How to count in Moyon, a Naga language spoken in Nagaland and Manipur in northeastern India.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | iŋkhe | mensǝ, ǝharpa |
| 2 | innǝ | ǝmǝnnǝ |
| 3 | inthum | ǝmǝnthumnǝ |
| 4 | mǝnrǝ | ǝmǝnrǝnǝ |
| 5 | ruŋa | ǝruŋanǝ |
| 6 | kuruk | ǝkuruknǝ |
| 7 | sǝrǝ | ǝsǝrǝnǝ |
| 8 | irǝ | ǝirǝnǝ |
| 9 | iko | ǝikonǝ |
| 10 | sum | ǝsumnǝ |
| 11 | sum ǝrǝ ŋkhe | |
| 12 | sum ǝrǝ nnǝ | |
| 13 | sum ǝrǝ nthum | |
| 14 | sum ǝrǝ mǝnrǝ | |
| 15 | sum ǝrǝ ruŋa | |
| 16 | sum ǝrǝ kuruk | |
| 17 | sum ǝrǝ sǝrǝ | |
| 18 | sum ǝrǝ irǝ | |
| 19 | sum ǝrǝ iko | |
| 20 | somnǝ | |
| 21 | somnǝ ǝrǝŋkhe | |
| 22 | somnǝ ǝrǝnnǝ | |
| 23 | somnǝ ǝrǝnthum | |
| 24 | somnǝ ǝrǝmǝnrǝ | |
| 25 | somnǝ ǝrǝruŋa | |
| 26 | somnǝ ǝrǝkuruk | |
| 27 | somnǝ ǝrǝsǝrǝ | |
| 28 | somnǝ ǝrǝirǝ | |
| 29 | somnǝ ǝrǝiko | |
| 30 | somthum | |
| 40 | sommǝnrǝ | |
| 50 | somŋa | |
| 60 | somruk | |
| 70 | somsǝrǝ | |
| 80 | somirǝ | |
| 90 | somiko | |
| 100 | cama | |
| 200 | canǝ | |
| 300 | cathum | |
| 400 | camǝnrǝ | |
| 500 | caruŋa | |
| 600 | cakuruk | |
| 700 | casǝrǝ | |
| 800 | cairǝ | |
| 900 | caiko | |
| 1,000 | lisiŋ | |
| 2,000 | lisiŋ innǝ | |
| 3,000 | lisiŋ inthum | |
| 4,000 | lisiŋ mǝnrǝ | |
| 5,000 | lisiŋ ruŋa | |
| 6,000 | lisiŋ kuruk | |
| 7,000 | lisiŋ sǝrǝ | |
| 8,000 | lisiŋ irǝ | |
| 9,000 | lisiŋ iko | |
| 10,000 | lisiŋ sum | |
| 20,000 | lisiŋ somnǝ | |
| 30,000 | lisiŋ somthum | |
| once | wǝkhe | |
| twice | wǝnǝ | |
| thrice | wǝthum | |
| four times | wǝmǝnrǝ | |
| five times | wǝruŋa | |
| six times | wǝkuruk | |
| seven times | wǝsǝrǝ | |
| eight times | wǝirǝ | |
| nine times | wǝiko | |
| ten times | wǝsum | |
| hundred times | wǝcama | |
| 2/3 | inthum na innǝ | |
| 1/5 | ruŋa na iŋkhe | |
| 4/10 | sumna mǝnrǝ | |
| 2/6 | kuruk na innǝ | |
| only one | iŋkhepǝŋ | |
| only two | innǝpǝŋ | |
| only three | inthumpǝŋ | |
| only four | mǝnrǝpǝŋ | |
| only five | ruŋapǝŋ | |
| only six | kurukpǝŋ | |
| only seven | sǝrǝpǝŋ | |
| only eight | irǝpǝŋ | |
| only nine | ikopǝŋ | |
| only ten | sumpǝŋ | |
| about one | iŋkhe wokhe | |
| about two | innǝ wokhe | |
| about three | inthum wokhe | |
| about four | mǝnrǝ wokhe | |
| about five | ruŋa wokhe | |
| about six | kuruk wokhe | |
| about seven | sǝrǝ wokhe | |
| about eight | irǝ wokhe | |
| about nine | iko wokhe | |
| about ten | sum wokhe | |
| about hundred | cama wokhe |
Source: Kongkham Hembati Devi. A Descriptive Grammar of Moyon. Department of Linguistics. Manipur University. Canchipur – 2010.
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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Information about Moyon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moyon_language
https://www.ethnologue.com/language/nmo
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