What is a Hundred in Xitsonga? Discover How to Count 100–999 With Your Hands 💯

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What is hundred in Xitsonga?

• In Xitsonga, a hundred is Dzana (Ridzana, Vudzana, Xidzana). 💯
• In Xitsonga, hundreds are Madzana (Matsana, Lizana). 💯
• In Xitsonga, dzana (ku tshana) means to mature. 📈

Counting in hundreds with hands.

1. You start with your left hand closed. 👊🏿
2. Left hand = large count. The closed left hand holds the hundreds, while the hand sign specifies the number: 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800 or 900.
3. Right hand = small count. The closed right hand has a dual function: it can represent either the tens or the ones.
4. First right-hand sign = tens. The hand sign specifies the tens: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80 or 90.
5. Second right-hand sign = ones. The hand sign then specifies the ones: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9.

Example: 233

Step	Hand	Hand sign represents	Value
1	👊🏿 Left	Hundreds	200
2	👊🏿 Right	Tens	30
3	✋ Right	Ones	3
Total		200 + 30 + 3	233

6. The larger count is signed first, followed by the smaller counts. One hand holds the larger unit, while the other specifies the counts within it.

How to count from 100-999 in Xitsonga.

101. One hundred and one 🟰

• Dzana-N’we (101).
• N’we na dzana (1+100).
• Dzana na yin’we (100+1).
• Dzan’we na N’we (100+1).

212. Two hundred and twelve 🟰

• Dzambirhi na khume-mbirhi (200+12).
• Madzana-mbirhi na khume-mbirhi (200+12).
• Mbirhi wa madzana na khume-mbirhi (200+12).
• Madzana mambirhi, khume, na timbirhi (200+12).

323. Three hundred and twenty-three 🟰

• Dzanharhu na makume-mbirhi-nharhu (300+23).
• Madza-nharhu na maku-mbirhi-nharhu (300+23).
• Madzana-nharhu na makume-mbirhi-nharhu (300+23).
• Madzana manharhu, makume mambirhi, na tinharhu (300+20+3).

434. Four hundred and thirty-four 🟰

• Dzamune na makume-nharhu-mune (400+34).
• Madza-mune na maku-nharhu-mune (400+34).
• Mune wa madzana na makume-nharhu-mune (400+34).
• Madzana-mune na makume manharhu na mune (400+34).

545. Five hundred and forty-five 🟰

• Dzantlhanu na makume-mune-ntlhanu (500+45).
• Madza-ntlhanu na maku-mune-ntlhanu (500+45).
• Madzana mantlhanu na makume-mune-ntlhanu (500+45).
• Ntlhanu wa madzana na makume-mune na ntlhanu (500+40+5).

656. Six hundred and fifty-six 🟰

• Ntsevu wa madzana na makume mantlhanu na ntsevu (600+56).
• Madzana-ntsevu na makume-ntlhanu-ntsevu (600+56).
• Madza-ntsevu na maku-ntlhanu-ntsevu (600+56).
• Dzantsevu na makume-ntlhanu-ntsevu (600+56).

767. Seven hundred and sixty-seven 🟰

• Madzana mankombo na makume-ntsevu-nkombo (700+67).
• Nkombo wa madzana na makume-ntsevu-nkombo (700+67).
• Madza-nkombo na maku-ntsevu-nkombo (700+67).
• Dzankombo na makume-ntsevu-nkombo (700+67).

878. Eight hundred and seventy-eight 🟰

• Nhungu wa madzana na khume ra vunkombo na nhungu (800+70+8).
• Madzana-nhungu na makume-nkombo-nhungu (800+78).
• Madza-nhungu na maku-nkombo-nhungu (800+78).
• Dzanhungu na makume-nkombo-nhungu (800+78).

989. Nine hundred and eighty-nine 🟰

• Dzankaye na nhungu wa makhume na nkaye (900+80+9).
• Madzana-nkaye na makume-nhungu-nkaye (900+89).
• Nkaye-dzana na makume-nhungu-nkaye (900+89).
• Makume-nhungu-nkaye na Dzankaye (89 of 900).
• Madza-nkaye na maku-nhungu-nkaye (900+89).

1000. One thousand 🟰

• Khume wa madzana (10×100).
• Dzana wa makhume (100×10).
• Makume-madzana (100×10).
• Dzamakume (100×10).
• Dzakhume (100×10).
• Gidi (1000).

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