• Udayan Borah

 Numerical word is a significant part of each language. Numerical word are used to count any objects or things. ‘Tai Kadai’ is a significant language family like other language families of the world. The numerical word are used in each language of this family. Though the numerical words are formed by different processes like- multiplication, addition, multiplication plus addition methods but some separate words are also used for the numerals. Though the uses of the separate numerical words are limited, but it is used as basic cardinal number where other numerical words are formed after it. Among other tribes of North-East India the Tai tribe is significant. Tai Ahom is one of the Tai language communities of Assam. Linguistically, the Tai Ahom communities belongs to the ‘Tai-Kadai’ language family and anthropologically it is mongoloid stock. The Tai-Ahom language is spoken in the districts of Dibrugarh, Tinsukia, Shivsagar, Jorhat, Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Golaghat of Assam. Tone is a significant characteristics of Tai Ahom language. The meanings of Tai-Ahom words change in terms of its Tone. Now-a-days, the scientific studies of the Ahom language have been increasing.

Tai-Kadai, Tai-Ahom, Numerals, Agglutinating, Multiplication, Quantity.

"Numerals of the Tai-Ahom language", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 10, page no.3624-3630, October-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2010472.pdf

"Numerals of the Tai-Ahom language", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 10, page no. pp3624-3630, October-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2010472.pdf