How to count in Khowa (Bugun), a Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Arunachal Pradesh state in the northeast of India
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | jo | abi |
| 2 | nyeng | jaiphadõ |
| 3 | um | jaiphadõ-pha |
| 4 | wi | |
| 5 | kua | |
| 6 | rap | |
| 7 | milie | |
| 8 | mla | |
| 9 | dige | |
| 10 | sũa | |
| 11 | sna-jo | |
| 12 | sna-nyeng | |
| 13 | sna-um | |
| 14 | sna-wi | |
| 15 | sna-kua | |
| 16 | sna-rap | |
| 17 | sna-milie | |
| 18 | sna-mla | |
| 19 | sna-dige | |
| 20 | ichak | |
| 21 | ichak-jo | |
| 22 | ichak-nyeng | |
| 23 | ichak-um | |
| 24 | ichak-wi | |
| 25 | ichak-kua | |
| 26 | ichak-rap | |
| 27 | ichak-milie | |
| 28 | ichak-mla | |
| 29 | ichak-dige | |
| 30 | sa-um | |
| 40 | sa-wi | |
| 50 | sa-kua | |
| 60 | sa-rap | |
| 70 | sa-milie | |
| 80 | sa-mla | |
| 90 | sa-dige | |
| 100 | wiem-ja | |
| 200 | wiem-ja-nyeng | |
| 300 | wiem-ja-um | |
| 400 | wiem-ja-wi | |
| 500 | wiem-ja-kua | |
| 600 | wiem-ja-rap | |
| 700 | wiem-ja-milie | |
| 800 | wiem-ja-mla | |
| 900 | wiem-ja-dige | |
| 1,000 | wiem-ja-sũa | |
| once | lowang-ja | |
| twice | lowang-nyeng | |
| thrice | lowang-um | |
| single | ephen | |
| double | adup | |
| 1/2 | athuk, khiyaw | |
| 1/3 | khiyaw-umpha-jiyaw | |
| 1/4 | khiyaw-um | |
| 1/10 | khiyaw-sũa-pha-jiyaw |
Source: Rinchin Dondrup. Directorate of Research, Government of Arunachal Pradesh. Itanagar – 1990.
Information about Khowa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khowa_language
https://www.ethnologue.com/language/bgg
Information provided by Wolfgang Kuhl
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