How to count in Balti (སྦལ་འཐུས་ / بلتی), a Tibetic language spoken mainly in the Baltistan division of Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | scik | sna, go-ma go-i go-pa, go-pa-i |
| 2 | ngis | ngis-i res-i |
| 3 | gsum | gsum-i res-i |
| 4 | bzhi | bzhi-i res-i |
| 5 | gha | gha-i res-i |
| 6 | truk | truk-i res-i |
| 7 | bdun | bdun-i res-i |
| 8 | bgyat | bgyat-i res-i |
| 9 | rgu | rgu-i res-i |
| 10 | bcu | bcu-i res-i |
| 11 | bcu-scik | |
| 12 | bcu-ngis | |
| 13 | bcu-gsum | |
| 14 | bcu-bzhi | |
| 15 | bcu-gha | |
| 16 | bcu-truk | |
| 17 | bcu-bdun | |
| 18 | bcu-bgyat | |
| 19 | bcu-rgu | |
| 20 | ngis-bcu | |
| 30 | gsum-bcu | |
| 40 | ngis-bcu ngis (20x2) | |
| 50 | gha-bcu | |
| 60 | ngis-bcu gsum (20x3) | |
| 70 | bdun-cu | |
| 80 | ngis-bcu bzhi (20x4) | |
| 90 | rgu-bcu ngis-bcu bzhi-na bcu (4x20+10) |
|
| 100 | bgya [hundred] bgya scik [one hundred] |
|
| 200 | bgya ngis | |
| 300 | bgya gsum | |
| 400 | bgya bzhi | |
| 500 | bgya gha | |
| 600 | bgya truk | |
| 700 | bgya bdun | |
| 800 | bgya bgyat | |
| 900 | bgya rgu | |
| 1,000 | stong [thousand] stong scik [one thousand] |
|
| 2,000 | stong ngis | |
| 3,000 | stong gsum | |
| 4,000 | stong bzhi | |
| 5,000 | stong gha | |
| 6,000 | stong truk | |
| 7,000 | stong bdun | |
| 8,000 | stong bgyat | |
| 9,000 | stong rgu | |
| 10,000 | stong bcu | |
| once | scik-rim, ren scik | |
| twice | ngis-rim | |
| three times | gsum-rim, ren gsum | |
| four times | bzhi-rim | |
| five times | gha-rim | |
| several times | res-pa kha-ik |
Source: R.K. Sprigg. Balti-English/English-Balti Dictionary. Routledge. New York – 2002.
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
Hear the numbers 1-10 in Balti
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