How to count in Zaiwa (Zaiwa mying), a Northern Burmish language spoken in southwestern China and northeastern Myanmar.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | ra [ʒa˨˩], la [lă˨˩] |
| 2 | í [i˥˥] |
| 3 | sùm [sum˨˩] |
| 4 | myi [mji˨˩] |
| 5 | ngò [ŋo˨˩] |
| 6 | hkyuq [kʰjuʔ˥˥] |
| 7 | nyhit [ŋji̟t˥˥] |
| 8 | shit [ʃit˥˥] |
| 9 | gaù [kau˨˩] |
| 10 | xê [tsʰe˥˩] |
| 11 | rà xê rà |
| 12 | rà xê í |
| 13 | rà xê sùm |
| 14 | rà xê myi |
| 15 | rà xê ngò |
| 16 | rà xê hkyuq |
| 17 | rà xê nyhit |
| 18 | rà xê shit |
| 19 | rà xê gaù |
| 20 | í xê |
| 21 | í xê rà |
| 22 | í xê í |
| 23 | í xê sùm |
| 24 | í xê myi |
| 25 | í xê ngò |
| 26 | í xê hkyuq |
| 27 | í xê nyhit |
| 28 | í xê shit |
| 29 | í xê gaù |
| 30 | sùm xê |
| 40 | myi xê |
| 50 | ngò xê |
| 60 | hkyuq xê |
| 70 | nyhit xê |
| 80 | shit xê |
| 90 | gaù xê |
| 100 | rà shô [ʒa˨˩ ʃo˥˩] |
| 1,000 | rà híng |
| 10,000 | rà mun |
| 1,000,000 | wan |
Ordinal numbers can be expressed by combining them with nambat (number), e.g. nambat rà (number one, first), nambat sùm (number three, third). Or, they can be expressed by combining the number and a classifier, e.g. sùm pyâm (third floor).
Information about counting in Zaiwa
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Zaiwa.htm
The Basic Structure Of The Zaiwa Noun Phrase
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