How to count in Maithili, a Bihari language spoken in the Indian state Bihar, and in the Terai region of Nepal.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ek | pahil, pəhil |
| 2 | dū | dosar, dosər |
| 3 | tīn | tesar, tesər |
| 4 | cāri * | cārim, carim |
| 5 | pãc | pãcam, pãcem |
| 6 | cha: | chaṭham, chəṭhem, chɔəm, |
| 7 | sāt | sātam |
| 8 | āṭh | āṭham |
| 9 | náu, nɔ | náuam |
| 10 | dash | dasham, dəsəm, dɔsəm etc. |
| 11 | egārah | (numeral + -am) |
| 12 | bārah | |
| 13 | terah, terəh | |
| 14 | cáudah | |
| 15 | pandrah | |
| 16 | solah | |
| 17 | satarah | |
| 18 | aṭhārah | |
| 19 | unnais, unəis | |
| 20 | bīs | |
| 21 | ekais | |
| 22 | bāis | |
| 23 | tais | |
| 24 | cáubis | |
| 25 | paccīs, pəcis | |
| 26 | chabbīs | |
| 27 | sattāis | |
| 28 | aṭhṭāis | |
| 29 | untīs, untis | |
| 30 | tīs | |
| 31 | ektīs | |
| 32 | battīs, bəttis | |
| 33 | táitīs | |
| 34 | cáũtīs | |
| 35 | páītīs | |
| 36 | chattīs | |
| 37 | sáītīs | |
| 38 | ãrtīs | |
| 39 | uncālīs, uncalis | |
| 40 | cālīs | |
| 41 | ektālīs | |
| 42 | bayālīs | |
| 43 | táitālīs | |
| 44 | cáuwālīs, cəualis | |
| 45 | páītālīs, pætalis | |
| 46 | chiyālīs, chialis, chyalis, chealis | |
| 47 | sāītālīs, sætalis | |
| 48 | ãrtālīs, ərcalis, | |
| 49 | uncās, uncas | |
| 50 | paccās, pəcas | |
| 51 | ekāwan, ekabən | |
| 52 | bāwan, babən | |
| 53 | tirpann, tirpən | |
| 54 | cáuwan, cəubən | |
| 55 | pacpan, pəcpən | |
| 56 | chappan, chəppən | |
| 57 | santāwan, səntabən | |
| 58 | anṭhāwan, ənṭhabən | |
| 59 | unsaṭhi *, unsəiṭh | |
| 60 | sāṭhi * | |
| 61 | eksāṭhi * | |
| 62 | bāsāṭhi * | |
| 63 | tirsāṭhi * | |
| 64 | cáusāṭhi * | |
| 65 | páīsāṭhi * | |
| 66 | chyāsāṭhi * | |
| 67 | sãrsāṭhi * | |
| 68 | ãrsāṭhi * | |
| 69 | unhattari *, unhəttəir | |
| 70 | sattar | |
| 71 | ekhattari * | |
| 72 | bahattari * | |
| 73 | tīhattari * | |
| 74 | cáuhattari * | |
| 75 | pacahattari * | |
| 76 | chihatari * | |
| 77 | satahattari * | |
| 78 | aṭhattari * | |
| 79 | unnāsī, unasi | |
| 80 | assī | |
| 81 | ekāsī | |
| 82 | birāsī | |
| 83 | tīrāsī | |
| 84 | cáurāsī, cəurasi | |
| 85 | paccāsī, pəcasi | |
| 86 | chiyāsī, chiasi, chyasi, cheasi | |
| 87 | sattāsī, sətasi | |
| 88 | aṭhāsī, əṭhasi | |
| 89 | nabāsī, nəbasi | |
| 90 | nabbe | |
| 91 | ekānbe, ekanbe | |
| 92 | birānbe, biranbe, byanbe | |
| 93 | tirānbe, tiranbe | |
| 94 | cáurānbe, cəuranbe | |
| 95 | panncānbe, pəncanbe | |
| 96 | chiyānbe, chianbe, chyanbe, cheanbe | |
| 97 | santānbe, səntanbe | |
| 98 | annṭhānbe, ənṭhanbe | |
| 99 | ninānbe, ninanbe | |
| 100 | say, sæ; ek sæ [one hundred] | |
| 101 | ek say ek, ek sæ ek | |
| 200 | dū say | |
| 300 | tīn say | |
| 400 | cāri say | |
| 500 | pãc say | |
| 600 | cha: say | |
| 700 | sāt say | |
| 729 | sāt say untīs | |
| 800 | āṭh say | |
| 900 | nāu say | |
| 1,000 | hajār, həjar; ek həjar [one thousand] | |
| 2,000 | dū hajār | |
| 3,000 | tīn hajār | |
| 4,000 | cāri hajār | |
| 5,000 | pãc hajār | |
| 6,000 | cha: hajār | |
| 7,000 | sāt hajār | |
| 8,000 | āṭh hajār | |
| 9,000 | náu hajār | |
| 10,000 | dash hajār | |
| 100,000 | lākh | |
| 10 million | karoṛ, kəror |
A Maithili word marked by * indicates that the spoken form differs from the spelling given. In almost every case the difference involves the pronunciation of the i vowel before rather than after the consonant written.
Hear some Maithili numbers:
Sources:
- Alice Irene Davis/Motilal Banarsidass. Basic Colloquial Maithili. A Maithili-Nepali-English Vocabulary with some Structure Notes, pg. 141 – 142. Delhi – 1984.
- Ramawatar Yadav. A Reference Grammar of Maithili. Berlin – New York – 1995.
Information provided by Wolfgang Kuhl
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