How to count in Liangmai, a member of the Zemeic branch of the Kuki-Chin-Naga language family spoken in Manipur and Nagaland in northeast India.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | pruong | |
| 1 | khat | raibu |
| 2 | nia | niabu |
| 3 | sum | sumbu |
| 4 | medai | medaibu |
| 5 | mengiu | mengiubu |
| 6 | cherok | cherokbu |
| 7 | chenia | cheniabu |
| 8 | chechat | chechatbu |
| 9 | chekiu | chekiubu |
| 10 | keriu | keriubu |
| 11 | keriukhat | |
| 12 | keriunia | |
| 13 | keriusum | |
| 14 | keriumedai | |
| 15 | keriumengiu | |
| 16 | keriucherok | |
| 17 | keriuchenia | |
| 18 | keriutechat | |
| 19 | keriuchekiu | |
| 20 | mekai | |
| 30 | sinriw | |
| 40 | atai | |
| 50 | ringiu | |
| 60 | riacherok | |
| 70 | riachenia | |
| 80 | riachechat | |
| 90 | riachekiu | |
| 100 | kai (khat) | |
| 1,000 | sang (khat) | |
| 100,000 | lakh (khat) | |
| 10,000,000 | thang (khat), sang sang |
Information provided by Wolfgang Kuhl
Sources and information about counting in Liangmai
https://ia601603.us.archive.org/18/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.267325/2015.267325.Liangmai-Hindi.pdf
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/329365825_A_Learner%27s_Book_of_the_Liangmai_Language
Information about Liangmai | Phrases | Numbers | Family words | Tower of Babel
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Bawm, Chiru, Chothe, Gangte, Hakha, Inpui, Karbi, Koireng, Liangmai (Naga), Paite, Pochuri (Naga), Ralte, Simte, Tangkhul (Naga), Tedim, Zeme, Zotung, Zou
Alphabetical index | Language family index
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