How to count in Pochuri, a Tibeto-Burman language spoken mainly in Nagaland in northeastern India.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | jiero, jero | |
| 1 | khe | apowa |
| 2 | küni | küniwa |
| 3 | kuche | kuchewa |
| 4 | mzü | mzüwa |
| 5 | mnga | mngawa |
| 6 | toro | torowa |
| 7 | türü | türüwa |
| 8 | tüze | tüzewa |
| 9 | toku | tokuwa |
| 10 | türa | türawa |
| 11 | türakhe | |
| 12 | türaküni | |
| 13 | türaküche | |
| 14 | türamzü | |
| 15 | türamnga | |
| 16 | türatoro | |
| 17 | türatürü | |
| 18 | türatüze | |
| 19 | türatoku | |
| 20 | mke | |
| 21 | mkekekhe | |
| 22 | mkekekühi | |
| 23 | mkekeküche | |
| 24 | mkekemzü | |
| 25 | mkekemnga | |
| 26 | mkeketoro | |
| 27 | mkeketürü | |
| 28 | mkeketüze | |
| 29 | mkeketoku | |
| 30 | chera | |
| 40 | züra | |
| 50 | tünie | |
| 60 | rora | |
| 70 | rüra | |
| 80 | zera | |
| 90 | kura | |
| 100 | mzake | |
| 1,000 | atie | |
| 100,000 | lak | |
| 10,000,000 | kor | |
| 1/2 | küzhila | |
| 1/3 | kücheanaüsü | |
| 1/4 | amzüawa | |
| 1 1/4 | küsüthi soupemzüan küsü | |
| 2 1/2 | künin-küzhila |
Source: Kumāra, Braja Bihārī: हिन्दी पोचुरी अंग्रेजी कोश = Hindī Pochury English Dictionary. Nagaland Bhasa Parishad. Kohima. कोहिमा : नागालैण्ड भाषा परिषद, 1972.
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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