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Examples:

khpE	- nµy	= 20+2	‘twentytwo’
khl	- nµy	= 20x2	‘forty’

This shows that Tripuris count in twenties.

3.1.5.1.4. The numeral system of Kokborok is as follows:

	Numbers	Example
1-9	tham	‘3’
10	ci	‘10’
10+1---10+9	citham	‘13’
20	khlp	‘20’
20+1---20+9	khlptham	‘23
20+10 (=30)	khlpci	‘30’
(20+10)+1---(20+10)+9	khlpci tham	‘33’
20x2 = 40	khlnµy	‘40’
(20x2)+1---20x2) +9	khlnµy tham	‘43’
(20x2) +10 (=50)	khlnµytham ci	‘50’
[(20x2) +10] +1 ---[ (20x2) +10] +9	khlnµy citham	‘53’
20x3 =60	20x3 =60 khltham	‘60’
(20x3) +1 (20x3) +9	khlthamtham	‘63’
(20x3) +10 (=70)	khltham ci	‘70’
[(20x3) +10] +1---[ (20x3)+10]+9	khltham citham	‘73’
20x4 = 80	khlbrµy	‘80’
(20x4) +1---(20x4) +9	khlbrµytham	‘83’
(020x4) +10 (=80)	khlbrµ ci	‘90’

[ (20x4) +10] +1 ---	[ (20x4) +10] +1 --- khlbrµy citham	‘93’
[(20x4) +10] +9 20x5	khlba	‘100’

Counting beyond hundred is also done in the same way.

3.1.5.2. Classifiers:

The classifiers classify the nouns into several sub-groups and are prefixed to the numerals as has been already mentioned. This classification is done mainly on the basis of the shape or the quality of the nouns. For example, the long objects have the classifier tu