How to count in Gurung (तमु क्यी), a Tamangic language spoken in south and central Nepal and northeast India.
If any of the numbers are links, you can hear a recording by clicking on them. If you can provide recordings, please contact me.
| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 (१) | ग्री (grī), क्रि (kri) |
| 2 (२) | ङी (ngī) |
| 3 (३) | सॊ (so), सों (sõ) |
| 4 (४) | प्ली (plī), प्लि (pli) |
| 5 (५) | ङा (ngā) |
| 6 (६) | टू (ṭū) |
| 7 (७) | ङि (ngi) |
| 8 (८) | प्रे (pre) |
| 9 (९) | कू (ku) |
| 10 (१०) | च्यू (cyu) |
| 11 (११) | च्यू ग्री (cyu grī) एघार (eghāra) |
| 12 (१२) | च्यू ङी (cyu ngī) बाह्र (bāhra) |
| 13 (१३) | च्यू सॊ (cyu so) तेह्र (tehra) |
| 14 (१४) | च्यू ग्री (cyu plī) चौध (caudha) |
| 15 (१५) | च्यू ङा (cyu ngā) पन्ध्र (pandhra) |
| 16 (१६) | च्यू टू (cyu ṭū) सोह्र (sohra) |
| 17 (१७) | च्यू ङि (cyu ngi) सत्र (satra) |
| 18 (१८) | च्यू प्रे (cyu pre) अठार (aṭhāra) |
| 19 (१९) | च्यू कू (cyu ku) उन्नाइस (unnāisa) |
| 20 (२०) | ङ्युस्यु (ngisyu) |
| 21 (२१) | >ङ्युस्युसेग्री (ngisyu se grī) |
| 22 (२२) | >ङ्युस्युसेङी (ngisyu se ngī) |
| 23 (२३) | >ङ्युस्युसेसॊ (ngisyu se so) |
| 24 (२४) | ङ्युस्युसेप्ली (ngisyu se plī) |
| 25 (२५) | ङ्युस्युसेङा (ngisyu se ngā) |
| 26 (२६) | ङ्युस्युसेटू (ngisyu se ṭū) |
| 27 (२७) | ङ्युस्युसेङि (ngisyu se ngi) |
| 28 (२८) | ङ्युस्युसेप्रे (ngisyu se pre) |
| 29 (२९) | ङ्युस्युसेकू (ngisyu se ku) |
| 30 (३०) | सॊज्यु (sojyu), सोंज्यु (sõjyu) |
| 40 (४०) | प्लीज्यु (plījyu), प्लिज्यु (plijyu) |
| 50 (५०) | ङज्यु (ngajyu) |
| 60 (६०) | टूज्यु (ṭūjyu) |
| 70 (७०) | ङिज्यु (ngijyu) |
| 80 (८०) | प्रेज्यु (prejyu) |
| 90 (९०) | कूज्यु (kujyu) |
| 100 (१००) | प्र (pra) |
| 1000 (१०००) | हजार (hajār) |
Note: for the numbers 11-19, Nepali numbers are also used, and 1000 is borrowed from Nepali.
Hear some numbers in Gurung:
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Gurung.htm
https://lyricstranslate.com/en/kidstv123-numbers-song-other-97
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
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