How to count in Milang, a Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Upper Siang district of Arunchal Pradesh in the northeast of India.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | akan | nap-pa-ya-lum |
| 2 | ne | ne-na-nyi |
| 3 | ham | ham-na-nyi |
| 4 | pe | pe-na-nyi |
| 5 | pangu | pa-ngu-na-nyi |
| 6 | sap | sap-na-nyi |
| 7 | rangal | ra-ngal-na-nyi |
| 8 | rayeng | ra-yeng-na-nyi |
| 9 | kanyem | ka-nyem-na-nyi |
| 10 | hangtak | hang-tak-na-nyi |
| 11 | hangtak-kalo-akan | |
| 12 | hangtak-kalo-ne | |
| 13 | hangtak-kalo-ham | |
| 14 | hangtak-kalo-pe | |
| 15 | hangtak-kalo-pangu | |
| 16 | hangtak-kalo-sap | |
| 17 | hangtak-kalo-rangal | |
| 18 | hangtak-kalo-rayeng | |
| 19 | hangtak-kalo-kanyem | |
| 20 | hangtak-ne | |
| 21 | hangtak-ne-kalo-akan | |
| 22 | hangtak-ne-kalo-ne | |
| 23 | hangtak-ne-kalo-ham | |
| 24 | hangtak-ne-kalo-pe | |
| 25 | hangtak-ne-kalo-pangu | |
| 26 | hangtak-ne-kalo-sap | |
| 27 | hangtak-ne-kalo-rangal | |
| 28 | hangtak-ne-kalo-rayeng | |
| 29 | hangtak-ne-kalo-kanyem | |
| 30 | hangtak-ham | |
| 40 | hangtak-pe | |
| 50 | hangtak-pangu | |
| 60 | hangtak-sap | |
| 70 | hangtak-rangal | |
| 80 | hangtak-rayeng | |
| 90 | hangtak-kanyem | |
| 100 | ling-ko | |
| 102 | ling-ko-kalo-ne | |
| 200 | ling-ko-ne | |
| 300 | ling-ko-ham | |
| 400 | ling-ko-pe | |
| 500 | ling-ko-pangu | |
| 600 | ling-ko-sap | |
| 700 | ling-ko-rangal | |
| 800 | ling-ko-rayeng | |
| 900 | ling-ko-kanyem | |
| 1,000 | ejar | |
| once | lam-tel-ka | |
| twice | lam-ne-ka | |
| thrice | lam-am-ka | |
| many times | bu-ji-ka | |
| single | a-tel-nyi | |
| double | ne-nyi | |
| triple | ham-nyi | |
| 1/2 | arot | |
| 1 1/2 | abung ka-lo arot | |
| 1/3 | abu-ngu-ki atel-ka | |
| 1/4 | rot-tung |
Source: Aduk Tayenk. Milang Phrase-Book. Research Department. Government of Arunachal Pradesh. Shillong – 1976.
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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Information about Milang
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milang_language
http://www.endangeredlanguages.com/lang/1378
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