How to count in Udege, a Northern Tungusic language spoken in Primorsky Krai and Khabarovsk Krai in the far east of Russian Federation.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | омо (omo) | омойти (omoyiti) |
| 2 | ʒӯ (zū) [N] ʒубэ (zube) [S] |
гагда (gagda) |
| 3 | ила (ila) | иляти (ilyati) [N] иле-нти (ilēnti) [S] |
| 4 | дӣ (dī) | диэти (dieti) [N] дӣ-нти (dīnti) [S] |
| 5 | туӈа (tuŋa) | туӈяти (tuŋyati) [N] туӈа-нти (tuŋa-nti) [S] |
| 6 | нюӈу (nyuŋu) | нюӈуэти (nyuŋueti) [N] нюӈу-ити (nyuŋu-iti) [S] |
| 7 | нада (nada) | надэти (nadeti) [N] нада-инти (nada-inti) [S] |
| 8 | ʒакпу (zakpu) | ʒакпуэти (zakpueti) [N] ʒакпу-ити (zakpu-iti) [S] |
| 9 | ейи (yeyi) | ейиэти (yeyieti) [N] ейи-эти (yeyi-eti) [S] |
| 10 | ʒа̄ (zā) | ʒа̄эти (zāeti) [N] ʒа̄эти (zāeti) [S] |
| 11 | ʒа̄омо (zāomo) | ʒа̄омоити (zāomoiti) [N] ʒа̄омоити (zā-omo-iti) [S] |
| 12 | ʒа̄ʒу (zāzu) [N] ʒа̄ʒубэ (zāzube) [S] |
ʒа̄ʒуэти (zāzueti) [N] ʒа̄ʒуэти (zā-zu-eti) [S] |
| 13 | ʒа̄ила (zāila) | |
| 14 | ʒа̄ди (zādi) | |
| 15 | ʒа̄туӈа (zātuŋa) | |
| 16 | ʒа̄нюӈу (zānyuŋu) | |
| 17 | ʒа̄нада (zānada) | |
| 18 | ʒа̄ʒакпу (zāzakpu) | |
| 19 | ʒа̄ейи (zāeyi) | |
| 20 | вей, вейи, вайи (wey, weyi, wayi) | |
| 21 | вайи омо (wayi omo) | |
| 22 | вайи ʒӯ (wayi zū) [N] вайи ʒубэ (wayi zube) [S] |
|
| 23 | вайи ила (wayi ila) | |
| 24 | вайи дӣ (wayi dī) | |
| 25 | вайи туӈа (wayi tuŋa) | |
| 26 | вайи нюӈу (wayi nyuŋu) | |
| 27 | вайи нада (wayi nada) | |
| 28 | вайи ʒакпу (wayi zakpu) | |
| 29 | вайи ейи (wayi yeyi) | |
| 30 | илаʒа (ilaza) | |
| 40 | дӣʒэ (dīze) | |
| 50 | туӈаʒа (tuŋaza) | |
| 60 | нюӈуʒэ (nyuŋuze) | |
| 70 | надаʒа (nadaza) | |
| 80 | ʒакпуʒа (zakpuza) | |
| 90 | ейиʒэ (eyiize) | |
| 100 | таӈгу (taŋgu) | |
| 157 | омо таӈгу туӈаʒа нада (omo taŋgu tuŋaza nada) |
|
| 200 | ʒӯ таӈгу (zū taŋgu) [N] ʒубэ таӈгу (zube taŋgu) [S] |
|
| 300 | ила таӈгу (ila taŋgu) | |
| 400 | дӣ таӈгу (dī taŋgu) | |
| 500 | туӈа таӈгу (tuŋa taŋgu) | |
| 600 | нюӈу таӈгу (njuŋu taŋgu) | |
| 700 | нада таӈгу (nada taŋgu) | |
| 800 | ʒакпу таӈгу (zakpu taŋgu) ʒакпутуӈа (zakputuŋa) |
|
| 900 | ейи таӈгу (eyi taŋgu) | |
| 1,000 | омо миӈга (omo miŋga) | |
| 2,000 | ʒӯ миӈга (zū miŋga) [N] ʒубэ миӈга (zube miŋga) [S] |
|
| 3,000 | ила миӈга (ila miŋga) | |
| 4,000 | дӣ миӈга (dī miŋga) | |
| 5,000 | туӈа миӈга (tuŋa miŋga) | |
| 6,000 | нюӈу миӈга (njuŋu miŋga) | |
| 7,000 | нада миӈга (nada miŋga) | |
| 8,000 | ʒакпу миӈга (zakpu miŋga) | |
| 9,000 | ейи миӈга (yeyi miŋga) | |
| 10,000 | ʒа̄ миӈга (zā miŋga) | |
| 1,000,000 | милиона (miliona) * | |
| 1,000,000,000 | милиарда (miliarda) * | |
| once | эмн’э (emn’e), тэйи эмн’э (teyi emn’e) | |
| twice | ʒу-лиэ (zu-lie), ʒу-ля (zu-lya), ʒуё (zuyo) | |
| thrice | ила-лиэ (ilya-lie), ила-ля (ila-lya) | |
| 4 times | дӣмдэ (dīmde), дӣлиэ (dīlie), дӣлия (dīliya) |
[N] = Northern dialect, [S] = Southern dialect, * = Russian loan-word
Sources:
- А.Х. Гирфанова̄ Словарь Удэгейско-Русский и Русско-Удэгейский. Санкт-Петербург, 2002.
Nikolaeva/Tolskayā A Grammar of Udihe, Berlin – New York 2001
Information provided by Wolfgang Kuhl
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
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