How to count in Khitan (𘱿𘱤), an extinct Para-Mongolic language which was once spoken in Manchuria in what is now northeastern China. The numbers are shown in the Khitan Small Script.
If any of the numbers are links, you can hear a recording by clicking on them. If you can provide recordings, please contact me.
| Numeral | Cardinal |
|---|---|
| 1 | 𘬣/𘬤 (muumur, omc) |
| 2 | 𘲝/𘲞 (jur, jurer) |
| 3 | 𘯙/𘯚 (huurer) |
| 4 | 𘲂/𘲃 (dur, durov, duren) |
| 5 | 𘬦/𘬧 (tav, tau) [tʰau] |
| 6 | 𘭬/𘭭 (nil) |
| 7 | 𘲧/𘲨 (daloer) |
| 8 | 𘬌/𘬍 (nieem) |
| 9 | 𘬪/𘬫 (is) |
| 10 | 𘰯/𘰰 (par) |
| 20 | 𘬂 |
| 30 | 𘳀 |
| 40 | 𘲬 |
| 50 | 𘲶 |
| 60 | 𘱌/𘱍/𘱎 |
| 70 | 𘮭/𘮮 |
| 80 | 𘳋 |
| 100 | 𘬕 (jau) |
| 1,000 | 𘰏 (ming) |
| 10,000 | 𘮾/𘯸 |
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Hear some Khitan numbers:
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Khitan_numerals
https://www.babelstone.co.uk/Fonts/KhitanLinear.html
https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/契丹語
Information about Khitan | Numbers
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