How to count in Oroqen (Aruqen urgun), a Northern Tungusic language spoken in Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang in northern China.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | umun [umun] | umuu |
| 2 | zhuur [dʒu:r] | zhuu |
| 3 | ilan [ɪlan] | ilaa |
| 4 | diyin [dijin] | diyii |
| 5 | tungnga [tʊŋŋa] | tungngaa |
| 6 | nungun [ɲuŋun] | nunguu |
| 7 | nadan [nadan] | nadaa |
| 8 | zhapkun [dʒapkʊn] | zhapkuu |
| 9 | yeyin [jəjin] | yeyii |
| 10 | zhaan [dʒaan] | zhaa |
| 11 | zhaan umun | zhaan umuu |
| 12 | zhaan zhuur | zhaan zhuu |
| 13 | zhaan ilan | zhaan ilaa |
| 14 | zhaan diyin | zhaan diyii |
| 15 | zhaan tungnga | zhaan tungngaa |
| 16 | zhaan nungun | zhaan nunguu |
| 17 | zhaan nadan | zhaan nadaa |
| 18 | zhaan zhapkun | zhaan zhapkuu |
| 19 | zhaan yeyin | zhaan yeyii |
| 20 | zhuur zhaan | zhuur zhaan |
| 21 | zhuur zhaan umun | zhuur zhaan umuu |
| 22 | zhuur zhaan zhuur | zhuur zhaan zhuu |
| 23 | zhuur zhaan ilan | zhuur zhaan ilaa |
| 24 | zhuur zhaan diyin | zhuur zhaan diyii |
| 25 | zhuur zhaan tungnga | zhuur zhaan tungngaa |
| 26 | zhuur zhaan nungun | zhuur zhaan nunguu |
| 27 | zhuur zhaan nadan | zhuur zhaan nadaa |
| 28 | zhuur zhaan zhapkun | zhuur zhaan zhapkuu |
| 29 | zhuur zhaan yeyin | zhuur zhaan yeyii |
| 30 | ilan zhaan, gutin [gʊtɪn] | |
| 40 | deki [əki] | |
| 50 | tungnga-ngi [tʊŋŋa-ŋɪ] | |
| 60 | nungun-ngi [nuŋun-ŋɪ] | |
| 70 | nadan-ngi [nadan-ŋɪ] | |
| 80 | zhapkun-ngi [dʒapkʊn-ŋɪ] | |
| 90 | yereen [jərə:n] | |
| 100 | nyamaaji [ɲama:dʒɪ] | |
| 1000 | mingga [mɪŋga] |
Source: https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Oroqen.htm
https://wold.clld.org/vocabulary/20
https://tinyurl.com/y9b35pb3
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