How to count in Wa (Va), a Palaungic language spoken in Burma/Myanmar, China and Thailand. The numbers shown here are in the Parauk dialect/variety of Wa, unless otherwise indicated.
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Numeral | Cardinal |
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0 | wax [waʔ], ling |
1 | tíx [ti̤ʔ] |
2 | ra [ra] |
3 | loui [loi] (Parauk) [luɛ] (Ava) |
4 | poun [pon] |
5 | phuan [pʰuan] (Parauk) [pʰɔ̱n] (Va) |
6 | líah [li̤ah] (Parauk) leh [les] (Ava) [liɯh] (Va) |
7 | a líah [ʔa li̤ah] (Parauk) ʔa leh [ʔa les] (Ava) [ʔa liɯh] (Va) |
8 | daix [daiʔ] (Parauk) [si̱ tɛʔ] (Ava) [dʌiʔ] (Va) |
9 | dim [dim] (Parauk) [si tem] (Ava) [ti̱m] (Va) |
10 | kao [kau] (Parauk) [kɔ? kau?] (Ava) [ka̱u] (Va) |
11 | kao tíīx [kau ti̤ʔ] |
12 | kao ra [kau ra] |
13 | kao loui [kau loi] |
14 | kao poun [kau pon] |
15 | kao phuan [kau pʰuan] |
16 | kao líah [kau li̤ah] |
17 | kao a líah [kau ʔa li̤ah] |
18 | kao daix [kau daiʔ] |
19 | kao dim [kau dim] |
20 | tíx nga [ti̤ʔ ŋa] |
21 | tíx nga tíx [ti̤ʔ ŋa ti̤ʔ] |
22 | tíx nga ra [ti̤ʔ ŋa ra] |
23 | tíx nga loui [ti̤ʔ ŋa loi] |
24 | tíx nga poun [ti̤ʔ ŋa pon] |
25 | tíx nga phuan [ti̤ʔ ŋa pʰuan] |
26 | tíx nga líah [ti̤ʔ ŋa li̤ah] |
27 | tíx nga a líah [ti̤ʔ ŋa ʔa li̤ah] |
28 | tíx nga daix [ti̤ʔ ŋa daiʔ] |
29 | tíx nga dim [ti̤ʔ ŋa dim] |
30 | tíx ngoui [ti̤ʔ ŋoi] |
40 | tíx poun [ti̤ʔ pon] |
50 | tíx phuan [ti̤ʔ phuan] |
60 | tíx glíah [ti̤ʔ gli̤ah] |
70 | a tíx glíah [a ti̤ʔ gli̤ah] |
80 | tíx daix [ti̤ʔ daiʔ] |
90 | tíx dim [ti̤ʔ dim] |
100 | tíx yíeh [ti̤ʔ ʑi̤ɛh] |
200 | ra yíeh [ra ʑi̤ɛh] |
1,000 | (tíx) rheing [(ti̤ʔ) rheŋ] |
10,000 | (tíx) mheen [(ti̤ʔ) mhɯn] |
100,000 | séin [se̤n], síen [sɛ̤n] |
1 million | (dīx) lān [ti̤ʔ la̤n] |
1 billion | lag [la̤k] |
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Information about Wa numbers
http://www.humancomp.org/wadict/wa_number_chart.html/a>
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