How to count in Korku (कोरकू), a Munda language spoken mainly in the states of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra in central India. Note: Hindi numbers are often used when counting above 10. The numbers shown here are the native Korku ones.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 (१) | मिया (miyā), mya |
| 2 (२) | बारी (bārī), bār(ya) |
| 3 (३) | अफई (aphaī), aphay(a) |
| 4 (४) | उफुन (uphun), uphunya |
| 5 (५) | मोनई (monaī), monoy(a) |
| 6 (६) | तुरई (turaī), turuy(a) |
| 7 (७) | एई (eī), ey(ya) |
| 8 (८) | इलार (ilār), ilār(ya) |
| 9 (९) | अरई (araī), aray(a) |
| 10 (१०) | गेल (gel), gelya |
| 11 (११) | गेलदोम्या (gel do mya) |
| 12 (१२) | गेलदोबार्य (gel do bārya) |
| 13 (१३) | गेलदोअफय (gel do aphay) |
| 14 (१४) | गेलदोउफुन (gel do uphun) |
| 15 (१५) | गेलदोमोनय (gel do monoya) |
| 16 (१६) | गेलदोतुरुय (gel do turuya) |
| 17 (१७) | गेलदोएय्य (gel do eyya) |
| 18 (१८) | गेलदोइलार्य (gel do ilārya) |
| 19 (१९) | गेलदोअरय (gel do araya) |
| 20 (१०) | इस (isa) [isa] |
| 21 (११) | इसम्या (isa mya) |
| 22 (१२) | इसबार्य (isa bārya) |
| 23 (१३) | इसअफय (isa aphay) |
| 24 (१४) | इसउफुन (isa uphun) |
| 25 (१५) | इसमोनय (isa monoya) |
| 26 (१६) | इसतुरुय (isa turuya) |
| 27 (१७) | इसएय्य (isa eyya) |
| 28 (१८) | इसइलार्य (isa ilārya) |
| 29 (१९) | इसअरय (isa araya) |
| 30 (३०) | इसगेल (isa gel) |
| 40 (४०0 | बारीइस (bārī gel) |
| 50 (५०0 | बारीइसगेल (bārī isagel) |
| 60 (६०) | अफयिस (aphayisa) |
| 70 (७०) | अफयिसगेल (aphayisagel) |
| 80 (८०) | उफनिस (uphunisa) |
| 90 (९०) | उफुनिसगेल (uphunisagel) |
| 100 (१००) | म्यसद्दि (myasaddi) |
| 1,000 (१,०००) | गेलसद्दि (gel-saddi) |
Information about Korku | Numbers
Sources: https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Korku.htm
https://archive.org/details/korkulanguagegra00naga/page/82/mode/2up
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