How to count in Iu Mien (Iu Mienh), a Hmong-Mien language spoken in China, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand.
There are two types of numbers from 1-9: the native Iu Mien numbers, and numbers borrowed from Chinese. From ten onwards the numbers from Chinese are used.
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 | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | yietc, yietv | da'yietv |
| 2 | i, nyeic | da'nyeic |
| 3 | buo, faam | da'faam |
| 4 | biei, feix | da'feix |
| 5 | biaa, hmz | da'hmz |
| 6 | juqv, louqc | da'luoqc |
| 7 | siec, cietv | da'ceitv |
| 8 | hietc, betv | da'betv |
| 9 | nduoh, jouv | da'juov |
| 10 | ziepc | da'ziepc |
| 11 | ziepc yietv | |
| 12 | ziepc nyeic | |
| 13 | ziepc faam | |
| 14 | ziepc feix | |
| 15 | ziepc hmz | |
| 16 | ziepc louqc | |
| 17 | ziepc cietv | |
| 18 | ziepc betv | |
| 19 | ziepc jouv | |
| 20 | nyeic ziepc | |
| 21 | nyeic ziepc yietv | |
| 22 | nyeic ziepc nyeic | |
| 23 | nyeic ziepc faam | |
| 24 | nyeic ziepc feix | |
| 25 | nyeic ziepc hmz | |
| 26 | nyeic ziepc louqc | |
| 27 | nyeic ziepc cietv | |
| 28 | nyeic ziepc betv | |
| 29 | nyeic ziepc jouv | |
| 30 | faam ziepc | |
| 40 | feix ziepc | |
| 50 | hmz ziepc | |
| 60 | louqc ziepc | |
| 70 | cietv ziepc | |
| 80 | betv ziepc | |
| 90 | jouv ziepc | |
| 100 | yietc baeqv | |
| 1000 | yietc cin | |
| 10000 | yietc waanc | |
| 100000 | ziepc waanc | |
| 1000000 | yietc baeqv waanc |
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Iu_Mien_numerals
https://www.brainscape.com/flashcards/counting-in-mien-4018424/packs/5927057
https://iu-mien.blogspot.com/2021/
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Hear some numbers in Iu Mien:
Information about Iu Mien | Numbers | Tower of Babel | Hmong books
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