| English Meaning | Tshivenḓa Meaning |
|---|---|
| Blue | Muvhala wa lutombo |
| Black | Muvhala mutswu |
| white | Muvhala mutshena |
| Orange | Muvhala wa tshitopana |
| Ochre | Muvhala wa Munyaka |
| Gold | Muvhala wa Musuku |
| one | Thihi |
| two | Mbili |
| Three | Raru |
| six | Rathi |
| Seven | Sumbe |
| Eight | Malo |
| Ten | Fumi |
| Eleven | Fumithihi |
| Twelve | Fumimbili |
| Thirteen | Fumiraru |
| Twenty | Fumbili |
| Twenty one | Fumbilithihi Twenty one |
| Twenty two | Fumbilimbili |
| Thirty | Furaru |
| Thousand | Tshigidi |
| Seventy | Fusumbe |
| sixty | Furathi |
| Eighty | Fumalo |
| Cousin | Muzwala |