand: dubu |
Here are some examples in Hausa for the cardinal numbers above.
Two thousand and fourteen: dubu biyu da goma sha huɗu
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One million: miliyan ɗaya
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| I'm thirty years old: shekarata talatin |
| I have 2 sisters and one brother: Ina da 'yan uwa mata biyu da ɗan uwa namiji ɗaya |
Now we move on to the ordinal numbers, which helps us organize things by order or rank.
First: na farko
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Second: na biyu
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Third: na uku
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Fourth: na huɗu
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Fifth: na biyar
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Sixth: na shida
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Seventh: na bakwai
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Eighth: na takwas
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Ninth: na tara
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Tenth: na goma
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Eleventh: na sha daya
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Twelfth: na sha biyu
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Thirteenth: na sha uku
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Fourteenth: na sha huɗu
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Fifteenth: na sha biyar
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Sixteenth: na sha shida
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| Seventeenth: na sha bakwai |
| Eighteenth: na sha takwas |
| Nineteenth: na sha tara |
| Twentieth: na ashirin |
And here are a couple sentences related to the ordinal numbers above.
English is my first language: Turanci shi ne yarena na farko
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Her second language is Spanish: Spaniyanci shi ne yarenta na biyu
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| Once: sau ɗaya |
| Twice: sau biyu |
After this lesson about the numbers in Hausa, which included cardinal and ordinal numbers, now we move on to the next subject below. You can also choose your own topic from the menu above.
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