How to count in Zeme, a Kuki-Chin-Naga / Kukish language spoken in Assam, Manipur and Nagaland in nrorthern India.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ə-ket | rəiləŋ-be |
| 2 | ke-na | pa-kena-be |
| 3 | kə-čum | pa-kəčum-be |
| 4 | mə-dai | pa-mədai-be |
| 5 | mə-ŋəiyu | pa-məŋəiyu-be |
| 6 | sə-rok | pa-sərok-be |
| 7 | sə-na | pa-səna-be |
| 8 | tə-set | pa-təset-be |
| 9 | sə-kui | pa-səkui-be |
| 10 | kə-rəiyu | |
| 11 | kərəiyu-ket | |
| 12 | kərəiyu-kena | |
| 13 | kərəiyu-kəčum | |
| 14 | kərəiyu-mədai | |
| 15 | kərəiyu-məŋəiyu | |
| 16 | kərəiyu-sərok | |
| 17 | kərəiyu-səna | |
| 18 | kərəiyu-təset | |
| 19 | kərəiyu-səkui/td> | |
| 20 | iŋkai | |
| 21 | iŋkai-ket | |
| 22 | iŋkai-kena | |
| 23 | iŋkai-kəčum | |
| 24 | iŋkai-mədai | |
| 25 | iŋkai-məŋəiyu | |
| 26 | iŋkai-sərok | |
| 27 | iŋkai-səna | |
| 28 | iŋkai-təset | |
| 29 | iŋkai-səkui | |
| 30 | him-rəiyu | |
| 40 | he-dai | |
| 50 | riŋ-ŋəiyu | |
| 60 | riyak-sərok | |
| 70 | riyak-səna | |
| 80 | riyak-təset | |
| 90 | riyak-səkui | |
| 100 | hai, hai-ket | |
| 200 | hai-na | |
| 300 | hai-čum | |
| 1,000 | čəŋ, čəŋ-ket | |
| 2,000 | čəŋ-kena |
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Information about Zeme numbers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeme_language#Grammar
http://www.languageinindia.com/july2016/sangitachanuzemenumerals1.html
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