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Kui is a tribal Dravidian language spoken mainly in the Indian state of Odisha. Due to being situated in a predominantly Odia speaking state, it has adopted some Odia vocabulary and the Odia script.
Here are the numbers zero to ten written in Kui:
| Number | Romanisation | Kui Numeral | Kui Name | IPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | ୦ | // | ||
| 1 | ro | ୧ | ରୋ | /ɾo/ |
| 2 | rī, rīṇḍe | ୨ | ରୀ, ରୀଂଡେ | /ɾi/, /ɾiɳɖe/ |
| 3 | mūnji, mū, munji, tīni | ୩ | ମୂଂଜି, ମୂଁ, ମୁଂଜି, ତୀନି | /muːnd͡ʒi/, /muː/, /mund͡ʒi/, /t̪iːni/ |
| 4 | nālgi, sāri, sārṭa | ୪ | ନାଲ୍ଗି, ସାରି, ର୍ସାର୍ଟ | /naːlgi/, /saːɾi/, /saːɾʈa/ |
| 5 | sēŋgi | ୫ | ସେଂଗି | /seːŋgi/ |
| 6 | sajgi, sōo | ୬ | ସଜ୍ଗି | /sad͡ʒgi/ |
| 7 | oḍgi, odgi, sāto, sātoṭa | ୭ | ଓଡ୍ଗି, ଓଦ୍ଗି, ର୍ସାତୋ, ର୍ସାତୋଟ | /oɖgi/, /od̪gi/, /saːt̪oʈa/ |
| 8 | āṭo, āṭoṭa | ୮ | ଆଟୋଟ | /aːʈo/, /aːʈoʈa/ |
| 9 | nōṭa | ୯ | ନୋଟ | /noːʈa/ |
| 10 | dōso, dōsṭa | ୧୦ | ଦୋସୋ, ଦୋସ୍ଟ | /doːso/, /doːsʈa/ |
Sources: "A Grammar of the Kui Language" by W. W. Winfield, "A Grammar of the Kūi Language" by J. E. Friend-Pereira, and "A Vocabulary of the Kui Language (Kui-English)" by W. W. Winfield
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