Units (0–9)

Memorize the nine base words. Everything else is built from these.

Ten & teens (10–19)

Ten is zomi. For 11–19, say zomi na <unit>.

12 = zomi na mibale · 17 = zomi na nsambo

Tens (20–99)

Multiples of ten use ntuku <count>. Compounds add na <unit>.

20 = ntuku mibale · 47 = ntuku minei na nsambo · 99 = ntuku libwa na libwa

Hundreds (100–999)

100 alone is bare nkama. Otherwise nkama <count>, plus na <rest> for remainders. When h=1 and there's a remainder, you must say nkama moko.

100 = nkama · 247 = nkama mibale na ntuku minei na nsambo · 105 = nkama moko na mitano

Thousands (1,000–999,999)

1000 alone is bare nkoto. Otherwise nkoto <count>, plus na <rest> for remainders.

1000 = nkoto · 1200 = nkoto moko na nkama mibale · 5000 = nkoto mitano

Millions (1,000,000+)

Three structural blocks separated by commas, not na: million <count>, then nkoto <count>, then under-1000. Inside each block, na joins parts.

1,000,000 = million moko
1,123,456 = million moko, nkoto nkama moko na ntuku mibale na misato, na nkama minei na ntuku mitano na motoba