| 0 | cijèngù |
| 1 | ùmwà |
| 2 | ibìdì |
| 3 | isàtù |
| 4 | inaayi |
| 5 | itaanu |
| 6 | isambòmbò |
| 7 | mwandamutekèta |
| 8 | mwandamukùlù |
| 9 | citemba |
| 10 | diikùmi |
| 11 | diikùmi nè ùmwà |
| 12 | diikùmi nè ìbìdì |
| 20 | makùmi àbìdì |
| 22 | makùmi àbìdì nè ìbìdì |
| 30 | makùmi àsàtù |
| 33 | makumi asatu nè isatu |
| 40 | makùmi ànaayi |
| 44 | makùmi ànaayi nè inayi |
| 50 | makumi atanu |
| 55 | makumi atanu nè itanu |
| 60 | makùmi àsambòmbò |
| 66 | makumi asambombu nè isambombu |
| 70 | makumi mwanda muteketa |
| 77 | makumi mwanda muteketa nè mwanda muteketa |
| 80 | makumi mwanda mukulu |
| 88 | makumi mwanda mukulu nè mwanda mukulu |
| 90 | makumi citemba |
| 99 | makumi citemba nè citemba |
| 100 | lukama |
| 101 | lukama nè umwà |
| 143 | lukama nè makumi anayi nè isatu |
| 200 | nkama ibidi |
| 201 | nkama ibidi nè umwà |
| 500 | nkama itanu |
| 1.000 | cinunu |
| 1.001 | cinunu nè umwà |
| 1.010 | cinunu nè dikumi |
| 1.111 | cinunu nè lukama nè dikumi nè umwe |
| 2.345 | binunu bibidi nkama isatu makumi inayi nè itanu |
| 10.000 | binunu dikumi |
| 20.000 | binunu makumi abidi |
| 54.321 | binunu makumi atanu ne inayi nkama isatu makumi ibidi ne umwe |
| 99.999 | binunu makumi citemba ne citemba nkama citemba makumi citemba ne citemba |
| 100.000 | cishikula |
| 1.000.000 | mbombu (umwà) |
| 2.000.000 | mbombu ibidi |
| 10.000.000 | mbombu dikumi |
| 100.000.000 | mbombu lukama |
| 1.000.000.000 | citotu (cimwà) |

Note the forms mentioned there for numbers from 1 to 6, are the actual numbers, used as cardinal numeral pronouns or more commonly, nouns but used in a sentence as adverbs or adjectives, they will be modified accordingly to the nouns they follow…
ditala dimwe |
un épi de maïs | one corn cob |
bintu bibidi |
deux choses | two things |
bilamba bisatu |
trois habits | three clothes |
mikanda inayi |
quatre livres | four books |
mata atanu
|
cinq arcs | five bows |
tusuyu tusambombo |
six haches | six axes |
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