How to count in Evenki (Эвэды̄ турэ̄н), a Northern Tungusic language spoken mainly in northern China, and also in Russia and Mongoliaa.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | умун (umun), умукэ̄н (umukēn) | элэкэсипты (elekeсiptu) |
| 2 | дю̄р (djūr) | ге̄ (gjē) |
| 3 | илан (ilan) | илӣ (ilī) |
| 4 | дыгин (dugin) | дыгӣ (dugī) |
| 5 | тунӈа (tunṇa) | тунӈи (tunṇi) |
| 6 | нюӈун (njuṇun) | нюӈӣ (njuṇī) |
| 7 | надан (nadan) | нады̄ (nadȳ) |
| 8 | дяпкун (djapkun) | дяпкӣ (djapkī) |
| 9 | егин (jegin) | егӣ (jegī) |
| 10 | дя̄н (djān) | дя̄гӣ (djāgī) |
| 11 | дя̄н умун (djān umun) | |
| 12 | дя̄н дю̄р (djān djūr) | |
| 13 | дя̄н илан (djān ilan) | |
| 14 | дя̄н дыгин (djān dugin) | |
| 15 | дя̄н тунӈа (djān tunṇa) | |
| 16 | дя̄н нюӈун (djān njuṇun) | |
| 17 | дя̄н надан (djān nadan) | |
| 18 | дя̄н дяпкун (djān djapkun) | |
| 19 | дя̄н егин (djān jegin) | |
| 20 | дю̄рдя̄р (djūrdjār) | |
| 30 | иландя̄р (ilandjār) | |
| 40 | дыгиндя̄р (dugindjār) | |
| 50 | тунӈадя̄р (tunṇadjār) | |
| 60 | нюӈундя̄р (njuṇundjār) | |
| 70 | надандя̄р (nadandjār) | |
| 80 | дяпкундя̄р (djapkundjār) | |
| 90 | егиндя̄р (jegindjār) | |
| 100 | умун няма̄ (няма̄ди) (umun njamā (njamādi)) |
|
| 200 | дю̄р няма̄ (djūr njamā) | |
| 300 | илан няма̄ (ilan njamā) | |
| 400 | дыгин няма̄ (dugin njamā) | |
| 500 | тунӈа няма̄ (tunṇa njamā) | |
| 600 | нюӈун няма̄ (njuṇun njamā) | |
| 700 | надан няма̄ (nadan njamā) | |
| 800 | дяпкун няма̄ (djapkun njamā) | |
| 900 | егин няма̄ (jegin njamā) | |
| 1,000 | умун тысинча (umun tuсinča) | |
| 2,000 | дю̄р тысинча (djūr tuсinča) | |
| 3,000 | илан тысинча (ilan tuсinča) | |
| 4,000 | дыгин тысинча (dugin tuсinča) | |
| 5,000 | тунӈа тысинча (tunṇa tuсinča) | |
| 6,000 | нюӈун тысинча (njuṇun tuсinča) | |
| 7,000 | надан тысинча (nadan tuсinča) | |
| 8,000 | дяпкун тысинча (djapkun tuсinča) | |
| 9,000 | егин тысинча (jegin tuсinča) | |
| 10,000 | дя̄н тысинча (djān tuсinča) | |
| once | умнэ̄ (umnē) | |
| twice | дю̄рэ (djūre) |
Sources: Русско-Эвенкийский Разговорник (восточной диалект). Якутск – 1999.
Information provided by Wolfgang Kuhl
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