Numerals. The cardinals are as follows:—
| 1. | Ēkha (only used in counting, otherwise matsanga or nchyua is used). |
| 2. | Ēni. |
| 3. | Ēthăm. |
| 4. | Mēzü. |
| 5. | Mungo. |
| 6. | Tĭrok. |
| 7. | Tiing. |
| 8. | Tīza. |
| 9. | Tŏkū. |
| 10. | Tāro. |
| 11. | Tarosi ekha (lit. “ten-with one”). |
| 12. | Tarosi eni. |
| 13. | Tarosi etham. |
| 14. | Tarosi mezü. |
| 15. | Tarosi mungo. |
| 16. | Tarosi tirok or mezüna mekwi mpen (lit. “by four twenty not making”).[[212]] |
| 17. | Tarosi tiing or ethamna mekwi mpen. |
| 18. | Tarosi tiza or enina mekwi mpen. |
| 19. | Tarosi toku or ekhana mekwi mpen. |
| 20. | Mekwi. |
| 21. | Mekwisi ekha. |
| 30. | Thămdro (i.e. etham taro). |
| 40. | Zūro (i.e. mezu taro). |
| 50. | Tiingya. |
| 60. | Rokro (i.e. tirok taro). |
| 70. | Ekha tiing (i.e. “seven times once the sum of fingers”). |
| 80. | Ekha tiza (Liye), Zaro (Ndrung). |
| 90. | Ekha toku. |
| 100. | Ekha taro. |
| 1000. | Thanga. |
Fractions:—
| ½ | = poko. |
| 1½ | = matsanga-si poko. |
| ⅓ | = Echu etham chuche matsanga (i.e. “One part of three parts”). |
Counting is done on the fingers, and reckoning is kept by little bundles of sticks. It is a common sight to see, say, five little bits of bamboo stuck up in a prominent place in a wayside granary, or five notches cut in a log. This means that the owner will claim Rs. 5 from whoever damages the granary or misappropriates the log.
There are no true ordinals.
| First | = | ōvūngōchī (the one in front). |
| Second | = | ovungochi sīlāmo (the one behind the one in front). |
| Third | = | ovungochi chito oni silamo (the one behind both that one and the one in front). |
Ordinal adverbs are formed by the prefix echo or echung.
| Once | = | echoa or echunga. |
| Twice | = | echoni or echungeni, etc. |
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