How to count in Wakhi, a Pamir language spoken in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan and China.
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Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
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1 | (y)iw | iwыng, iwыm |
2 | bu(y) | buyыng, buyыm |
3 | tru(y) | truyыng, truyыm |
4 | cыbыr, cәbūr | cыbыrыng, cыbыrыm |
5 | panʒ | panʒыng, panʒыm |
6 | šad | šadыng, šadыm |
7 | ыb | ыbыng, ыbыm |
8 | at | atыng, atыm |
9 | naw | nawыng, nawыm |
10 | δas | δasыng, δasыm |
11 | δas-(әt)-(y)iw | |
12 | δas-(әt)-buy | |
13 | δas-(әt)-truy | |
14 | δas-(әt)-cыbыr | |
15 | δas-(әt)-panʒ | |
16 | δas-(әt)-šad | |
17 | δas-(әt)-ыb | |
18 | δas-(әt)-at | |
19 | δas-(әt)-naw | |
20 | (y)i bist | |
21 | (y)i bist-ә(t) (y)iw | |
22 | (y)i bist-ә(t) buy | |
23 | (y)i bist-ә(t) truy | |
24 | (y)i bist-ә(t) cыbыr | |
25 | (y)i bist-ә(t) panʒ | |
26 | (y)i bist-ә(t) šad | |
27 | (y)i bist-ә(t) ыb | |
28 | (y)i bist-ә(t) at | |
29 | (y)i bist-ә(t) naw | |
30 | (y)i bist-ә(t) δas (20+10) | |
40 | bu bist (2x20) | |
50 | bu bist-ә(t) δas (2x20+10) | |
60 | tru bist (3x20) | |
70 | tru bist-ә(t) δas (3x20+10) | |
80 | cыbыr bist (4x20) | |
90 | cыbыr bist-ә(t) δas (4x20+10) | |
100 | sad, panʒ bist (5x20) | |
1,000 | azār |
Sources:
- Т.Н. Пахалина: Ваханский язык. Издательство Академии Наук СССР. Москва 1975.
- Georg Morgenstierne: Indo-Iranian Frontier Languages. Oslo 1938.
- Расторгуева В.С., Эдельман Д.И., Мошкало В.В. Языки мира: Иранские языки. III. Восточноиранские языки. Российская Академия Наук, Институт Языкознания. Москва 2000.
Information provided by Wolfgang Kuhl
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