How to count in Gangte, a member of the Kukish branch of the Tibeto-Burman language family spoken in Manipur, Meghalaya and Assam in the northeast of India.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | khǝt | khǝt-na |
| 2 | ni | nih-na |
| 3 | thum | thum-na |
| 4 | li | li-na |
| 5 | ŋa | ŋa-na |
| 6 | gup | gup-na |
| 7 | sǝgih | sǝgih-na |
| 8 | giet | giet-na |
| 9 | kuo | kuo-na |
| 10 | som | som-na |
| 11 | som-leh-khǝt | |
| 12 | som-leh-ni | |
| 13 | som-leh-thum | |
| 14 | som-leh-li | |
| 15 | som-leh-ŋa | |
| 16 | som-leh-gup | |
| 17 | som-leh-sǝgih | |
| 18 | som-leh-giet | |
| 19 | som-leh-kuo | |
| 20 | som-ni | somni-na |
| 21 | som-nih-leh-khǝt | |
| 22 | som-nih-leh-nih | |
| 23 | som-nih-leh-thum | |
| 24 | som-nih-leh-li | |
| 25 | som-nih-leh-ŋa | |
| 26 | som-nih-leh-gup | |
| 27 | som-nih-leh-sǝgih | |
| 28 | som-nih-leh-giet | |
| 29 | som-nih-leh-kuo | |
| 30 | som-thum | |
| 40 | som-li | |
| 50 | som-ŋa | |
| 60 | som-gup | |
| 70 | som-sagih | |
| 80 | som-giet | |
| 90 | som-kuo | |
| 100 | ja-khǝt | ja-na |
| 101 | jakhǝt-leh-khǝt | |
| 102 | jakhǝt-leh-nih | |
| 103 | jakhǝt-leh-thum | |
| 104 | jakhǝt-leh-li | |
| 105 | jakhǝt-leh-ŋa | |
| 106 | jakhǝt-leh-gup | |
| 107 | jakhǝt-leh-sǝgih | |
| 108 | jakhǝt-leh-giet | |
| 109 | jakhǝt-leh-kuo | |
| 110 | jakhǝt-leh-som | |
| 200 | ja-nih | |
| 300 | ja-thum | |
| 400 | ja-li | |
| 500 | ja-ŋa | |
| 600 | ja-gup | |
| 700 | ja-sagih | |
| 800 | ja-giet | |
| 900 | ja-kuo | |
| 1,000 | saŋ-khǝt | |
| 1,001 | saŋkhǝt-leh-khǝt | |
| 1,002 | saŋ-khǝt-leh-nih | |
| 1,003 | saŋ-khǝt-leh-thum | |
| 1,004 | saŋ-khǝt-leh-li | |
| 1,005 | saŋ-khǝt-leh-ŋa | |
| 1,006 | saŋ-khǝt-leh-gup | |
| 1,007 | saŋ-khǝt-leh-sǝgih | |
| 1,008 | saŋ-khǝt-leh-giet | |
| 1,009 | saŋ-khǝt-leh-kuo | |
| 1,010 | saŋ-khǝt-leh-som | |
| 2,000 | saŋ-nih | |
| 3,000 | saŋ-thum | |
| 4,000 | saŋ-li | |
| 5,000 | saŋ-ŋa | |
| 6,000 | saŋ-gup | |
| 7,000 | saŋ-sagih | |
| 8,000 | saŋ-giet | |
| 9,000 | saŋ-kuo | |
| 10,000 | siŋ | |
| 100,000 | noy | |
| 1,000,000 | mǝktǝsdoy | |
| once | vel-khǝt | |
| twice | vel-ni | |
| thrice | vel-thum | |
| 2/3 | thum-lǝkǝ-ni | |
| 1/5 | ŋa-lǝkǝ-khǝt | |
| 4/10 | som-lǝkǝ-li | |
| 1/4 | li-lǝkǝ-khǝt | |
| 1/3 | thum-lǝkǝ-khǝt | |
| the whole | ǝ-bon-un | |
| half | kim-khǝt | |
| quarter | ǝ-hǝl-khǝt |
Source: Samurailatpam Miranda Devi. A Descriptive Grammar of Gangte. Department of Linguistics. Manipur University. Canchipur – 2010.
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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Information about Gangte
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gangte_language
https://www.ethnologue.com/language/gnb
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