How to count in Yongbei Zhuang (Cuengh), a variety of Zhuang spoken in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southern China. The numbers are shown in the 1982 orthography, the 1957 orthography (where different), the Old Zhuang script, and the IPA - where known, e.g sawndip, səɯƌip (𭨡𮄫) [θaɯ˨˦ ɗip˥].
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 0 | lingz, liŋƨ, 𭝋 |
| 1 | it [ʔit˥] |
| 2 | ngeih, ŋeiƅ (二) [ŋei˧] |
| 3 | sam [θaːm˨˦] |
| 4 | seiqm seis [θei˧˥] |
| 5 | haj, haз, (㕶/五) [ha˥] |
| 6 | roek/loeg, rɵk [ɣok˥] |
| 7 | caet, cət [ɕat˥] |
| 8 | bet [peːt˧˥] |
| 9 | gouj, gouз [kou˥] |
| 10 | cib [ɕip˧] |
| 11 | cib it [ɕip˧ ʔit˥] |
| 12 | cib ngeih (cib ŋeiƅ) [ɕip˧ ŋei˧] |
| 13 | cib sam [ɕip˧ θaːm˨˦] |
| 14 | cib seiq, cib seiƽ [ɕip˧ θei˧] |
| 15 | cib haj, cib haз [ɕip˧ ha˥] |
| 16 | cib loeg, cib lɵg [ɕip˧ lok˧] |
| 17 | cib caet, cib cət [ɕip˧ ɕat˥] |
| 18 | cib bet [ɕip˧ peːt˧] |
| 19 | cib gouj (cib gouз) [ɕip˧ kou˥] |
| 20 | ngeih cib, ŋeiƅ cib [ŋei˧ ɕip˧] |
| 30 | sam cib |
| 40 | seiq cib |
| 50 | haj cib |
| 60 | loek cib |
| 70 | caet cib |
| 80 | bed cib |
| 90 | giuj cib |
| 100 | bak |
| 1,000 | cien [ɕiːn˨˦] |
| 10,000 | fanh, fanb [faːn˧] |
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Information about Zhuang | Phrases in Yongbei Zhuang | Numbers in Yongbei Zhuang
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