Information about counting in Kagate (स्युबा), a Tibetic language spoken mainly in Ramechhap district in Bagmati Province in eastern Nepal.
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) | चीग [tsig] |
| 2 (२) | ङी [ŋi] |
| 3 (३) | सुम [sum] |
| 4 (४) | सीः [ᶫsi] |
| 5 (५) | ङा [ŋa] |
| 6 (६) | टुःक [ᶫʈuk] |
| 7 (७) | तीःन [ᶫtin] |
| 8 (८) | केः [ᶫke] |
| 9 (९) | कुः [ᶫku] |
| 10 (१०) | च्यु [tsʲu] |
| 11 (११) | च्युजीक [tsʲudzik] |
| 12 (१२) | चीङ्ङी [tsiŋŋi] |
| 13 (१३) | च्युक्सुम [tsʲuksum] |
| 14 (१४) | च्युप्सी [tsʲupsi] |
| 15 (१५) | चेङा [tseŋa], च्याङा [tsʲaŋa] |
| 18 (१८) | च्याप्के [tsʲapke] |
| 20 (१०) | ङीःस्यु [ᶫŋisʲu] |
| 30 (३०) | सुम्च्यु [sumtsʲu] |
| 50 (५०) | ङाप्च्यु [ŋaptsʲu] |
| 100 (१००) | क्याः [ᶫkʲa] |
| 1000 (१०००) | तोङ [toŋ] |
| 100,000 / 1 lakh (१,००,०००) |
तोङ क्याः [toŋ ᶫkʲa] |
Hear some Kagate / Syuba numbers (start at 8:10):
Information about Kagate | Numbers
Source: Syuba language dictionary
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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