How to count in Chothe (Chawte, Kyao), a member of the Kukish branch of the Tibeto-Burman language family spoken in Manipur and Nagaland in the northeast of India.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ǝkha | misapǝ |
| 2 | ǝni | ǝnisupǝ |
| 3 | inthum | inthumsupǝ |
| 4 | inli | inlisupǝ |
| 5 | rǝŋa | rǝŋasupǝ |
| 6 | ǝruk | ǝruksupǝ |
| 7 | sǝri | sǝrisupǝ |
| 8 | ǝret | ǝretsupǝ |
| 9 | ǝku | ǝkusupǝ |
| 10 | ǝsom | ǝsomsupǝ |
| 11 | ǝsomǝkha | ǝsommisapǝ |
| 12 | ǝsomǝni | ǝsomǝnisupǝ |
| 13 | ǝsominthum | ǝsominthumsupǝ |
| 14 | ǝsominli | ǝsominlisupǝ |
| 15 | ǝsomrǝŋa | ǝsomrǝŋasupǝ |
| 16 | ǝsomǝruk | ǝsomǝruksupǝ |
| 17 | ǝsomsǝri | ǝsomsǝrisupǝ |
| 18 | ǝsomǝret | ǝsomǝretsupǝ |
| 19 | ǝsomǝku | ǝsomǝkusupǝ |
| 20 | somni | somni |
| 21 | somni ǝkha | somnimisapǝ |
| 22 | somni ǝni | somni ǝnisupǝ |
| 23 | somni inthum | somni inthumsupǝ |
| 24 | somni inli | somni inlisupǝ |
| 25 | somni rǝŋa | somni rǝŋasupǝ |
| 26 | somni ǝruk | somni ǝruksupǝ |
| 27 | somni sǝri | somni sǝrisupǝ |
| 28 | somni ǝret | somni ǝretsupǝ |
| 29 | somni ǝku | somni ǝkusupǝ |
| 30 | somthum | somthumsupǝ |
| 40 | somli | somlisupǝ |
| 50 | somŋa | somŋasupǝ |
| 60 | somruk | somruksupǝ |
| 70 | somsǝri | somsǝrisupǝ |
| 80 | somret | somretsupǝ |
| 90 | somku | somkusupǝ |
| 100 | lihakha | |
| 101 | lihakha rit ǝkha | |
| 102 | lihakha rit ǝni | |
| 103 | lihakha rit inthum | |
| 104 | lihakha rit inli | |
| 105 | lihakha rit rǝŋa | |
| 106 | lihakha rit ǝruk | |
| 107 | lihakha rit sǝri | |
| 108 | lihakha rit ǝret | |
| 109 | lihakha rit ǝku | |
| 110 | lihakha rit ǝsom | |
| 200 | lihani | |
| 300 | lihathum | |
| 400 | lihali | |
| 500 | lihaŋa | |
| 600 | liharuk | |
| 700 | lihasǝri | |
| 800 | liharet | |
| 900 | lihaku | |
| 1,000 | lisiŋǝkha | |
| 1,001 | lisiŋǝkha rit ǝkha | |
| 1,002 | lisiŋǝkha rit ǝni | |
| 1,003 | lisiŋǝkha rit inthum | |
| 1,004 | lisiŋǝkha rit inli | |
| 1,005 | lisiŋǝkha rit rǝŋga | |
| 1,006 | lisiŋǝkha rit ǝruk | |
| 1,007 | lisiŋǝkha rit sǝri | |
| 1,008 | lisiŋǝkha rit ǝret | |
| 1,009 | lisiŋǝkha rit ǝku | |
| 1,010 | lisiŋǝkha rit ǝsom | |
| 2,000 | lisiŋǝni | |
| 3,000 | lisiŋinthum | |
| 4,000 | lisiŋinli | |
| 5,000 | lisiŋrǝŋa | |
| 6,000 | lisiŋǝruk | |
| 7,000 | lisiŋsǝri | |
| 8,000 | lisiŋǝret | |
| 9,000 | lisiŋǝku | |
| 10,000 | lisiŋǝsom | |
| once | woykharǝt | |
| twice | woynirǝt | |
| thrice | woythumlet | |
| four times | woylirǝt | |
| five times | woyŋarǝt | |
| six times | woyrukrǝt | |
| 1/2 | ǝhuy | |
| 1/3 | inthum suŋŋa ǝkha | |
| 1/4 | inli suŋŋa ǝkha | |
| 3/4 | inli suŋŋa inthum | |
| both | ǝnilin | |
| all the three | inthumlin | |
| all the eight | ǝretlin | |
| all the ten | ǝsomlin | |
| about one | ǝkhacǝk | |
| about two | ǝnicǝk | |
| about four | inlicǝk | |
| about eight | ǝretcǝk | |
| two or three | ǝni nore inthum | |
| four or five | inli nore rǝŋa | |
| eight or ten | ǝret nore ǝsom | |
| one each | ǝkha ǝkha | |
| two each | ǝni ǝni | |
| three each | inthum inthum | |
| four each | inli inli | |
| eight each | ǝret ǝret |
Source: Hidam Brojen Singh. A Descriptive Grammar of Chothe. Department of Linguistics. Manipur University. Canchipur – 2000.
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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Information about Chothe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chothe_language
http://www.ethnologue.com/18/language/nct/
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