How to count in Kabardian (къэбэрдеибзэ), a North West Caucasian language spoken mainly in the Kabardian-Balkar and Karachay-Circassian Republics of Russia.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Ноль | |
| 1 | зы [zə] | япэ [jaːpa] |
| 2 | тӀу [tʷʼə] | етIуанэ [jatʼaːna] |
| 3 | щы [ɕə] | ещанэ [jaɕaːna] |
| 4 | плӀы [pɬʼə] | яплIынэрэ (jaːpɬʼənara) |
| 5 | тху [txʷə] | еянэ [jajaːna] |
| 6 | хы [xə] | |
| 7 | блы [bɮə] | |
| 8 | и [jə] | |
| 9 | бгъу [bʁʷə] | |
| 10 | пщӏы [pɕʼə] | епщIанэ [japɕʼaːna] |
| 11 | пщӏыкӀуз [pɕʼəkʷʼəz] | |
| 12 | пщӏыкӀутIу [pɕʼəkʷʼətʷʼ] | |
| 13 | пщӏыкӀущ [pɕʼəkʷʼəɕ] | |
| 14 | пщӏыкӀуплI [pɕʼəkʷʼəpɬʼ] | |
| 15 | пщӏыкӀутху [pɕʼəkʷʼətxʷ] | |
| 16 | пщӏыкӀух [pɕʼəkʷʼəx] | епщыкIуханэ [japɕʼəkʷʼəxaːna] |
| 17 | пщӏыкӀубл [pɕʼəkʷʼəbɮ] | |
| 18 | пщӏыкӀуй [pɕʼəkʷʼəj] | |
| 19 | пщӏыкӀубгъу [pɕʼəkʷʼəbʁʷ] | |
| 20 | тӀощӏ [tʷʼaɕʼə] | |
| 21 | тӀощӏэ зырэ [tʷʼaɕʼəra zəra]) | |
| 22 | тӀощӏэ тIурэ [tʷʼaɕʼəra tʷʼəra] | |
| 23 | тӀощӏэ щырэ [tʷʼaɕʼəra ɕəra] | |
| 24 | тӀощӏэ плӀырэ [tʷʼaɕʼəra pɬʼəra] | |
| 25 | тӀощӏэ тхурэ [tʷʼaɕʼəra txʷəra] | |
| 26 | тӀощӏэ хырэ [tʷʼaɕʼəra xəra] | |
| 27 | тӀощӏэ блырэ [tʷʼaɕʼəra bɮəra] | |
| 28 | тӀощӏэ ирэ [jəra] | |
| 29 | тӀощӏэ бгъурэ [tʷʼaɕʼəra bʁʷəra] | |
| 30 | щэщӏ [ɕaɕʼ] | |
| 40 | плIыщI [pɬʼəɕʼ] (20 × 2) | |
| 50 | тхущI,[txʷəɕʼ] (½ 100) | |
| 60 | хыщI,[xəɕʼ] (3 × 20) | |
| 70 | блыщI [bɮəɕʼ] (20 × 3 and 10) | |
| 80 | ищI [jəɕʼ] (20 × 4) | |
| 90 | бгъущI [bʁʷəɕʼ] (20 × 4 and 10) | |
| 100 | щэ (ɕa) | |
| 101 | щэрэ зырэ (ɕara zəra) | |
| 200 | щитӀу (ɕitʷʼ) | |
| 300 | щищ (ɕiɕ) | |
| 400 | щиплӀ (ɕipɬʼ) | |
| 500 | щитху (ɕitxʷ) | |
| 600 | щих (ɕix) | |
| 700 | щибл (ɕibɮ) | |
| 800 | щий (ɕij) | |
| 900 | щибгъу (ɕibʁʷ) | |
| 1,000 | мин (min) | |
| 2,000 | минитӀу (minitʷʼ) | |
| 3,000 | минищ (miniɕ) | |
| 4,000 | миниплӀ (minipɬʼ) | |
| 5,000 | минитху (minitxʷ) | |
| 6,000 | миних (minix) | |
| 7,000 | минибл (minibɮ) | |
| 8,000 | миний (minij) | |
| 9,000 | минибгъу (minibʁʷ) | |
| 10,000 | минипщӏ (minipʃʼ) | |
| 100,000 | минищэ (miniɕa) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabardian_grammar#Numbers
Information provided by Wolfgang Kuhl
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