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Adilabad Gondi is a dialect of Gondi, a tribal Dravidian language, spoken mainly in the Indian states of Maharashtra and Telangana. The language usually uses the Telugu script, but another script, Masaram Gondi, was developed in the early 20th century. However, in the early 21st century, a historical script, named Gunjala Gondi, was discovered and deciphered.
Here are the numbers from zero to ten in Adilabad Gondi:
| Number | Romanisation | Masaram Gondi Numeral | Masaram Gondi Name | Gunjala Gondi Numeral | Gunjala Gondi Name | Telugu Numeral | Telugu Name | IPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | sunna | 𑵐 | 𑴫𑴴𑴟𑵅𑴟 | 𑶠 | 𑶉𑶍𑵺𑶗𑵺 | ౦ | సున్న | /sunːa/ |
| 1 | undi | 𑵑 | 𑴄𑵀𑴝𑴲 | 𑶡 | 𑵤𑶕𑵸𑶋 | ౧ | ఉంది | /und̪i/ |
| 2 | raṇḍ | 𑵒 | 𑴦𑵀𑴘𑵅 | 𑶢 | 𑶈𑶕𑶂𑶗 | ౨ | రండ్ | /ɾaɳɖ/ |
| 3 | mūnd | 𑵓 | 𑴤𑴵𑴵𑴝𑵅 | 𑶣 | 𑵰𑶎𑶕𑵸𑶗 | ౩ | మూంద్ | /muːnd̪/ |
| 4 | nāluṅg | 𑵔 | 𑴟𑴱𑴧𑴴𑵀𑴎𑵅 | 𑶤 | 𑵺𑶊𑵵𑶍𑶕𑵶𑶗 | ౪ | నాలుంగ్ | /naːluŋ/ |
| 5 | siyuṅg | 𑵕 | 𑴫𑴲𑴥𑴴𑵀𑴎𑵅 | 𑶥 | 𑶉𑶋𑵬𑶍𑶕𑵶𑶗 | ౫ | సియుంగ్ | /sijuŋ/ |
| 6 | sāruṅg | 𑵖 | 𑴫𑴱𑴦𑴴𑵀𑴎𑵅 | 𑶦 | 𑶉𑶊𑶈𑶎𑶕𑵶𑶗 | ౬ | సారుంగ్ | /saːɾuŋ/ |
| 7 | yēṛuṅg | 𑵗 | 𑴥𑴺𑴘𑴴𑵀𑴎𑵅 | 𑶧 | 𑵧𑵬𑶐𑶎𑶕𑵶𑶗 | ౭ | యేడుంగ్ | /jeːɽuːŋ/ |
| 8 | aṭ | 𑵘 | 𑴀𑴖𑵅 | 𑶨 | 𑵠𑵽𑶗 | ౮ | అట్ | /aʈ/ |
| 9 | nov | 𑵙 | 𑴟𑴽𑴨𑵅 | 𑶩 | 𑵺𑶓𑵭𑶗 | ౯ | నొవ్ | /noʋ/ |
| 10 | daha, pad | 𑵑𑵐 | 𑴝𑴬, 𑴠𑴝𑵅 | 𑶡𑶠 | 𑵸𑶇, 𑶅𑵸𑶗 | ౧౦ | దహ, పద్ | /d̪aha/, /pad̪/ |
Source: "Gondi Dictionary" by Mark Penny, Joanna Penny, and Pendur Durnath Rao
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