Language
name and location:
Balkan Romani,
Kosovo,
Balkans [Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. jekʰ |
21. bi ta ekʰ / bis ta ekʰ |
2. dui |
22. bis ta dui |
3. tri |
23. bis ta tri |
4. ʃtar |
24. bis ta ʃtar |
5. pan(ʒ) |
25. bis ta pan(ʒ) |
6. ʃov |
26. bis ta ʃov |
7. efta <Greek |
27. bis ta efta |
8. oxto <Greek |
28. bis ta oxto |
9. eɲa <Greek |
29. bis ta eɲa |
10. de / deʃ |
30. trianda <Greek |
11. deʃujekʰ |
40. saranda <Greek |
12. deʃudui |
50. peninda <Greek |
13. deʃutri |
60. ʃov-var-de(ʃ) |
14. deʃuʃtar |
70. efta-var-de(ʃ) |
15. deʃupanʒ / dekapende |
80. oxto-var-de(ʃ) |
16. deʃuʃov |
90. eɲa-var-de(ʃ) |
17. deʃuefta |
100. ʃel |
18. deʃuoxto |
200. dui ʃel |
19. deʃueɲa |
1000. hijiada <Bulgarian <Greek |
20. bi / bis |
2000. dui hiljada /dui hiliade |
Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Donald Kenrick,
Vice-President of the Gypsy
Council, U.K.,
March |
Other comments: Balkan Romani numeral system is constructed with few Indo-Aryan originals mixed with Greek borrowings ( 7, 8, 9, 30, 40, 50 and 1000). Balkan Romani or Roma is spoken by approximately 800,000 speakers scattered in Kosovo, Serbia, as well as Bulgaria, Greece, Iran, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Turkey and Ukraine. |
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