Language
name and location:
Angika, Bihar state, India and Nepal
[Ref to
Ethnologue] |
1. eik [eik] |
21. ekkis [ekːis] |
2. doo [doː] |
22. baais [baːis] |
3. teen [tiːn] |
23. teis [teis] |
4. chaar [t͡ʃa:r] |
24. chaubis [t͡ʃəubis] |
5. Paanch [paːnt͡ʃ] |
25. pachis [pət͡ʃis] |
6. chey [t͡ʃʰej] |
26. chabbis [t͡ʃʰəbːis] |
7. saat [saːt] |
27. sattais [sətaːis] |
8. aath [aːʈʰ] |
28. athais [aʈʰais] |
9. nau [nəu] |
29. untis [untis] (30 - 1) |
10. dus [dus] |
30. tees [tiːs] |
11. ɡyarah [[ɡjaːrəː] |
40. chalis [t͡ʃalis] |
12. barah [baːrəː] |
50. pachas [pət͡ʃaːs] |
13. terah [terəː] |
60. saath [saːʈʰ] |
14. chaudah [t͡ʃəudəː] |
70. sattar [sətːər] |
15. pandrah [pəndrəː] |
80. assi [əsːi] |
16. solah [soləː] |
90. nabbe [nabːe] |
17. satrah [sətrəː] |
100. sau [səu], 200. do sau [do səu] |
18. atharaah [əʈʰaːrəː] |
400. chaar sau [t͡ʃaːr səu], 800. aath sau |
19. unnis [unnəis] (20 - 1) |
1000. ek hajar [ek həd͡ʒar] |
20. bīs [bis] |
2000. do hajar [do həd͡ʒar] |
Linguist
providing data and dateː
Dr. Ritesh Singh,
Banaras Hindu University,
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, July |
Other comments: Angika numeral system is similar to that of Maithili. Angika or Chhika-Chhiki is spoken by approximately 750,000 speakers in Bihar state and Jharkhand state in eastern India as well as Nepal. |
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