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The higher numerals (up to 100 trillions buju baja) are not originally Manchu, but were introduced into Buddhist works in imitation of Tibetan numerals which again were originally Sanscrit.
11 juwan emu 12 juwan„ juwe 13 juwan„ ilan 14 juwan„ duin 15 tofohon 16 juwan ninggun, etc. 20 orin 21 orin emu, etc. 30 gūsin 40 dehi 50 susai 60 ninju 70 nadanju 80 jakūnju 90 uyunju 100 tanggū 101 tanggū emu 200 juwe tanggū 300 ilan tanggū, etc. 1000 minggan 10000 tumen 100000 juwan tumen 1000000 tanggū tumen. - The Ordinal Numerals are formed by adding ci to the cardinals, dropping a final n except in juwan ten and tumen ten thousand, in which two the n is part of the root:
The first uju, ujui, ujuci, tuktan, emuci, the very first ujui uju, niongnio, bonggo.
The second jai, jaici, juweci.
The third ilaci The fourth duici The fifth sunjaci The sixth ningguci The seventh nadaci The eighth jakūci The ninth uyuci The tenth juwanci The eleventh juwan emuci The hundredth tanggūci The thousandth minggaci The ten thousandth tumenci. For the days of the month and for the months and years other expressions are in use: the first day of the month ice; the first month tob biya (正月); the first year (of an emperor's reign) sucungga aniya (元年); the 3rd day of the 3rd moon ilangga inenggi; the 7th day of the 7th month nadangga inenggi; the 16th day of the 1st moon niohun; the 11th moon omšon biya; the 12th month jorgon biya.
The first of 2 or 3 sons is udan, the second jacin.
- Distributive Numerals are formed by adding ta, te, to, to the cardinals, final n being dropped as with the ordinal numerals (except in juwan 10 and tumen 10000).
one by one emte (for emute) by twos juwete by„ threes itata by„ fours duite by„ fives sunjata by„ sixes ninggute by„ sevens nadata by 8 jakūta by„ 9 uyute by„ 10 juwanta by„ 15 tofohoto by„ 20 orita by„ 30 gūsita by„ 40 dehite by 50 susaita. by„ 60 ninjute. by„ 70 nadanjuta (te). by„ 80 jakūnjute. by„ 90 uyunjute. by„ 100 tanggūta. by„ 1000 minggata. by„ 10000 tumente. by„ several udute. - Fractional numerals: dulin, dulga, andala, tubi, dulimba, hontoho half; 1/4 duin ci emu; 1/3 ilan ci emu.
- Multiplicative Numerals are formed by adding ubu or rsu (ursu) to the cardinals with elision of final n (except as above in juwan and tumen):
- single emursu, emu ubu;
- double jursu, juwe ubu, ubui; ubui fulu (twice as much), juru, bakcin;
