How to count in Yimchungrü, a member of the Ao branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family spoken in Nagaland in northeastern India.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | akeangkeang | |
| 1 | khülang | akhupuh, akhube |
| 2 | mahne | mahnepü |
| 3 | mahsam | mahsampü |
| 4 | fiyi | afiyipü |
| 5 | phüngü | aphüngüpü |
| 6 | thuruk | athurukpü |
| 7 | thüne | athünepü |
| 8 | tüza | atüzapü |
| 9 | tuku | atukupü |
| 10 | thürü | athürüpü |
| 11 | thürü kheak khülang | |
| 12 | thürü kheak mahne | |
| 13 | thürü kheak mahsam | |
| 14 | thürü kheak fiyi | |
| 15 | thürü kheak phüngü | |
| 16 | thürü kheak thuruk | |
| 17 | thürü kheak thüne | |
| 18 | thürü kheak tüza | |
| 19 | thürü kheak tuku | |
| 20 | muku | |
| 21 | muku kheak khülang | |
| 22 | muku kheak mahne | |
| 23 | muku kheak mahsam | |
| 24 | muku kheak fiyi | |
| 25 | muku kheak phüngü | |
| 26 | muku kheak thuruk | |
| 27 | muku kheak thüne | |
| 28 | muku kheak tüza | |
| 29 | muku kheak tuku | |
| 30 | samrü | |
| 40 | yirü | |
| 50 | thünim | |
| 60 | rukrü | |
| 70 | nerü | |
| 80 | zahrü | |
| 90 | kurü | |
| 100 | chi | |
| 1,000 | chikhih | |
| 100,000 | lak, lakh | |
| 10,000,000 | crore | |
| one thousand million | million chikhi | |
| billion | billion | |
| 1/4 | shicham fiyi chhing khülang | |
| 3/4 | fiyi chhing mahsam | |
| 1 1/2 | khülang fükrüpkhü | |
| 2 1/2 | mahne fükrüpkhü |
Source: Kumar, Braj Bihari. (1973). Hindi–Yimchungrü–English dictionary. Kohima, India: Nagaland Bhasha Parishad
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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