tano

numeral

five.

Tano means five. In shilingi tano, it gives the number of shillings.

Origins

The word’s earlier history is still under review.

Edward Steere, A Handbook of the Swahili Language as Spoken at Zanzibar (Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1884), printed 92; PDF 122, numeral table.
Records tano among forms of the numeral five.

Examples

Nina shilingi tano.
I have five shillings.
Una shilingi tano?
Do you have five shillings?
Nahitaji shilingi tano.
I need five shillings.
Bei ni shilingi tano.
The price is five shillings.
Nimetuma shilingi tano.
I have sent five shillings.
Nimepata shilingi tano.
I have received five shillings.
Nipe shilingi tano.
Give me five shillings.
Andika namba tano.
Write the number five.
Chagua namba tano.
Choose the number five.