Comma decimals, kikojoka, digit-by-digit fractions, Lumosho/Lulyo.
How comma decimals are spoken: cardinal integer part, then ne, a fraction marker (kikojoka / bikojoka), then the fractional part using rules below (not always digit-by-digit).
Verify on the site
Examples match Decimal numbers on kifuliiru.com. Use it for audio and edge cases.
| Part | Rule |
|---|---|
| Left of comma | Cardinal rules from Kifuliiru numbers. |
| Link | ne. |
| Marker | kikojoka or bikojoka (kihande / bihande = same idea). |
| Right of comma | See two fractional modes below. |
| Sign | Optional Lumosho (negative) or Lulyo (positive). |
| Fractional string | Mode | How it is spoken |
|---|---|---|
Starts with 0 (e.g. 05, 007, 01) | Digit-by-digit | Each digit uses decimal digit words below, often separated by commas in speech. |
Does not start with 0 (e.g. 14, 25, 718) | Chunk | The fractional string is read as a number phrase (teens, tens, hundreds…) using the decimal/chunk word set—same engine path as decimalChunkWords. |
3,14 → W(3) + ne + bikojoka + chunk(14) → … ikumi na bina
12,05 → W(12) + ne + bikojoka + digits(0,5) → … ubusha, bitanu| Digit | Word |
|---|---|
| 0 | ubusha |
| 1 | kiguma |
| 2 | bibiri |
| 3 | bishatu |
| 4 | bina |
| 5 | bitanu |
| 6 | ndatu |
| 7 | biriinda |
| 8 | munaana |
| 9 | mweenda |
| Case | Marker (typical) |
|---|---|
Fractional 01 (digit mode) | kikojoka |
| Most other inputs | bikojoka (chunk value 1 uses kikojoka) |
Worked example
3,14Full phraseBushatu ne bikojoka ikumi na bina
Worked example
12,05Full phraseIkumi na bubiri ne bikojoka ubusha, bitanu
Worked example
100,01Full phraseIgana ne kikojoka ubusha, kiguma
Worked example
2,718Full phraseBubiri ne bikojoka magana galiinda na ikumi na munaana
| Input | Meaning | Kifuliiru |
|---|---|---|
| 3,14 | three comma fourteen (chunk) | Bushatu ne bikojoka ikumi na bina |
| 12,05 | twelve comma zero five | Ikumi na bubiri ne bikojoka ubusha, bitanu |
| 0,25 | zero comma twenty-five (chunk) | Ubusha ne bikojoka makumi gabiri na bitanu |
| 100,01 | one hundred comma zero one | Igana ne kikojoka ubusha, kiguma |
| 2,718 | two comma seven hundred eighteen (chunk) | Bubiri ne bikojoka magana galiinda na ikumi na munaana |
| 4,02 | four comma zero two | Buna ne bikojoka ubusha, bibiri |
| 1,5 | one comma five (chunk) | Higuma ne bikojoka bitanu |
| 15,007 | fifteen comma zero zero seven | Ikumi na butanu ne bikojoka ubusha, ubusha, biriinda |
| −3,14 | negative three comma fourteen | Lumosho bushatu ne bikojoka ikumi na bina |
Study strategy
Split every decimal into integer · mode · fractional string. Ask: does the fractional part start with 0? If yes, go digit-by-digit; if no, build the chunk phrase before checking the full line on the site.
Write the Kifuliiru phrase (comma notation).
| # | Input | Kifuliiru |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,5 | Higuma ne bikojoka bitanu |
| 2 | 4,02 | Buna ne bikojoka ubusha, bibiri |
| 3 | 0,5 | Ubusha ne bikojoka bitanu |
| 4 | 15,007 | Ikumi na butanu ne bikojoka ubusha, ubusha, biriinda |
| 5 | −2,5 | Lumosho bubiri ne bikojoka bitanu |
| Topic | Page |
|---|---|
| Cardinal integer part | Kifuliiru numbers |
| Powers | Exponents |
| Roots | Roots |