How to count in Apatani (Tanw Aguñ), a Tani language spoken in Arunachal Pradesh in the northeast of India.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | kong, ako, kone, koṅ | taye |
| 2 | anye, ànyi | anyinɨ |
| 3 | hinge, hing, hiṅ | hingiinii, hiṅnɨ |
| 4 | pülyi, piilye, pɨlyi | |
| 5 | yango, yaṅo | |
| 6 | khü, khii, khiiye, xɨ | |
| 7 | kanu | |
| 8 | pínyi, pinye | |
| 9 | koa, kowa | |
| 10 | alyang, alyaṅ | |
| 11 | lengkung, alyaṅ hela ako | |
| 12 | lenyi, alyan hela anyi, alyan le nyi | |
| 13 | lehing, alyan hela hinge, alyan le hin | |
| 14 | lepi, halyan hela piilye, alyan le pe | |
| 15 | lengo, halyan hela ya'ngo, alyan he ngo | |
| 16 | lehü, alyan hela kiiye, alyan le khe | |
| 17 | lekhkanu, alyan hela kanu, alyan le kanu | |
| 18 | lepinyi, alyan hela pinye, alyan le pinye | |
| 19 | lekhkoa, alyan hela koa, alyan hela kowa, alyan le koa | |
| 20 | nyikang, nyekhan, nyikhan, nyi xaṅ | |
| 21 | nyikhan hela ako | |
| 22 | nyikhan hela anyi | |
| 23 | nyikhan hela hin | |
| 24 | nyikhan hela piilye | |
| 25 | nyikhan hela yango | |
| 26 | nyikhan hela khii | |
| 27 | nyikhan hela kanu | |
| 28 | nyikhan hela pinye | |
| 29 | nyikhan hela koa | |
| 30 | hingkhang, hinkhan, hiṅ xaṅ | hiṅ xaṅ he |
| 40 | alyang pülye, alyan piilye, alyaṅ pɨlye | |
| 50 | alyang yangoe, alyan ya'ngo, alyaṅ yaṅo | |
| 60 | alyang hüe, alyan khiiye, alyaṅ xɨ | |
| 70 | kanukhange, kanu khannge, kanu xaṅ | |
| 80 | pinyikhange, pinyi khannge, pinyi xaṅ | |
| 90 | koakhange, koa khannge, kowa-khange, koa xaṅ | |
| 100 | lange, laṅ | laṅe |
| 200 | lanye, lanyi | |
| 300 | lahinge, lahiṅ | |
| 400 | lampe, lampɨ, lampyi | |
| 500 | langohe, laṅo | |
| 600 | langkhe, lankhii, lan xɨ | |
| 700 | langkh kanuhe, laṅkanu | |
| 800 | lampinye, lampinyi | |
| 900 | langkoahe, laṅkoa, lankowa | |
| 1,000 | lalyanghe, lalyaṅ, lalyan ako, jar, jar(h)e | |
| 2,000 | lalyaṅ anyi, jarnye, jarnyi | |
| 3,000 | lalyaṅ hiṅ, jarhin | |
| 4,000 | lalyaṅ pɨlyi, jarpii, jarpyi | |
| 5,000 | lalyaṅ yaṅo, jarngo | |
| 6,000 | lalyaṅ xɨ, jarkhii | |
| 7,000 | lalyaṅ kanu, jarkanu | |
| 8,000 | lalyaṅ pinyi, jarpinye, jarpinyi | |
| 9,000 | lalyaṅ koa, jarkoa, jarkowa | |
| 10,000 | lalyaṅlalyaṅ | |
| once | oye, uye | |
| twice | ronyi, ronye | |
| three times | rohin, rohine |
jar (1,000) is a Hindi loan word
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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Information about Apatani | Numbers
Apatani, Bokar, Na, Nishi, Tangam
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