Numerals

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Reading Numbers

Maithili writes numbers with these ten digits.

0शून्य
1एक
2दू
3तीन
4चारि
5पाँच
6छओ
7सात
8आठ
9नौ

Look closely: ४ looks like an 8, but it means four. ० looks like ठ, २ like र, ६ like इ and ८ like ट. १ and ९ look alike too.

Letter Reference