How to count in Rengao (Rơngao), a North Bahnaric language spoken in Quảng Ngãi Province in central Vietnam.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | mòyʹ | măʹ mòyʹ |
| 2 | bar | măʹ bar |
| 3 | pi | măʹ pi |
| 4 | pun | măʹ pun |
| 5 | padăm | măʹ padăm |
| 6 | tadru | măʹ tadru |
| 7 | tapằyh | măʹ tapằyh |
| 8 | taham | măʹ taham |
| 9 | tachĭ ̀n | măʹ tachĭ ̀n |
| 10 | jằt | măʹ jằt |
| 11 | mòyʹ jằt mòyʹ | |
| 12 | mòyʹ jằt bar | |
| 13 | mòyʹ jằt pi | |
| 14 | mòyʹ jằt pun | |
| 15 | mòyʹ jằt padăm | |
| 16 | mòyʹ jằt tadru | |
| 17 | mòyʹ jằt tapằyh | |
| 18 | mòyʹ jằt taham | |
| 19 | mòyʹ jằt tachĭ ̀n | |
| 20 | bar jằt | |
| 21 | bar jằt mòyʹ | |
| 22 | bar jằt bar | |
| 23 | bar jằt pi | |
| 24 | bar jằt pun | |
| 25 | bar jằt padăm | |
| 26 | bar jằt tadru | |
| 27 | bar jằt tapằyh | |
| 28 | bar jằt taham | |
| 29 | bar jằt tachĭ ̀n | |
| 30 | pi jằt | |
| 40 | pun jằt | |
| 50 | padăm jằt | |
| 60 | tadru jằt | |
| 70 | tapằyh jằt | |
| 80 | taham jằt | |
| 90 | tachĭ ̀n jằt | |
| 100 | hring | |
| 200 | bar hring | |
| 300 | pi hring | |
| 400 | pun hring | |
| 500 | padăm hring | |
| 600 | tadru hring | |
| 700 | tapằyh hring | |
| 800 | taham hring | |
| 900 | tachĭ ̀n hring | |
| 1,000 | rabằw | |
| 1,000,000 | ratùh |
Sources: Kenneth Gregerson and Marilyn Gregerson. A Grammar and Dictionary of Rengao. An Austroasiatic Language of the Vietnam Central Highlands. Leiden, The Netherlands, 2026.
Information about Rengao and Rengao numbers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rengao_language
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Rengao.htm
Information provided by Wolfgang Kuhl
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