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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