How to count in Tulu (ತುಳು ಬಾಸೆ), a Dravidian language spoken mainly in Karnataka and Kerala in India.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ౦ (0) | ಸೊನ್ನೆ (sonne) | ||
| ౧ (1) | ಒಂಜಿ (oñji) | ౧ನೆ (1st) | ಒಂಜನೆ (oñjane) |
| ౨ (2) | ಎರಡ್ (eraḍụ), ಇರಡ್ (iraḍụ) | ౨ನೆ (2nd) | ರಡ್ಡನೆ (raḍḍanϵ) |
| ౩ (3) | ಮೂಜಿ (muuji) | ౩ನೆ (3rd) | ಮೂಜಿನೆ (muujinϵ), ಮೂಜನೆ (muujanϵ) |
| ౪ (4) | ನಾಲ್ (naalụ) | ౪ನೆ (4th) | ನಾಲನೆ (naalanϵ) |
| ౫ (5) | ಅಯಿನ್ (ayinụ), ಐನ್ (ainụ) | ౫ನೆ (5th) | ఐನನೆ (einane), ಪಂಚಮ (pañcama) |
| ౬ (6) | ಆಜಿ (aaji) | ౬ನೆ (6th) | ಆಜನೆ (aajane), ಆಜಿನೆ (aajine) |
| ౭ (7) | ಏಡ್ (eeḍụ), ಏಲ್ (eelụ), ಏಳ್ (eeḷụ) | ౭ನೆ (7th) | ಏಳನೆ (eeḷane), ಏಳೆನ (eeḷena) |
| ౮ (8) | ಎಡ್ಮ (eḍma), ಎಣ್ಮ (eṇma), ಎನ್ಮ (enma), ಯೆಡ್ಮ (yeḍma) |
౮ನೆ (8th) | ಎಣ್ಮನೆ (eṇmane) |
| ౯ (9) | ಒಂರ್ಬ (ormba) | ౯ನೆ (9th) | ಒಂರ್ಬెನೆ (ormbene/wormbane) |
| ౧౦ (10) | 9 ಪತ್ತ್ (pattụ) | ౧౦ನೆ (10th) | ಪತ್ತನೆ (pattane) |
| ౧౧ (11) | ಪತ್ತೊಂಜಿ (pattoñji), ಪದಿನೊಂಜಿ (padinoñji) | ||
| ౧౨ (12) | ಪದ್ರಾಡ್ (padụraaḍụ), ಪದ್ರಾಡ್ (padraaḍụ) | ||
| ౧౩ (13) | padimu:ji, padmu:ji, padụmūji | ||
| ౧౪ (14) | padna:lɨ, padụnālụ | ||
| ౧౫ (15) | padneynɨ, padụneinụ | ||
| ౧౬ (16) | padna:ji, padānāji | ||
| ౧౭ (17) | padne:ḷɨ, padne:lɨ, padụnēlụ | ||
| ౧౮ (18) | padneṇma, padneḍma, padụneṇma | ||
| ౧౯ (19) | padnormba, padṇnormba | ||
| ౨౦ (20) | irwa, irva | ||
| ౨౧ (21) | iruwattoɲji, irvatonji | ||
| ౨౨ (22) | iruwatteraḍɨ, iruwattaraḍḍɨ, irvatụraḍḍụ | ||
| ౨౩ (23) | iruwattamu:ji, irvatụmūji | ||
| ౨౪ (24) | iruwattana:lɨ, irvatụnālụ | ||
| ౨౫ (25) | iruwattaynɨ, irvatụeinụ | ||
| ౨౬ (26) | iruwatta:ji, irvatụāji | ||
| ౨౭ (27) | iruwatte:ḷɨ, irvatụyēḷụ | ||
| ౨౮ (28) | iruwatteṇma, irruwatteḍma, irvatụyeṇma | ||
| ౨౯ (29) | iruwattormba, irvatụwormba | ||
| ౩౦ (30) | muppa | ||
| ౪౦ (40) | na:rpa, nālpa | ||
| ౫౦ (50) | aywa, eiva | ||
| ౬౦ (60) | ajpa, ajipa | ||
| ౭౦ (70) | eḷpa, elpa, yeḷpa | ||
| ౮౦ (80) | eṇpa, yeṇpa | ||
| ౯౦ (90) | soṇpa | ||
| ౧౦౦ (100) | nu:du, nūdu | ||
| ౧౦౦ (101) | nu:ttoɲji, nūtavonji | ||
| ౧౦౨ (102) | nu:tteraḍɨ, nu:ttaraḍḍɨ, nūtaraḍḍụ | ||
| ౧౦౩ (103) | nu:ttamu:ji, nūtamūji | ||
| ౧౦౪ (104) | nu:ttana:lɨ | ||
| ౧౧౦ (110) | nu:ttapattɨ, nūtapattụ | ||
| ౧౧౫ (115) | nu:ttapadneynɨ | ||
| ౧౨౦ (120) | nu:ttayiruwa | ||
| ౧౫౦ (150) | nu:ttaaywa, nụtaeiva | ||
| ౨౦౦ (200) | irnu:du, irnūdu | ||
| ౩౦౦ (300) | munnu:du, munnūdu | ||
| ౪౦౦ (400) | na:lnu:du, na:nu:du, nālụnūdu, nānūdu | ||
| ౫౦౦ (500) | aynu:du, einūdu | ||
| ౬౦౦ (600) | a:jinu:du, ājinūdu | ||
| ౭౦౦ (700) | e:ḷṇu:du, e:lnu:du, yēlụnūdu | ||
| ౮౦౦ (800) | eṇmanu:du, eḍmanu:du, yeṇmanūdu | ||
| ౯౦౦ (900) | ormbanu:du, wormbanūdu | ||
| ౧౦౦౦ (1,000) | sa:wira, sa:ra, sāra | ||
| ౨,౦౦౦ (2,000) | eraḍɨsa:ra, raḍḍɨsa:ra, raḍḍụsāra | ||
| ౩,౦౦౦ (3,000) | mu:jisa:ra, mūjisāra | ||
| ౪,౦౦౦ (4,000) | na:lɨsa:ra, nālūsāra | ||
| ౫,౦౦౦ (5,000) | aynɨsa:ra, einūsāra | ||
| ౬,౦౦౦ (6,000) | a:jisa:ra, ājisāra | ||
| ౭,౦౦౦ (7,000) | e:ḷɨsa:ra, e:lɨsa:ra, yēḷụsāra | ||
| ౮,౦౦౦ (8,000) | eṇmasa:ra, eḍmasa:ra, yeṇmasāra | ||
| ౯,౦౦౦ (9,000) | ormbasa:ra, wormbasāra | ||
| ౧౦,౦౦౦ (10,000) | pattɨsa:ra, pattụsāra | ||
| ౧,౦౦,౦౦౦ (100,000) | lakṣa, laḳṣa, lakša, lacca, lecca | ||
| ౧,౦౦,౦౦,౦౦౦ (1 million) | pattɨ lakṣa, pattụ lakša (10x100,000) | ||
| 10 million | ko:ṭi | ||
| once | ఒర (ora/wora), wonji sarti | ||
| twice | ఇర్వొళు (irwaḷɨ/irvoḷu), raḍḍụ sarti | ||
| thrice | mukkaḷɨ, mukkoḷu, mūji sarti | ||
| 1/2 | arda | ||
| 1/4 | ka:lɨ | ||
| 3/4 | mukka:lɨ | ||
| 1/3 | mu:jene:woɲji, mu:jeṭɨwoɲji | ||
*The ordinal numbers are formed by adding the affix –ene: (–ane) to the cardinal numbers.
Sources:
- Rev. J. Brigel. A Grammar of the Tulu Language, pp. 41-43. Mangalore – 1872.
- Rev. A. Männer. Tulu-English Dictionary. Mangalore - 1886.
- Rev. A. Männer. English-Tulu Dictionary. Mangalore - 1888.
- Sooda Lakshminarayana Bhatt. A Grammar of Tulu (A Dravidian Language), pp. 66 - 67 & 538 – 541. The University of Wisconsin – 1971.
- http://www.tuluworld.org/dictionary/
Information about Tulu numbers provided by Wolfgang Kuhl
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