How to count in Sun(u)war (सुनुवार), a Kiranti language spoken mainly in eastern Nepal, and also in Sikkim in norteastern India.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | का (kā) | ‘ङोंइती' (ṅgonitī) |
| 2 | ‘निक्शी' (nikśha | |
| 3 | ‘सां (sān) | |
| 4 | लें (len) | |
| 5 | ङो (ṅgo) | |
| 6 | ‘रकु (raku) | |
| 7 | चनी (chanī) | |
| 8 | ‘सस्सी (sassī) | |
| 9 | यां (yān) | |
| 10 | गौ (gau) | |
| 20 | खाल का (khāl kā) | |
| 30 | ‘सां सुम' (sān sum) | |
| 40 | लें सुम (len sum) | |
| 50 | ङो सुम (ṅgo sum) | |
| 60 | ‘रकु सुम' (raku sum) | |
| 70 | ‘चनी सुम' (chanī sum) | |
| 80 | ‘ससी सुम' (sasī sum) | |
| 90 | यां सुम (yān sum) | |
| 100 | काले नु' (kāle nu) |
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Sources: https://www.webonary.org/sunuwar
https://www.sil.org/resources/archives/37006
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