How to count in Tamang, a Tamangic language spoken mainly in eastern of Nepal, and also in northern India.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | kong | |
| 1 | hük, hɨk | Šɔŋpa |
| 2 | nyi, ɲi | ɲipǝpǝ |
| 3 | chem, cʌm | chembapü, cʌmpǝpǝ |
| 4 | ali, ǝli | alipapü, ǝlipǝpǝ |
| 5 | nga, ŋa | ŋapǝpǝ |
| 6 | vok, wɔk | vokpabü, wɔkpǝpǝ |
| 7 | nyet, ɲʌt | ɲʌtpǝpǝ |
| 8 | shet, Šʌt | Šʌtpǝpǝ |
| 9 | shü, Šɯ | Šɯpǝpǝ |
| 10 | an, ʌn | ʌnpǝpǝ |
| 11 | anbü hük, ʌnpɯhɨk | |
| 12 | anbü nyi, ʌnpɯɲi | |
| 13 | anbü chem, ʌnpɯcʌm | |
| 14 | anbü ali, ʌnpɯǝli | |
| 15 | anbü nga, ʌnpɯŋa | |
| 16 | anbü vok, ʌnpɯwɔk | |
| 17 | anbü nyet, ʌnpɯɲʌt | |
| 18 | anbü shet, ʌnpɯŠʌt | |
| 19 | anbü shü, ʌnpɯŠɯ | |
| 20 | kokha, kokha | |
| 21 | habü hük, hapɯhɨk | |
| 22 | habü nyi, hapɯɲi | |
| 23 | habü chem, hapɯcʌm | |
| 24 | habü ali, hapɯǝli | |
| 25 | habü nga, hapɯŋa | |
| 26 | habü vok, hapɯwɔk | |
| 27 | habü nyet, hapɯɲʌt | |
| 28 | habü shet, hapɯŠʌt | |
| 29 | habü shü, hapɯŠɯ | |
| 30 | habüan, hapɯʌn | |
| 31 | habüanbü hük, hapɯʌnpɯhɨk | |
| 32 | habüanbü nyi, hapɯʌnpɯɲi | |
| 33 | habüanbü chem, hapɯʌnpɯcʌm | |
| 34 | habüanbü ali, hapɯʌnpɯǝli | |
| 35 | habüanbü nga, hapɯʌnpɯŋa | |
| 36 | habüanbü vok, hapɯʌnpɯwɔk | |
| 37 | habüanbü nyet, hapɯʌnpɯɲʌt | |
| 38 | habüanbü shet, hapɯʌnpɯŠʌt | |
| 39 | habüanbü shü, hapɯʌnpɯŠɯ | |
| 40 | bennyi, pɨɲɯ | |
| 41 | bennyibü hük, pɨɲɯpɯhɨk | |
| 42 | bennyibü nyi, pɨɲɯpɯɲi | |
| 43 | bennyibü chem, pɨɲɯpɯcʌm | |
| 44 | bennyibü ali, pɨɲɯpɯǝli | |
| 45 | bennyibü nga, pɨɲɯpɯŋa | |
| 46 | bennyibü vok, pɨɲɯpɯwɔk | |
| 47 | bennyibü nyet, pɨɲɯpɯɲʌt | |
| 48 | bennyibü shet, pɨɲɯpɯŠʌt | |
| 49 | bennyibü shü, pɨɲɯpɯŠɯ | |
| 50 | bennyibü an, pɨɲɯpɯʌn | |
| 51 | bennyibü anbü hük, pɨɲɯpɯʌnpɯhɨk | |
| 52 | bennyibü anbü yi, pɨɲɯpɯʌnpɯɲi | |
| 53 | bennyibü anbü chem, pɨɲɯpɯʌnpɯcʌm | |
| 54 | bennyibü anbü ali, pɨɲɯpɯʌnpɯǝli | |
| 55 | bennyibü anbü nga, pɨɲɯpɯʌnpɯŋa | |
| 56 | bennyibü anbü vok, pɨɲɯpɯʌnpɯwɔk | |
| 57 | bennyibü anbü nyet, pɨɲɯpɯʌnpɯɲʌt | |
| 58 | bennyibü anbü shet, pɨɲɯpɯʌnpɯŠʌt | |
| 59 | bennyibü anbü shü, pɨɲɯpɯʌnpɯŠɯ | |
| 60 | bechem, pɨcʌm | |
| 61 | bechembü hük, pɨcʌmpɯhɨk | |
| 62 | bechembü nyi, pɨcʌmpɯɲi | |
| 63 | bechembü chem, pɨcʌmpɯcʌm | |
| 64 | bechembü ali, pɨcʌmpɯǝli | |
| 65 | bechembü nga, pɨcʌmpɯŋa | |
| 66 | bechembü vok, pɨcʌmpɯwɔk | |
| 67 | bechembü nyet, pɨcʌmpɯɲʌt | |
| 68 | bechembü shet, pɨcʌmpɯŠʌt | |
| 69 | bechembü shü, pɨcʌmpɯŠɯ | |
| 70 | bechempü an, pɨcʌmpɯʌn | |
| 71 | bechempü anpü hük, pɨcʌmpɯʌnpɯhɨk | |
| 72 | bechempü anpü nyi, pɨcʌmpɯʌnpɯɲi | |
| 73 | bechempü anpü chem, pɨcʌmpɯʌnpɯcʌm | |
| 74 | bechempü anpü ali, pɨcʌmpɯʌnpɯǝli | |
| 75 | bechempü anpü nga, pɨcʌmpɯʌnpɯŋa | |
| 76 | bechempü anpü vok, pɨcʌmpɯʌnpɯwɔk | |
| 77 | bechempü anpü nyet, pɨcʌmpɯʌnpɯɲʌt | |
| 78 | bechempü anpü shet, pɨcʌmpɯʌnpɯŠʌt | |
| 79 | bechempü anpü shü, pɨcʌmpɯʌnpɯŠɯ | |
| 80 | büali, piǝli | |
| 81 | büalibü hük, pɨǝlipɯhɨk | |
| 82 | büalibü nyi, pɨǝlipɯɲi | |
| 83 | büalibü chem, pɨǝlipɯcʌm | |
| 84 | büalibü ali, pɨǝlipɯǝli | |
| 85 | büalibü nga, pɨǝlipɯŋa | |
| 86 | büalibü vok, pɨǝlipɯwɔk | |
| 87 | büalibü nyet, pɨǝlipɯɲʌt | |
| 88 | büalibü shet, pɨǝlipɯŠʌt | |
| 89 | büalibü shü, pɨǝlipɯŠɯ | |
| 90 | büalibü an, pɨǝlipɯʌn | |
| 91 | büalibü anpü hük, pɨǝlipɯʌnpɯhɨk | |
| 92 | büalibü anpü nyi, pɨǝlipɯʌnpɯŋi | |
| 93 | büalibü anpü chem, pɨǝlipɯʌnpɯcʌm | |
| 94 | büalibü anpü ali, pɨǝlipɯʌnpɯǝli | |
| 95 | büalibü anpü nga, pɨǝlipɯʌnpɯŋa | |
| 96 | büalibü anpü vok, pɨǝlipɯʌnpɯwɔk | |
| 97 | büalibü anpü nyet, pɨǝlipɯʌnpɯɲʌt | |
| 98 | büalibü anpü shet, pɨǝlipɯʌnpɯŠat | |
| 99 | büalibü anpü shü, pɨǝlipɯʌnpɯŠɯ | |
| 100 | kho hük, khohɨk | |
| 1,000 | haja, haca | |
| 100,000 | lak | |
| 1,000,000 | milon | |
| 1,000,000,000 | milon haja hük | |
| billion | billon hük |
Sources and information about Tamang numbers
http://www.tamangsamaj.com/Counting.php
The Tamang Language : (lexicon, narratives, grammar)
Hear some Tamang numbers:
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about Tamang | Numbers
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