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f. १६ सोरह/सोरऽ/सोरे /so-rʌɦ/-rʌ/-re/ six and ten 'sixteen'

g. १७ सतरह/सतरऽ/सतरे /sʌtʌ-rʌɦ/-rʌ/-re/ seven and ten 'seventeen'

h. १८ अठारह/अठारऽ/अठारे /ʌʈʰɑ-rʌɦ/-rʌ/-re/ eight and ten 'eighteen'
i. १९ उनइस /unʌ-is/ one less than twenty 'nineteen'

The similar process continues with expression of बीस /bis/ 'twenty' also in

form of इस /is/ continues from 21 till 28 and तीस /tis/ 'thirty' preceded by उन /un/ 'one

less than' for 29 as shown in (42).
(42) a. २१ एकइस /ek-ʌ-is/ one and twenty 'twenty-one'

b. २२ बाइस /bɑ-is/ two and twenty 'twenty-two'

c. २३ तेइस /te-is/ three and twenty 'twenty-three'

d. २४ चउबीस /cʌu-bis/ four and twenty 'twenty-four

e. २५ प'ीस /pʌcc-is/ five and twenty 'twenty-five'

f. २६ छlबीस /cʰʌbb-is/ six and twenty 'twenty-six'

g. २७ सताइस /sʌt-ɑ-is/ seven and twenty 'twenty-seven'
h. २८ अठाइस /ʌʈʰ-ɑ-is/ eight and twenty 'twenty-eight'

i. २९ उंतीस /un-tis/ one less than thirty twenty-nine'

The similar process continues with expression of तीस /tis/ 'thirty'

continues from 31 till 38 and चािलस /cɑlis/ 'forty' preceded by उन /un/ 'one

less than' for 39, as shown in (43).
(43) a. ३१ एकतीस /ek-tis/ one and thirty 'thirty-one'

b. ३२ ब#ीस /bʌt-tis/ two and thirty 'thirty-two'

c. ३३ त)तीस /tẽ-tis/ three and thirty 'thirty-three'

d. ३४ चउँतीस /cʌũ-tis/ four and thirty 'thirty-four'

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e. ३५ पoतीस /pɛ-tis/ five and thirty 'thirty-five'
f. ३६ छ#ीस /cʰʌt-tis/ six and thirty 'thirty-six'

g. ३७ सoतीस /sɛ-tis/ seven and thirty 'thirty-seven'
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h. ३८ अँड़तीस /ʌɽ-tis/ eight and thirty 'thirty-eight'
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i. ३९ उंचािलस /un-cɑlis/ one less than forty 'thirty-nine'

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