First, second, third and the other ordinal numbers in Swahili, with English translations.
| English | Swahili | |
|---|---|---|
| first | -a kwanza | |
| second | ya pili | |
| third | ya tatu | |
| fourth | ya nne | |
| fifth | ya tano | |
| sixth | ya sita | |
| seventh | ya saba | |
| eighth | ya nane | |
| ninth | ya tisa | |
| tenth | ya kumi | |
| eleventh | ya kumi na moja | |
| twelfth | ya kumi na mbili | |
| thirteenth | ya kumi na tatu | |
| fourteenth | ya kumi na nne | |
| fifteenth | ya kumi na tano | |
| sixteenth | ya kumi na sita | |
| seventeenth | ya kumi na saba | |
| eighteenth | ya kumi na nane | |
| nineteenth | ya kumi na tisa | |
| twentieth | ya ishirini | |
| thirtieth | ya thelathini | |
| hundredth | ya mia | |
| last | -a mwisho | |