What is 29 in Hausa?
29 in Hausa
ashirin da tara
Built as 20 + 9
Hear it in a sentence
Mu ashirin da tara ne a ajin mu.
A native speaker reading a whole sentence that contains this number word. The clip was matched to the word automatically.
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How 29 is built in Hausa
- ashirin is the word for 20. The words for 20 to 90 come from Arabic.
- "da" means "and": 20 + 9 (tara) = 29.
29 in the other Nigerian languages
Nearby numbers in Hausa
These forms are generated from the counting rules of each language and are still awaiting native-speaker review. Numeral words vary by region and by source.