How to count in Tuvan (тыва дыл), a Turkic language spoken in the Republic of Tuva in the south of the Russian Federation.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | тик (tik) [tʰɪk] | тикки (tikki) [tʰɪˈkːɪ] |
| 1 | бир (bir) [pɪr] | бирги (birgi) [pɪrˈɣɪ] |
| 2 | ийи (iyi) [ɪˈjɪ] | ийиги (iyigi) [ɪ.jɪˈɣɪ] |
| 3 | үш (üş) [ʏʃ] | үшкү (üşkü) [ʏʃˈkʏ] |
| 4 | дөрт (dört) [tørt] | дөрткү (dörtkü) [tørtˈkʏ] |
| 5 | беш (beş) [pɛʃ] | бешки (beşki) [pɛʃˈkɪ] |
| 6 | алды (aldı) [aɫˈdɯ] | алдыгы (aldıgı) [aɫ.dɯˈʁɯ] |
| 7 | чеди (cedi) [t͡ʃɛˈdɪ] | чедиги (cedigi) [t͡ʃɛdɪˈɣ] |
| 8 | сес (ses) [sɛs] | сески (seski) [sɛsˈkɪ] |
| 9 | тос (tos) [tʰɔs] | тоску (tosku) [tʰɔsˈkʊ] |
| 10 | он (on) [ɔ̃n] | онгу (ongu) [ɔ̃ŋˈɢʊ] |
| 11 | он бир (on bir) | |
| 12 | он ийи (on iyi) | |
| 13 | он үш (on üş) | |
| 14 | он дөрт (on dört) | |
| 15 | он беш (on beş) | |
| 16 | он алды (on aldı) | |
| 17 | он чеди (on cedi) | |
| 18 | он сес (on ses) | |
| 19 | он тос (on tos) | |
| 20 | чээрби (ceerbi) | |
| 30 | үжен (üjen) | үженги (üjengi) |
| 40 | дөртен (dörten) | |
| 50 | бежен (bejen) | |
| 60 | алдан (aldan) | |
| 70 | чеден (ceden) | |
| 80 | сезен (sezen) | |
| 90 | тозан (tozan) | |
| 100 | чүс (cys) | |
| 1,000 | муң (muņ) | |
| 1,000,000 | миллион (million) сая (saja) |
Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Tuvan_numerals
http://tuvan.swarthmore.edu/
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