Number (Namba)

In this section you will learn about numbers in Ma'di ti. Click on a section below to explore different number ranges.

1-10

English Ma'di
One Alu
Two Eri
Three Ina (na)
Four Isu (su)
Five Tou
Six Azia
Seven Tuderi
Eight Aro
Nine Dricalu
Ten Mudri

Counting by 10s

The word for 10 in Ma'di ti is mudri.

To say 10, 20 , 30 , 40 etc. you use mudri (10) as the base with the multiplier number. For example, the word for 2 is eri so 20 will be mudri eri.

Number Madi Explanation
10 Mudri Base 10
20 Mudri eri Eri = 2
30 Mudri na Na = 3
40 Mudri su Su = 4
50 Mudri tou Tou = 5
60 Mudri azia Azia = 6
70 Mudri tuderi Tuderi = 7
80 Mudri aro Aro = 8
90 Mudri dricalu Dricalu = 9
100 Mia alu Mia = hundred, alu = one

11-19: 'Ten with a remainder'

To count from 11-19 in Ma'di ti, use the following

Mudri limbi X

10 with a remainder of X

Note: 'Limbi' means 'with a remainder of'.

For example, 11 will be 'mudri limbi alu', meaning '10 with a remainder of 1'

English Ma'di
Eleven Mudri limbi alu
Twelve Mudri limbi eri
Thirteen Mudri limbi na
Fourteen Mudri limbi su
Fifteen Mudri limbi tou
Sixteen Mudri limbi azia
Seventeen Mudri limbi tuderi
Eighteen Mudri limbi aro
Nineteen Mudri limbi dricalu

21-99: continue the pattern

For numbers like 21-29, 31-39, 41-49, 51-59 etc. you can use the following:

Mudri [multiple of 10] limbi [unit]

For example, Mudri [eri] limbi [3] is 23.

English Ma'di
Twenty one Mudri eri limbi alu
Thirty two Mudri na limbi eri
Fourty three Mudri su limbi na
Fifty four Mudri tou limbi su
Sixty five Mudri azia limbi tou
Seventy six Mudri tuderi limbi azia
Eighty seven Mudri aro limbi tuderi
Ninty eight Mudri dricalu limbi aro
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