How to count in Manchu (ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᡤᡳᠰᡠᠨ), a Southern Tungusic language spoken in northeast China.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | ᡠᠨᡨᠣ (untu) [untu] | |
| 1 | ᡝᠮᡠ (emu) [ə.mu] | ᡠᠵᡠᡳ (ujui) [u.tʃui] ᡠᠵᡠᠴᡳ (ujuci) ᡝᠮᡠᠴᡳ (emuci) |
| 2 | ᠵᡠᠸᡝ (juwe) [tʃwə] | ᠵᠠᡳ (jai) [tʃai] ᠵᠠᡳᠴᡳ (jaici) ᠵᡠᠸᡝᠴᡳ (juweci) |
| 3 | ᡳᠯᠠᠨ (ilan) [i.lan] | ᡳᠯᠠᠴᡳ (ilaci) [i.la.tɕʰi] |
| 4 | ᡩᡠᡳᠨ (duin) [tuin] | ᡩᡠᡳᠴᡳ (duici) [tui.tɕʰi] |
| 5 | ᠰᡠᠨᠵᠠ (sunja) [sun.tʃa] | ᠰᡠᠨᠵᠠᠴᡳ (sunjaci) [sun.tʃa.tɕʰi] |
| 6 | ᠨᡳᠩᡤᡠᠨ (ninggun) [niŋ.ŋun] | ᠨᡳᠩᡤᡠᠴᡳ (ningguci) [niŋ.ŋu.tɕʰi] |
| 7 | ᠨᠠᡩᠠᠨ (nadan) [na.tan] | ᠨᠠᡩᠠᠴᡳ (nadaci) [na.ta.tɕʰi] |
| 8 | ᠵᠠᡴᡡᠨ (jakūn) [tʃa.qʰʊn] | ᠵᠠᡴᡡᠴᡳ (jakūci) [tʃa.qʰʊ.tɕʰi] |
| 9 | ᡠᠶᡠᠨ (uyun) [u.jun] | ᡠᠶᡠᠴᡳ (uyuci) [u.ju.tɕʰi] |
| 10 | ᠵᡠᠸᠠᠨ (juwan) [tʃwan] | ᠵᡠᠸᠠᠨᠴᡳ (juwanci) [tʃwan.tɕʰi] |
| 11 | ᠵᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᡝᠮᡠ (juwan emu) | ᠵᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᡝᠮᡠᠴᡳ (juwan emuci) |
| 12 | ᠵᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᠵᡠᠸᡝ (juwan juwe) | ᠵᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᠵᡠᠸᡝᠴᡳ (juwan juweci) |
| 13 | ᠵᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᡳᠯᠠᠨ (juwan ilan) | ᠵᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᡳᠯᠠᠴᡳ (juwan ilaci) |
| 14 | ᠵᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᡩᡠᡳᠨ (juwan duin) | ᠵᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᡩᡠᡳᠴᡳ (juwan duici) |
| 15 | ᡨᠣᡶᠣᡥᠣᠨ (tofohon) [tʰɔ.fɔ.χɔn] | ᡨᠣᡶᠣᡥᠣᠴᡳ (tofohoci) |
| 16 | ᠵᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᠨᡳᠩᡤᡠᠨ (juwan ninggun) | ᠵᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᠨᡳᠩᡤᡠᠴᡳ (juwan ningguci) |
| 17 | ᠵᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᠨᠠᡩᠠᠨ (juwan nadan) | ᠵᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᠨᠠᡩᠠᠴᡳ (juwan nadaci) |
| 18 | ᠵᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᠵᠠᡴᡡᠨ (juwan jakūn) | ᠵᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᠵᠠᡴᡡᠴᡳ (juwan jakūci) |
| 19 | ᠵᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᡠᠶᡠᠨ (juwan uyun) | ᠵᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᡠᠶᡠᠴᡳ (juwan uyuci) |
| 20 | ᠣᡵᡳᠨ (orin) [ɔ.rin] | ᠣᡵᡳᠴᡳ (orici) [ɔ.ri.tɕʰi] |
| 21 | ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᡝᠮᡠ (orin emu) | ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᡝᠮᡠᠴᡳ (orin emuci) |
| 22 | ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᠵᡠᠸᡝ (orin juwe) | ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᠵᡠᠸᡝᠴᡳ (orin juweci) |
| 23 | ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᡳᠯᠠᠨ (orin ilan) | ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᡳᠯᠠᠴᡳ (orin ilaci) |
| 24 | ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᡩᡠᡳᠨ (orin duin) | ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᡩᡠᡳᠴᡳ (orin duici) |
| 25 | ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᠰᡠᠨᠵᠠ (orin sunja) | ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᠰᡠᠨᠵᠠᠴᡳ (orin sunjaci) |
| 26 | ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᠨᡳᠩᡤᡠᠨ (orin ninggun) | ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᠨᡳᠩᡤᡠᠴᡳ (orin ningguci) |
| 27 | ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᠨᠠᡩᠠᠨ (orin nadan) | ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᠨᠠᡩᠠᠴᡳ (orin nadaci) |
| 28 | ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᠵᠠᡴᡡᠨ (orin jakūn) | ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᠵᠠᡴᡡᠴᡳ (orin jakūci) |
| 29 | ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᡠᠶᡠᠨ (orin uyun) | ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᡠᠶᡠᠴᡳ (orin uyuci) |
| 30 | ᡤᡡᠰᡳᠨ (gūsin) [qʊ.ɕin] | ᡤᡡᠰᡳᠴᡳ (gūsici) [qʊ.ɕi.tɕʰi] |
| 40 | ᡩᡝᡥᡳ (dehi) [tə.xi] | ᡩᡝᡥᡳᠴᡳ (dehici) |
| 50 | ᠰᡠᠰᠠᡳ (susai) [su.sai] | ᠰᡠᠰᠠᡳᠴᡳ (susaici) |
| 60 | ᠨᡳᠨᠵᡠ (ninju) [nin.tʃu] | ᠨᡳᠨᠵᡠᠴᡳ (ninjuci) |
| 70 | ᠨᠠᡩᠠᠨᠵᡠ (nadanju) [na.tan.tʃu] | ᠨᠠᡩᠠᠨᠵᡠᠴᡳ (nadanjuci) |
| 80 | ᠵᠠᡴᡡᠨᠵᡠ (jakūnju) [tʃa.qʰʊn.tʃu] | ᠵᠠᡴᡡᠨᠵᡠᠴᡳ (jakūnjuci) |
| 90 | ᡠᠶᡠᠨᠵᡠ (uyunju) [u.jun.tʃu] | ᠵᡠᠶᡠᠨᠵᡠᠴᡳ (uyunjuci) |
| 100 | ᡨᠠᠩᡤᡡ (tanggū) [tʰaŋ.ŋʊ] | ᡨᠠᠩᡤᡡᠴᡳ (tanggūci) |
| 1,000 | ᠮᡳᠩᡤᠠᠨ (minggan) [miŋ.ŋan] | ᠮᡳᠩᡤᠠᠴᡳ (minggaci) |
| 10,000 | ᡨᡠᠮᡝᠨ (tumen) [tʰu.mən] | ᡨᡠᠮᡝᠨᠴᡳ (tumenci) |
| 100,000 | ᠵᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᡨᡠᠮᡝᠨ (juwan tumen) | ᠵᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᡨᡠᠮᡝᠨᠴᡳ (juwan tumenci) |
| 1,000,000 | ᡨᠠᠩᡤᡡ ᡨᡠᠮᡝᠨ (tanggū tumen) | ᡨᠠᠩᡤᡡ ᡨᡠᠮᡝᠨᠴᡳ (tanggū tumenci) |
In the translitation of Manchu used above, the sound [ʊ] is written ū. In the video below v is used for this sound. In some texts uu is used instead.
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Information about Manchu numbers
https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Manchu/Lesson_4_-_Numerals
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Manchu_numerals
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