nambari
nah-MBAH-ree
How to say it
Swahilinambarinah-MBAH-ree
Englishnumber
Frenchnombre
Meaning
A figure or group of figures used to count or to identify something, such as a phone number, an ID number or a house number.
Good to know
N class noun, the same in singular and plural: nambari ya simu, a phone number. Common in Kenya; Tanzania usually says namba.
Examples
- Nipe nambari yako ya simu.Give me your phone number.
- Andika nambari ya kitambulisho chako hapa.Write your ID number here.
- Nyumba yetu ni nambari kumi na mbili.Our house is number twelve.
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