How to count in Jurchen, a Southern Tungusic language that was spoken in Manchuria in the northeast of China until the 17th century, after which it developed into Manchu.
The pronunciation shown [in brackets] is reconstructed.
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| Numeral | Cardinal |
|---|---|
| 1 | emu [əmu] |
| 2 | juwe [dʒo] |
| 3 | ilan [ilɑn] |
| 4 | duwin [duin] |
| 5 | shunja [ʃunʤɑ] |
| 6 | ningu [niŋɡu] |
| 7 | nadan [nɑdɑn] |
| 8 | jhakun [ʤɑkun] |
| 9 | uyun [ujewun] |
| 10 | juwa [ʤuɑ] |
| 11 | amso [omʃo] |
| 12 | jhirhon [ʤïrxon] |
| 13 | gorhon [ɡorxon] |
| 14 | durhon [durxon] |
| 15 | tobohon [toboxon] |
| 16 | nilhun [nixun] |
| 17 | darhon [dɑrxon] |
| 18 | niyuhun [niuxun] |
| 19 | oniyohon [onioxon] |
| 20 | orin [orin] |
| 30 | gushin [ɡuʃïn] |
| 40 | tehi [dəçi] |
| 50 | susai [susɑi] |
| 60 | ninjhu [niŋʤu] |
| 70 | nadanju [nɑdɑnʤu] |
| 80 | jhakunjhu [ʤɑkunʤu] |
| 90 | uyunju [ujewunʤu] |
| 100 | tangu [tɑŋɡu] |
| 1,000 | mingan [miŋɡɑn] |
| 10,000 | tuman [tumən] |
Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Jurchen_numerals
https://www.babelstone.co.uk/Blog/2012/12/one-to-twenty-in-jurchen-khitan-and-lute.html
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