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Like manyIndo-Aryan languages,Hindustani (Hindi andUrdu) has adecimalnumeral system that is contracted to the extent that nearly every number 1–99 is irregular, and needs to be memorized as a separate numeral.^[1]

The numbers 1-99 largely evolved directly from the Sanskrit forms without being borrowed, and so are nearly all irregular.

For the number 0,Modern Standard Hindi tends to useśūnya (a Sanskrittatsama) whileStandard Urdu preferssifr (borrowed fromArabic), though the nativetadbhava-form issunnā in Hindustani. Sometimes the ardha-tatsama formśūn is also used (semi-learned borrowing).

After 100, the numerals repeat regularly as in any base system.Lakh andcrore are common enough to have enteredIndian English.

In writingHindi, numbers are usually represented usingDevanagari numeral signs, while inUrdu the signs employed are those of a modifiedEastern Arabic numeral system.

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