How to count in Puroik/Sulung, a language spoken in Arunachal Pradesh in northeast India, and in Lhünzê County in Tibet. It is either an Austroasiatic language, or a language isolate.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | alak | |
| 1 | hui, huui | abaid |
| 2 | nyi | akung |
| 3 | i’k, ek | ei’kdala |
| 4 | wai, vei | whai |
| 5 | u, uu | |
| 6 | rei, rai’ | |
| 7 | lie, liye’ | |
| 8 | la | |
| 9 | dongge, doongye’ | |
| 10 | suek, suait | |
| 11 | suela hui, suait lait huui | |
| 12 | suelanyi, suait lait nyi | |
| 13 | suela i’k, suait lait ek | |
| 14 | suelawei, suait lait vei | |
| 15 | suela u, suait lait uu | |
| 16 | suela rei, suait lait rai’ | |
| 17 | suela lie, suait lait liye’ | |
| 18 | suela la, suait lait la | |
| 19 | suela dongge, suait lait doongye’ | |
| 20 | suenyi, suait nyi | |
| 30 | sue ik, suait ek | |
| 40 | suewui, suait vei | |
| 50 | sue u, suaik-u | |
| 60 | suéwrei, suait rei’ | |
| 70 | sue le, suait liye’ | |
| 80 | sue la, suait la | |
| 90 | sue dongge, suait doongye’ | |
| 100 | lang, leeng | |
| 101 | linghuila hui | |
| 1,000 | jar, jaar | |
| once | hiang la | |
| twice | saknyipa | |
| thrice | sak ei’kla |
Information provided by Wolfgang Kuhl
Information about Puroik
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puroik_language
http://www.ethnologue.com/18/language/suv
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