Ku hlaya tinhlayo hi Xitsonga, ka fana na tindzimi to tala ta la Afrika, ku tirha tintiho, ngopfu ku suka eka rintiho ra Rikotse ra xandla xa ximatsi.
1-5
1 – N’we
2 – Mbirhi
3 – Nharhu
4 – Mune
5 – Ntlhanu
Ku suka ka 1 ku ya eka 3, loko hi hlaya swilo, handle ko hlaya tinhlayo, hi tirhisa Xirhangi xa Ntlawa wa Riviti rero. Tinhlayo hi toxe, ti hava swirhangi; xikombiso:
1 – Homu Yin’we/ Munhu Un’we/ Ribye Rin’we.
2 – Tihomu TImbirhi/ Vanhu Vambirhi/ Maribye Mambirhi.
3 – Tihomu Tinharhu/ Vanhu Vanharhu/ Maribye Manharhu.
6-10
6 – Ntsevu: Swi vula ku “tsevula”, ku suka eka xandla xin’we ku ya eka lexin’wani.
7 – Nkombo: Swi vula ku tirhisa rintiho leriya ro komba.
8 – Nhungu: Rito leri, ri vula minseve ya xihadyana lexiya hi nge i Nungu, na hangalakelo ra yona.
9 – Nkaye: Swi vula ku, ku kayela rintiho rin’we ku hi ya tata xandla.
10 – Khume: Ku fika emakumu/ Khumu i Rifumu/ Ku eneta.
11-100
11 – Khume n’we
20 – Makume mbirhi
30 – Makume nharhu
40 – Makume mune
50 – Makume ntlhanu
60 – Makume ntsevu
70 – Makume nkombo
80 – Makume nhungu
90 – Makume nkaye
100 – Dzana
110 – 1000
110 – Dzana-khume
119 – Dzana-khume-nkaye
150 – Dzana-makume-ntlhanu
199 – Dzana-Makume-nkaye-nkaye
200 – Madzama mambirhi
300 – Madzana manharhu
400 – Madzana-mune/ Mune wa madzana
500 – Madzana-ntlhanu/ Ntlhanu wa madzana
900 – Madzana-nkaye/ Nkaye wa Madzana
999 – Madzana-nkaye makume-nkaye-nkaye
1000 – Gidi
1001 – 1999
1001 – Gidi na n’we
1099 – Gidi makume-nkaye-nkaye
1100 – Gidi-dzana
1200 – Gidi-madzana-mbirhi
1498 – Gidi-madzana-mune makume-nkaye-nhungu
1500 – Gidi madzana-ntlhanu
1652 – Gidi madzana ntsevu makume ntlhanu mbirhi
1700 – Gidi madzana-nkombo
1820 – Gidi madzana nhungu makume mbirhi
1885 – Gidi madzana nhungu makume nhungu ntlhanu
1895 – Gidi madzana nhungu makume nkaye ntlhanu
1900 – Gidi madzana nkaye
1904 – Gidi Madzana nkaye mune
1914 – Gidi madzana nkaye khume mune
1965 – Gidi madzana nkaye makume ntsevu ntlhanu
1990 – Gidi madzana nkaye makume nkaye
1999 – Gidi madzana nkaye makume nkaye nkaye
2000 – 10000
2000 – Magidi mbirhi
2001 – Magidi mbirhi n’we
2010 – Magidi mbirhi khume
3000 – Magidi nharhu
9000 Magidi nkaye
9999 – Magidi nkaye madzana nkaye makume nkaye nkaye
10 000 – Khume ra magidi
100 000 to 1 Billion
100 000 – Dzana ra magidi
1 000 000 – Gidi ra magidi
10 000 000 – Khume ra Gidi ra Magidi
100 000 000 – Dzana ra Gidi ra magidi
500 000 000 – Madzana-ntlhanu ya Gidi ra magidi
1 000 000 000 – Gidi-nkulu
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