How to count in Sadu Koireng, a Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Manipur and Nagaland in the northeast of India.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | khǝt | mǝsǝk-tǝk, khǝt-sunǝ, khǝt cǝŋ-nǝ |
| 2 | kin-ni | ki-ni sunǝ, kinni cǝŋ-nǝ |
| 3 | kin-thum | kin-thum sunǝ, kin-thum cǝŋ-nǝ |
| 4 | min-li | minli sunǝ, min-i cǝŋ-nǝ |
| 5 | riŋa | riŋnǝ-sunǝ, riŋnǝ cǝŋ-nǝ |
| 6 | ku-ruk | kuruk sunǝ, kuruk cǝŋ-nǝ |
| 7 | sǝri | sǝri sunǝ, sǝri cǝŋ-nǝ |
| 8 | kiret | kiriet-sunǝ, kiriet cǝŋ-nǝ |
| 9 | kuo | kuo-sunǝ, kuo cǝŋ-nǝ |
| 10 | som | som-sunǝ, som cǝŋ-nǝ |
| 11 | som-lǝy-khǝt | |
| 12 | som-lǝy-ni | |
| 13 | som-lǝy-thum | |
| 14 | som-lǝy-minli | |
| 15 | som-lǝy-riŋa | |
| 16 | som-lǝy-ruk | |
| 17 | som-lǝy-sǝri | |
| 18 | som-lǝy-ret | |
| 19 | som-lǝy-kuo | |
| 20 | som-ni | |
| 21 | somni-lǝy-khǝt | |
| 22 | somni-lǝy-ni | |
| 23 | somni-lǝy-thum | |
| 24 | somni-lǝy-minli | |
| 25 | somni-lǝy-riŋa | |
| 26 | somni-lǝy-ruk | |
| 27 | somni-lǝy-sǝri | |
| 28 | somni-lǝy-ret | |
| 29 | somni-lǝy-kuo | |
| 30 | som thum | |
| 40 | som minli | |
| 50 | som riŋa | |
| 60 | som ruk | |
| 70 | som sǝri, som sǝu | |
| 80 | som riet | |
| 90 | som kuo | |
| 100 | ruy, ruy khǝt, rueikhǝt | |
| 200 | ruy ni, rueini | |
| 300 | ruy thum , rueithum | |
| 400 | ruy minli | |
| 500 | ruy riŋa | |
| 600 | ruy ruk | |
| 700 | ruy sǝri | |
| 800 | ruy riet | |
| 900 | ruy kuo | |
| 1,000 | lisiŋ-khǝt, buk-khǝt | |
| 10,000 | buksom | |
| once | weikhǝtbei | |
| twice | weinibei | |
| thrice | weithumbei | |
| 1/2 | her-khǝt | |
| 1/4 | wer-khǝt | |
| 3/4 | kin-thum-so | |
| 1/8 | kiriet-soka | |
| 1 1/4 | khǝt-thum-wer-khǝt | |
| 1 1/2 | khǝt-thum-her-khǝt |
Source: Waikhom Kunjalata Devi. A Descriptive Grammar of Sadu Koireng. Department of Linguistics, School of Huminities, Manipur University, Canchipur – 2013.
Information about Koireng
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeme_language
https://www.revolvy.com/main/index.php?s=Koireng%20language&item_type=topic
https://www.ethnologue.com/language/nkd
Information provided by Wolfgang Kuhl
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