Eastern Dialect

Numbers

Learn Eastern Adyghe / Kabardian numbers, counting forms, ordinals, and common quantity words.

40 items

Counting guide

Start with 1–10, then move to compound numbers, tens, hundreds, ordinals, and quantity words. Pronunciation is a simple reading guide; the best way to learn the sounds is to listen and repeat.

1–10

Start with the core numbers first.

11–90

Then practice combined counting forms.

100+

Finish with hundreds, thousand, ordinals, and half.

1

One

зы

Pronunciation

zy

Meaning

One

2

Two

тӏу

Pronunciation

tʼu

Meaning

Two

3

Three

щы

Pronunciation

shy

Meaning

Three

4

Four

плӏы

Pronunciation

plʼy

Meaning

Four

5

Five

тху

Pronunciation

txu

Meaning

Five

6

Six

хы

Pronunciation

xy

Meaning

Six

7

Seven

блы

Pronunciation

bly

Meaning

Seven

8

Eight

и

Pronunciation

i

Meaning

Eight

9

Nine

бгъу

Pronunciation

bghu

Meaning

Nine

10

Ten

пщӏы

Pronunciation

pshʼy

Meaning

Ten

11

Eleven

пщыкӏуз

Pronunciation

pshykʼuz

Meaning

Eleven

12

Twelve

пщыкӏутӏ

Pronunciation

pshykʼutʼ

Meaning

Twelve

13

Thirteen

пщыкӏущ

Pronunciation

pshykʼush

Meaning

Thirteen

14

Fourteen

пщыкӏуплӏ

Pronunciation

pshykʼuplʼ

Meaning

Fourteen

15

Fifteen

пщыкӏутху

Pronunciation

pshykʼutxu

Meaning

Fifteen

16

Sixteen

пщыкӏух

Pronunciation

pshykʼux

Meaning

Sixteen

17

Seventeen

пщыкӏубл

Pronunciation

pshykʼubl

Meaning

Seventeen

18

Eighteen

пщыкӏуйй

Pronunciation

pshykʼuyy

Meaning

Eighteen

19

Nineteen

пщыкӏубгъу

Pronunciation

pshykʼubghu

Meaning

Nineteen

20

Twenty

тӏощӏ

Pronunciation

tʼoshʼ

Meaning

Twenty

21

Twenty-one

тӏощӏрэ зырэ

Pronunciation

tʼoshʼre zyre

Meaning

Twenty-one

22

Twenty-two

тӏощӏрэ тӏурэ

Pronunciation

tʼoshʼre tʼure

Meaning

Twenty-two

30

Thirty

щэщӏ

Pronunciation

sheshʼ

Meaning

Thirty

40

Forty

плӏыщӏ

Pronunciation

plʼyshʼ

Meaning

Forty

50

Fifty

тхущӏ

Pronunciation

txushʼ

Meaning

Fifty

60

Sixty

хыщӏ

Pronunciation

xyshʼ

Meaning

Sixty

70

Seventy

блыщӏ

Pronunciation

blyshʼ

Meaning

Seventy

80

Eighty

ищӏ

Pronunciation

ishʼ

Meaning

Eighty

90

Ninety

бгъущӏ

Pronunciation

bghushʼ

Meaning

Ninety

100

One Hundred

щэ

Pronunciation

she

Meaning

One Hundred

101

One Hundred One

щэрэ зырэ

Pronunciation

shere zyre

Meaning

One Hundred One

102

One Hundred Two

щэрэ тӏурэ

Pronunciation

shere tʼure

Meaning

One Hundred Two

200

Two Hundred

щитӏ

Pronunciation

shitʼ

Meaning

Two Hundred

250

Two Hundred Fifty

щитӏрэ тхущӏрэ

Pronunciation

shitʼre txushʼre

Meaning

Two Hundred Fifty

500

Five Hundred

щитху

Pronunciation

shitxu

Meaning

Five Hundred

1000

One Thousand

мин

Pronunciation

min

Meaning

One Thousand

1st

First

япэ

Pronunciation

yape

Meaning

First

2nd

Second

етӏуанэ

Pronunciation

yetʼuane

Meaning

Second

3rd

Third

ещанэ

Pronunciation

eshane

Meaning

Third

½

Half

иныкъуэ

Pronunciation

inykʼue

Meaning

Half

Practice

Example sentences

Practice the first ten numbers inside simple sentences. Read the English first, then compare it with the Adyghe sentence.

1Example

English

One. I have one brother.

Adyghe

Зы. Сэ зы къуэш сиӏэщ.

2Example

English

Two. You have two friends.

Adyghe

Тӏу. Уэ ныбжьэгъуитӏу уиӏэщ.

3Example

English

Three. We have three sisters.

Adyghe

Щы. Дэ шыпхъуищ диӏэщ.

4Example

English

Four. They have four tickets.

Adyghe

Плӏы. Абыхэм билетиплӏ яӏэщ.

5Example

English

Five. It has five colors.

Adyghe

Тху. Абы плъыфитху иӏэщ.

6Example

English

Six. She has six books.

Adyghe

Хы. Абы тхылъих иӏэщ.

7Example

English

Seven. He has seven friends.

Adyghe

Блы. Абы ныбжьэгъуибл иӏэщ.

8Example

English

Eight. This shirt has eight pockets.

Adyghe

И. Мы джанэм жыпӏий иӏэщ.

9Example

English

Nine. A cat has nine lives.

Adyghe

Бгъу. Джэдум псибгъу ӏутщ.

10Example

English

Ten. I have ten fingers.

Adyghe

Пщӏы. Сэ ӏэпхуамбипщӏ сиӏэщ.