How to count in Bouyei (Haausqyaix), a Tai-Kaidai language spoken mainly in Guizhou Province in southern China, and also in northern Vietnam.
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| Numeral | Cardinal |
|---|---|
| 0 | lingz [liŋ˩] |
| 1 | ndeeul [ɗeːu˨˦] idt [it˧˥] |
| 2 | soongl [soːŋ˨˦], nyih [ɲi˧] |
| 3 | saaml [saːm˨˦] |
| 4 | sis [si˧˥] |
| 5 | hac [xa˥˧] |
| 6 | rogt [zɔk̚˧˥] |
| 7 | xadt [ɕɐt̚˧˥] |
| 8 | beedt [peːt̚˧˥] |
| 9 | guc [ku˥˧] |
| 10 | xib [ɕip̚˧] |
| 11 | xib idt [ɕip̚˧.ʔit̚˧˥] |
| 12 | xib nyih [ɕip̚˧.ɲi˧] |
| 13 | xib saaml [ɕip̚˧.saːm˨˦] |
| 14 | xib sis [ɕip̚˧.si˧˥] |
| 15 | xib hac [ɕip̚˧.xa˥] |
| 16 | xib rogt [ɕip̚˧.zɔk̚˧˥] |
| 17 | xib xadt [ɕip̚˧.ɕɐt̚˧˥] |
| 18 | xib beedt [ɕip̚˧.peːt̚˧˥] |
| 19 | xib guc [ɕip̚˧.ku˥˧] |
| 20 | nyih xib [ɲi˧.ɕip̚˧] |
| 30 | saaml xib [saːm˨˦.ɕip̚˧] |
| 40 | sis xib [si˧˥.ɕip̚˧] |
| 50 | hac xib [xa˥˧.ɕip̚˧] |
| 60 | rogt xib [zɔk̚˧˥.ɕip̚˧] |
| 70 | xadt xib [ɕɐt̚˧˥.ɕip̚˧] |
| 80 | beedt xib [peːt̚˧˥.ɕip̚˧] |
| 90 | guc xib [ku˥˧.ɕip̚˧] |
| 100 | bas (ndeeul) [pa˧˥ (ʔdɛu˨˦)] |
| 1000 | xianl (ndeeul) [ɕiɛŋ˨˦ (ʔdɛu˨˦)] |
| 10000 | faanh |
Hear some numbers in Bouyei:
Information about counting in Bouyei
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Bouyei_numerals
https://vi.wiktionary.org/wiki/Thể_loại:Số_tiếng_Bố_Y
http://language.psy.auckland.ac.nz/austronesian/language.php?id=731
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