Learn Nepal Bhasa / Newari – Chapter 5 – Counting

 

English Nepal Basa
1 Chha-
2 Ni-
3 Swa-
4 Pe-
5 Nyaa- (Kenya)
6 Khu-
7 Nhay-
8 Chyaa-
9 Gu-
10 Jhi-

 

Different classifiers are suffixed to the number depending on what you are counting. Put the classifiers given below after the numbers in the above table. To form a question prefix ‘gwa’ (as in go) to the classifier.

 

When counting this Out this after the number Example
Living beings -mha (as in muh) Chha-mha (1 individual)
Objects -guu (goo) Chha-guu (1 unit)
Money -ta-kaa Chha-ta-kaa (Rs 1)
Days -nhu Chha-nhu (1day)
Times -kha (as is caw) Chha-kah (once)

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6 responses to “Learn Nepal Bhasa / Newari – Chapter 5 – Counting

  1. what is called zero in newari ????

  2. rashna pradhan's avatar rashna pradhan

    plez send me some more basic language of newari

  3. I’ve been trying out these pronounciations! =)

  4. How interesting… a differentiation by number purpose.

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