How to count in Nivkh (Нивхгу диф), a language isolate spoken in parts of Sibera in the north east of Russia.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | ненӈ |
| 2 | менӈ |
| 3 | тяӄр |
| 4 | нырӈ |
| 5 | тʼорӈ |
| 6 | ӈах |
| 7 | ӈамк |
| 8 | минр |
| 9 | няндорӈ |
| 10 | мӽоӈ нивӈ |
| 11 | мӽоӈ ненӈур̌к нивӈ |
| 12 | мӽоӈ менӈур̌к нивӈ |
| 13 | мӽоӈ тяӄрур̌к нивӈ |
| 14 | мӽоӈ нырӈур̌к нивӈ |
| 15 | мӽоӈ тʼорӈур̌к нивӈ |
| 16 | мӽоӈ ӈахур̌к нивӈ |
| 17 | мӽоӈ ӈамкур̌к нивӈ |
| 18 | мӽоӈ минрур̌к нивӈ |
| 19 | мӽоӈ няндорӈур̌к нивӈ |
| 20 | меӻ нивӈ |
| 21 | меӻ ненӈур̌к нивӈ |
| 22 | меӻ менӈур̌к нивӈ |
| 23 | меӻ тяӄрур̌к нивӈ |
| 24 | меӻ нырӈур̌к нивӈ |
| 25 | меӻ тʼорӈур̌к нивӈ |
| 26 | меӻ ӈахур̌к нивӈ |
| 27 | меӻ ӈамкур̌к нивӈ |
| 28 | меӻ минрур̌к нивӈ |
| 29 | меӻ няндорӈур̌к нивӈ |
| 30 | тьӽо нивӈ |
| 40 | нху нивӈ |
| 50 | т᾽оӻ нивӈ |
| 60 | ӈағмӽоӈ нивӈ |
| 70 | ӈамгмӽоӈ нивӈ |
| 80 | минр̌мӽоӈ нивӈ |
| 90 | няндорӈмӽоӈ нивӈ |
| 100 | ньр̌аӈӷ нивӈ |
| 101 | ньр̌аӈӷ ненӈ нивӈ |
| 200 | мер̌аӈӷ нивӈ |
| 300 | тьр̌аӈӷ нивӈ |
| 400 | ныр̌аӈӷ нивӈ |
| 500 | т᾽ор̌аӈӷ нивӈ |
| 600 | ӈағр̌аӈӷ нивӈ |
| 700 | ӈамкр̌аӈӷ нивӈ |
| 800 | мин(р)р̌аӈӷ нивӈ |
| 900 | няндорӈр̌аӈӷ нивӈ |
| 1,000 | немӄаӈ нивӈ |
| 1,001 | немӄаӈ ненӈ нивӈ |
| 2,000 | меӄр̌ немӄаӈ нивӈ |
| 100,000 | ньр̌аӈӷ немӄаӈ нивӈ |
| 1,000,000 | немӄаӈ немӄаӈ нивӈ, т᾽уму нивӈ |
Note: These numbers are used for counting people.
Source: Л. Б. Гашилова: НИВХСКО-РУССКИЙ ТЕМАТИЧЕСКИЙ СЛОВАРЬ (сахалинский диалект). Санкт-Петербург – 2017.
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
Hear some Nivkh numbers:
Information about Nivkh numerals
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Nivkh_numerals
https://www.academia.edu/6857778/Numeral_classifiers_in_Nivkh
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Information about Nivkh | Numbers
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