Numbers in various languages
Details of how to count in a variety of languages, with recordings for some of them.
Alphabetical index | Index by language family
Index of numbers pages by language family
Afro-Asiatic |
Algonquian |
Araucanian |
Arawakan |
Australian |
Austroasiatic |
Austronesian |
Aymaran |
Barbacoan |
Caddoan |
Cahuapanan |
Cariban |
Chonan |
Caucasian |
Chukotko-Kamchatkan |
Dravidian |
Eskimo-Aleut |
Hokan |
Indo-European |
Iroquoian |
Japonic |
Khoisan |
Kwa |
Mayan |
Misumalpan |
Mongolic |
Muskogean |
Na-Dené |
Niger-Congo |
Nilo-Saharan |
North Bougainville |
Ongan |
Oto-Manguean |
Papuan |
Pomoan |
Quechuan |
Salishan |
Sino-Tibetan |
Siouan |
Totonacan |
Tsimshianic |
Tungusic |
Tupí-Guarani |
Turkic |
Uralic |
Uto-Aztecan |
Yok-Utian |
Pidgins and Creoles |
Language isolates |
International Auxiliary Languages |
Constructed Languages
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Afro-Asiatic languages
- Berber
- Shilha,
Tamazight
- Chadic
- Hausa,
Moloko
- Cushitic
- Oromo,
Afar,
Somali
- Semitic
- Amharic,
Arabic (Modern Standard),
Hebrew,
Maltese,
Tigrinya
[top]
Algonquian languages
- Abenaki,
Algonquin,
Arapaho,
Atikamekw,
Blackfoot,
Cheyenne,
Cree (Woods),
Innu,
Malecite-Passamaquoddy,
Mi'kmaq,
Mohegan,
Ojibwe,
Sauk,
Unami (Lenape)
[top]
Araucanian languages
- Huilliche,
Mapuche
[top]
Arawakan languages
- Arawak,
Garifuna,
Paraujano,
Paresi,
Wayuu
[top]
Australian languages
- Pama-Nyungan languages
- Anindilyakwa,
Pitjantjatjara
[top]
Austroasiatic languages
- Chrau,
Jedek,
Khasi,
Kuy,
Sedang,
Vietnamese
[top]
Austronesian languages
- Bornean languages
- Kadazandusun,
Penan,
Yakan
- Chamic languages
- Cham
- Formosan languages
- Amis,
Atayal,
Kavalan,
Paiwan,
Pazeh,
Puyuma,
Saaroa,
Saysiyat,
Seediq
- Malayo-Polynesian languages
Araki,
Balinese,
Batak (Toba),
Bugis,
Central Sinama,
Ende-Li'o,
Hawu,
Helong,
Iban,
Jarai,
Javanese,
Kei,
Madurese,
Malagasy,
Malay and Indonesian,
Manggarainese,
Minangkabau,
Moma-Kulawi,
Muna,
Motu,
Ngadha,
Rade,
Rongga,
Sumbawa,
Sundanese,
Tado-Lindu,
Tetum,
Tolaki,
Wandamen
- Micronesian languages
- Carolinian,
Chuukese,
Kiribati,
Marshallese,
Mokliese,
Nauruan,
Pohnpeian,
Puluwatese,
Satawalese,
Sonsorolese,
Woleaian
- Oceanic languages
- Apma,
Drehu,
Fijian,
Kove,
Lote,
Maskelynes,
Nyelâyu,
Paama,
Roviana,
Sobei,
Sio,
Tîrî,
Ubir
- Philippine languages
- Abellen,
Aklan,
Balangao,
Bantoanon,
Bikol,
Bolinao,
Bontoc,
Caluyanon,
Capiznon,
Casiguran Dumagat Agta,
Cebuano,
Cuyonon,
Dupaningan,
Gaddang,
Gorontalo,
Hiligaynon,
Ibaloi,
Ibanag,
Ifugao,
Iloko,
Isnag,
Ivatan,
Kagayanen,
Kankanaey,
Maguindanao,
Mapun,
Maranao,
Masbateño,
Matigsalug Manobo,
Mongondow,
Pangasinan,
Romblomanon,
Tagalog,
Tagabawà,
Tausūg,
Tboli,
Tondano,
Yami/Tao
- Polynesian languages
- Anutan,
Futunan,
Hawaiian,
Kapingamarangi,
Māori,
Niuafoʻou,
Niuean,
Nukuria,
Nukuoro,
Pukapukan,
Rapa Nui,
Rarotongan,
Rennellese,
Samoan,
Sikaiana,
Tahitian,
Tokelauan,
Takuu,
Tuvaluan,
Wallisian
[top]
Aymaran languages
- Aymara,
Jaqaru
[top]
Barbacoan languages
- Awa Pit
[top]
Caddoan languages
- Arikara,
Caddo,
Pawnee
[top]
Cahuapanan languages
- Jebero
[top]
Cariban languages
- Bakairi,
Carib,
Ikpeng,
Pemon,
Wayana
[top]
Caucasian languages
- North East Caucasian languages
- Aghul,
Avar,
Batsbi,
Bezhta,
Chechen,
Dargwa,
Godoberi,
Hinukh,
Hunzib,
Ingush,
Khinalug,
Kubachi,
Lak,
Lezgi,
Rutul,
Tabassaran,
Tsakhur,
Tsez
- North West Caucasian languages
- Abkhaz,
Abaza,
Adyghe,
Kabardian
- South Caucasian languages
- Georgian,
Laz,
Mingrelian,
Svan
[top]
Chonan languages
- Ona,
Tehuelche
[top]
Chukotko-Kamchatkan languages
- Alyutor,
Chukchi,
Itelmen,
Koryak
[top]
Dravidian languages
- Kannada,
Malayalam,
Tamil,
Telugu,
Tulu
[top]
Eskimo-Aleut languages
- Greenlandic,
Inuktitut,
Iñupiaq
[top]
Hokan languages
- Karuk
[top]
Indo-European languages
- Proto languages
- Proto-Celtic,
Proto-Indo-European
- Albanian languages
- Albanian,
Arbëresh
- Armenian languages
- Eastern Armenian
- Baltic languages
- Curonian,
Latgalian,
Latvian,
Lithuanian
- Celtic languages
Proto-Celtic,
Proto-Brythonic,
Old Irish,
Old Welsh,
Middle Welsh,
Gaulish,
Breton,
Cornish,
Cumbric,
Irish,
Manx,
Scottish Gaelic,
Welsh
- Germanic languages
- Afrikaans,
Bavarian,
Cimbrian,
Danish,
Dutch,
Elfdalian,
English,
Faroese,
German,
Gothic,
Gottscheerish,
Icelandic,
Low German,
North Frisian (Mooring),
North Frisan (Sylt),
Norwegian,
Pennsylvania German / Dutch,
Scots,
Swedish,
Swiss German,
Värmlandic,
West Frisian,
Wymysorys,
Yiddish
- Hellenic languages
- Greek
- Indo-Aryan languages
- Assamese,
Bengali,
Domari,
Garhwali,
Gujarati,
Hajong,
Hindi,
Kashmiri,
Konkani,
Maithili,
Marathi,
Nepali,
Odia (Oriya),
Palula,
Punjabi,
Rohingya,
Sanskrit,
Sindhi,
Sinhala,
Sylheti,
Torwali,
Urdu
- Iranian languages
- Baluchi,
Dari,
Gilaki,
Ishkashimi,
Juhuri,
Kurdish (Kurmanji),
Kurdish (Soranî),
Oroshor,
Ossetian,
Pashto,
Persian,
Sanglechi,
Sarikoli,
Shughni,
Tajik,
Talysh,
Wakhi
- Romance languages
- Aragonese,
Asturian,
Catalan,
Corsican,
Dalmatian,
Extremaduran,
French,
Galician,
Italian,
Jèrriais,
Latin,
Ligurian,
Monégasque,
Picard,
Piedmontese,
Portuguese,
Romanian,
Romansh,
Sardinian,
Sicilian,
Spanish
- Slavic languages
- Belarusian,
Bulgarian,
Croatian,
Czech,
Kashubian,
Macedonian,
Polish,
Russian,
Serbian,
Slovak,
Slovenian,
Ukrainian
[top]
Iroquoian languages
- Cayuga,
Cherokee,
Mohawk,
Onondaga,
Seneca
[top]
Japonic / Japanese-Ryukyuan languages
- Japanese,
Okinawan
[top]
Khoisan languages
- Khoekhoe (Nama)
[top]
Kwa languages
- Ga
[top]
Mayan languages
- Kaqchikel
[top]
Misumalpan languages
- Miskito
[top]
Mongolic languages
- Kalmyk,
Mongolian
[top]
Muskogean languages
- Eastern Muskogean
- Koasati
- Western Muskogean
- Choctaw,
Creek
[top]
Na-Dené languages
- Tlingit
- Athabaskan languages
- Ahtna,
Deg Xinag,
Tłı̨chǫ (Dogrib),
Hupa,
Navajo,
Tolowa,
Tsuut'ina
[top]
Niger-Congo languages
- Altantic-Congo languages
- Efik,
Cebaara,
Mundang,
Supyire,
Twi,
Wolof
- Bantu languages
- Chichewa,
Gwere,
Lingala,
Maore,
Mwani,
Nkore,
Nyole,
Soga,
Swahili,
Taita,
Tswana,
Umbundu,
Venda,
Xhosa,
Zulu
- Mande languages
- Bambara,
Kinyarwanda,
Mandinka,
Soninke,
Vai
- Volta-Niger languages
- Igbo,
Yoruba
[top]
Nilo-Saharan languages
- Acholi,
Daza,
Dholuo,
Lango
[top]
North Bougainville languages
- Rotokas
[top]
Ongan languages
- Jarawa
[top]
Oto-Manguean languages
- Mazatec
[top]
Papuan languages
- Savosavo
[top]
Pomoan languages
- Central Pomo
[top]
Quechuan languages
- Cuzco Quechua
[top]
Salishan languages
- Squamish
[top]
Sino-Tibetan languages
- Ao languages
- Ao Naga,
Yimchungrü
- Brahmaputran languages
- Khiamniungan,
Kokborok,
Muklom,
Phom
- Digaro languages
- Digaro Mishmi,
Idu Mishmi
- Kukish languages
- Chiru,
Chothe,
Gangte,
Karbi,
Paite,
Simte,
Zou
- Lolo-Burmese languages
- Burmese,
Hani
- Sinitic languages
- Cantonese,
Hakka,
Mandarin,
Shanghainese,
Taiwanese
- Tibeto-Burman languages
- Angami,
Apatani,
Balti,
Bokar,
Dzongkha,
Hmar,
Inpui,
Khowa (Bugun),
Koireng,
Liangmai Naga,
Lisu,
Milang,
Moyon,
Na,
Naxi,
Pochuri (Naga),
Sartang,
Sherdukpen,
Singpho,
Tangam,
Tangkhul (Naga),
Tibetan,
Yi
[top]
Siouan languages
- Assiniboine,
Biloxi,
Chiwere,
Crow,
Hidatsa,
Mandan,
Quapaw,
Stoney,
Tutelo,
[top]
Totonacan languages
- Papantla Totonac
[top]
Trans-New Guinea languages
- Abui,
Makalero,
Sawila,
Teiwa,
[top]
Tsimshianic languages
- Tsimshian
[top]
Tungusic / Manchu-Tungus languages
- Northern Tungusic
- Negidal,
Oroch,
Udege
- Southern Tungusic
- Manchu,
Nanai,
Orok / Uilta,
Ulch
[top]
Tupí-Guarani languages
- Nheengatu
[top]
Turkic languages
- Altay,
Altay (Teleut dialect),
Altay (Tubalar dialect),
Äynu,
Azerbaijani,
Bashkir,
Chagatai,
Chelkan,
Chuvash,
Crimean Tatar,
Dolgan,
Gagauz,
Karakalpak,
Kazakh,
Khakas,
Kyrgyz,
Nogai,
Shor,
Soyot,
Tatar,
Tofa,
Turkish,
Turkmen,
Uyghur,
Uzbek,
Yakut
[top]
Uralic languages
- Finnic languages
- Estonian,
Finnish,
Ingrian,
Karelian,
Livonian,
Vepsian,
Võro,
Votic
- Mari languages
- Hill Mari,
Meadow Mari
- Mordvinic languages
- Erzya,
Moksha
- Permic languages
- Komi,
Udmurt
- Sámi languages
- Inari Saami,
Kildin Sámi,
Lule Sámi,
Northern Sámi,
Pite Sámi,
Skolt Sámi,
Southern Sámi,
Ter Sámi,
Ume Sámi
- Samoyedic languages
- Enets,
Nenets,
Nganasan,
Selkup
- Ugric languages
- Hungarian,
Khanty,
Mansi
[top]
Uto-Aztecan languages
- Guerrero Nahuatl,
Hopi,
Huichol,
Nahuatl,
O'odham,
Tarahumara,
Timbisha,
Tongva,
Yaqui
[top]
Yok-Utian languages
- Mutsun,
Wukchumni
[top]
Pidgins and Creoles
- Cape Verdean Creole,
Fanagalo,
Kituba,
Kristang,
Manado Malay,
Mauritian Creole,
Pijin,
Sango,
Sranan
[top]
Language isolates
- Adaizan,
Ainu,
Basque,
Chitimacha,
Eskayan,
Haida,
Korean,
Kunza,
Mapuche,
Puroik/Sulung,
Tunica,
Yuchi / Euchee,
Zakhring,
Zuni
[top]
- Esperanto,
Folkspraak,
Ido,
Interlingua,
Interlingue / Occidental,
Interslavic,
Lingwa de planeta,
Lingua Franca Nova,
Novial,
Romániço,
Volapük
[top]
Constructed languages
- Dothraki,
Klingon,
Laala,
Lojban,
Quenya,
Solresol,
Toki Pona
[top]
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List of numbers (1-10) in various languages
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_numbers_in_various_languages
Language and numbers - details of counting systems for over 90 languages
http://www.languagesandnumbers.com
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