A practical guide to count in thousands (1000-100000)

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What is a thousand in Xitsonga?

• In Xitsonga, a thousand is Gidi (Gidhi, Gidzi). 🧱
• In Xitsonga, thousands are Magidi (Magidhi, Magidzi). 🧱
• In Xitsonga, gidi (ku gidela) means to bundle, fortify, or cycle. 🧱

Counting in thousands with hands.

1. You say the number, and at the same time use your hands to show its place in the count.
2. Left hand = thousands (1000–5000). Each finger on the left-hand counts the 1st set of 1000s.
3. Right hand = thousands (6000–10000). Each finger on the right-hand counts 2nd set of 1000s.
4. Back to left hand = hundreds (100–500). Each finger on the left-hand counts the 1st set of 100s.
5. Then right hand = hundreds (600–1000). Each finger on the right-hand counts the 2nd set of 100s.
6. Back to left hand = tens (10–50). Each finger on the left-hand counts the 1st set of 10s.
7. Then right hand = tens (60–100). Each finger on the right-hand counts the 2nd set of 10s.
8. Back to left hand = ones (1–5). Each finger on the left-hand counts the 1st set of 1s.
9. End with right hand = ones (6–10). Each finger on the right-hand counts the 2nd set of 1s.

How to count from 1000-100000 in Xitsonga.

For example:

1001. One thousand and one 🟰

• Gin’we rin’we (1000+1).
• N’welo gin’we (1000+1).
• N’we-Gidi-N’we (1000+1).

2345. Two thousand, three hundred, and forty-five 🟰

• Gimbi na dzaru wa ku-ne-ntlhanu (2000+345).
• Gidi-mbirhi na madza-nharhu na maku-mune-ntlhanu (2000+300+45).
• Magidi-mbirhi, na madzana-nharhu na makume-mune-ntlhanu (2000+300+45).

3678. Three thousand, six hundred, and seventy-eight 🟰

• Giraru na dzevu wa ku-mbo-nhungu (3000+678).
• Magi-nharhu na madza-ntsevu, na maku-nkombo-nhungu (3000+600+78).
• Magidi-nharhu, na madzana-ntsevu na makume-nkombo-nhungu (3000+600+78).

4910. Four thousand, nine hundred, and ten 🟰

• Gine wa dzaye khume (4000+910).
• Magi-mune na madza-nkaye-khume (910+4000).
• Mune wa magidi, na madzana-nkaye na khume (4000+900+10).

5432. Five thousand, four hundred, and thirty-two 🟰

• Ganu na dzane wa ku-nha-mbirhi (5000+400+32).
• Magi-ntlhanu na madza-mune na makume-nharhu-mbi (5000+400+32).
• Ntlhanu wa magidi, na mune wa madzana, na makume manharhu, na timbirhi (5000+400+30+2).

66666. Sixty-six thousand, six hundred, and sixty-six 🟰

• Ku-gintse-ntsevu na dzevu wa ku-ntse-ntsevula (66000+600+66).
• Magi-ntsevu-ntsevu na madza-ntsevu na maku-ntsevu-ntsevu (66000+600+66).
• Makume-gidi-ntsevu-ntsevu, na madzana-ntsevu na makume-ntsevu-ntsevu (66000+600+66).

70017. Seventy-seven thousand and seventeen 🟰

• Ku-gimbo wa rikomba khume (70000+17).
• Maku-gidi-nkombo na khume-mbo (70000+17)
• Makume-nkombo-gidi na khume-nkombo (70000+17).

84848. Eighty-four thousand, eight hundred, and forty-eight 🟰

• Ku-gingu-mune na dzangu wa ku-ne-nhungu (84000+800+48).
• Maku-gidi-nhungu-mune, na madza-nhungu, na maku-mune-nhungu (80000+800+48).
• Makume-gidi-nhungu-mune na madzana-nhungu na makume-mune-nhungu (80000+800+48).

99999. Ninety-nine thousand, nine hundred, and ninety-nine 🟰

• Ku-gaye-nkaye na dzaye ra ku-kayela-nkaye (99000+900+99).
• Magi-nkaye-nkaye na madza-nkaye na maku-ye-nkaye (99000+900+99).
• Makume-nkaye-nkaye-gidi na nkaye wa madzana-nkaye na nkaye wa makume-nkaye (99000+900+99)

100000. One hundred thousand 🟰

• Dzankulu (100000).
• Gidzana (1000×100).
• Dzanankulu (100000).
• Dzana ra magidi (100000).
• Rigidela dzana (1000×100).

“Keep exploring, keep learning, and let the language guide you.“

Avuxeni. ⭕