How to count in Inpui, a member of the Zemeic branch of the Kuki-Chin-Naga language family spoken in Manipur and Nagaland in the northeast of India.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | khǝt | kǝmanu |
| 2 | kǝni | kǝninu |
| 3 | inthum | kǝinthumnu |
| 4 | bǝli | bǝlinu |
| 5 | inpaŋ | inpaŋnu |
| 6 | kǝruk | kǝruknu |
| 7 | sǝri | sǝrinu |
| 8 | kǝriyǝt | kǝriyǝtnu |
| 9 | kǝkwa | kǝkwanu |
| 10 | som | somnu |
| 11 | somkhǝtto | |
| 12 | somkǝnito | |
| 13 | sominthumto | |
| 14 | sominbǝlito | |
| 15 | sominpaŋto | |
| 16 | somkǝrukto | |
| 17 | somsǝrito | |
| 18 | somkǝriyǝtto | |
| 19 | somkǝkwato | |
| 20 | somni | |
| 21 | somnikhǝt | |
| 22 | somnikǝni | |
| 23 | somniinthum | |
| 24 | somnibǝli | |
| 25 | somniinpaŋ | |
| 26 | somnikǝruk | |
| 27 | somnisǝri | |
| 28 | somnikǝriyet | |
| 29 | somnikǝkwa | |
| 30 | somthum | |
| 40 | somli | |
| 50 | somŋa | |
| 60 | somruk | |
| 70 | somsǝri | |
| 80 | somriyet | |
| 90 | somkwa | |
| 100 | tǝza | |
| 200 | tǝzani | |
| 300 | tǝzathum | |
| 400 | tǝzali | |
| 500 | tǝzaŋa | |
| 600 | tǝzaruk | |
| 700 | tǝzasǝri | |
| 800 | tǝzariyǝt | |
| 900 | tǝza kwa | |
| 1,000 | tǝciŋ | |
| 2,000 | tǝciŋni | |
| 3,000 | tǝciŋthum | |
| 4,000 | tǝciŋli | |
| 5,000 | tǝciŋŋa | |
| 6,000 | tǝciŋruk | |
| 7,000 | tǝciŋsǝri | |
| 8,000 | tǝciŋriyǝt | |
| 9,000 | tǝciŋ kwa | |
| 10,000 | tǝciŋ som | |
| once | lǝŋ-khǝt | |
| twice | lǝŋ-ni | |
| thrice | lǝŋ-thum | |
| all the three | inthum-biŋgǝ | |
| all the four | bǝli-biŋgǝ | |
| all the ten | som-biŋgǝ | |
| about two | kǝn-ikhǝk | |
| about five | inpaŋ-khǝk | |
| about six | kǝruk-khǝk |
Source: Waikhom Pinky Devi. A Descriptive Grammar of Inpui. Department of Linguistics. Assam University. Silchar – 2014.
Information about Inpui
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inpui_language
http://www.ethnologue.com/18/language/nkf/
https://isaacnka.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/p-margin-bottom-0.html
Information provided by Wolfgang Kuhl
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