How to count in Moklum, a variety of Tangsa, a Brahmaputran language spoken in northern Myanmar (Burma) and northeast India.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ashe | phang |
| 2 | ani | thongni |
| 3 | atom | thongtom |
| 4 | bali | bali |
| 5 | banga | banga |
| 6 | tharok | tharok |
| 7 | sanat | |
| 8 | ashat | |
| 9 | akhu | |
| 10 | ashi, asi | |
| 11 | ashi-ashe | |
| 12 | ashi-anyi, asi ani | |
| 13 | ashi atom, asi atom | |
| 14 | ashi bali, asi bali | |
| 15 | ashi banga, asi banga | |
| 16 | ashi tharok, asi tharok | |
| 17 | ashi sanat, asi sanat | |
| 18 | ashi ashat, asi ashat | |
| 19 | ashi akhu, asi akhu | |
| 20 | rokni | |
| 21 | rokni ashe | |
| 22 | rokni ani | |
| 23 | rokni atom | |
| 24 | rokni bali | |
| 25 | rokni banga | |
| 26 | rokni tharok | |
| 27 | rokni sanat | |
| 28 | rokni ashat | |
| 29 | rokni akhu | |
| 30 | rok-tom | |
| 40 | rok-bali | |
| 50 | rok-banga | |
| 55 | rok-banga banga | |
| 60 | rok-tharok | |
| 70 | rok-sanat | |
| 80 | rok-ashat | |
| 90 | rok-akhu | |
| 100 | sha-she | |
| 110 | sha-she ashi | |
| 1,000 | hing-she | |
| once | takshe, ling-she, ja-she | |
| twice | ling-ni, ja-ni | |
| thrice | ling-tom, ja-tom |
Source: T. Ngemu. Moklum Language Guide. Shillong – 1997.
Information provided by Wolfgang Kuhl
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Information about Tangsa | Numbers | Tower of Babel
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