Information about counting in Nuosu (ꆈꌠ), a Loloish language spoken in southern China.
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 | cyp (ꋍ) [t͡sʰɯ˨˩] |
| 2 | nyip (ꑍ) [n̠ʲi˨˩] |
| 3 | suo (ꌕ) [sɔ˧] |
| 4 | ly (ꇖ) [lɯ˧] |
| 5 | nge (ꉬ) [ŋɯ˧] |
| 6 | fut (ꃘ) [fu˥] |
| 7 | shyp (ꏃ [ʂɯ˨˩]) |
| 8 | hxit (ꉆ) [hi˥] |
| 9 | ggu (ꈞ) [gu˧] |
| 10 | ci (ꊰ) [t͡sʰi˧] |
| 11 | cix zy (ꊯꊪ) [t͡sʰi˧t͡sʰɯ˨˩] |
| 12 | ci nyix [t͡sʰi˧n̠ʲi] (ꊰꑋ) |
| 13 | ci suo (ꊰꌕ) |
| 14 | ci ly (ꊰꇖ) |
| 15 | ci nge (ꊰꉬ) |
| 16 | ci fut (ꊰꃘ) |
| 17 | ci shy (ꊰꏂ) |
| 18 | ci hxit (ꊰꉆ) |
| 19 | cix ggu (ꊯꈞ) |
| 20 | nyip zi (ꑍꊏ) |
| 21 | nyip ci cyx (ꑍꊰꋋ) |
| 22 | nyip ci nyix (ꑍꊰꑋ) |
| 23 | nyip ci suo (ꑍꊰꌕ) |
| 24 | nyip ci ly (ꑍꊰꇖ) |
| 25 | nyip ci nge (ꑍꊰꉬ) |
| 26 | nyip ci fut (ꑍꊰꃘ) |
| 27 | nyip ci shyp (ꑍꊰꏃ) |
| 28 | nyip ci hxit (ꑍꊰꉆ) |
| 29 | nyip ci ggu (ꑍꊰꈞ) |
| 30 | suo ci (ꌕꊰ) |
| 40 | ly ci (ꇖꊰ) |
| 50 | nge ci (ꉬꊰ) |
| 60 | fut ci (ꃘꊰ) |
| 70 | shyp ci (ꏃꊰ) |
| 80 | hxit ci (ꉆꊰ) |
| 90 | ggu ci (ꈞꊰ) |
| 100 | cyp hxa (ꋍꉐ) |
| 200 | nyip hxa (ꑍꉐ) |
| 300 | suo hxa (ꌕꉐ) |
| 400 | ly hxa (ꇖꉐ) |
| 500 | nge hxa (ꉬꉐ) |
| 600 | fut hxa (ꃘꉐ) |
| 700 | shyp hxa (ꏃꉐ) |
| 800 | hxit hxa (ꉆꉐ) |
| 900 | ggu hxa (ꈞꉐ) |
| 1,000 | cyp dur (ꋍꄙ) |
| 2,000 | nyip dur (ꑍꄙ) |
| 3,000 | suo dur (ꌕꄙ) |
| 4,000 | ly dur (ꇖꄙ) |
| 5,000 | nge dur (ꉬꄙ) |
| 6,000 | fut dur (ꃘꄙ) |
| 7,000 | shyp dur (ꏃꄙ) |
| 8,000 | hxit dur (ꉆꄙ) |
| 9,000 | ggu dur (ꈞꄙ) |
| 10,000 | cyp vat (ꋍꃪ) |
| 100,000 | ci vat (ꊰꃪ) |
| 1,000,000 | cip hxa vat (ꊱꉐꃪ) |
| 10,000,000 | cyp dur vat (ꋍꄙꃪ) |
| 100,000,000 | cyp sur (ꋍꌣ) |
| 1,000,000,000 | ci sur (ꊰꌣ) |
Sources: Matthias Gerner. A Grammar of Nuosu. Berlin - 2013
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuosu_language
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
Hear some Nuosu numbers:
Information about Nuosu | Details of the Yi script | Numbers
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Burmese, Hani, Lahu, Lisu, Nuosu
Alphabetical index | Language family index
[top]
Why not share this page:
If you like this site and find it useful, you can support it by making a donation via PayPal or Patreon, or by contributing in other ways. Omniglot is how I make my living.
Note: all links on this site to Amazon.com
Get a 30-day Free Trial of Amazon Prime (UK)
[top]
