Ninety-nine in 574 languages

574 languages

The number 99 — chosen because it is where numeral systems stop agreeing: base ten against base twenty, tens-first against units-first, Danish half-scores, subtraction from a hundred, and numerals too opaque to decompose at all. Within base ten it splits again, on whether the decade is still nine times ten or has fossilised into a word of its own.

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Major languages

English

ninety-nine

/ˈnaɪnti ˈnaɪn/

3 readings of the same spelling

Chinese

九十九

/tɕjoʊ̯˨˩˦ ʂʐ̩˧˥ tɕjoʊ̯˨˩˦/

2 different spellings

九十九

/tɕjoʊ̯˨˩˦ ʂʐ̩˧˥ tɕjoʊ̯˨˩˦/

Mandarin Chinese

/tɕiəu˥˧ sɿ˨˩ tɕiəu˥˧/

Sichuan Mandarin Chengdu Mandarin

/kɐu˧˥ sɐp˨ kɐu˧˥/

Cantonese

/tɕiɤ˧˥ zəʔ˩˨ tɕiɤ˧˥/

Shanghai Wu

/tɕiɤɯ˨˩˦ ʂʅʔ˥˥ tɕiɤɯ˨˩˦/

Jianghuai Mandarin

/tɕiəu˥˧ səʔ˥˦ tɕiəu˥˧/

Jin

/kau˥˧ tsap˦ kau˥˧/

Taiwanese

/kiu˧˩ sɨp˥ kiu˧˩/

Hakka Chinese Taiwanese Hakka

/tɕiəu˦˩ sɹ̩˨˦ tɕiəu˦˩/

Xiang

/tɕiu˨˩˧ sɨt˨ tɕiu˨˩˧/

Gan

/tɕjoʊ̯˧˩˧ ʂʐ̩˧˥ tɕjoʊ̯˧˩˧/

Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan Mandarin

/kau˥˨ tsap˦ kau˥˨/

Teochew

/kau˧˧ sɛiʔ˥ kau˧˧/

Eastern Min

/kiu˨˩ si˥˦ kiu˨˩/

Northern Min

/tɕiou˨˩˧ ʂʅ˦˥ tɕiou˨˩˧/

Tianjin Mandarin

/tɕiou˦˨ sɿ˨˩˧ tɕiou˦˨/

Wuhan Mandarin

/tɕiou˥˧ ʂʅ˦˨ tɕiou˥˧/

Zhongyuan Mandarin Kaifeng Mandarin

/kau˥˥˦ tsap˨˦ kau˥˥˦/

Quanzhou Hokkien Philippine Hokkien

/tɕiʏ˥˩ zəʔ˧ tɕiʏ˥˩/

Suzhou Wu

/kɐu˧˧ ʃɐp˨ kɐu˧˧/

Pinghua

/kau˨˩˧ tap˧ kau˨˩˧/

Hainanese

/tɕiou˦˦˨ ʂɨ˥˧ tɕiou˦˦˨/

Lanyin Mandarin

/tɕiʏ˧˨˥ zəʔ˩˨ tɕiʏ˧˨˥/

Ningbo Wu

/tɕau˧˥ zai˨˩˧ tɕau˧˥/

Wenzhou Wu

/kiu˧˧ sip˨ kiu˧˧/

Taishanese

/kau˦˥˧ ɬɛʔ˦ kau˦˥˧/

Pu-Xian Min

/kau˦˦˥ tsap˦ kau˦˦˥/

Penang Hokkien

/tɕiəu˦˨ sɿ˨˩ tɕiəu˦˨/

Chongqing Mandarin

/kau˧˥ ʃɔk˧ kau˧˥/

Dongguan Yue

/tɕʏ˥˧ zəʔ˨ tɕʏ˥˧/

Hangzhou Wu

/tɕiɯ˨˦ ʂəʔ˦ tɕiɯ˨˦/

Hefei Mandarin

/tɕiu˧˧ ɕi˩˩˨ tɕiu˧˧/

Hengyang Xiang

/tɕiou˥˥ ʂʅ˦˨ tɕiou˥˥/

Jinan Mandarin

/tɕiu˥˧˥ ʑiəʔ˨˩˨ tɕiu˥˧˥/

Jinhua Wu

/tɕiəu˥˧ ʂʅ˧˩ tɕiəu˥˧/

Kunming Mandarin

/tɕiʌu˧˩˨ səʔ˨˧ tɕiʌu˧˩˨/

Lüliang Jin

/tɕiəu˨˩˨ ʂʅʔ˥ tɕiəu˨˩˨/

Nanjing Mandarin

/kɐu˧˥ ʃɐp˨ kɐu˧˥/

Nanning Yue

/kuw dʑip kuw/

Middle Chinese

/kɨw˧˩˧ tʰəp˨˩˨ kɨw˧˩˧/

Vietnamese Hán văn

/tɕiɤu˥˧ ʂɿ˨˦ tɕiɤu˥˧/

Xi'an Mandarin

/kau˥˧ tsap̚˦ kau˥˧/

Xiamen Hokkien

/kau˥˧ tsap̚˩˨˩ kau˥˧/

Zhangzhou Hokkien

/kɐu˨˩˧ sɐp˧ kɐu˨˩˧/

Zhongshan Yue

九十有九

/*[k]uʔ t.[ɡ]əp [ɢ]ʷəʔ-s [k]uʔ/

Old Chinese

Hindi

निन्यानवे

/ninjaːnəʋeː/

Bengali

নিরানব্বই

/niranobːoi/

Urdu

ننانوے

/nənaːnəʋeː/

Russian

девяносто девять

/dʲɪvʲɪˈnostə ˈdʲevʲɪtʲ/

Indonesian

sembilan puluh sembilan

/səmbilan puluh səmbilan/

Punjabi

ਨੜਿੰਨਵੇਂ

/nəɽɪnːʋẽː/

German

neunundneunzig

/ˈnɔʏnʊntˌnɔʏntsɪç/

3 readings of the same spelling

/ˈnɔʏnʊntˌnɔʏntsɪç/

German

/ˈnɔʏ̯nʊntˌnɔʏ̯ntsɪk/

Austrian German

/ˈnɔɪ̯nʊntˌnɔɪ̯ntsɪk/

Swiss Standard German

Persian

نود و نه

/næˈvæd o noh/

Swahili

tisini na tisa

/tiˈsini na ˈtisa/

Javanese

sangang puluh sanga

/saŋaŋ puluh sɔŋɔ/

Turkish

doksan dokuz

/dokˈsan doˈkuz/

Marathi

नव्याण्णव

/nəʋjaːɳːəʋ/

Telugu

తొంభై తొమ్మిది

/t̪ombʱai t̪omːidi/

Tagalog

siyamnapuʼt siyam

/ʃamnaˈput ʃam/

Tamil

தொண்ணூற்று ஒன்பது

/toɳɳuːtru onbad̪u/

East Asia (15)

Zhuang

九十九

/kou˥ ɕip̚˧ kou˥/

Hmong

cuaj caum cuaj

/cua˥˨ cau˨˩ˀ cua˥˨/

Bouyei

guc xib guc

/ku˥˧ ɕip˧˧ ku˥˧/

Yi

ꈬꊰꈬ

/ɡu˧˧ tsʰi˧˧ ɡu˧˧/

Akha

gʼoe tse gʼoe

/ɣø˨˩tsʰe˥ɣø˨˩/

Iu Mien

juov ziepc juov

/tɕuo˦ tsiep˨˩ tɕuo˦/

Manchu

ᡠᠶᡠᠨᠵᡠ ᡠᠶᡠᠨ

/ujundʒu ujun/

Mongolian

ᠶᠡᠷᠡ ᠶᠢᠰᠦ

/jere jisʉ/

2 different spellings

ᠶᠡᠷᠡ ᠶᠢᠰᠦ

/jere jisʉ/

Inner Mongolian

ерэн ес

/jeren jes/

Mongolian

Ivatan

sasiam aya poho kano sasiam

/sasiam aja poho kano sasiam/

Amis

siwa a poloʼ ira ko siwa

/siwa a poloʔ ira ko siwa/

Tsou

msiohʉ usio

/msiohɨ usio/

Puyuma

makaiwa zi iwaya

/makaiwa ʐi iwaja/

Tày

cẩu slíp cẩu

/kəw˨˩˧ ɬip̚˧˥ kəw˨˩˧/

Nùng

cảu slíp cảu

/kaw˨˩˧ ɬip˧˥ kaw˨˩˧/

Southeast Asia (51)

Khmer

កៅសិបប្រាំបួន

/kawsəp praːmɓuən/

Meitei

ꯃꯔꯤꯐꯨꯇꯔꯥꯃꯥꯄꯟ

/məripʰutəraːmaːpən/

Mizo

sawmkua leh pakua

/sɔmkua leʔ pakua/

Zeme Naga

riaksekui ze sekui

/riaksekui ze sekui/

Sundanese

salapan puluh salapan

/salapan puluh salapan/

Madurese

sangang polo sangaʼ

/saŋaŋ pɔlɔ saŋaʔ/

Minangkabau

sambilan puluah sambilan

/sambilan puluah sambilan/

Buginese

aséra pulona aséra

/asera pulona asera/

Acehnese

sikureueng ploh sikureueng

/sikuɾɯəŋ plɔh sikuɾɯəŋ/

Banjar

sambilan puluh sambilan

/sambilan puluh sambilan/

Balinese

sangang dasa sia

/saŋaŋ dasa sia/

Sasak

siwaq pulu siwaq

/siwaʔ pulu siwaʔ/

Makassarese

salapampulo assalapang

/salapampulo asːalapaŋ/

Ambon Malay

sambilang pulu sambilang

/sambilaŋ pulu sambilaŋ/

Lampung

siwa puluh siwa

/siwa puluh siwa/

Ngaju

jalatien puluh jalatien

/dʒalatien puluh dʒalatien/

Atoni

boʼsio am sio

/boʔsio am sio/

Lao

ເກົ້າສິບເກົ້າ

/kaːw˥˨ sip˧˥ kaːw˥˨/

Malay

sembilan puluh sembilan

/səmbilan puluh səmbilan/

Iban

semilan puluh semilan

/səmilan puluh səmilan/

Burmese

ကိုးဆယ့်ကိုး

/kó sʰɛ̰ kó/

Shan

ၵဝ်ႈသိပ်းၵဝ်ႈ

/kaw˧˨ sip˥ kaw˧˨/

Rakhine

ကိုးဆယ့်ကိုး

/kó sʰḛ kó/

Wa

tixdim dim

/tiʔdim dim/

Sgaw Karen

ခွံဆံခွံ

/kʰwi sʰi kʰwi/

Jingpo

jahku shi jahku

/dʒəkʰu˧˩ ʃi˧ dʒəkʰu˧˩/

Cebuano

nobentay nuybe

/noˈbɛntaj ˈnujbe/

Ilocano

siam a pulo ket siam

/siˈam a ˈpulo ket siˈam/

Kapampangan

siam apuluʼt siam

/siˈam ʔaˈpulut siˈam/

Waray

kasiyaman kag siyam

/kasijaˈman kaɡ siˈjam/

Pangasinan

siamaplo tan siam

/siamaˈplo tan siˈam/

Tausug

kasiyaman tagsiyam

/kasijaman taɡsijam/

Chavacano

noventa y nueve

/noˈbenta i ˈnwebe/

Thai

เก้าสิบเก้า

/kaːw˥˩ sip˨˩ kaːw˥˩/

said the same in 3 places

/kaːw˥˩ sip˨˩ kaːw˥˩/

Thai Northern Thai Southern Thai

Isan

เก้าสิบเก้า

/kaːw˥˩ sip˨˩ kaːw˥˩/

Tetum

sia-nulu resin sia

/sia-nulu resin sia/

Bahnar

tơsĭn-jĭt tơsĭn

/təsin ɟit təsin/

South Asia (40)

Pashto

نه نوي

/nəh nəˈwi/

Dari

نود و نه

/nawad u no/

Rangpuri

নিরানব্বই

/niranɔbːoi/

Sylheti

নিরান্নব্বই

/niranːɔbːoi/

Dzongkha

དགུ་བཅུ་གོ་དགུ

/ɡu tɕu ɡo ɡu/

Tibetan

དགུ་བཅུ་གོ་དགུ

/ku˥tɕu˥ ko˥ ku˥/

Gujarati

નવ્વાણું

/nəʋːaːɳũ/

Bhojpuri

निनानबे

/ninaːnbe/

Kannada

ತೊಂಬತ್ತೊಂಬತ್ತು

/tombatːombatːu/

Maithili

निनान्नबे

/ninaːnːəbe/

Malayalam

തൊണ്ണൂറ്റൊമ്പത്

/t̪oɳːuːtːombad̪ɨ/

Odia

ଅନେଶତ

/ɔneʃɔtɔ/

Awadhi

निन्नानबे

/ninːaːnbe/

Marwari

निनांणू

/ninãːɳuː/

Magahi

निनानवे

/ninaːnʋe/

Assamese

নিৰানব্বৈ

/niɹanɔbːɔi/

Haryanvi

निन्यानवे

/nɪnjaːnʋeː/

Santali

ᱟᱨᱮ ᱜᱮᱞ ᱟᱨᱮ

/are ɡel are/

Kashmiri

نَمہٕ نَمَتھ

/namɨ namatʰ/

Bagri

निन्याणवै

/ninjaːɳʋɛ/

Garhwali

निन्याणबे

/ninjaːɳbe/

Kurukh

नायदोय नाय

/naːjdoj naːj/

Tulu

ಸೊನ್ಪತ್ತೊರ್ಂಬ

/sonpattormba/

Khasi

khyndaiphew khyndai

/kʰɨndaːjpʰew kʰɨndaːj/

Kangri

नड़ीनूयें

/nəɽiːnuːjẽ/

Kodava

ತೊಂಬತೊಯಿಂಬದ್

/tombatojimbadɨ/

Dhivehi

ނުވަދިހަ ނުވަ

/nuvadiha nuva/

Nepali

उनान्सय

/unaːnsʌj/

Tharu

निन्यानवे

/ninjaːnəʋe/

Newari

गुइगु

/ɡuiɡu/

Dotyali

उनान्सय

/unaːnsəj/

Sindhi

نوانوي

/nəʋaːnəʋeː/

Saraiki

نڑانوے

/nəɽaːnʋeː/

Brahui

نود و نه

/navad o noh/

Sinhala

අනූ නවය

/anuː naʋəjə/

Middle East & Central Asia (40)

Armenian

իննսունինը

/innəsuˈninə/

Uyghur

توقسان توققۇز

/toqsan toqˈquz/

Tigrinya

ተስዓን ትሽዓተን

/təsʕan tɨʃʕatən/

Afar

sagla taban kee sagaal

/saɡla taban keː saɡaːl/

Georgian

ოთხმოცდაცხრამეტი

/otʰxmotsdatsxɾametʰi/

Lurish

نود و نه

/nʌwʌd o no/

Gilaki

نود و نه

/nəvəd o no/

Hebrew

תשעים ותשע

/tiʃˈʔim veˈteʃa/

Kazakh

тоқсан тоғыз

/toqˈsan toˈʁəz/

Kyrgyz

токсон тогуз

/tokson toˈɡuz/

Chechen

дезткъе итт исс

/destqʼe itː isː/

Kabardian

бгъущӏрэ бгъурэ

/bʁʷəɕʼra bʁʷəra/

Avar

ункъоялда анцӏила ичӏго

/unqʼojalda antsʼila itʃʼɡo/

Lezgian

кьудкъанни цӏекӏуьд

/qʼudqːanːi tsʼekʼyd/

Adyghe

тӏокӏиплӏырэ пшӏыкӏубгъурэ

/tʷʼatʃʼipɬʼəra pʃʼəkʷʼəbʁʷəra/

Ossetian

нудӕс ӕмӕ цыппарыссӕдз

/nudæs æmæ tsɨpparɨssædz/

Kumyk

токъсан тогъуз

/toqsan toʁuz/

Tabasaran

урчӏвцӏурна урчӏвуб

/urtʃʼvtsʼurna urtʃʼʷub/

Nogai

токсан тогыз

/toqsan toʁɯz/

Beja

ashshadhig tamuunwa ashshadhig

/aʃːaɖiɡ tamuːnwa aʃːaɖiɡ/

Tajik

наваду нӯҳ

/navadu nʉh/

Turkmen

togsan dokuz

/toʁˈsɑn doˈkuz/

Zaza

neway u new

/nɛwaj u nɛw/

Uzbek

toʻqson toʻqqiz

/toqˈsɒn toqˈqiz/

Europe (71)

Albanian

nëntëdhjetë e nëntë

/nəntəˈðjetə e ˈnəntə/

Gheg Albanian

nantëdhjetë e nantë

/nantəˈðjɛtə ɛ ˈnantə/

Kabyle

tesɛa u tesɛin

/təsʕa u təsʕin/

Belarusian

дзевяноста дзевяць

/dzʲevʲaˈnosta ˈdzʲevʲatsʲ/

Bosnian

devedeset devet

/dɛʋɛˈdɛsɛt ˈdɛʋɛt/

Bulgarian

деветдесет и девет

/dɛvɛddɛˈsɛt i ˈdɛvɛt/

Croatian

devedeset devet

/dɛʋɛˈdɛsɛt ˈdɛʋɛt/

Czech

devadesát devět

/ˈdɛvadɛsaːt ˈdɛvjɛt/

Danish

nioghalvfems

/ˈniɔhalˀfɛms/

Estonian

üheksakümmend üheksa

/yheksɑkymːend yheksɑ/

Romani

enjavardeš thaj enja

/enjavardɛʃ tʰaj enja/

Faroese

níggju og níti

/nʊdʒːʊ ɔ nʊitɪ/

Finnish

yhdeksänkymmentäyhdeksän

/ˈyhdeksænˌkymmentæˌyhdeksæn/

Occitan

nonanta-nòu

/nuˈnantɔ ˈnɔw/

Breton

naontek ha pevar-ugent

/nãwntek a pewaɾˈyːɡɛn/

Low German

negenunnegentig

/ˈneːɡn̩ʊnˌneːɡn̩tɪç/

Greek

ενενήντα εννέα

/eneˈninda eˈnea/

Aromanian

noauãdzãts shi noauã

/noawədzəts ʃi noawə/

Hungarian

kilencvenkilenc

/ˈkilɛntsvɛnˌkilɛnts/

Icelandic

níutíu og níu

/ˈniːʏtʰiːʏ ɔɣ ˈniːʏ/

Irish

nócha a naoi

/ˈn̪ˠoːxə ə ˈn̪ˠiː/

Manx

kiare feed as nuy-jeig

/kʲeːr fiːdʲ as nei dʒeɡ/

Lombard

novanta-neuv

/nuˈvanta ˈnøf/

Latvian

deviņdesmit deviņi

/ˈdeviɲdesmit ˈdeviɲi/

Lithuanian

devyniasdešimt devyni

/dʲɛvʲɪnʲɛsˈdʲɛʃʲɪmt dʲɛˈvʲɪnʲi/

Gagauz

doksan dokuz

/doksan dokuz/

Dutch

negenennegentig

/ˈneːɣənənˌneːɣəntəx/

said the same in 2 places

/ˈneːɣənənˌneːɣəntəx/

Dutch Belgian Dutch

Macedonian

деведесет и девет

/dɛˈvɛdɛsɛt i ˈdɛvɛt/

Polish

dziewięćdziesiąt dziewięć

/dʑɛvʲɛɲˈdʑɛɕɔnt ˈdʑɛvʲɛɲtɕ/

Mirandese

nobenta i nuobe

/nuˈβẽtɐ i ˈnwoβɨ/

Romanian

nouăzeci și nouă

/nowəˈzetʃʲ ʃi ˈnowə/

Vlax Romani

enjavardeš thaj enja

/enjavardeʃ tʰaj enja/

Tatar

туксан тугыз

/tuksan tuˈɣɯz/

Bashkir

туҡһан туғыҙ

/tuqhan tuˈɣɯð/

Chuvash

тӑхӑрвуннӑ тӑхӑр

/təxərʋunːə ˈtəxər/

Udmurt

укмыстон укмыс

/ukmɨston ukmɨs/

Moksha

вейхксогемонь вейхксые

/vʲejxksoɡʲemonʲ vʲejxksɨje/

Komi-Zyrian

ӧкмысдас ӧкмыс

/ɘkmɨsdas ɘkmɨs/

Erzya

вейксэньгемень вейксэ

/vʲejksenʲɡʲemenʲ vʲejkse/

Kalmyk

йирн йисн

/jirn̩ jisn/

Hill Mari

ӹндекшлу ӹндекш

/əndekʃlu əndekʃ/

Serbian

деведесет девет

/dɛʋɛˈdɛsɛt ˈdɛʋɛt/

Slovak

deväťdesiat deväť

/ˈdɛvɛcdɛsɪat ˈdɛvɛc/

Slovenian

devetindevetdeset

/dɛˈʋeːtindɛˈʋeːddɛsɛt/

Catalan

noranta-nou

/nuˈɾantə ˈnɔw/

2 readings of the same spelling

/nuˈɾantə ˈnɔw/

Catalan

/noˈɾanta ˈnɔw/

Valencian

Galician

noventa e nove

/noˈβɛnta e ˈnoβe/

Basque

laurogeita hemeretzi

/lauɾoɣeita emeɾetsi/

Asturian

noventa y nueve

/noˈβenta i ˈnweβe/

Swedish

nittionio

/ˈnɪtːiuˌniːu/

Ukrainian

дев'яносто дев'ять

/dewjɐˈnɔstɔ ˈdɛwjɐtʲ/

Welsh

naw deg naw

/nau dɛɡ nau/

Scottish Gaelic

naoi-deug agus ceithir-fichead

/n̪ˠɯːi tʲiək akəs kʲehɪɾʲ fiçət/

Cornish

nownsek ha peswar ugens

/naʊnzɛk ha ˈpɛzwar ˈɪɡənz/

Africa (115)

Fula

cappanɗe jeenay e jeenay

/tʃapːanɗe dʒeːnaj e dʒeːnaj/

Umbundu

akwi ecea lecea

/akwi etʃea letʃea/

Kimbundu

makuinhi ivua ni ivua

/makwiɲi ivwa ni ivwa/

Fon

kanwe afɔtɔn-nukún-ɛnɛ

/kãwe afɔtɔ̃-nukṹ-ɛnɛ/

Tswana

masome a robongwe robongwe

/masome a roboŋwe roboŋwe/

Dyula

bikɔnɔntɔn ni kɔnɔntɔn

/bikɔnɔntɔn ni kɔnɔntɔn/

Mooré

pis-wɛ la a wɛ

/piswɛ la a wɛ/

Kirundi

mirongo icenda nʼicenda

/miɾoŋɡo itʃenda nitʃenda/

Bulu

mewôm ébul a ébul

/mewɔm ebul a ebul/

Hdi

təmbay mbsak təmbay mida

/təmbaj mbsak təmbaj mida/

Sango

balegumbaya na gumbaya

/baleɡumbaja na ɡumbaja/

Baoulé

ablangwlan-nin-ngwlan

/ablaŋɡʷlã nĩ ŋɡʷlã/

Lingala

tuku libwa na libwa

/tuku libwa na libwa/

Kikongo

makumi ivwa na ivwa

/makumi ivwa na ivwa/

Luba-Kasai

makumi tshitema ne tshitema

/makumi tʃitema ne tʃitema/

Tetela

akumi divwa la divwa

/akumi divwa la divwa/

Mongo

ntuku ibwa la ibwa

/ntuku ibwa la ibwa/

Swazi

emashumi layimfica nemfica

/emaʃumi lajimfiǀa nemfiǀa/

Oromo

sagaltamii sagal

/saɡaltamiː saɡal/

Amharic

ዘጠና ዘጠኝ

/zətʼəna zətʼəɲː/

Sidamo

honsayina honse

/honsajina honse/

Wolaytta

uddufun tammanne uddufuna

/udːufun tamːanːe udːufuna/

Gedeo

sallane tommenna sallane

/salːane tomːenːa salːane/

Daasanach

tomon saal a saal

/tomon saːl a saːl/

Akan

aduɔkron akron

/aduɔkrõ akrõ/

Ewe

blaasiekɛ vɔ asiekɛ

/blaasiekɛ vɔ asiekɛ/

Adangme

nyingmi nɛɛ kɛ nɛɛ

/ɲiŋ͡mi nɛː kɛ nɛː/

Ga

nyɔŋmai nɛɛhu kɛ nɛɛhu

/ɲɔŋmai nɛːhu kɛ nɛːhu/

Nzima

abulahɔnla nee ngɔnla

/abulahɔ̃lã neː ŋɡɔ̃lã/

Susu

tongo solomanaani nun solomanaani

/toŋɡo solomanaːni nun solomanaːni/

Kikuyu

mĩrongo kenda na kenda

/meɾɔŋɡɔ kɛnda na kɛnda/

Luhya

amakhumi tisa na tisa

/amaxumi tisa na tisa/

Kalenjin

tamanwogik sogol ak sogol

/tamanwoɡik soɡol ak soɡol/

Kamba

mĩongo kenda na kenda

/mioŋɡo kenda na kenda/

Luo

piero ochiko gochiko

/piero otʃiko ɡotʃiko/

Meru

mĩrongo kenda na kenda

/meɾɔŋɡɔ kɛnda na kɛnda/

Maasai

ntomoni naaudo o naaudo

/ntomoni naːudo o naːudo/

Bukusu

kamakhumi tisa na tisa

/kamaxumi tisa na tisa/

Samburu

ntomoni saal o saal

/ntomoni saːl o saːl/

Sesotho

mashome a robong a metso e robong

/maʃome a ʀoboŋ a metso e ʀoboŋ/

Bassa

kpáɖá-nyɔ hĩinyɛ ɓaɖa-bùè sè mɛ̀nɛ̌ìn-hĩinyɛ

/kpáɖáɲɔ hĩːɲɛ ɓaɖabùè sè mɛ̀nɛ̌ìnhĩːɲɛ/

Malagasy

sivy amby sivifolo

/sivʲ ambʲ siviˈfulu/

Chewa

makumi asanu ndi anayi mphambu zisanu ndi zinayi

/makumi asanu ndi anaji mpʰambu zisanu ndi zinaji/

Tumbuka

makhumi ghankhonde na ghanayi na vinkhonde na vinayi

/makʰumi ɣaŋkʰonde na ɣanaji na viŋkʰonde na vinaji/

Bambara

bikɔnɔntɔn ni kɔnɔntɔn

/bikɔnɔntɔn ni kɔnɔntɔn/

Soninke

tankabe do kabu

/tãkabe do kabu/

Senoufo Supyire

beecyɛɛre ná kɛ ná baacyɛɛre

/beːtʃɛːre na kɛ na baːtʃɛːre/

Maltese

disgħa u disgħin

/ˈdɪsa w dɪˈsɛjn/

Tarifit

ⵜⵙⵄⴰ ⵓ ⵜⵙⵄⵉⵏ

/təsʕa u təsʕin/

Makhuwa

miloko mithanu na mixexe ni thanu na xexe

/miloko mitʰanu na miʃeʃe ni tʰanu na ʃeʃe/

Yao

makumi nsano ni ncece kwisa nsano ni ncece

/makumi nsano ni ntʃetʃe kwisa nsano ni ntʃetʃe/

Ndau

makumi mapfumbamwe nepfumbamwe

/makumi mapfumbamwe nepfumbamwe/

Sena

makumapfemba na mapfemba

/makumapfemba na mapfemba/

Ndonga

omilongo omugoyi nomugoyi

/omiloŋɡo omuɡoji nomuɡoji/

Kuanyama

omilongo omugoi nomugoi

/omiloŋɡo oŋŋɡoi noŋŋɡoi/

Nama

khoesedisikhoeseǀa

/kʰoesedisikʰoeseǀa/

Herero

omirongo muvyu na muvyu

/omiroŋɡo muvju na muvju/

Zarma

wayyegga cindi yegga

/wajːeɡːa tʃindi jeɡːa/

Hausa

casaʼin da tara

/tʃasaʔin da tara/

Yoruba

ọ̀kàndínlọ́gọ́rùn-ún

/ɔ̀kãdĩ́lɔ́ɡɔ́ɾṹṹ/

Igbo

iri itoolu na itoolu

/iɾi itoːlu na itoːlu/

Kanuri

filəgar ləgar

/filəɡar ləɡar/

Tiv

akunduanyiingber kar utaankarunyiin

/akunduaɲiːɡber kar utaːnkaruɲiː/

Ibibio

anaŋ ye duop ye usukeed

/anaŋ je duop je usukeːd/

Efik

anaŋ ye efurenaŋ

/anaŋ je efurenaŋ/

Kinyarwanda

mirongo cyenda nʼicyenda

/miɾoŋɡo tʃenda nitʃenda/

Wolof

juróom-ñeenti fukk ak juróom-ñeent

/dʒuˈroːmɲeːnti fukː ak dʒuˈroːmɲeːnt/

Mandinka

taŋ kononto niŋ kononto

/taŋ kononto niŋ kononto/

Krio

naynti-nayn

/nainti nain/

Somali

sagaal iyo sagaashan

/saˈɡaːl ijo saɡaːˈʃan/

Zulu

amashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesishiyagalolunye

/amaʃumi ajisiʃijaɡaloˈluɲe nesiʃijaɡaloˈluɲe/

Xhosa

amashumi asithoba anesithoba

/amaʃumi asitʰɔɓa anesitʰɔɓa/

Tsonga

makume nkaye nkaye

/makume ŋkaje ŋkaje/

Afrikaans

nege-en-negentig

/ˈnɪəxə ən ˈnɪəxəntəx/

Northern Sotho

masome a senyane le senyane

/masome a seɲane le seɲane/

Dinka

thiärdhoŋuan ku dhoŋuan

/t̪iard̪oŋuan ku d̪oŋuan/

Nuer

jiɛn bäŋuan wi̱cdɛ bäŋuan

/ɟiɛn bʌŋwan wicdɛ bʌŋwan/

Bari

merya buŋwan wot buŋwan

/mɛrja bʊŋwan wɔt bʊŋwan/

Sukuma

makumi kenda na kenda

/makʊmi kenda na kenda/

Makonde

tisini na tisa

/tisini na tisa/

Nyamwezi

makumi kenda na kenda

/makumi kenda na kenda/

Shambala

milongo kenda na kenda

/miloŋɡo keːnda na keːnda/

Nyaturu

makumi kenda na kenda

/makumi kenda na kenda/

Asu

makumi kenda na kenda

/makumi kenda na kenda/

Machame

makumi kyeenda na kyeenda

/makumi kjeːnda na kjeːnda/

Rwa

makumi kyeenda na kyeenda

/makumi kjeːnda na kjeːnda/

Sangu

mashumi gonja ni gonja

/maʃumi ɡonja ni ɡonja/

Luganda

kyenda mu mwenda

/tʃenda mu mwenda/

Soga

kyenda na mwenda

/kjenda na mwenda/

Masaaba

kamakhumi syeenda na syeenda

/kamakʰumi sjeːnda na sjeːnda/

Runyankole

makumi mwenda na mwenda

/makumi mwenda na mwenda/

Chiga

makumi mwenda na mwenda

/makumi mwenda na mwenda/

Lango

pyeraboŋwen wie aboŋwen

/pjeraboŋwɛn wie aboŋwɛn/

Ateso

akaisakany kaungon ka ikanykawongon

/akaisakaɲ kauŋon ka ikaɲkawoŋon/

Acholi

pyere abongwen wiye abongwen

/pjere aboŋwɛn wije aboŋwɛn/

Nyoro

kyenda na mwenda

/tʃenda na mwenda/

Bemba

amakumi pabula na pabula

/amakumi pabula na pabula/

Luvale

makumi atanu naawana navatanu navawana

/makumi atanu naːwana navatanu navawana/

Kaonde

makumi atanu na ana ne itanu na ina

/makumi atanu na ana ne itanu na ina/

Lunda

makumi atanu nawana natanu nawana

/makumi atanu nawana natanu nawana/

Shona

makumi mapfumbamwe nepfumbamwe

/makumi mapfumbamwe nepfumbamwe/

Manyika

makumi mapfumbamwe namapfumbamwe

/makumi mapfumbamwe namapfumbamwe/

Northern Ndebele

amatshumi aficamunwemunye lesificamunwemunye

/amatʃumi afiǀamunwemunje lesifiǀamunwemunje/

North America (19)

Garifuna

gádürü-wein-díisi-néfu

/ɡadɨɾɨ wein diːsi nefu/

Atikamekw

cakitato mitana acitc cakitato

/ʃakitato mitana aʃitʃ ʃakitato/

Kʼicheʼ

junmuchʼ bʼelej lajuj

/xunmutʃʼ ɓelex laxux/

Ixil

bʼelelaval toʼkʼal

/ɓelelaʋal toʔkʼal/

Poqomchi'

belejlaj roʼkʼahl

/belexlax roʔkʼahl/

Aguacateco

jun mutxʼ tu belujlaj

/hun muʈʂʼ tu beluhlah/

Uspanteko

junmuchʼ bʼelejlajuj

/hunmutʃʼ ɓelexlaxux/

Plautdietsch

näajen-un-näajentich

/ˈnɛːajənʊnˌnɛːajəntɪç/

Guerrero Nahuatl

napoajli huan majtlactli huan chicnahui

/napoahli wan mahtɬaktɬi wan tʃiknawi/

Tojolabal

chan tajbʼe sok bʼalun lajune

/tʃan tahɓe sok ɓalun lahune/

Wixarika

nauka tewiyari heimana tamamata heimana ʼatanauka

/nauka tewijari heimana tamamata heimana ʔatanauka/

Navajo

náhástʼédiindóó baʼaan náhástʼéí

/náhástʼétiːntóː paʔaːn náhástʼéí/

Choctaw

pokoli chakkali akocha chakkali

/pokoli tʃakːali akotʃa tʃakːali/

Latin America (22)

Aymara

llätunka tunka llätunkani

/ʎaːtunka tunka ʎaːtunkani/

Rapanui

iva ʻahuru mā iva

/iva ʔahuɾu maː iva/

Páez

nowenta y nwewe

/nowenta i nwewe/

Bribri

dabom su̱li̱yök ki̱ su̱li̱tu

/dabom sũlĩjøk kĩ sũlĩtu/

Ngäbere

gre ketabkä bti krä jätäbti krä ökän

/ɡɾe ketabkæ bti kɾæ hætæbti kɾæ ɤkæn/

Guaraní

porundypa porundy

/poɾudɨpa poɾudɨ/

Quechua

isqun chunka isqunniyuq

/isqun tʃunka isqunnijuq/

Cusco Quechua

isqun chunka isqunniyuq

/ˈisqun ˈtʃunka isqunniˈjuq/

Aukan

neigintenti a neigin

/nɛiɡintenti a nɛiɡin/

Saramaccan

nëigiteni-ku-nëigi

/nɛiɡiteni ku nɛiɡi/

Oceania & the Pacific (18)

Fijian

ciwasagavulu ka ciwa

/ðiwasaŋavulu ka ðiwa/

Yapese

mereb i ragag nge mereb

/meːreːb iː raɡaːɡ ŋeː meːreːb/

Māori

iwa tekau mā iwa

/iwa tekau maː iwa/

Tok Pisin

nainpela ten nain

/nainpela ten nain/

Samoan

ivasefulu ma le iva

/ivasefulu ma le iva/

Pijin

naenti-naen

/naenti naen/

Tongan

hivangofulu mā hiva

/hivaŋofulu maː hiva/

Hawaiian

kanaiwakumamāiwa

/kanaiwakumamaːiwa/

Wallisian

hivagofulu ma hiva

/hivaŋofulu ma hiva/

Siberia & North Asia (6)

Sakha

тоҕус уон тоҕус

/toʁus uon toʁus/

Tuvan

тозан тос

/tozan tos/

Buryat

ерэн юһэн

/jeren juhen/

Altai

тогузон тогус

/toɣuˈzon toˈɣus/

Khakas

тоғызон тоғыс

/toɣɯzon toɣɯs/

Khanty

йӑрсот йӑрәтйаӈ

/jărsot jărətjaŋ/

Ancient & historical (24)

Sumerian

31–21cBCE

𒐕𒌍𒑆

/ŋeʃ uʃu ilimːu/

Sanskrit

15cBCE–21cCE

नवनवति

/nɐʋɐnɐʋɐti/

Ancient Greek

8cBCE–6cCE

ἐνενήκοντα ἐννέα

/enenɛ́ːkonta ennéa/

Latin

7cBCE–6cCE

ūndēcentum

/uːndeːˈkentum/

Coptic

3–17c

ⲡⲥⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩⲯⲓⲥ

/pstaiupsis/

Old English

5–12c

nigon and hundnigontig

/ˈniɣon and hundˈniɣontiɣ/

Classical Tibetan

7–11c

དགུ་བཅུ་གོ་དགུ

/dɡu btɕu ɡo dɡu/

Old Japanese

7–8c

ここのそあまりここのつ

/kəkənəsə amari kəkənətu/

Old Turkic

7–13c

𐱃𐰸𐰆𐰕 𐰆𐰣 𐱃𐰸𐰆𐰕

/toquz on toquz/

Old Norse

8–14c

níu ok níu tigir

/niːu ɔk niːu ˈtiɣir/

Old Church Slavonic

9–11c

девѧть десѧтъ и девѧть

/devɛ̃tĭ desɛ̃tŭ i devɛ̃tĭ/

Old French

9–14c

nonante et nuef

/noˈnantə e ˈnwɛf/

Classical Nahuatl

16–17c

nāppōhualli oncaxtōlli onnāhui

/naːpːoːˈwalːi onkaʃˈtoːlːi onˈnaːwi/

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