How to count in Hmong Dau / White Hmong (Hmongb Dleub), a variety of Hmong spoken in Vietnam, China and Laos.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 0 (𖭐) | 𖬊𖬲𖬢𖬰, ntxaiv |
| 1 (𖭑) | 𖬂𖬲𖬮𖬰, ib [ʔi˥] |
| 2 (𖭒) | 𖬒𖬰𖬮𖬰, ob [ʔɒ˥] |
| 3 (𖭓) | 𖬈𖬰𖬪𖬵, peb [pe˥] |
| 4 (𖭔) | 𖬄𖬰𖬟𖬵, plaub [pˡau̯˥] |
| 5 (𖭕) | 𖬂𖬲𖬝𖬰, tsib [t͡ʂi˥] |
| 6 (𖭖) | 𖬡, rau [ʈau̯˧] |
| 7 (𖭗) | 𖬗𖬰𖬧𖬰, xya [ça˧] |
| 8 (𖭘) | 𖬂𖬤, yim [ʝi˩̰ˀ] |
| 9 (𖭙) | 𖬐𖬰𖬯, cuaj [cu̯ə˥˧] |
| 10 (𖭑𖭐) | 𖬄, kaum [kau̯˩̰ˀ] |
| 11 (𖭑𖭑) | 𖬄 𖬂𖬲𖬮𖬰, kaum ib |
| 20 (𖭒𖭐) | 𖬁𖬰𖬬 𖬄𖬢, nees nkaum [nẽ˩.ᵑɡau̯˩̰ˀ] |
| 21 (𖭒𖭑) | 𖬁𖬰𖬬 𖬄𖬢 𖬂𖬲𖬮𖬰, nees nkaum ib |
| 22 (𖭒𖭒) | 𖬁𖬰𖬬 𖬄𖬢 𖬒𖬰𖬮𖬰, nees nkaum ob |
| 23 (𖭒𖭓) | 𖬁𖬰𖬬 𖬄𖬢 𖬈𖬰𖬪𖬵, nees nkaum peb |
| 24 (𖭒𖭔) | 𖬁𖬰𖬬 𖬄𖬢 𖬄𖬰𖬟𖬵, plaub |
| 25 (𖭒𖭕) | 𖬁𖬰𖬬 𖬄𖬢 𖬂𖬲𖬝𖬰, nees nkaum tsib |
| 26 (𖭒𖭖) | 𖬁𖬰𖬬 𖬄𖬢 𖬡, nees nkaum rau |
| 27 (𖭒𖭗) | 𖬁𖬰𖬬 𖬄𖬢 𖬗𖬰𖬧𖬰, nees nkaum xya |
| 28 (𖭒𖭘) | 𖬁𖬰𖬬 𖬄𖬢 𖬂𖬤, nees nkaum yim |
| 29 (𖭒𖭙) | 𖬁𖬰𖬬 𖬄𖬢 𖬐𖬰𖬯, nees nkaum cuaj |
| 30 (𖭓𖭐) | 𖬈𖬰𖬪𖬵 𖬅𖬲𖬯, peb caug |
| 40 (𖭔𖭐) | 𖬄𖬰𖬟𖬵 𖬅𖬲𖬯, plaub caug |
| 50 (𖭕𖭐) | 𖬂𖬲𖬝𖬰 𖬅𖬲𖬯, tsib caug |
| 60 (𖭖𖭐) | 𖬡 𖬄𖬯, rau caum |
| 70 (𖭗𖭐) | 𖬗𖬰𖬧𖬰 𖬄𖬯, xya caum |
| 71 (𖭗𖭑) | 𖬗𖬰𖬧𖬰 𖬄𖬯 𖬂𖬲𖬮𖬰, xya caum ib |
| 80 (𖭘𖭐) | 𖬂𖬤 𖬄𖬯, yim caum |
| 90 (𖭙𖭐) | 𖬐𖬰𖬯 𖬄𖬯, cuaj caum |
| 100 (𖭑𖭐) | 𖬂𖬲𖬮𖬰 𖬑𖬲𖬪𖬵, ib puas |
| 1,000 (𖭑,𖭐𖭐𖭐) | 𖬂𖬲𖬮𖬰 𖬔𖬦𖬰, ib txhiab |
| 10,000 (𖭑𖭐,𖭐𖭐𖭐) | 𖬄 𖬔𖬦𖬰, kaum txhiab |
| 100,000 (𖭑𖭐𖭐,𖭐𖭐𖭐) | 𖬂𖬲𖬮𖬰 𖬑𖬲𖬪𖬵 𖬔𖬦𖬰, ib puas txhiab |
| 1,000,000 (𖭑,𖭐𖭐𖭐,𖭐𖭐𖭐) | 𖬂𖬲𖬮𖬰 𖬌𖬡, ib roob |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hmong_language#Numbers
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:White_Hmong_numerals
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