How to count in Limbu (ᤕᤠᤰᤌᤢᤱ ᤐᤠᤴ), a Kiranti language spoken in mainly in Nepal, and also in northern India.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 0 (᥆ / ०) | ᤇᤥᤐ᤻ / होप [ɦop] (hop) | |
| 1 (᥇ / १) | ᤌᤡᤰ / थिक [tʰik] (thik) | ᤌᤡᤰᤛᤡᤃᤣᤁ᤻ / थिकसिगेक (thiksigek) |
| 2 (᥈ / २) | ᤏᤧᤳᤇᤡ / ने़त्छि [nɛt.t͡ɕʰi] (netchi) | ᤏᤡᤛᤡᤃᤣᤁ᤻ / नेसिगेक (nisigek) |
| 3 (᥉ / ३) | ᤛᤢᤶᤛᤡ / सुम्सी [sum.si] (sumsi) | ᤛᤢᤶᤛᤡᤃᤣᤁ᤻ / सुमसिगेक (sumsigek) |
| 4 (᥊ / ४) | ᤗᤡᤛᤡ / लिसी [li.si] (lisi) | ᤗᤡᤛᤡᤃᤣᤁ᤻ / लिसीगेक (lisigek) |
| 5 (᥋ / ५) | ᤅᤠᤛᤡ / ङासि [ŋa.si] (ngasi) | ᤅᤠᤛᤡᤃᤣᤁ᤻ / ङासिगेक (ngasigek) |
| 6 (᥌ / ६) | ᤋᤢᤰᤛᤡ / तुक्सी [tuk.t͡ɕʰi] (tuksi) | ᤋᤢᤰᤛᤡᤃᤣᤁ᤻ / तुकसिगेक (tuksigek) |
| 7 (᥍ / ७) | ᤏᤢᤛᤡ / नुसी [nu.si] (nusi) | ᤏᤢᤛᤡᤃᤣᤁ᤻ / नुसिगेक (nusigek) |
| 8 (᥎ / ८) | ᤕᤧᤳᤇᤡ / येत्छी [jɛt.t͡ɕʰi] (yetchi) | ᤕᤧᤳᤇᤡᤃᤣᤁ᤻ / येत्छिगेक (yetchigek) |
| 9 (᥏ / ९) | ᤑᤠᤱᤛᤡ / फाङसी [pʰaŋ.si] (pāngsi) | ᤑᤠᤱᤛᤡᤃᤣᤁ᤻ / फाङसिगेक (pāngsigek) |
| 10 (᥇᥆ / १०) | ᤌᤡᤒᤥᤅ᤻ / थिबोङ [tʰi.boŋ] (thibong) | ᤌᤡᤒᤥᤅ᤻ᤃᤣᤁ᤻ / थिबोङसिगेक (thibonggek) |
| 11 (᥇᥇ / ११) | ᤌᤡᤰᤌᤡᤰ / थिकथिक (thikthik) | |
| 12 (᥇᥈ / १२) | ᤌᤡᤰᤏᤧᤳ / थिकनेत (thiknet) | |
| 13 (᥇᥉ / १३) | ᤌᤡᤰᤛᤢᤶ / थिकसुम (thiksum) | |
| 14 (᥇᥊ / १४) | ᤌᤡᤰᤗᤡ / थिकलि (thikli) | |
| 15 (᥇᥋ / १५) | ᤌᤡᤰᤅᤠ / थिकङा (thiknga) | |
| 16 (᥇᥌ / १६) | ᤌᤡᤰᤋᤢᤰ / थिकतुक (thiktuk) | |
| 17 (᥇᥍ / १७) | ᤌᤡᤰᤏᤢ / थिकनु (thiknu) | |
| 18 (᥇᥎ / १८) | ᤌᤡᤰᤕᤧᤳ / थिकयेत (thikyet) | |
| 19 (᥇᥏ / १९) | ᤌᤡᤰᤑᤠᤱ / थिकफाङ (thikpāng) | |
| 20 (᥈᥆ / २०) | ᤏᤡᤒᤥᤅ᤻ / निबोङ (nibong) | |
| 21 (᥈᥇ / २१) | ᤏᤧᤳᤌᤡᤰ / नेतथिक (netthik) | |
| 22 (᥈᥈ / २२) | ᤏᤧᤳᤏᤧᤳ / नेतनेत (netnet) | |
| 23 (᥈᥉ / २३) | ᤏᤧᤛᤢᤶ / नेसुम (nesum) | |
| 24 (᥈᥊ / २४) | ᤏᤧᤗᤡ / नेलि (neli) | |
| 25 (᥈᥋ / २५) | ᤏᤧᤅᤠ / नेङा (nenga) | |
| 26 (᥈᥌ / २६) | ᤏᤧᤋᤢᤰ / नेतुक (netuk) | |
| 27 (᥈᥍ / २७) | ᤏᤧᤏᤢ / नेनु (nenu) | |
| 28 (᥈᥎ / २८) | ᤏᤧᤕᤧᤳ / नेयेत (neyet) | |
| 29 (᥈᥏ / २९) | ᤏᤧᤑᤠᤱ / नेफाङ (nepāng) | |
| 30 (᥉᥆ / ३०) | ᤛᤢᤶᤒᤥᤅ᤻ / सुम्बोङ (sumbong) | |
| 40 (᥊᥆ / ४०) | ᤗᤡᤃᤡᤵ / लिगिप (ligip) | |
| 50 (᥋᥆ / ५०) | ᤅᤠᤃᤡᤵ / ङागिप (ngāgip) | |
| 60 (᥌᥆ / ६०) | ᤋᤢᤰᤁᤡᤵ / तुक्किप (tukkip) | |
| 70 (᥍᥆ / ७०) | ᤏᤢᤃᤡᤵ / नुगिप (nugip) | |
| 80 (᥎᥆ / ८०) | ᤕᤧᤰᤁᤡᤵ / येक्किप (yekkip) | |
| 90 (᥏᥆ / ९०) | ᤑᤠᤱᤃᤡᤵ / फाङगिप (phānggip) | |
| 100 (᥇᥆᥆ / १००) | ᤏᤠᤏ᤻ᤇᤡᤱ ᤌᤡᤰ / नान्छिङ थिक (nānching thik) |
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Hear some Limbu numbers:
Information about Limbu | Numbers
Information about Limbu numbers
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Limbu.htm
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Limbu_numerals
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