| 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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