How to count in Chiru (Chhori), a member of the Kukish branch of the Tibeto-Burman language family spoken in Manipur, Assam and Nagaland in the northeast of India.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | ǝkhǝt |
| 2 | ǝdi |
| 3 | ǝthum |
| 4 | ǝmili |
| 5 | ǝrǝŋa |
| 6 | ǝrup |
| 7 | ǝsiri |
| 8 | ǝret |
| 9 | ǝko |
| 10 | som |
| 11 | somlǝikhǝt |
| 12 | somlǝidi |
| 13 | somlǝithum |
| 14 | somlǝimli |
| 15 | somlǝirǝŋa |
| 16 | somlǝirup |
| 17 | somlǝisiri |
| 18 | somlǝiret |
| 19 | somlǝiko |
| 20 | somdi |
| 21 | somdilǝikhǝt |
| 22 | somdilǝidi |
| 23 | somdilǝithum |
| 24 | somdilǝimili |
| 25 | somdilǝirǝŋa |
| 26 | somdilǝirup |
| 27 | somdilǝisiri |
| 28 | somdilǝiret |
| 29 | somdilǝiko |
| 30 | somthum |
| 40 | sommili |
| 50 | somreŋa |
| 60 | somrup |
| 70 | somsiri |
| 80 | somret |
| 90 | somko |
| 100 | rǝja |
Source: Salam Brojen Singh. Chiru Grammar. Department of Linguistics. Manipur University. Canchipur – 2007.
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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