How to count numbers in Somali

How to count numbers in Somali

Author: Khadar Osman June 28, 2021 Duration: 8:24
Numbers in Somali 1--->     kow            kow iyo toban                                             2--->     Laba 3 --->    Saddex 4 --->    Afar 5 --->    Shan 6--->     Lix 7--->     Todoba 8--->     Sideed 9 --->    Saqaal 10 --->  Toban 11---  Kow iyo taban 12--- Laba iyo toban 13---- saddex iyo toban 14----- afar iyo toban 15----- shan iyo toban 16---- lix iyo toban 17---- Todoba iyo Toban 18--- sideed iyo Toban 19---- sagaal iyo toban 20 Labaatan                         1000 kun 30 Sodon 40 Afartan 50 Konton 60 Lixdan 70 Todobaatan 80 sideetan 90 Saqaashan 100 boqol                           Northern Somalia (people count like this) Kow iyo taban 1 +10 Southern Somalia ( people count like this) 10 +1 Toban iyo kow

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