Xa umntu ebala ngokwesingesi udla ngokuqala ngenani elingu 'one'. esiXhoseni iba sisivumelanisi sentloko phambi kwesiqu esingu-'-nye', kuxhomekeke ke kwihlelo elo into leyo ibalwayo iwela kulo. Umzekelo, xa kulihlelo lokuqala sithi umama mnye, kwihlelo lethoba imoto inye, njalo njalo. Eli nani ke njengoko sele sibonisile, linikwa into yokuqala. Into elandela le yokuqala inikwa elinye inani elingu'two' ngesiNgesi, ize ke esiXhoseni kufakelwe isivumelanisi sentloko phambi kuka-mbini. Umzekelo sithi oomama babini, iimoto zimbini, amakhwenkwe mabini, njalo njalo. Emva koko, into elandela le yesibini inikwa inani elingu'three' ngesiNgesi, ize kananjalo ngesiXhosa elinani libe ngu-ne, umzekelo bane, zine, njalo njalo. Ukuba kukho enye into elandela le iyakuba linani lesi 'five' ngesiNgesi, ize sithi ngesiXhosa si-sihlanu. ngokuya izinto zisanda nenani lazo liyanda. Into nganye ifumana inani layo ngale ndlela. Into yokugqibela kwezozinto zibalwayo inikwa inani lokugqibela, ize ke lo nani libonise okokuba zingaphi na izinto ezo zibalwayo zizonke.