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Tulu is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Karnataka. Despite having a relatively smaller number of speakers than other Dravidian languages, at 1.85 million native speakers, it has survived, partly due to its literary tradition. It uses the Kannada script now, but efforts are being made to revive the Tigalari script, which was originally used for it.
Here are the numbers from zero to ten, translated in Tulu:
| Number | Romanisation | Tulu Numeral | Tulu Name | IPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | sonne | ౦ | ಸೊನ್ನೆ | /sonːe/ |
| 1 | oñji | ౧ | ಒಂದು, ಒಂಜಿ | /oɲd͡ʒi/ |
| 2 | iraḍụ, eraḍụ | ౨ | ಇರಡ್, ಎರಡ್ | /iɾaɖɯ/, /eɾaɖɯ/ |
| 3 | mūji | ౩ | ಮೂಜಿ | /muːd͡ʒi/ |
| 4 | nālụ | ౪ | ನಾಲ್ | /naːlɯ/ |
| 5 | ainụ, ayinụ | ౫ | ಐನ್, ಅಯಿನ್ | /ɛnɯ/ |
| 6 | āji | ౬ | ಆಜಿ | /aːd͡ʒi/ |
| 7 | ēḍụ, ēḷụ, ēlụ | ౭ | ಏಡ್, ಏಳ್, ಏಲ್ | /eːɖɯ/, /eːɭɯ/, /eːlɯ/ |
| 8 | eḍma, eṇma, enma | ౮ | ಎಡ್ಮ, ಎಣ್ಮ, ಎನ್ಮ | /eɖma/, /eɳma/, /enma/ |
| 9 | ormba | ౯ | ಒಂರ್ಬ | /oɾmba/ |
| 10 | pattụ | ౧౦ | ಪತ್ತ್ | /pat̪ːɯ/ |
Source: Online Tulu Dictionary
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