How to count in Simte, a member of the Kukish branch of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken mainly in Manipur in the northeast of India.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | zero | |
| 1 | khat | khatna |
| 2 | nih | nihna |
| 3 | thum | thumna |
| 4 | li | lina |
| 5 | nga | ngana |
| 6 | gup | gupna |
| 7 | sagih | sagihna |
| 8 | giat | giatna |
| 9 | kua | kuana |
| 10 | sawm | sawmna |
| 11 | sawmleh khat | |
| 12 | sawmleh nih | |
| 13 | sawmleh thum | |
| 14 | sawmleh li | |
| 15 | sawmleh nga | |
| 16 | sawmleh gup | |
| 17 | sawmleh sagih | |
| 18 | sawmleh giat | |
| 19 | sawmleh kua | |
| 20 | sawmnih | |
| 21 | sawmnih leh khat | |
| 22 | sawmnih leh nih | |
| 23 | sawmnih leh thum | |
| 24 | sawmnih leh li | |
| 25 | sawmnih leh nga | |
| 26 | sawmnih leh gup | |
| 27 | sawmnih leh sagih | |
| 28 | sawmnih leh giat | |
| 29 | sawmnih leh kua | |
| 30 | sawmthum | |
| 40 | sawmli | |
| 50 | sawmnga | |
| 60 | sawmgup | |
| 70 | sawmsagih | |
| 80 | sawmgiat | |
| 90 | sawmkua | |
| 100 | za | |
| 120 | za leh sawmnih | |
| 200 | zanih | |
| 300 | zathum | |
| 400 | zali | |
| 500 | zanga | |
| 600 | zagup | |
| 700 | zasagih | |
| 800 | zagiat | |
| 900 | zakua | |
| 1,000 | saang | |
| 100,000 | ||
| (lakh) | siing | |
| ten million | ||
| (crore) | nuai | |
| once | khatvei | |
| twice | nihvei | |
| thrice | thumvei | |
| 1/4 | sehli suah sehkhat | |
| 3/4 | sehli suah sehthum | |
| 1 1/4 | khat leh sehli suah sehkhat | |
| 1/2 | alang | |
| 1 1/2 | khat leh alang | |
| 2 1/2 | nih leh alang |
Source: Kumāra, Braja Bihārī. हिन्दी सिम्ते अंग्रेजी शब्द-सूची = Hindi Simte English vocabulary. Hindī Simte Aṅgrejī śabda-sūcī. Kohimā : Nāgālaiṇḍa Bhāshā Parishada, 1974.
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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Information about Simte
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simte_language
https://www.ethnologue.com/language/smt
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