Dipalo [Numbers and Counting]
Numbers and Counting in Setswana [ENG] The Setswana word for numbers is the same word for mathematics. This makes a lot of sense, given that there are basically only thirteen different number words, and in order to get other numbers, you simply just “do the maths”. For instance, 273 is pronounced as 2*100 + 7*10 + 3 (makgolo a mabedi le masome a masupa le boraro). One may observe however, that there are in fact fourteen different listed below, contrary to…