How to count in Karaim (Karay dili), a Turkic language spoken in Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | bir | birińči |
| 2 | ėki, eky | ėkińči |
| 3 | üč | üčiuńčiu |
| 4 | diort’, dört | diortiuńčiu |
| 5 | bieš, beš | biešińči |
| 6 | altï, alti, alty | altynčy |
| 7 | jedi | jedińčy |
| 8 | sekiz, siegiź | siegizińčy |
| 9 | toguz, toyuz, tohuz | tohuzunču |
| 10 | on | onunču |
| 11 | on bir | on birińči |
| 12 | on ėki | on ėkińči |
| 13 | on üč | on üčiuńčiu |
| 14 | on diort´ | on diortiuńčiu |
| 15 | on bieš | on biešińči |
| 16 | on alty | on altynči |
| 17 | on jedi | on jedińči |
| 18 | on siegiź | on siegizińči |
| 19 | on tohuz | on tohuzunču |
| 20 | ėgirmi | ėgirmińči |
| 21 | ėgirmi bir | ėgirmi birińči |
| 22 | ėgirmi ėki | ėgirmi ėkińči |
| 23 | ėgirmi üč | ėgirmi üčiuńčiu |
| 24 | ėgirmi diort´ | ėgirmi diortiuńčiu |
| 25 | ėgirmi bieš | ėgirmi biešińči |
| 26 | ėgirmi alty | ėgirmi altynčy |
| 27 | ėgirmi jedi | ėgirmi jedińčy |
| 28 | ėgirmi siegiź | ėgirmi siegizińčy |
| 29 | ėgirmi tohuz | ėgirmi tohuzunču |
| 30 | otuz | otuzunču |
| 40 | kyrch | kyrchynčy |
| 50 | ėńli | ėńlińči |
| 60 | altymyš | altymyšyńčy |
| 70 | jet´miš | jet´mišińči |
| 80 | sieksiań | sieksianińči |
| 90 | tochsan | tochsanynčy |
| 100 | juź | juziuńčiu |
| 200 | ėki juź | ėki juziuńčiu |
| 300 | üč juź | üč juziuńčiu |
| 400 | diort´ juź | diort´ juziuńčiu |
| 500 | bieš juź | bieš juziuńčiu |
| 600 | alty juź | alty juziuńčiu |
| 700 | jedi juź | jedi juziuńčiu |
| 800 | siegiź juź | siegiź juziuńčiu |
| 900 | tohuz juź | tohuz juziuńčiu |
| 1,000 | miń | minińči |
| 10,000 | tiumiań | tiumianińči |
| 20,000 | ėgirmi miń, ėki tiumiań | ėgirmi minińči, ėki tiumianińči |
Hear some Karaim numbers:
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkic_languages#Vocabulary_comparison
https://www.dnathan.com/language/karaim/dic/karaim-russian/
Firkovičius Mykolas (tiuz.). Mien' karajče ürianiam. (Мень Карайче ÿряням - Я учусь караимскому). Учебник караимского языка Литвы, с переводом на русский язык. Vilnius: Danielius, 1996.
Compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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