How to count in Burushaski (بروشسکی), a language isolate spoken in northern Pakistan and northern India.
Numbers can take different endings depending on what class of noun they are attached to. For example hin hilesan = one boy, han danan = one stone, hik gilaas chil = one glass of water.
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Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
---|---|---|
1 | hin, han, hik | achamanum |
2 | altan, alta, altó | altolum |
3 | isken, usko, iskí | iskiulum |
4 | walto, usko, wálti | waltilum |
5 | číndo, číndo, číndi | čindiwlum |
6 | mishíndo, mishíndo, mishíndi | mishindiwlum |
7 | thalo, thalo, thalé | thalewlum |
8 | altámbo, altámbo, altámbi – | |
9 | hunčo, hunčo, huntí | huntiwlum |
10 | tóorimo, tóorimo, tóorimi | |
11 | turma-hik | |
12 | turma-alto | |
13 | turma-iski | |
14 | turma-wálti | |
15 | turma-číndi | |
16 | turma-mishíndi | |
17 | turma-thale | |
18 | turma-altámbi | |
19 | turma-hunti | |
20 | altar | |
21 | altar-hik | |
22 | altar-alto | |
23 | altar-iski | |
24 | altar-wálti | |
25 | altar-číndi | |
26 | altar-mishíndi | |
27 | altar-thale | |
28 | altar-altámbi | |
29 | altar-hunti | |
30 | altar-toorimi | |
31 | alta-turma-hik | |
32 | alta-turma-alto | |
33 | alta-turma-iski | |
34 | alta-turma-wálti | |
35 | alta-turma-cíndi | |
36 | alta-turma-mishíndi | |
37 | alta-turma-thale | |
38 | alta-turma-altámbi | |
39 | alta-turma-hunti | |
40 | alto-altar | |
41 | alto-altar-hik | |
50 | alto-altar-toorimi | |
51 | alto-altar-turma-hik | |
60 | iski-altar | |
70 | iski-altar-toorimi | |
80 | walti-altar | |
90 | walti-altar-toorimi | |
100 | tha | |
1,000 | sáas |
Sources:
https://www.languagesandnumbers.com/how-to-count-in-burushaski/en/bsk/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burushaski#Numerals
http://burushaskilanguage.com/language-overview/grammatical-sketch/
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Hear some numbers in Aloápam Zapotec:
Information about Burushaski | Numbers
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