Language
name and location: Mal Paharia,
West Bengal,
India [Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. ek |
21. ek kuɽi ek |
2. d̪uj |
22. ek kuɽi d̪uj |
3. t̪in |
23. ek kuɽi t̪in |
4. t͡ʃɐjrɜ |
24. ek kuɽi t͡ʃɐjrɜ |
5. pãt͡ʃ |
25. ek kuɽi pãt͡ʃ |
6. t͡ʃʰoj |
26. ek kuɽi t͡ʃʰoj |
7. sɐt̪ |
27. ek kuɽi sɐt̪ |
8. ɐʈʰ |
28. ek kuɽi ɐʈʰ |
9. noj |
29. ek kuɽi noj |
10. d̪os |
30. ek kuɽi d̪os (20+10) |
11. iɡɐɾo |
40. d̪uj kuɽi (2 x 20) |
12. bɐɾo |
50. d̪uj kuɽi d̪os |
13. teɾo |
60. t̪in kuɽi (3 x 20) |
14. t͡ʃɜʊd̪o |
70. t̪in kuɽi d̪os |
15. pɜnd̪ɾo |
80. t͡ʃɐjrɜ kuɽi (4 x 20) |
16. solo |
90. t͡ʃɐjrɜ kuɽi d̪os |
17. sɜtɾo |
100. pãt͡ʃ kuɽi (5 x 20), 200. d̪uj kuɽi |
18. ɜʈʰɐɾo |
400. bis *kuɽi (10 x 20), 800. tʃɐlis * kuɽi |
19. unːis ( 20 - 1) |
1000. pɜtʃɐs * kuɽi (50 x 20) |
20. ek kuɽi |
2000. ek so * kuɽi (100 x 20) |
Linguist
providing data and dateː
Mr. Jacob
Gnanapanditham (FMPB), data in Devanagari
script. IPA transcription by Mr. Christopher Thomas,
August
|
Other comments: Mal Paharia has a vigesimal numeral system. Note that the numbers with an asterisk mark are loanwords from Hindi. Mal Paharia is spoken by 50,000 speakers in Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal states, India. |
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