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Pengo is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Odisha. Similarly to its cousin, Manda, all its speakers, around 1,300, are fluent in Odia, making it at risk of extinction.
Here are the numbers from zero to ten translated in Pengo:
| Number | Romanisation | IPA |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | // | |
| 1 | ro, ronje | /ɾo/, /ɾond͡ʒe/ |
| 2 | ri, rinɖ- | /ɾi/, /ɾiɳɖ/ |
| 3 | tīn | /t̪iːn/ |
| 4 | cāri | /t͡ʃaːɾi/ |
| 5 | pā̃c | /pãːt͡ʃ/ |
| 6 | cō | /t͡ʃoː/ |
| 7 | sāt | /saːt̪/ |
| 8 | āṭ | /aːʈ/ |
| 9 | nov | /noʋ/ |
| 10 | das, dasa, daha | /d̪as/, /d̪asa/, /d̪aha/ |
Source: "The Pengo language: grammar, texts, and vocabulary" by Thomas Burrow
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