How to count in Liangmai Naga, a variety of Zeme, a Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Nagaland in the northeast of India.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | pruong | |
| 1 | khat | raibu |
| 2 | nia | niabu |
| 3 | sum | sumbu |
| 4 | medai | medaibu |
| 5 | mengiw | mengiwbu |
| 6 | cherok | cherokbu |
| 7 | chinnia | chinniabu |
| 8 | techat | techatbu |
| 9 | chekiu | chekiubu |
| 10 | keriw | keriwbu |
| 11 | keriw khatkiu | |
| 12 | keriw niakiu | |
| 13 | keriw sumkiu | |
| 14 | keriw medaikiu | |
| 15 | keriw mengiwkiu | |
| 16 | keriw cherokkiu | |
| 17 | keriw chinniakiu | |
| 18 | keriw techatkiu | |
| 19 | keriw chekiukiu | |
| 20 | mekai | |
| 30 | sinriw | |
| 40 | atai | |
| 50 | ringiw | |
| 60 | riacherok | |
| 70 | riachinnia | |
| 80 | riatechat | |
| 90 | riachekiu | |
| 100 | kai khat | |
| 1,000 | sang khat | |
| 100,000 | lakh khat | |
| 10,000,000 | thang khat, sang sang |
Source: Brajabihari, Kumar. Liangmai Hindi-English Dictionary. Nagaland Bhasha Parishad. Kohima – 1971.
Information about Liangmai Naga
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeme_language
https://www.ethnologue.com/language/njn
Numbers in Liangmai Naga | Tower of Babel
Information provided by Wolfgang Kuhl
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