How to count in Paite, a Kukish language spoken in Assam, Manipur, Tripura and Mizoram states in northern India.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | bial | |
| 1 | khat [xə́t] | khana [xə́ná] |
| 2 | nih [níɁ] | nihna [níɁná] |
| 3 | thum [tʰúm] | thumna [tʰúmná] |
| 4 | li [lí] | lina [líná] |
| 5 | nga [ŋá] | ngana [ŋə́ná] |
| 6 | guk [ɡúk] | gukna [ɡúkná] |
| 7 | sagih [sə́ɡíɁ] | sagihna [sə́ɡíɁná] |
| 8 | giat [ɡi̯ǎt] | giatna [ɡi̯ǎtná] |
| 9 | kua [kṷǎ] | kuana [kṷǎná] |
| 10 | sawm [sòm] | sawmna [sòmná] |
| 11 | sawmlehkhat [sòm lé xə́t] | |
| 12 | sawmlehnih [sòm lé níɁ] | |
| 13 | sawmlehthum [sòm lé tʰúm] | |
| 14 | sawmlehli [sòm lé lí] | |
| 15 | sawmlehnga [sòm lé ŋá] | |
| 16 | sawmlehguk [sòm lé ɡúk] | |
| 17 | sawmlehsagih [sòm lé sə́ɡíɁ] | |
| 18 | sawmlehgiat [sòm lé ɡi̯ǎt] | |
| 19 | sawmlehkua [sòm lé kṷǎ] | |
| 20 | sawmnih [sòm níɁ] | |
| 21 | sawmnihlehkhat [sòmníɁ lé xə́t] | |
| 22 | sawmnihlehnih [sòmníɁ lé níɁ] | |
| 23 | sawmnihlehthum [sòmníɁ lé tʰúm] | |
| 24 | sawmnihlehli [sòmníɁ lé lí] | |
| 25 | sawmnihlehnga [sòmníɁ lé ŋá] | |
| 26 | sawmnihlehguk [sòmníɁ lé ɡúk] | |
| 27 | sawmnihlehsagih [sòmníɁ lé sə́ɡíɁ] | |
| 28 | sawmnihlehgiat [sòmníɁ lé ɡi̯ǎt] | |
| 29 | sawmnihlehkua [sòmníɁ lé kṷǎ] | |
| 30 | sawmthum [sòm tʰúm] | |
| 40 | sawmli [sòm lí] | |
| 50 | sawmnga [sòm ŋá] | |
| 60 | sawmguk [sòm ɡúk] | |
| 70 | sawmsagih [sòm sə́ɡíɁ] | |
| 80 | sawmgiat [sòm ɡi̯ǎt] | |
| 90 | sawmkua [sòm kṷǎ] | |
| 100 | yakhat [jə́xə́t] | |
| 200 | yanih [jə́níɁ] | |
| 1,000 | saangkhat [sàŋxə́t] | |
| 10,000 | siingkhat | |
| 100,000 | nuaikhat | |
| 1,000,000 | maktaduai | |
| 10 million | vaibelsia | |
| 100 million | vaibelsetak | |
| 1 billion | tuklehdingawn | |
| 10 billion | tuklehdingawn sawm | |
| 100 billion | tuklehdingawn za |
Numbers provided by Michael Peter Füstumum
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