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Duruwa, also known as Dhurwa or Parji, is a Dravidian language mostly spoken in the Indian states of Odisha and Chhatisgarh. It has about 50,000 speakers, and uses the Odia and Hindi scripts. Numbers in Duruwa vary depending on gender.
Here are the numbers from zero to ten translated in Duruwa:
| Number | Male Romanisation | Male IPA | Female Romanisation | Female IPA | Neuter Romanisation | Neuter IPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | // | // | // | |||
| 1 | ok-ur, ok-uri | /ok-uɾ/, /ok-uɾi/ | ok-al, ok-ali | /ok-al/, /ok-ali/ | ok-ut, ok-uti | /okt-ut̪/, /ok-ut̪i/ |
| 2 | ir-ul | /iɾ-ul/ | ir-al | /iɾ-al/ | ir-ḍu, ir-ḍuk | /iɾ-ɖu/, /ir-ɖuk/ |
| 3 | mū-vir | /muː-ʋiɾ/ | muy-al | /muj-al/ | mū̃-du, mū̃-duk | /mũː-d̪u/, /mũ-d̪uk/ |
| 4 | nel-vir | /nel-ʋiɾ/ | nel-al | /nel-al/ | nāl-u, nāl-uk | /naːl-u/, /naːl-uk/ |
| 5 | cē-vir | /ceː-ʋiɾ/ | cey-al | /cej-al/ | cē̃-du, cē̃-duk | /cẽ-d̪u/, /cẽ-d̪uk/ |
| 6 | // | // | // | |||
| 7 | // | // | // | |||
| 8 | // | // | // | |||
| 9 | // | // | // | |||
| 10 | // | // | // |
Source: "The Parji Language: A Dravidian Language Of Bastar" by T. Burrow and S. Bhattacharya
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