Hausa
Counting
Counting in Hausa follows a pattern that makes it quite easy to learn. Once you learn 1-9 and base numbers, you can essentially count to infinity!
Counting 1-10:
| One | Daya |
| Two | Biyu |
| Three | Uku |
| Four | Hudu |
| Five | Biyar |
| Six | Shidda |
| Seven | Bakwai |
| Eight | Takwas |
| Nine | Tara |
| Ten | Goma |
Counting 10-20
| Ten | Goma |
| Eleven | Goma Sha Daya |
| Twelve | Goma Sha Biyu |
| Thirteen | Goma Sha Uku |
| Fourteen | Goma Sha Hudu |
| Fifteen | Goma Sha Biyar |
| Sixteen | Goma Sha Shidda |
| Seventeen | Goma Sha Bakwai |
| Eighteen | Goma Sha Takwas |
| Nineteen | Goma Sha Tara |
| Twenty | Ashirin |
Counting 20-30
| Twenty | Ashirin |
| Twenty-one | Ashirin da Daya |
| Twenty-two | Ashirin da Biyu |
| Twenty-three | Ashirin da Uku |
| Twenty-four | Ashirin da Hudu |
| Twenty-five | Ashirin da Biyar |
| Twenty-six | Ashirin da Shidda |
| Twenty-seven | Ashirin da Bakwai |
| Twenty-eight | Ashirin da Takwas |
| Twenty-nine | Ashirin da Tara |
| Thirty | Talatin |
Counting 30+
For numbers in the thirties and beyond, you follow the same structure as 20-30:
Base number (30, 40, 50, etc.) + da + secondary number (1-9)
So all that is left to learn are the base numbers. Here they are for 10-100:
| Ten | Goma |
| Twenty | Ashirin |
| Thirty | Talatin |
| Forty | Arbain |
| Fifty | Hamsin |
| Sixty | Sittin |
| Seventy | Sabain |
| Eighty | Tamanin |
| Ninety | Tasani |
| One-hundred | Dari |
Now you try!
