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The similar process continues with expression of चािलस /cɑlis/ 'forty' in terms

of तािलस /tɑlis/ or आिलस /ɑlis/ continues from 41 till 48 and पचास /pʌcɑs/ 'fifty' in

form of चास /cɑs/ with उन /un/ 'one less than' for 49, as shown in (44).

(44) a. ४१ एकतािलस /ek-tɑlis/ one and forty 'forty-one'
b. ४२ बेआिलस /be-ɑlis/ two and forty 'forty-two'

c. ४३ त)तािलस /tẽ-tɑlis/ three and forty 'forty-three'

d. ४४ चउआिलस /cʌu-ɑlis/ four and forty 'forty-four'

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e. ४५ पoतािलस /pɛ-tɑlis/ five and forty 'forty-five'
f. ४६ छेआिलस /cʰe-ɑlis/ six and forty 'forty-six'
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g. ४७ सoतािलस /sɛ-tɑlis/ seven and forty 'forty-seven'
h. ४८ अँड़तािलस /ʌɽ-tɑlis/ eight and forty 'forty-eight'
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i. ४९ उंचास /un-cɑs/ one less than fifty 'forty-nine'

The similar process continues with expression of पचास /pʌcɑs/ 'fifty' in forms

of पन /pʌn/ or वन /wʌn/ or अन /ʌn/ continues from 51 till 58. As पचास /pʌcɑs/ is

deviated from पंचाश /pʌncɑʃ/ in Sanskrit (Kale, 1961:104) it is probably shortened to

पन /pʌn/ or वन /wʌn/ or अन /ʌn/ as final morpheme for expression of 51 till 58 and
साठ /sɑʈʰ/ 'sixty' in form of सठ /sʌʈʰ/ preceded by उन /un/ 'one less than' for that of 59,

as shown in (45).

(45) a. ५१ एकावन /ek-ɑ-wʌn/ one and fifty 'fifty-one'
b. ५२ बावन /bɑ-wʌn/ two and fifty 'fifty-two'

c. ५३ ितरपन /tir-pʌn/ three and fifty 'fifty-three'

d. ५४ चउअन /cʌu-ʌn/ four and fifty 'fifty-four'

e. ५५ पचपन /pʌc-pʌn/ five and fifty 'fifty-five'

f. ५६ छपन /cʰʌ-pʌn/ six and fifty 'fifty-six'

g. ५७ संतावन /sʌnt-ɑ-wʌn/ seven and fifty 'fifty-seven'

h. ५८ अंठावन /ʌnʈʰ-ɑ-wʌn/ eight and fifty 'fifty-eight'
i. ५९ उंसठ /un-sʌʈʰ/ one less than sisty 'fifty-nine'

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