Language
name and locationː
Western Bru,
Laos, Thailand [Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. mṳəj |
21. baːr.ci̤t.la.mṳəj |
2. ba:r |
22. baːr.ci̤t.la.baːr |
3. paj |
23. baːr.ci̤t.la.paj |
4. bɔːn |
24. baːr.ci̤t.la. bɔːn |
5. sɯːŋ |
25. baːr.ci̤t.la.sɯːŋ |
6. ta.pɛt |
26. baːr.ci̤t.la.ta.pɛt |
7. ta.pṳːl |
27. baːr.ci̤t.la.ta.pṳːl |
8. ta.kṳwal |
28. baːr.ci̤t.la.ta.kṳal |
9. ta.ke̤h |
29. baːr.ci̤t.la.ta.ke̤h |
10. ma.ci̤t |
30. paj ci̤t |
11. ma.ci̤t.la.mṳəj |
40. bɔːn ci̤t |
12. ma.ci̤t.la.baːr |
50. sɯːŋ ci̤t |
13. ma.ci̤t.la.paj |
60. ta.pɛt ci̤t |
14. ma.ci̤t.la. bɔːl |
70. ta.pṳːl ci̤t |
15. ma.ci̤t.la.sɯːŋ |
80. ta.kṳal ci̤t |
16. ma.ci̤t.la. ta.pɛt |
90. ta.ke̤h ci̤t |
17. ma.ci̤t.la.ta.pṳːl |
100. mɔʔ ruay, 200. ba:r ruay |
18. ma.ci̤t.la.ta.kṳal |
400. bɔːn ruay, 800. ta.kṳal ruay |
19. ma.ci̤t.la.ta.ke̤h |
1000. muʔ phan, 2000. ba:r phan |
20. baːr.ci̤t |
10000. muʔ mɯːn < mɯːn Thai |
Linguist
providing data and dateː Dr.
Akiko Hirata, Asian Cultures Research Institute |
Other comments: Western Bru has a decimal numeral system similar to that of Eastern Bru. The above data was taken from Bru Makong (So Makong), Savannakhet, Laos. Big numbers for hundred, thousand and ten thousands are loanwords from Thai. Western Bru is spoken by approximately 180,000 speakers in Khammouan and Savannahkhet provinces in Laos as well as Thailand. |
Language
name and locationː
Western Bru,
Laos, Thailand [Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. mṳəj |
21. |
2. baal |
22. |
3. paj |
23. |
4. poon |
24. |
5. səəŋ |
25. |
6. t.piat |
26. |
7. t.pṳul |
27. |
8. t.kṳal |
28. |
9. t.ke̤eh |
29. |
10. mṳəj ʔɲ.cit̤ |
30. |
11. |
40. |
12. |
50. |
13. |
60. |
14. |
70. |
15. |
80. |
16. |
90. |
17. |
100. |
18. |
200. |
19. |
1000. pa̤n |
20. |
2000. |
Linguist
providing data and dateː Mr. Ryan Gehrmann,
Graduate Student, Linguistics |
Other comments: Western Bru has a decimal numeral system similar to that of Eastern Bru, there are missing terms for the higher numbers after ten. Western Bru is spoken by approximately 180,000 speakers in Khammouan and Savannahkhet provinces in Laos as well as Thailand. |
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