If you're trying to learn Tamazight Numbers which is also called Berber, check our courses about Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers... to help you with your Tamazight 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 Tamazight. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!
Learning the Tamazight 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 Tamazight language. But first we need to know what the role of Numbers is in the structure of the grammar in Tamazight.
Tamazight cardinal number convey the "how many" they're also known as "counting numbers," because they show quantity. Here are some examples:
| English Numbers | Tamazight Numbers |
|---|---|
| numbers | |
| one | yan |
| two | sin |
| three | krad |
| four | kouz |
| five | smmous |
| six | sdis |
| seven | sa |
| eight | tam |
| nine | tza |
| ten | mzaw |
| eleven | yan d mraw |
| twelve | sin d mraw |
| thirteen | krad d mraw |
| fourteen | kouz d mraw |
| fifteen | smmous d mraw |
| sixteen | sdid d mraw |
| seventeen | sa d mraw |
| eighteen | tam d mraw |
| nineteen | tza d mraw |
| twenty | snat tamrawin |
| hundred | mraw n tamrawin |
| one thousand | alf |
| million | mlyoun |
Notice the structure of the Numbers in Tamazight.
Tamazight 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 Tamazight. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Tamazight vocabulary.
| English Numbers | Tamazight Numbers |
|---|---|
| Ordinal Numbers | |
| first | wadizwarn |
| second | wissin |
| third | wikrad |
| fourth | wiskkouz |
| fifth | wismmous |
| sixth | wissdis |
| seventh | wis sa |
| eighth | wis tam |
| ninth | wis tza |
| tenth | wis mraw |
| eleventh | wis yan dmraw |
| twelfth | wis sin d mraw |
| thirteenth | wis krad dmraw |
| fourteenth | wis kouz d mraw |
| fifteenth | wis smmous dmraw |
| sixteenth | wis sdis dmraw |
| seventeenth | wis sa dmraw |
| eighteenth | wis tam dmraw |
| nineteenth | wi tza dmraw |
| twentieth | wis 3chrin |
| once | yat wal |
| twice | snat wal |
Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers have a very important role in Tamazight. Once you're done with the Berber Numbers, you might want to check the rest of our Tamazight lessons here: Learn Tamazight. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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