The numerals of the order 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000. 7000, 8000, etc., are formed on the same model as for 200, 300 etc.
ira:-a:yira
>
ira:a:yira
‘two thousand’
mu:nj-a:yira
>
mu:nja:yira
‘three thousand’
na:l-a:yira
>
na:la:yira
‘four thousand’
anj-a:yira
>
anja:yira
‘five thousand’
Personal nouns derived from numerals
The personal nouns are derived by adding masculine and feminine suffixes to certain numerals.
oru-te
>
orute
‘one man’
oru-ti
>
oruti
‘one woman’
Similarly, personal nouns are derived for other numerals also by adding the plural marker -eru. But the adding of the gender derivatives is not possible.
-a:yira 
