How to count in Wa (Va), a Palaungic language spoken in Burma/Myanmar, China and Thailand. The numbers shown here are in the Parauk dialect/variety of Wa, unless otherwise indicated.
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| Numeral | Cardinal |
|---|---|
| 0 | wax [waʔ], ling |
| 1 | tíx [ti̤ʔ] |
| 2 | ra [ra] |
| 3 | loui [loi] (Parauk) [luɛ] (Ava) |
| 4 | poun [pon] |
| 5 | phuan [pʰuan] (Parauk) [pʰɔ̱n] (Va) |
| 6 | líah [li̤ah] (Parauk) leh [les] (Ava) [liɯh] (Va) |
| 7 | a líah [ʔa li̤ah] (Parauk) ʔa leh [ʔa les] (Ava) [ʔa liɯh] (Va) |
| 8 | daix [daiʔ] (Parauk) [si̱ tɛʔ] (Ava) [dʌiʔ] (Va) |
| 9 | dim [dim] (Parauk) [si tem] (Ava) [ti̱m] (Va) |
| 10 | kao [kau] (Parauk) [kɔ? kau?] (Ava) [ka̱u] (Va) |
| 11 | kao tíīx [kau ti̤ʔ] |
| 12 | kao ra [kau ra] |
| 13 | kao loui [kau loi] |
| 14 | kao poun [kau pon] |
| 15 | kao phuan [kau pʰuan] |
| 16 | kao líah [kau li̤ah] |
| 17 | kao a líah [kau ʔa li̤ah] |
| 18 | kao daix [kau daiʔ] |
| 19 | kao dim [kau dim] |
| 20 | tíx nga [ti̤ʔ ŋa] |
| 21 | tíx nga tíx [ti̤ʔ ŋa ti̤ʔ] |
| 22 | tíx nga ra [ti̤ʔ ŋa ra] |
| 23 | tíx nga loui [ti̤ʔ ŋa loi] |
| 24 | tíx nga poun [ti̤ʔ ŋa pon] |
| 25 | tíx nga phuan [ti̤ʔ ŋa pʰuan] |
| 26 | tíx nga líah [ti̤ʔ ŋa li̤ah] |
| 27 | tíx nga a líah [ti̤ʔ ŋa ʔa li̤ah] |
| 28 | tíx nga daix [ti̤ʔ ŋa daiʔ] |
| 29 | tíx nga dim [ti̤ʔ ŋa dim] |
| 30 | tíx ngoui [ti̤ʔ ŋoi] |
| 40 | tíx poun [ti̤ʔ pon] |
| 50 | tíx phuan [ti̤ʔ phuan] |
| 60 | tíx glíah [ti̤ʔ gli̤ah] |
| 70 | a tíx glíah [a ti̤ʔ gli̤ah] |
| 80 | tíx daix [ti̤ʔ daiʔ] |
| 90 | tíx dim [ti̤ʔ dim] |
| 100 | tíx yíeh [ti̤ʔ ʑi̤ɛh] |
| 200 | ra yíeh [ra ʑi̤ɛh] |
| 1,000 | (tíx) rheing [(ti̤ʔ) rheŋ] |
| 10,000 | (tíx) mheen [(ti̤ʔ) mhɯn] |
| 100,000 | séin [se̤n], síen [sɛ̤n] |
| 1 million | (dīx) lān [ti̤ʔ la̤n] |
| 1 billion | lag [la̤k] |
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Information about Wa numbers
http://www.humancomp.org/wadict/wa_number_chart.html/a>
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