Zulu numbering rules Digits from zero to nine are specific words, namely iqanda [0], kunye [1], kubili [2], kuthathu [3], kune [4], kuhlanu (or isihlanu) [5], isithupha [6], isikhombisa [7], isishiyagalombili [8], and isishiyagalolunye [9].
A: Kunye – kubili – kuthathu – kune – kuhlanu – yisithupha – yisikhombisa – yisishiyagalombili – yisishiyagalolunye – yishumi - Amarandi ayikhulu - Amarandi angamakhulu amabili. (Counting R10 notes): One – two – three – four – five – six – seven – eight – nine – ten – one hundred Rand – two hundred Rand.
Zulu numbering rules
Digits from zero to nine are specific words, namely iqanda [0], kunye [1], kubili [2], kuthathu [3], kune [4], kuhlanu (or isihlanu) [5], isithupha [6], isikhombisa [7], isishiyagalombili [8], and isishiyagalolunye [9].
Zulu employs the 26 letters of the ISO basic Latin alphabet. However, some of the letters have different pronunciation than in English. Additional phonemes are written using sequences of multiple letters.
The isiZulu language, although not overly difficult to learn, has a complex linguistic make up.
To avoid confusion in these matters, the military uses the time in Greenwich, England, which is commonly called Greenwich Mean Time. However, the U.S. Military refers to this time zone as Zulu time. The 'zulu' comes from the fact that each time zone is given a letter designation, 'z' being the 24th.
Zulu language – Did you know? Zulu or isizulu has approximately 19,000 words and one of the most complex grammatical structures in the world. Many Dutch and English words have been incorporated into the language.
Knowledge of Zulu can greatly benefit foreign business people, diplomats, missionaries, and international aid workers, who live and work in primarily Zulu-speaking areas. Moreover, Zulu language skills are essential for students studying at South African universities located in these areas.
There has been a loss of many of the old Zulu 'A' words or respect (hlonipha) words. This does not mean that Zulu is dying but it is, in fact, a living adapting language because in place of the older vocabulary it is incorporating words from English and modern technology to make it more practical and useable.
Among the variety of languages used in South Africa, Zulu (Niger–Congo language) is the most widely spoken language which is used by 24% of the population, 28 million speakers, understood by over 50% of South African people.
Zulu is a language of South Africa. Roughly 24% of the population there speak it as a first language. There are roughly 11 million speakers of Zulu (or isiZulu), the vast majority of whom live in South Africa, mostly in the KwaZuluNatal and Gauteng provinces in the east of South Africa.
All aspects of meteorology are based upon a world-wide 24-hour clock called Zulu time (Z), more commonly called Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
The Zulu language, of which there are variations, is part of the Nguni language group. The word Zulu means "Sky" and according to oral history, Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
Te Reo Māori numbers from 1-20:
Three = Toru. Four = Whā Five = Rima. Six = Ono.