How to count in Burushaski (بروشسکی), a language isolate spoken in northern Pakistan and northern India.
Numbers can take different endings depending on what class of noun they are attached to. For example hin hilesan = one boy, han danan = one stone, hik gilaas chil = one glass of water.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | hin, han, hik | achamanum |
| 2 | altan, alta, altó | altolum |
| 3 | isken, usko, iskí | iskiulum |
| 4 | walto, usko, wálti | waltilum |
| 5 | číndo, číndo, číndi | čindiwlum |
| 6 | mishíndo, mishíndo, mishíndi | mishindiwlum |
| 7 | thalo, thalo, thalé | thalewlum |
| 8 | altámbo, altámbo, altámbi – | |
| 9 | hunčo, hunčo, huntí | huntiwlum |
| 10 | tóorimo, tóorimo, tóorimi | |
| 11 | turma-hik | |
| 12 | turma-alto | |
| 13 | turma-iski | |
| 14 | turma-wálti | |
| 15 | turma-číndi | |
| 16 | turma-mishíndi | |
| 17 | turma-thale | |
| 18 | turma-altámbi | |
| 19 | turma-hunti | |
| 20 | altar | |
| 21 | altar-hik | |
| 22 | altar-alto | |
| 23 | altar-iski | |
| 24 | altar-wálti | |
| 25 | altar-číndi | |
| 26 | altar-mishíndi | |
| 27 | altar-thale | |
| 28 | altar-altámbi | |
| 29 | altar-hunti | |
| 30 | altar-toorimi | |
| 31 | alta-turma-hik | |
| 32 | alta-turma-alto | |
| 33 | alta-turma-iski | |
| 34 | alta-turma-wálti | |
| 35 | alta-turma-cíndi | |
| 36 | alta-turma-mishíndi | |
| 37 | alta-turma-thale | |
| 38 | alta-turma-altámbi | |
| 39 | alta-turma-hunti | |
| 40 | alto-altar | |
| 41 | alto-altar-hik | |
| 50 | alto-altar-toorimi | |
| 51 | alto-altar-turma-hik | |
| 60 | iski-altar | |
| 70 | iski-altar-toorimi | |
| 80 | walti-altar | |
| 90 | walti-altar-toorimi | |
| 100 | tha | |
| 1,000 | sáas |
Sources:
https://www.languagesandnumbers.com/how-to-count-in-burushaski/en/bsk/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burushaski#Numerals
http://burushaskilanguage.com/language-overview/grammatical-sketch/
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Hear some numbers in Aloápam Zapotec:
Information about Burushaski | Numbers
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