moja

numeral

one; the number 1.

The number follows the noun. Its form can change: mtu mmoja means one person.

Forms

mmoja: with mtu · one

Origins

Moja belongs to an earlier Bantu layer of Swahili vocabulary.

Sources3

Swahili — Tanzania — Numbers
One; the number 1.; One (1).
A Handbook of the Swahili Language as Spoken at Zanzibar
The form changes with the noun: mtu mmoja means one person. The number follows the noun.
World Loanword Database CLDF
Moja belongs to an earlier Bantu layer of Swahili vocabulary.

Examples

Nina shilingi moja.
I have one shilling.
Jumla ni shilingi mia moja.
The total is one hundred shillings.
Nahitaji shilingi moja.
I need one shilling.
Nimelipa shilingi moja.
I have paid one shilling.
Chenji ni shilingi moja.
The change is one shilling.
Nina kalamu moja.
I have one pen.
Nahitaji chupa moja.
I need one bottle.
Chagua namba moja.
Choose the number one.
Nina tiketi moja.
I have one ticket.