Appendix:Garo counting
This page gives a description of the process of counting in Garo.
Numbers
[edit]Main numbers
[edit]| English | Garo | Numeral |
|---|---|---|
| One | Sa | 1 |
| Two | Gni, Gini | 2 |
| Three | Gittam | 3 |
| Four | Bri | 4 |
| Five | Bonga | 5 |
| Six | Dok | 6 |
| Seven | Sni, Sini | 7 |
| Eight | Chet | 8 |
| Nine | Sku | 9 |
| Ten | Chikung, Chiking | 10 |
| Eleven | Chisa | 11 |
| Twelve | Chigni, Chigini | 12 |
| Thirteen | Chigittam | 13 |
| Fourteen | Chibri | 14 |
| Fifteen | Chibonga | 15 |
| Sixteen | Chidok | 16 |
| Seventeen | Chisni, Chisini | 17 |
| Eighteen | Chichet | 18 |
| Nineteen | Chisku | 19 |
| Twenty | Kolgrik | 20 |
| Thirty | Kolatchi | 30 |
| Fourty | Sotbri | 40 |
| Fifty | Sotbonga | 50 |
| Sixty | Sotdok | 60 |
| Seventy | Sotsni, Sotsini | 70 |
| Eighty | Sotchet | 80 |
| Ninety | Sotsku | 90 |
| Hundred | Ritchasa | 100 |
| Two hundred | Ritchagni, Ritchagini | 200 |
| Three hundred | Ritchagittam | 300 |
| Four hundred | Ritchabri | 400 |
| Five hundred | Ritchabonga | 500 |
| Six hundred | Ritchadok | 600 |
| Seven hundred | Ritchasni, Ritchasini | 700 |
| Eight hundred | Ritchachet | 800 |
| Nine hundred | Ritchasku | 900 |
| One thousand | Hajalsa | 1000 |
| Two thousand | Hajalgni, Hajalgini | 2000 |
| Three thousand | Hajalgittam | 3000 |
| Four thousand | Hajalbri | 4000 |
| Five thousand | Hajalbonga | 5000 |
| Six thousand | Hajaldok | 6000 |
| Seven thousand | Hajalsni, Hajalsini | 7000 |
| Eight thousand | Hajalchet | 8000 |
| Nine thousand | Hajalsku | 9000 |
Other numbers
[edit]Other numbers can be made using the following format:
- Thousands place Hundreds place Tens place-Ones place
For example, 4321 would be hajalbri ritchagittam kolgriksa. If there is a zero in a place value, the number can be left out: 4021 would be hajalbri kolgriksa.
Zero
[edit]There is not really any equivalent of "zero" in Garo. Instead, a Bengali borrowing, "suino" is used to write 0.
Counting objects
[edit]Counting objects in Garo is not akin to counting in English. Garo and its close cousins use a special system with classifiers to tally things.
Garo has a rich variety of classifiers which correspond to specific nouns based on their properties. Sak, for example, is the classifier for humans and human-like beings. It is suffixed with a number to count humans or nouns relating to humans, like "woman" or "teacher".
"mande saksa", or simply "saksa" can mean "one man". "skigipa sakgittam" will mean "three teachers". However, "mandesa", will not mean "one man", rather "the height of one man", as mande is also the classifier for the height of people.