How to count in Tangkhul Naga, a Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Manipur, Nagaland and Tripura in the northeast of India.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ǝkhǝt | lumsata |
| 2 | kini | kinicaŋna |
| 3 | anthum | anthumcaŋna |
| 4 | mǝlli | mǝllicaŋna |
| 5 | rǝŋŋa | rǝŋŋacaŋna |
| 6 | kuruk | kurukcaŋna |
| 7 | siri | siricaŋna |
| 8 | ǝret | ǝretcaŋna |
| 9 | ǝko | ǝkocaŋna |
| 10 | som | somcaŋna |
| 11 | som-khǝt | |
| 12 | som-kini | |
| 13 | som-anthum | |
| 14 | som-mǝlli | |
| 15 | som-rǝŋŋa | |
| 16 | som-kuruk | |
| 17 | som-siri | |
| 18 | som-ǝret | |
| 19 | som-ǝko | |
| 20 | somni | somkini |
| 21 | somni-a-khǝt | |
| 22 | somni-a-kini | |
| 23 | somni-a-thum | |
| 24 | somni-a-mǝlli | |
| 25 | somni-a-rǝŋŋa | |
| 26 | somni-a-kuruk | |
| 27 | somni-a-siri | |
| 28 | somni-a-ret | |
| 29 | somni-a-ko | |
| 30 | somthum | |
| 40 | somli | |
| 50 | somŋa | |
| 60 | somruk | |
| 70 | somri | |
| 80 | somret | |
| 90 | somko | |
| 100 | rija | |
| 200 | rijakini | |
| 300 | rijathum | |
| 400 | rijali | |
| 500 | rijaŋa | |
| 600 | rijaruk | |
| 700 | rijasiri | |
| 800 | rijaret | |
| 900 | rijako | |
| 1,000 | lisiŋkhǝt | |
| 2,000 | lisiŋkini | |
| 3,000 | lisiŋthum | |
| 4,000 | lisiŋli | |
| 5,000 | lisiŋŋa | |
| 6,000 | lisiŋruk | |
| 7,000 | lisiŋsiri | |
| 8,000 | lisiŋret | |
| 9,000 | lisiŋko | |
| 10,000 | lisiŋsom | |
| once | hum-khǝt | |
| twice | hum-kini-caŋwa | |
| thrice | hum-anthum-caŋwa | |
| four times | hum-mǝlli-caŋwa | |
| five times | hum-rǝŋŋa-caŋwa | |
| six times | hum-kuruk-caŋwa | |
| ten times | hum-som-caŋwa | |
| eleven times | hum-somkhǝt-caŋwa | |
| thirty times | hum-somli-caŋwa | |
| fifty times | hum-somŋa-caŋwa | |
| hundred times | hum-rija-caŋwa | |
| 1/3 | anthum-tai-ǝkhǝt | |
| 1/4 | mǝlli-tai-ǝkhǝt | |
| 3/6 | juruk-tai-anthum | |
| 2/5 | rǝŋŋa-tai-kini | |
| 3/5 | rǝŋŋa-tai-anthum | |
| 4/7 | siri-tai-mǝlli | |
| all the two, two together |
punna-kini | |
| all the three | punna-thum | |
| all the five | punna-rǝŋŋa | |
| all the six | punna-kuruk | |
| all the seven | punna-siri | |
| all the eleven | punna-somkhǝt | |
| about one | ǝkhǝt-anthaloije | |
| about two | kini-anthaloije | |
| about three | anthum-anthaloije | |
| about four | mǝlli-anthaloije | |
| about five | rǝŋŋa-anthaloije | |
| about six | kuruk-anthaloije | |
| about seven | siri-anthaloije | |
| about eight | ǝret-anthaloije | |
| about nine | ǝko-anthaloije | |
| about ten | som-anthaloije | |
| about twenty | somni-anthaloije | |
| one each | ǝkhǝt-ǝkhǝt | |
| two each | kini-kini | |
| three each | anthum-anthum | |
| four each | mǝlli-mǝlli | |
| ten each | som-som | |
| only one | ǝkhǝtjaŋti | |
| only two | kinijaŋti | |
| only three | anthumjaŋti | |
| only four | mǝllijaŋti | |
| only five | rǝŋŋajaŋti | |
| only six | kurukjaŋti | |
| only seven | sirijaŋti | |
| only eight | ǝretjaŋti | |
| only nine | ǝkojaŋti | |
| only ten | somjaŋti |
Source: Takhellambam Bijaya Devi. Descriptive Grammar of Kabrang Tangkhul. Department of Linguistics. Manipur University. Canchipur – 2014.
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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