Editing Zulu language (section)

== Counting in Zulu ==

=== Counting from 1 to 10 ===
The digital numerical counting etiquette on the fingers begins with the little finger of the left hand to the left thumb and then continues with the right-hand thumb towards the right little finger. Starting with a closed left hand, each finger is extended with each subsequent number from one to five. Once the left hand is open, then counting continues on the right hand with each finger opening in turn. It is noteworthy that in Zulu, the names for the numbers six to nine reflect either the anatomical name of the digit (six, {{lang|zu|isithupha}}, means "thumb"), action (seven, {{lang|zu|isikhombisa}}, means "the one that points out"), or position/placement (eight or {{lang|zu|isishiyagalombili}}, means "two remaining", and nine or {{lang|zu|isishiyagalolunye}}, indicating "one remaining").<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Ayonrinde|first1=Oyedeji A.|last2=Stefatos|first2=Anthi|last3=Miller|first3=Shadé|last4=Richer|first4=Amanda|last5=Nadkarni|first5=Pallavi|last6=She|first6=Jennifer|last7=Alghofaily|first7=Ahmad|last8=Mngoma|first8=Nomusa|date=2020-06-12|title=The salience and symbolism of numbers across cultural beliefs and practice|url=https://doi.org/10.1080/09540261.2020.1769289|journal=International Review of Psychiatry|volume=33|issue=1–2|pages=179–188|doi=10.1080/09540261.2020.1769289|issn=0954-0261|pmid=32527165|s2cid=219605482}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
!IsiZulu
!English
|-
|{{lang|zu|Kunye}}
|One
|-
|{{lang|zu|Kubili}}
|Two
|-
|{{lang|zu|Kuthathu}}
|Three
|-
|{{lang|zu|Kune}}
|Four
|-
|{{lang|zu|Isihlanu}}
|Five
|-
|{{lang|zu|Isithupha}}
|Six
|-
|{{lang|zu|Isikhombisa}}
|Seven
|-
|{{lang|zu|Isishiyagalombili}}
|Eight
|-
|{{lang|zu|Isishiyagalolunye}}
|Nine
|-
|{{lang|zu|Ishumi}}
|Ten
|}