Here’s a practical Xitsonga guide to count in hundreds of thousands until a million (100000-1000000)

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What is a hundred thousand in Xitsonga?

• In Xitsonga, a hundred thousand is Dzagidi (Gidzana, Ridzana). 💯
• In Xitsonga, hundreds of thousands are Madzigidi (Magidza, Vudzana). 💯

How to count from 100000-1000000 in Xitsonga.

100001. One hundred thousand and one 🟰

• Dzagidi na n’we (10000+1).
• Gidzana wa n’we (10000+1).
• Ridzana na yin’we (10000+1).
• Dzana-gidi na n’we (10000+1).

100020. One hundred-thousand and twenty🟰

• Dzagidi wa makume-mbirhi (100000+20).
• Dzana-gidi na makume-mbirhi (100000+20).
• Gidzana na maku-mbirhi (100000+20).
• Ridzana na makhume mambirhi (100000+20).

100300. One hundred thousand and three hundred 🟰

• Dzagidi wa madzana-nharhu (100000+300).
• Dzana-gidi na dzanharhu (100000+300).
• Gidzana na madza-nharhu (100000+300).
• Ridzana na madzana manharhu (100000+300).

104567. One hundred and four thousand, and five hundred and sixty-seven 🟰

• Dzagidi wa magume-mune na madza-ntlhanu na maku-ntsevu-nkombo (100000+4000+500+67).
• Dzana-gidi na gidi-mune, na madzana-ntlhanu na makume-ntsevu-nkombo (100000+4000+500+67).
• Gidzana na magimune wa dzantlhanu na maku-ntsevu-nkombo (100000+4000+500+67).
• Ridzana ra magidi-mune na madzana-ntlhanu na makume-ntsevu-nkombo (100000+4000+500+67).

289289. Two hundred and eighty-nine thousand, and two hundred and eighty-nine 🟰

• Madzana-mbirhi-nhungu-nkaye-gidi, na madzana-mbirhi na makume-nhungu-nkaye (289000+200+89).
• Magidza mambirhi-nhungu-nkaye na madzana mambirhi-nhungu-nkaye ((289000+289).
• Madzigidi-mbirhi-nhungu-nkaye na madzana-mbirhi na makume-nhungu-nkaye (289000+200+89).
• Makume-gidi-dzana-mbirhi na magidi-nhungu-nkaye na madzana-nhungu-nkaye (200000+89000+289).
• Ridzana ra vumbirhi-nhungu-nkaye na dzambirhi-nhungu-nkaye (289000+289).
• Vudzana bya vumbirhi-nhungu-nkaye na madza-mbirhi-nhungu-nkaye (289000+289).

345678. Three hundred and forty-five thousand, and six hundred and seventy-eight 🟰

• Madzana-nharhu-mune-ntlhanu-gidi, na madzana-ntsevu na makume-nkombo-nhungu (345000+600+78).
• Madzigidi manharhu na makume-gidi mamune-ntlhanu, na madzana mantsevu na makume-nkombo-nhungu (300000+45000+600+78).
• Magidza manharhu-mune-ntlhanu na dzantsevu wa makume-nkombo-nhungu (345000+678).
• Makume-gidi-dzana-nharhu na makume-gidi-mune-ntlhanu na madzana-ntsevu-nkombo-nhungu (300000+45000+678).
• Ridzana ra vunharhu-mune-ntlhanu na dzantsevu-nkombo-nhungu (345000+678).
• Vudzana bya vunharhu-mune-ntlhanu na madza-ntsevu-nkombo-nhungu (345000+678).

499999. Four hundred and ninety-nine thousand, and nine hundred and ninety-nine 🟰

• Madzana-mune-nkaye-nkaye-gidi, madzana-nkaye na makume-nkaye-nkaye (499000+900+99).
• Madzigidi mamune na makume-gidi mankaye-nkaye, na madzana mankaye na makume-nkaye-nkaye(400000+99000+900+99).
• Magidza mamune-nkaye-nkaye na dzankaye-nkaye-nkaye (499000+999)
• Makume-gidi-dzana-mune na makume-gidi-nkaye-nkaye na madzana-nkaye-nkaye-nkaye (400000+99000+999).
• Ridzana ra vumune-nkaye-nkaye na dzankaye-nkaye-nkaye (499000+999).
• Vudzana bya vumune-nkaye-nkaye na madza-nkaye-nkaye-nkaye (499000+999).

Etc… until you reach;

1000000. One million 🟰

• Gidi ra magidi (1000×1000).
• Gidigidi / Gidinkulu / Ginkulu (1000000).
• Khume ra ridzana / vudzana (10×1000000).
• Khume wa magidi-dzana / madzigidi / magidza (10×100000).

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