How to count in Shompen, a Nicobarese language spoken in Great Nicobar Island, part of the Indian union territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
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| Numeral | Cardinal |
|---|---|
| 1 | heiag |
| 2 | ɛo, duo |
| 3 | ugai |
| 4 | phugāy |
| 5 | tɛy |
| 6 | ugāo |
| 7 | ā̃in |
| 8 | thugāy |
| 9 | niŋai |
| 10 | tai |
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Source: Roger Blench. The language of the Shom Pen: a language isolate in the Nicobar islands. Cambridge 2007.
Compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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