How to count in Wakhi, a Pamir language spoken in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan and China.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (y)iw | iwыng, iwыm |
| 2 | bu(y) | buyыng, buyыm |
| 3 | tru(y) | truyыng, truyыm |
| 4 | cыbыr, cәbūr | cыbыrыng, cыbыrыm |
| 5 | panʒ | panʒыng, panʒыm |
| 6 | šad | šadыng, šadыm |
| 7 | ыb | ыbыng, ыbыm |
| 8 | at | atыng, atыm |
| 9 | naw | nawыng, nawыm |
| 10 | δas | δasыng, δasыm |
| 11 | δas-(әt)-(y)iw | |
| 12 | δas-(әt)-buy | |
| 13 | δas-(әt)-truy | |
| 14 | δas-(әt)-cыbыr | |
| 15 | δas-(әt)-panʒ | |
| 16 | δas-(әt)-šad | |
| 17 | δas-(әt)-ыb | |
| 18 | δas-(әt)-at | |
| 19 | δas-(әt)-naw | |
| 20 | (y)i bist | |
| 21 | (y)i bist-ә(t) (y)iw | |
| 22 | (y)i bist-ә(t) buy | |
| 23 | (y)i bist-ә(t) truy | |
| 24 | (y)i bist-ә(t) cыbыr | |
| 25 | (y)i bist-ә(t) panʒ | |
| 26 | (y)i bist-ә(t) šad | |
| 27 | (y)i bist-ә(t) ыb | |
| 28 | (y)i bist-ә(t) at | |
| 29 | (y)i bist-ә(t) naw | |
| 30 | (y)i bist-ә(t) δas (20+10) | |
| 40 | bu bist (2x20) | |
| 50 | bu bist-ә(t) δas (2x20+10) | |
| 60 | tru bist (3x20) | |
| 70 | tru bist-ә(t) δas (3x20+10) | |
| 80 | cыbыr bist (4x20) | |
| 90 | cыbыr bist-ә(t) δas (4x20+10) | |
| 100 | sad, panʒ bist (5x20) | |
| 1,000 | azār |
Sources:
- Т.Н. Пахалина: Ваханский язык. Издательство Академии Наук СССР. Москва 1975.
- Georg Morgenstierne: Indo-Iranian Frontier Languages. Oslo 1938.
- Расторгуева В.С., Эдельман Д.И., Мошкало В.В. Языки мира: Иранские языки. III. Восточноиранские языки. Российская Академия Наук, Институт Языкознания. Москва 2000.
Information provided by Wolfgang Kuhl
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