How to count in Rabha (ৰাভা), a Sal language spoken in Assam, West Bengal and Maghalaya in the northeast of India.
Numbers from 1-10 are shown in Standard Rabha (SR), Rongdani dialect (Ro), Maitori dialect (Ma) and Kocha dialect (Ko). From 11 onwards, numbers are shown in Standard Robha.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 (১) | ছা (sa) [sa] (SR/Ro/Ma/Ko) |
| 2 (২) | নিং (ning) [niŋ] (SR/Ro/Ma/Ko) |
| 3 (৩) | থাম (tham) [tʰam] (SR/Ro/Ma), tam (Ko) |
| 4 (৪) | ব্ৰি (bri) [bɾi] (SR/Ko), cesa (Ro), ari (Ma) |
| 5 (৫) | বৗং (bwng / bâng) [bɨŋ] (SR), tola (Ro) campa (Ma), bwnga (Ko) |
| 6 (৬) | ক্ৰোব (krop) (SR/Ro), hes (Ma), do / krop (Ko) |
| 7 (৭) | ছিন্ (sin) (SR/Ko), siya (Ro), sorta (ma) |
| 8 (৮) | গিন্ (gin) (SR/Ro/Ko), parta (Ma) |
| 9 (৯) | ছুকু (suku) (SR/Ko), bing (Ro), pindas (Ma) |
| 10 (১০) | হাছি (hasi) / chi (SR), satha (Ro), goda (Ma), chi (Ko) |
| 11 (১১) | ছিছা (sisa) |
| 12 (১২) | ছিনিং (sining) |
| 13 (১৩) | ছিথাম (sitham) |
| 14 (১৪) | ছিব্ৰি (sibri) |
| 15 (১৫) | ছিবৗং (sibwng) |
| 16 (১৬) | ছিক্ৰোব (sikrop) |
| 17 (১৭) | ছিছিন্ (sisin) |
| 18 (১৮) | ছিগিন্ (sigin) |
| 19 (১৯) | ছিছুকু (sisuku) |
| 20 (২০) | নিংছি (ningsi) |
| 21 (২১) | নিংছিছা (ningsisa) |
| 22 (২২) | নিংছিনিং (ningsining) |
| 23 (২৩) | নিংছিথাম (ningsitham) |
| 24 (২৪) | নিংছিব্ৰি (ningsibri) |
| 25 (২৫) | নিংছিবৗং (ningsibwng) |
| 26 (২৬) | নিংছিক্ৰোব (ningsikrop) |
| 27 (২৭) | নিংছিনিংছিন্ (ningsisin) |
| 28 (২৮) | নিংছিগিন্ (ningsigin) |
| 29 (২৯) | নিংছিছুকু (ningsisuku) |
| 30 (৩০) | থামছি (thamsi) |
| 40 (৪০) | ব্ৰিছি (brisi) |
| 50 (৫০) | বৗংছি (bwngsi) |
| 60 (৬০) | ক্ৰোবছি (kropsi) |
| 70 (৭০) | ছিন্ছি (sinsi) |
| 80 (৮০) | গিন্ছি (ginsi) |
| 90 (৯০) | ছুকুছি (sukusi) |
| 100 (১০০) | so |
| 200 (২০০) | soning |
| 1,000 (১০০০) | sohasi |
Hear some numbers in Rabha:
Information about Rabha numbers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabha_language#A_representation_of_different_Rabha_numbers
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Rabha.htm
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Rabha_numerals
https://ciil.gov.in/primers/Rabha_Primer.pdf
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
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