Language
name and locationː
Badaga,
Kerala, Tamil
Nadu,
India
[Ref. to
Ethnologue] |
1. ondu |
21. ippatu ondu |
2. eraɖu / ir- (bound form) |
22. ippatu eraɖu |
3. muːru |
23. ippatu muːru |
4. naːku |
24. ippatu naːku |
5. aydu |
25. ippatu aydu |
6. aːru |
26. ippatu aːru |
7. eːyu / i:yu |
27. ippatu eːyu /iːyu |
8. eʈʈu |
28. ippatu eʈʈu |
9. ombatu |
29. ippatu ombatu |
10. hattu |
30. muːvatu |
11. hannondu ( < han-ondu) |
40. nalavatu |
12. hanneraɖu (< han-eraɖu) |
50. ayvatu |
13. hadimuːru ( <hadin-muːru) |
60. aravatu ( <aru-vatu) |
14. hadanaːku (<hadin-naːku) |
70. eyavatu ( < eyu-vatu) |
15. hadanaydu (<hadin-aydu) |
80. embatu (<em-patu) |
16. hadinaːru ( <hadin-aːru) |
90. tombatu (< tom-patu) |
17. hadiniːyu |
100. nuːru |
18. hadineɳʈu (<hadin-eʈʈu) |
200. innuːru ( <ir-nuːru) |
19. hattombatu |
1000. saːvira < Sanskrit sahasra |
20. ippatu ( < ir-patu ) |
2000. |
Sourceː Balakrishnan, R, 1999. Bagada, A Dravidian Language. Annamalai University, India |
Other comments: Bagada has a decimal numeral system similar to that of the Kannada. Badaga is a southern Dravidian language spoken by approximately 130,000 speakers by the Badaga people of the Nilgiris district of Northwest Tamil Nadu. The language is closely related to Kannada. |
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