How to count in Ahom (𑜒𑜑𑜪𑜨), a Tai-Kadai language formerly spoken in the Indian state of Assam, which is being revived.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 𑜎𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫 (lüng) [lɯŋ] | 𑜒𑜊𑜫 [ʔaj] |
| 2 | 𑜏𑜨𑜂𑜫 (sawng) [sɔ:ŋ] | 𑜂𑜣 (ngî) [ŋi:] |
| 3 | 𑜏𑜪 (sam) [sam] | 𑜏𑜪 (sam) [sam] |
| 4 | 𑜏𑜣 (sî) [si:] | 𑜏𑜊𑜫 (say) [saj] |
| 5 | 𑜑𑜡 (ha) [ha] | 𑜂𑜥 (ngû) [ŋu:] |
| 6 | 𑜍𑜤𑜀𑜫 (ruk) [ruk] | 𑜎𑜤𑜀𑜫 (luk) [luk] |
| 7 | 𑜋𑜢𑜄𑜫 (chit) [cit] | 𑜋𑜢𑜄𑜫 (chit) [cit] |
| 8 | 𑜆𑜦𑜄𑜫 (pit) [pit] | 𑜆𑜦𑜄𑜫 (pit) [pit] |
| 9 | 𑜀𑜟𑜨 (kaw) [kaw] | 𑜀𑜟𑜨 (kaw) [kaw] |
| 10 | 𑜏𑜢𑜆𑜫 (sip) [sip] | 𑜏𑜢𑜆𑜫 (sip) [sip] |
| 11 | 𑜏𑜢𑜆𑜫 𑜎𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫 (sip lüng) | |
| 12 | 𑜏𑜢𑜆𑜫 𑜏𑜨𑜂𑜫 (sip sawng) | |
| 13 | 𑜏𑜢𑜆𑜫 𑜏𑜪 (sip sam) | |
| 14 | 𑜏𑜢𑜆𑜫 𑜏𑜣 (sip sî) | |
| 15 | 𑜏𑜢𑜆𑜫 𑜑𑜡 (sip ha) | |
| 16 | 𑜏𑜢𑜆𑜫 𑜍𑜤𑜀𑜫 (sip ruk) | |
| 17 | 𑜏𑜢𑜆𑜫 𑜋𑜢𑜄𑜫 (sip chit) | |
| 18 | 𑜏𑜢𑜆𑜫 𑜆𑜦𑜄𑜫 (sip pit) | |
| 19 | 𑜏𑜢𑜆𑜫 𑜀𑜟𑜨 (sip kaw) | |
| 20 | 𑜀𑜟𑜨 𑜏𑜢𑜆𑜫 (kaw sip) [kaw.sip], (sav) | |
| 21 | 𑜀𑜟𑜨 𑜏𑜢𑜆𑜫 𑜎𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫 (kaw sip lüng) | |
| 22 | 𑜀𑜟𑜨 𑜏𑜢𑜆𑜫 𑜏𑜨𑜂𑜫 (kaw sip sawng) | |
| 23 | 𑜀𑜟𑜨 𑜏𑜢𑜆𑜫 𑜏𑜪 (kaw sip sam) | |
| 24 | 𑜀𑜟𑜨 𑜏𑜢𑜆𑜫 𑜏𑜣 (kaw sip sî) | |
| 25 | 𑜀𑜟𑜨 𑜏𑜢𑜆𑜫 𑜑𑜡 (kaw sip ha) | |
| 26 | 𑜀𑜟𑜨 𑜏𑜢𑜆𑜫 𑜍𑜤𑜀𑜫 (kaw sip ruk) | |
| 27 | 𑜀𑜟𑜨 𑜏𑜢𑜆𑜫 𑜋𑜢𑜄𑜫 (kaw sip chit) | |
| 28 | 𑜀𑜟𑜨 𑜏𑜢𑜆𑜫 𑜆𑜦𑜄𑜫 (kaw sip pit) | |
| 29 | 𑜀𑜟𑜨 𑜏𑜢𑜆𑜫 𑜀𑜟𑜨 (kaw sip kaw) | |
| 30 | 𑜏𑜪 𑜏𑜢𑜆𑜫 (sam sip) | |
| 40 | 𑜏𑜣 𑜏𑜢𑜆𑜫 (sî sip) | |
| 50 | 𑜑𑜡 𑜏𑜢𑜆𑜫 (ha sip) | |
| 60 | 𑜍𑜤𑜀𑜫 𑜏𑜢𑜆𑜫 (ruk sip) | |
| 70 | 𑜋𑜢𑜄𑜫 𑜏𑜢𑜆𑜫 (chit sip) | |
| 80 | 𑜆𑜦𑜄𑜫 𑜏𑜢𑜆𑜫 (pit sip) | |
| 90 | 𑜀𑜟𑜨 𑜏𑜢𑜆𑜫 (kaw sip) | |
| 100 | 𑜆𑜀𑜫 (pak) | |
| 100,000 | 𑜏𑜢𑜐𑜫 (siny) |
Hear some Ahom numbers:
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Information about Ahom | Numbers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahom_language#Numerals
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Ahom_numerals
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