• Source: Bhojpuri numerals
  • Bhojpuri number words include numerals and other words derived from them, along with the words which are borrowed from other numbers.


    Cardinal numbers




    = Base numbers

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    = 1-99

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    The Old Bhojpuri word for Twenty is kor̤ī, which is still used in Trinidadian Bhojpuri. In Western Standard Bhojpuri, egara, baara end with "e" instead of "a', hence, egare, baare, tere e.t.c are used till eighteen. The word for Hundred in Bhojpuri is Sai.


    = Higher numbers

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    The word for thousand is Hajār, which is a Persian loanword, the Old Bhojpuri word is Sahas. The word for One Hundred Thousand is Lākh.

    Numbers above Hundred are formed by subjoining the lower number with the higher ones.


    = Base 20 counting

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    A counting system considering 20 as a base is also used in Bhojpuri. Hence, 65 is expressed as (3*20)+5, i.e. Teen Bees/Kori aa Panch, Some time number lesser than 20 but near twenty are also expressed in terms of twenty. For example, Eightneen can be expresses has Du Kam Bees/Kori.


    Ordinals


    First four ordinals are:

    The rest of the ordinals are made by adding -wā to the cardinals, for ex. pachwā (fifth).


    Multiplicative numerals


    Multiplicatives are formed are adding hālī, hālā, ber, beri, tor, torī with the numbers.


    Notes




    References


    Gvozdanovic, Jadranka (1992). Indo-European Numerals. Berlin: Mouton De Gruyter.
    Mohan, Peggy (2021). Wanderers, Kings, Merchants: The story of India through its languages. Penguin. ISBN 9780670093687.
    Tiwari, Uday Narayan (1960). Origin and Development of Bhojpuri. The Asiatic Society. ISBN 8172361076.

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