How to count in Tai Lue (ᦅᧄᦺᦑᦟᦹᧉ), a Southwestern Tai language spoken in China, Laos, Thailand and Myanmar.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 0 (᧐) | ᦉᦳᧃ (sun) [sun˥] |
| 1 (᧑) | ᦓᦹᧂᧈ (nueng¹) [nɯŋ˧] |
| 2 (᧒) | ᦉᦸᧂ (soang) [sɔŋ˥] |
| 3 (᧓) | ᦉᦱᧄ (saam) [saːm˥] |
| 4 (᧔) | ᦉᦲᧈ (sii¹) [ɕiː˧˥] |
| 5 (᧕) | ᦠᦱᧉ (haa²) [haː˩˧] |
| 6 (᧖) | ᦷᦠᧅ (hok) [hok̚˧˥] |
| 7 (᧗) | ᦵᦈᧆ (tsed) [t͡ɕet̚˧˥] |
| 8 (᧘) | ᦶᦔᧆᧈ (paed¹) [pɛːt̚˧˥] |
| 9 (᧙) | ᦂᧁᧉ (kaw²) [kaw˩˧] |
| 10 (᧑᧐) | ᦉᦲᧇ (siib) [ɕip̚˧˥] |
| 11 (᧑᧑) | ᦉᦲᧇᦵᦀᧆ (ssiib ’ed) [ɕip̚˧˥.ʔet̚˧˥] |
| 12 (᧑᧒) | ᦉᦲᧇᦉᦸᧂ (siibsoang) [ɕip̚˧˥.sɔŋ˥] |
| 13 (᧑᧓) | ᦉᦲᧇᦉᦱᧄ (siibsaam) [ɕip̚˧˥.saːm˥] |
| 14 (᧑᧔) | ᦉᦲᧇᦉᦲᧈ (siibsii¹) [ɕip̚˧˥.ɕiː˧˥] |
| 15 (᧑᧕) | ᦉᦲᧇᦠᦱᧉ (siibhaa²) [ɕip̚˧˥.haː˩˧] |
| 16 (᧑᧖) | ᦉᦲᧇᦷᦠᧅ (siibhok) [ɕip̚˧˥.hok̚˧˥] |
| 17 (᧑᧗) | ᦉᦲᧇᦵᦈᧆ (siibtsed) [ɕip̚˧˥.t͡ɕet̚˧˥] |
| 18 (᧑᧘) | ᦉᦲᧇᦶᦔᧆᧈ (siibpaed) [ɕip̚˧˥.pɛːt̚˧˥] |
| 19 (᧑᧙) | ᦉᦲᧇᦂᧁᧉ (siibkaw²) [ɕip̚˧˥.kaw˩˧] |
| 20 (᧒᧐) | ᦌᦱᧁ (saaw) [saːw˥˩] |
| 21 (᧒᧑) | ᦌᦱᧁᦵᦀᧆ (saawʼed) |
| 22 (᧒᧒) | ᦌᦱᧁᦉᦸᧂ (saawsoang) |
| 23 (᧒᧓) | ᦌᦱᧁᦉᦱᧄ (saawsaam) |
| 24 (᧒᧔) | ᦌᦱᧁᦉᦲᧈ (saawsii¹) |
| 25 (᧒᧕) | ᦌᦱᧁᦠᦱᧉ (saawhaa²) |
| 26 (᧒᧖) | ᦌᦱᧁᦷᦠᧅ (saawhok) |
| 27 (᧒᧗) | ᦌᦱᧁᦵᦈᧆ (saawtsed) |
| 28 (᧒᧘) | ᦌᦱᧁᦶᦔᧆᧈ (saawpaed¹) |
| 29 (᧒᧙) | ᦌᦱᧁᦂᧁᧉ (saawkaw²) |
| 30 (᧓᧐) | ᦉᦱᧄᦉᦲᧇ (saamsiib) |
| 40 (᧔᧐) | ᦉᦲᧈᦉᦲᧇ (siisiib) |
| 50 (᧕᧐) | ᦠᦱᧉᦉᦲᧇ (haa²siib) |
| 60 (᧖᧐) | ᦷᦠᧅᦉᦲᧇ (hoksiib) |
| 70 (᧗᧐) | ᦵᦈᧆᦉᦲᧇ (tsedsiib) |
| 80 (᧘᧐) | ᦶᦔᧆᧈᦉᦲᧇ (paedsiib) |
| 90 (᧙᧐) | ᦂᧁᧉᦉᦲᧇ (kaw²siib) |
| 100 (᧑᧐᧐) | ᦾᧉ (hoay²) [hɔj˩] |
| 1,000 (᧑᧐᧐᧐) | ᦗᧃ (pan) [pan˥˩] |
| 10,000 (᧑᧐᧐᧐᧐) |
ᦖᦹᧃᧈ (muen¹) [mɯn˧˥] |
| 1,000,000 (᧚᧐᧐᧐᧐᧐᧐) |
ᦟᧃᧉ (lan²) [lan˩] |
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Information about Tai Lue | New Tai Lue script | Numbers
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:L%C3%BC_numerals
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tai_Lue_language#Numbers
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