Language
name and location: Chinali,
Himachal Pradesh,
India
[Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. ek |
21. bi o ek |
2. d̪uɪ |
22. bi o d̪uɪ |
3. t̪rae |
23. bi o t̪rae |
4. t͡səur |
24. bi o t͡səur |
5. panɟ |
25. bi o pə̃ɟ |
6. t͡ʃʰa |
26. bi o t͡ʃʰa |
7. sat̪ |
27. bi o sat̪ |
8. ət̪ʰ |
28. bi o ət̪ʰ |
9. nə̃u |
29. bi o nə̃u |
10. d̪əʃ |
30. bi o d̪əʃ (20+10) |
11. |
40. d̪uɪ bi (2 x 20 ) |
12. |
50. d̪uɪ bi o d̪əʃ |
13. |
60. t̪rae bi (3 x 20 ) |
14. |
70. t̪rae bi o d̪əʃ |
15. |
80. t͡səur bi (4 x 20 ) |
16. |
90. t͡səur bi o d̪əʃ |
17. |
100. panɟ bi (5 x 20 ) |
18. |
200. |
19. |
1000. |
20. bi |
2000. |
Linguist providing
data and dateː Mr.
Farooq Ahmad Mir and Prof.
S.Imtiaz Hasnain (Professor of Sociolinguistics, AMU-Aligarh),
SPPEL (Scheme for the Protection and Preservation of Endangered
Languages), CIIL, Mysore, India,
March 6, 2017. |
Other comments: Chinali has a vigesimal system. Chinali is an unclassified tribal language spoken only by approximately 220 speakers (2016 SPPEL) in Lahul and Pattan valleys, and Gushal village, Himachal Pradesh, northern India. |
Back >> [ Home ] >> [ Indo-European ]