How to count in Galo (gallo), a Western Tani language spoken in Arunachal Pradesh in the northeast of India.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | `aken [a˧˦˧ken] | -tv |
| 2 | `axii [a˧˦˧ɲiː] | -roo |
| 3 | aum [aum] | -dvv |
| 4 | appii [appiː] | -koo |
| 5 | aqqo [aŋŋo] | |
| 6 | akkv [akkə] | |
| 7 | `kanv [ka˧˦˧nə] | |
| 8 | `piinv [piː˧˦˧nə] | |
| 9 | `keqqaa [ke˧˦˧ŋŋaː] | |
| 10 | `wrww [ɨ˧˦˧rɨː] | |
| 11 | wrww `golaa `aken | |
| 12 | wrww `golaa `axii | |
| 13 | wrww `golaa aum | |
| 14 | wrww `golaa appii | |
| 15 | wrww `golaa aqqo | |
| 16 | wrww `golaa akkv | |
| 17 | wrww `golaa `kanv | |
| 18 | wrww `golaa `piinv | |
| 19 | wrww `golaa `keqqaa | |
| 20 | `camxi | |
| 30 | camum | |
| 40 | campii | |
| 50 | camxo | |
| 60 | camkv | |
| 70 | acam `kanv | |
| 80 | acam `piinv | |
| 90 | camum | |
| 100 | camrww | |
| 1,000 | azar |
Source: A Grammar of Galo. Mark W. Post. 2007.
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