How to count in Maithili, a Bihari language spoken in the Indian state Bihar, and in the Terai region of Nepal.
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Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
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1 | ek | pahil, pəhil |
2 | dū | dosar, dosər |
3 | tīn | tesar, tesər |
4 | cāri * | cārim, carim |
5 | pãc | pãcam, pãcem |
6 | cha: | chaṭham, chəṭhem, chɔəm, |
7 | sāt | sātam |
8 | āṭh | āṭham |
9 | náu, nɔ | náuam |
10 | dash | dasham, dəsəm, dɔsəm etc. |
11 | egārah | (numeral + -am) |
12 | bārah | |
13 | terah, terəh | |
14 | cáudah | |
15 | pandrah | |
16 | solah | |
17 | satarah | |
18 | aṭhārah | |
19 | unnais, unəis | |
20 | bīs | |
21 | ekais | |
22 | bāis | |
23 | tais | |
24 | cáubis | |
25 | paccīs, pəcis | |
26 | chabbīs | |
27 | sattāis | |
28 | aṭhṭāis | |
29 | untīs, untis | |
30 | tīs | |
31 | ektīs | |
32 | battīs, bəttis | |
33 | táitīs | |
34 | cáũtīs | |
35 | páītīs | |
36 | chattīs | |
37 | sáītīs | |
38 | ãrtīs | |
39 | uncālīs, uncalis | |
40 | cālīs | |
41 | ektālīs | |
42 | bayālīs | |
43 | táitālīs | |
44 | cáuwālīs, cəualis | |
45 | páītālīs, pætalis | |
46 | chiyālīs, chialis, chyalis, chealis | |
47 | sāītālīs, sætalis | |
48 | ãrtālīs, ərcalis, | |
49 | uncās, uncas | |
50 | paccās, pəcas | |
51 | ekāwan, ekabən | |
52 | bāwan, babən | |
53 | tirpann, tirpən | |
54 | cáuwan, cəubən | |
55 | pacpan, pəcpən | |
56 | chappan, chəppən | |
57 | santāwan, səntabən | |
58 | anṭhāwan, ənṭhabən | |
59 | unsaṭhi *, unsəiṭh | |
60 | sāṭhi * | |
61 | eksāṭhi * | |
62 | bāsāṭhi * | |
63 | tirsāṭhi * | |
64 | cáusāṭhi * | |
65 | páīsāṭhi * | |
66 | chyāsāṭhi * | |
67 | sãrsāṭhi * | |
68 | ãrsāṭhi * | |
69 | unhattari *, unhəttəir | |
70 | sattar | |
71 | ekhattari * | |
72 | bahattari * | |
73 | tīhattari * | |
74 | cáuhattari * | |
75 | pacahattari * | |
76 | chihatari * | |
77 | satahattari * | |
78 | aṭhattari * | |
79 | unnāsī, unasi | |
80 | assī | |
81 | ekāsī | |
82 | birāsī | |
83 | tīrāsī | |
84 | cáurāsī, cəurasi | |
85 | paccāsī, pəcasi | |
86 | chiyāsī, chiasi, chyasi, cheasi | |
87 | sattāsī, sətasi | |
88 | aṭhāsī, əṭhasi | |
89 | nabāsī, nəbasi | |
90 | nabbe | |
91 | ekānbe, ekanbe | |
92 | birānbe, biranbe, byanbe | |
93 | tirānbe, tiranbe | |
94 | cáurānbe, cəuranbe | |
95 | panncānbe, pəncanbe | |
96 | chiyānbe, chianbe, chyanbe, cheanbe | |
97 | santānbe, səntanbe | |
98 | annṭhānbe, ənṭhanbe | |
99 | ninānbe, ninanbe | |
100 | say, sæ; ek sæ [one hundred] | |
101 | ek say ek, ek sæ ek | |
200 | dū say | |
300 | tīn say | |
400 | cāri say | |
500 | pãc say | |
600 | cha: say | |
700 | sāt say | |
729 | sāt say untīs | |
800 | āṭh say | |
900 | nāu say | |
1,000 | hajār, həjar; ek həjar [one thousand] | |
2,000 | dū hajār | |
3,000 | tīn hajār | |
4,000 | cāri hajār | |
5,000 | pãc hajār | |
6,000 | cha: hajār | |
7,000 | sāt hajār | |
8,000 | āṭh hajār | |
9,000 | náu hajār | |
10,000 | dash hajār | |
100,000 | lākh | |
10 million | karoṛ, kəror |
A Maithili word marked by * indicates that the spoken form differs from the spelling given. In almost every case the difference involves the pronunciation of the i vowel before rather than after the consonant written.
Hear some Maithili numbers:
Sources:
- Alice Irene Davis/Motilal Banarsidass. Basic Colloquial Maithili. A Maithili-Nepali-English Vocabulary with some Structure Notes, pg. 141 – 142. Delhi – 1984.
- Ramawatar Yadav. A Reference Grammar of Maithili. Berlin – New York – 1995.
Information provided by Wolfgang Kuhl
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