How to count in Zou, a Kukish language spoken in parts of Burma, India and Bangladesh.
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Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
---|---|---|
0 | bȅm | |
1 | khàt | khàtna, amasá |
2 | nì: | nìna |
3 | thum | thùmna |
4 | li: | lìna |
5 | nga: | ngâna |
6 | gùh | gùhna |
7 | sagí | sagína |
8 | giét | giétna |
9 | kuó | kuóna |
10 | sàwm | sàwmna |
11 | sàwm leh khàt | |
12 | sàwm leh nì | |
13 | sàwm leh thum | |
14 | sàwm leh li | |
15 | sàwm leh nga | |
16 | sàwm leh gùh | |
17 | sàwm leh sagí | |
18 | sàwm leh giét | |
19 | sàwm leh kuó | |
20 | sàwmnì | |
21 | sàwmnì leh khàt | |
22 | sàwmnì leh nì | |
23 | sàwmnì leh thum | |
24 | sàwmnì leh li | |
25 | sàwmnì leh nga | |
26 | sàwmnì leh gùh | |
27 | sàwmnì leh sagí | |
28 | sàwmnì leh giét | |
29 | sàwmnì leh kuó | |
30 | sàwmthum | |
40 | sàwmli: | |
50 | sàwmnga: | |
60 | sàwmgùh | |
70 | sàwmsagí | |
80 | sàwmgiét | |
90 | sàwmkuó | |
100 | zȁ, zakhàt | |
1,000 | sang, tùl, tùlkhàt, sangkhàt | |
10,000 | sing, tùlsàwm, sangsàwm | |
100,000 (1 lakh) | nuòi, sangzà, tùlzà | |
200,000 (2 lakhs) | nuòiní, laknì | |
900,000 (9 lakhs) | nuòikuó, lakkuó | |
1,000,000 (10 lakhs) | nuòisàwm, sangtȕl, tȕltȕl | |
1 crore (100 lakhs) | thȅn, vâibêlsié, kráwl | |
1 billion | thȅnzà, kráwl sàwm | |
10 billion | tȕlthȅn, sang-àwn-máh | |
1 trillion | sangtȕlthȅn, sìmtàwp | |
once | khàtvèi | |
twice | nìvèi | |
thrice | thumèi | |
half | alang, akím | |
2/3 | sȅthumsuò-sȅni | |
1/4 | sȅlisuò sȅkhàt | |
1 1/2 | khàt leh a kím(alang) | |
2 1/2 | nì leh a lang(kím) | |
3 1/2 | thum leh a lang | |
firstly | akhàtna ah | |
secondly | anìna ah | |
thirdly | athumna ah | |
1st time | akhàtvéina | |
2nd time | anìvéina | |
3rd time | athùvéina | |
4th time | alivéina |
Source: Philip Thangliènmâng. Minimal Dictionary and Self-tutor Functional Grammar in Zo-English-Hindi. New Delhi – 2010.
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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