If you're trying to learn Berber Numbers you will find some useful resources including a course about Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers... to help you with your Berber grammar. Try to concentrate on the lesson and notice the pattern that occurs each time the word changes its place. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Berber. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!
Learning the Berber Numbers is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Berber language. But first we need to know what the role of Numbers is in the structure of the grammar in Berber.
Berber cardinal number convey the "how many" they're also known as "counting numbers," because they show quantity. Here are some examples:
| English Numbers | Berber Numbers |
|---|---|
| numbers | nmari - أرقام |
| one | itjane - واحد |
| two | sanne - اثنان |
| three | tlata - ثلاثة |
| four | rabaa - أربعة |
| five | khamssa - خمسة |
| six | satta - ستة |
| seven | sabaa - سبعة |
| eight | tmaniya - ثمانية |
| nine | tasaa - تسعة |
| ten | aashra - عشرة |
| eleven | hdashe - أحد عشر |
| twelve | tnashe - اثنا عشر |
| thirteen | tlattashe - ثلاثة عشر |
| fourteen | rbatashe - أربعة عشرة |
| fifteen | khamstashe - خمسة عشر |
| sixteen | sattashe - ست عشرة |
| seventeen | sbattashe - سبعة عشر |
| eighteen | tamntashe - ثمانية عشر |
| nineteen | tasaatashe - تسعة عشر |
| twenty | aashrine - عشرون |
| hundred | miya - مائة |
| one thousand | alfe - ألف |
| million | malioune - مليون |
Notice the structure of the Numbers in Berber.
Berber Ordinal numbers tell the order of things in a set: first, second, third, etc. Ordinal numbers do not show quantity. They only show rank or position. Below is a list of the Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers in Berber. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Berber vocabulary.
| English Numbers | Berber Numbers |
|---|---|
| Ordinal Numbers | |
| first | amazwarre - أول |
| second | oussane - ثان |
| third | talate - ثالث |
| fourth | rabaa - رابع |
| fifth | alkhamasse - خامس |
| sixth | sadasse - سادس |
| seventh | sabae - سابع |
| eighth | tamane - ثامن |
| ninth | tassae - تاسع |
| tenth | alaashare - عاشر |
| eleventh | alhadashe - حادى عشر |
| twelfth | tany aasharre - ثاني عشر |
| thirteenth | talateasharre - ثالث عشر |
| fourteenth | rabaee aashar - رابع عشر |
| fifteenth | khamasse aashar - خامس عشر |
| sixteenth | sadasse aasharre - سادس عشر |
| seventeenth | sabae aasharre - سابع عشر |
| eighteenth | tamane aashare - ثامن عشر |
| nineteenth | tassaae aasharre - تاسع عشر |
| twentieth | lishroune - العشرين |
| once | marra - مرة |
| twice | martaine - مرتين |
Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers have a very important role in Berber. Once you're done with the Tamazight Numbers, you might want to check the rest of our Berber lessons here: Learn Berber. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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