How to count in Maldivian (ދިވެހި), an Indo-Aryan language spoken mainly in the Maldives.
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| Numeral | Cardinal |
|---|---|
| 0 | [s̺un] (sun) ސުން [sumeʔ] (sume') ސުމެއް |
| 1 | [eʔ] (e') އެއް [ekeʔ] (eke') އެކެއް |
| 2 | (dheyh) ދޭށް [d̪e] (de) ދެ [d̪eːʔ] (dey') ދޭއް |
| 3 | [t̪in] (tin) ތިން [t̪in̪eʔ] (tine') ތިނެއް |
| 4 | [hətəɾu] (hataru) ހަތަރު [hət̪əɾeʔ] (hatare') ހަތަރެއް |
| 5 | [fəs̺] (fas) ފަސް [fəheʔ] (fahe') ފަހެއް |
| 6 | [hə] (ha) ހަ [həeʔ] (hae') ހައެއް |
| 7 | [həjʔ] (hath) ހަތް [hət̪eʔ] (hate') ހަތެއް |
| 8 | [aʔ] (ash) އަށް [əʂeʔ] (ashe') އަށެއް |
| 9 | [nu.wə] (nuva) ނުވަ [n̪uwəeʔ] (nuvae') ނުވައެއް |
| 10 | [d̪ihə] (diha) ދިހަ (dihae') ދިހައެއް |
| 11 | [e.ɡəː.ɾə] (egaara) އެގާރަ |
| 12 | [bəːɾə] (baara) ބާރަ [d̪oɭəs̺] (dolhas) ދޮޅަސް |
| 13 | [teːɾə] (teyra) ތޭރަ (tolhos) ތޮޅޮސް (dolhaseke') ދޮޅަސްދޭއް |
| 14 | [s̺əːd̪ə] (saada) ސާދަ (dolhasdey') ދޮޅަސްއެކެއް |
| 15 | [fən̪əɾə] (fanara) ފަނަރަ (dolhastine') ދޮޅަސްހަތަރެއް |
| 16 | [s̺oːɭə] (soalha) ސޯޅަ (dolhashatare') ދޮޅަސްތިނެއް |
| 17 | [s̺ətəːɾə] (sataara) ސަތާރަ (dolhasfahe') ދޮޅަސްފަހެއް |
| 18 | [ə.ʂə.ɾə] (ashaara) އަށާރަ (dolhashae') ދޮޅަސްހައެއް |
| 19 | [n̪əʋəːɾə] (navaara) ނަވާރަ (dolhashate') ދޮޅަސްހަތެއް |
| 20 | [ʋihi] (vihi) ވިހި (dolhasashe') ދޮޅަސްއަށެއް |
| 21 | [ekəːʋiːs̺] (ekaavees) އެކާވީސް (dolhasnuvae') ދޮޅަސްނުވައެއް |
| 22 | [bəːʋiːs̺] (baaviis) ބާވީސް (dolhasdihae') ދޮޅަސްދިހައެއް |
| 23 | [t̪eːʋiːs̺] (teyvees) ތޭވީސް (ekunifassihi) އެކުނިފައްސިހި (dolhasekolhas) ދޮޅަސްއެކޮޅަސް |
| 24 | [s̺əuʋiːs̺] (sauvees) ސައުވީސް (pasvisi) ޕަސްވިސި (fassihi) ފައްސިހި |
| 25 | [fəns̺əʋis̺] (fansavees) ފަންސަވީސް (fassihieke') ފައްސިހިއެކެއް |
| 26 | [s̺əbːiːs̺] (sabbees) ސައްބީސް (fassihidey') ފައްސިހިދޭއް |
| 27 | [hət̪əːʋiːs̺] (hataavees) ހަތާވީސް (fassihitine') ފައްސިހިތިނެއް |
| 28 | [əs̺əːʋiːs̺] (ashaavees) އަށާވީސް (fassihihatare') ފައްސިހިހަތަރެއް |
| 29 | [nəʋəːʋiːs̺] (navaavees) ނަވާވީސް (onatirees) އޮނަތިރީސް |
| 30 | [t̪iɾiːs̺] (tirees) ތިރީސް (thrinshati) ތްރިންށަތި (fassihihae') ފައްސިހިހައެއް |
| 40 | [s̺əːɭiːs̺] (saalhees) ސާޅީސް (tindolhashatare') ތިންދޮޅަސްހަތަރެއް |
| 50 | [fən̪s̺əːs̺] (fansaas) ފަންސާސް (fanasdey') ފަނަސްދޭއް |
| 60 | [həʂʈi] (hashti) ހަށްޓި (fasdolhas) ފަސްދޮޅަސް |
| 70 | [hət̪ːeɾi] (hathteri) ހަތްތެރި |
| 80 | [həːs̺] (haas) ހާސް [əːhi] (aahi) އާހި (faahitiashe') ފާހިތިއަށެއް |
| 90 | [n̪əʋæː] (havai) ނަވައި (hathdolhashae') ހަތްދޮޅަސްހައެއް |
| 100 | [s̺əteːkə] (sateyka) ސަތޭކަ (hiyahatare') ހިޔަހަތަރެއް |
| 1,000 | [həːs̺] (haas) ހާސް |
| 100,000 (1 lakh) | [ləkːə] (lakka) ލައްކަ |
| 10 million (1 crore) | [kɾoːɾ] ('roar) ކްރޯރް |
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Information about Maldivian numbers
https://studydhivehi.blogspot.com/2016/08/dhivehi-number.html
https://www.masteranylanguage.com/c/r/en/Dhivehi/Numbers/1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maldivian_language#Numerals
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Dhivehi_numerals
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