How to count in Romani (romani ćhib), an Indo-Aryan language spoken by Roma people throughtout Europe and the USA. There are various versions of these numbers in different varieties of Romani.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | jekh, ekh, yek, ek, äk, ăc | jekhto |
| 2 | duj, duy | dùjto |
| 3 | trin | trìnto |
| 4 | śtar, shtar, štar | śtàrto |
| 5 | panć, panʒ, panzh, panj, pandž | pànʒto |
| 6 | śov, shov, šov | śòvto |
| 7 | efta | eftàto |
| 8 | oxto | oxtòto |
| 9 | enia, en’a, enja | eniàto |
| 10 | deś, desh, deš | dèśto |
| 11 | deśujekh, dešujekh, desh-u-yek | deśujèkhto |
| 12 | deśuduj, dešuduj, desh-u-duy | deśudùjto |
| 13 | deśutrin, desh-u-trin | deśutrìnto |
| 14 | deśuśtar, desh-u-shtar | deśuśtàrto |
| 15 | deśupanć, desh-u-panj | deśupànʒto |
| 16 | deśuśov, desh-u-shov | deśuśòvto |
| 17 | deśuefta, desh-u-efta | deśueftàto |
| 18 | deśuoxto, desh-u-oxto | deśuoxtòto |
| 19 | deśuenia, desh-u-en’a | deśueniàto |
| 20 | biś, bish, biš | bìśto |
| 21 | bish-te-yek | |
| 22 | bish-te-duy | |
| 23 | bish-te-trin | |
| 24 | bish-te-shtar | |
| 25 | bish-te-panj | |
| 26 | bish-te-shov | |
| 27 | bish-t-efta | |
| 28 | bish-t-oxto | |
| 29 | bish-t-en’a | |
| 30 | triyanda | |
| 40 | shtar-var-desh | |
| 50 | panj-var-desh | |
| 60 | shov-var-desh | |
| 70 | efta-var-desh | |
| 80 | oxto-var-desh | |
| 90 | en’a-var-desh | |
| 100 | śel, shel, šel, șăl | śèlto |
| 1,000 | barij |
Hear some Romani numbers:
Information about Romani numbers
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Romani_cardinal_numbers/
https://www.languagesandnumbers.com/how-to-count-in-romani/en/rom/
Information about Romani | Phrases | Numbers | Tower of Babel
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