How to count in Santali (ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ), a Munda language spoken in India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan.
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| Numeral | Cardinal |
|---|---|
| 1 (᱑) | ᱢᱤᱫ (mit’) / ᱮᱠᱚ (ekô) |
| 2 (᱒) | ᱵᱟᱨ (bar) |
| 3 (᱓) | ᱯᱮ (pe) |
| 4 (᱔) | ᱯᱩᱱ (pun) / ᱯᱳᱱ (pon) |
| 5 (᱕) | ᱢᱚᱬᱮ (môṇe) |
| 6 (᱖) | ᱛᱩᱨᱩᱭ (turuy) |
| 7 (᱗) | ᱮᱭᱟᱭ (eyay) |
| 8 (᱘) | ᱤᱨᱟᱹᱞ (irăl) |
| 9 (᱙) | ᱟᱨᱮ (are) |
| 10 (᱑᱐) | ᱜᱮᱞ (gel) |
| 11 (᱑᱑) | ᱜᱮᱞ ᱢᱤᱫ (gel mit’) |
| 12 (᱑᱒) | ᱜᱮᱞ ᱵᱟᱨ (gel bar) |
| 13 (᱑᱓) | ᱜᱮᱞ ᱯᱮ (gel pe) |
| 14 (᱑᱔) | ᱜᱮᱞ ᱯᱩᱱ (gel pun) / ᱜᱮᱞ ᱯᱳᱱ (gel pon) |
| 15 (᱑᱕) | ᱜᱮᱞ ᱢᱚᱬᱮ (gel môṇe) / ᱜᱮᱞ ᱢᱚᱬᱮᱸ (gel môṇẽ) |
| 16 (᱑᱖) | ᱜᱮᱞ ᱛᱩᱨᱩᱭ (gel turuy) |
| 17 (᱑᱗) | ᱜᱮᱞ ᱮᱭᱟᱭ (gel eyay) |
| 18 (᱑᱘) | ᱜᱮᱞ ᱤᱨᱟᱹᱞ (gel irăl) |
| 19 (᱑᱙) | ᱜᱮᱞ ᱟᱨᱮ (gel are) |
| 20 (᱒᱐) | ᱤᱥᱤ (isi) / ᱵᱟᱨ ᱜᱮᱞ (bar gel) |
| 21 (᱒᱑) | ᱤᱥᱤ ᱢᱤᱫ (isi mit’) |
| 22 (᱒᱒) | ᱤᱥᱤ ᱵᱟᱨ (isi bar) |
| 23 (᱒᱓) | ᱤᱥᱤ ᱯᱮ (isi pe) |
| 24 (᱒᱔) | ᱤᱥᱤ ᱯᱩᱱ (isi pun) |
| 25 (᱒᱕) | ᱤᱥᱤ ᱢᱚᱬᱮ (isi môṇe) |
| 26 (᱒᱖) | ᱤᱥᱤ ᱛᱩᱨᱩᱭ (isi turuy) |
| 27 (᱒᱗) | ᱤᱥᱤ ᱮᱭᱟᱭ (isi eyay) |
| 28 (᱒᱘) | ᱤᱥᱤ ᱤᱨᱟᱹᱞ (isi irăl) |
| 29 (᱒᱙) | ᱤᱥᱤ ᱟᱨᱮ (isi are) |
| 30 (᱓᱐) | ᱯᱮ ᱜᱮᱞ (pe gel) / ᱢᱤᱫ ᱤᱥᱤ ᱜᱮᱞ (mit’ isi gel) |
| 40 (᱔᱐) | ᱯᱩᱱ ᱜᱮᱞ (pun gel) / ᱵᱟᱨ ᱤᱥᱤ (bar isi) |
| 50 (᱕᱐) | ᱢᱚᱬᱮ ᱜᱮᱞ (môṇe gel) |
| 60 (᱖᱐) | ᱛᱩᱨᱩᱭ ᱜᱮᱞ (turuy gel) |
| 70 (᱗᱐) | ᱮᱭᱟᱭ ᱜᱮᱞ (eyay gel) |
| 80 (᱘᱐) | ᱤᱨᱟᱹᱞ ᱜᱮᱞ (irăl gel) |
| 90 (᱙᱐) | ᱟᱨᱮ ᱜᱮᱞ (are gel) |
| 100 (᱑᱐᱐) | ᱥᱟᱭ (say) / ᱥᱳ (so) |
| 1,000 (᱑᱐᱐᱐) | ᱢᱤᱫ ᱦᱟᱡᱟᱨ (mit’ hajar) / ᱦᱟᱡᱟᱨ (hajar) |
| 1,00,000 / 1 lakh (᱑᱐᱐᱐᱐᱐) |
ᱞᱟᱠ (lak) / ᱞᱟᱠᱷ (lakh) |
| 10 million / 1 crore (᱑᱐᱐᱐᱐᱐᱐᱐) |
ᱠᱚᱨᱚᱲ (kôrôṛ) |
Hear some Santali numbers
Information about counting in Santali
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santali_language#Numerals
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Santali_numerals
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about Santali | Ol Chiki alphabet | Numbers | Tower of Babel
Ho, Kharia, Korku, Mundari, Santali, Sora
Alphabetical index | Language family index
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