How to count in Bawm, a Kuki-Chin-Naga language spoken in Bangladesh, India and Myanmar.
If any of the numbers are links, you can hear a recording by clicking on them. If you can provide recordings, please contact me.
| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | pakhat |
| 2 | panih |
| 3 | pathum |
| 4 | pa-li |
| 5 | panga |
| 6 | paruk |
| 7 | pasirih |
| 8 | pa-riat |
| 9 | pakua |
| 10 | para |
| 11 | lei-khat |
| 12 | lei-nih |
| 13 | lei-thum |
| 14 | lei-li |
| 15 | lei-nga |
| 16 | lei-ruk |
| 17 | lei-sirih |
| 18 | lei-riat |
| 19 | lei-kua |
| 20 | kul |
| 21 | kul lei-khat |
| 22 | kul lei-nih |
| 23 | kul lei-thum |
| 24 | kul lei-li |
| 25 | kul lei-nga |
| 26 | kul lei-ruk |
| 27 | kul lei-sirih |
| 28 | kul lei-riat |
| 29 | kul lei-kua |
| 30 | sawm lei-thum |
| 40 | sawm lei-li |
| 50 | sawm lei-nga |
| 60 | sawm lei-ruk |
| 70 | sawm lei-sirih |
| 80 | sawm lei-riat |
| 90 | sawm lei-kua |
| 100 | za, za kat |
| 200 | za ni |
| 1,000 | sang, sang kat |
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Hear some Bawm numbers:
Information about Bawm numbers
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Chin-Bawm.htm
Information about Bawm | Numbers | Tower of Babel
Bawm, Chiru, Chothe, Gangte, Hakha, Karbi, Manipuri, Paite, Simte, Tedim, Zeme, Zou
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