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
| Bhojpuri numeral | Arabic numeral | Bhojpuri word | Romanized word |
|---|---|---|---|
| ० | 0 | 𑂮𑂳𑂢𑂹𑂢𑂰 | sunnā |
| १ | 1 | 𑂉𑂍 | eka |
| २ | 2 | 𑂠𑂴 | dū |
| ३ | 3 | 𑂞𑂲𑂢 | tīna |
| ४ | 4 | 𑂒𑂰𑂩 | cāra |
| ५ | 5 | 𑂣𑂰𑂒 | pāca |
| ६ | 6 | 𑂓𑂫 | chava |
| ७ | 7 | 𑂮𑂰𑂞 | sāta |
| ८ | 8 | 𑂄𑂘 | āṭha |
| ९ | 9 | 𑂢𑂫 | nava |
1-99
| +0 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +4 | +5 | +6 | +7 | +8 | +9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +0 | sunnā | ek | dū/dūi | tīna | cāra | pāṅch | chava/Chay | sāta | āṭha | nava |
| +10 | das | egāraha | bāra' | tera' | caüda' | panra' | sora' | satra' | aṭhāra' | ūnaïs |
| +20 | bīs | ekaïs | bāīs | teīs | caübīs | pachīs | chhabbīs | sattāīs | aṭṭhāīs | ūntīs |
| +30 | tīs | ekatīs | battīs | teṅtīs | chaüṅtīs | païṅtīs | chattīs | saiṅtīs | aṅṛtīs | uncālīs |
| +40 | chālīs | ektālīs | beyālīs | teṅtālīs | chaüwālīs | paiṅtālīs | chhiyālīs | saiṅtālīs | aṅṛtālīs | ūnchās |
| +50 | pachās | ekāwan, | bāwan | tirepan | chaüwan | pachpan | chappan | santāwan | anṭhāwan | ūnsaṭh |
| +60 | sāṭh | eksaṭh | bāsaṭh | tiresaṭh | chaüṅsaṭh | paiṅsaṭh | chāchaṭh | saṛsaṭh | anṛsaṭh | ūnhattar |
| +70 | sattar | ek'hattar | bahattar | tihattar | chaühattar | pach'hattar | chhihattar | sat'hattar | aṭhhattar | ūnāsī |
| +80 | assī | ekāsī, | berāsī | tirāsī | chaürāsī | pachāsī | chiyāsī | satāsi | aṭhāsī | nawāsī |
| +90 | nabbe | ekānbe | bānbe, | tirānbe | chaürānbe | panchānbe | chhiānbe | santābe | anṭhānbe | ninānbe |
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
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.
| 1000 | Hajār |
| 100,000 | Lākh |
| 10000000 | karor |
Numbers above Hundred are formed by subjoining the lower number with the higher ones.
| 101 | Ek Sai Ek |
| 102 | Ek Sai Du |
| 103 | Ek Sai Teen |
| 110 | Ek Sai Das |
| 1396 | Ek Hajar Teen Sai Panchanbe |
| 305256 | Tee Lakh Paanch Hajar Chhappan |
Base 20 counting
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:
| 1st | pahil |
| 2nd | dūsar |
| 3rd | tīsar |
| 4th | caüth |
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
- Gvozdanovic 1992, p. 261.
- Gvozdanovic 1992, p. 267.
- Gvozdanovic 1992, p. 273.
- ^ Gvozdanovic 1992, p. 274.
- Mohan, Peggy Ramesar (1978). Trinidad Bhojpuri: A Morphological Study. University of Michigan.
- Mohan 2021, p. 217.
- Tiwari 1960, p. 118.
- Tiwari 1960, p. 120.
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.