Punjabi Numerals

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Reading Numbers

Punjabi writes numbers with these ten digits.

0ਸਿਫ਼ਰ
1ਇੱਕ
2ਦੋ
3ਤਿੰਨ
4ਚਾਰ
5ਪੰਜ
6ਛੇ
7ਸੱਤ
8ਅੱਠ
9ਨੌਂ

Look closely: ੧ looks like ੳ, ੩ like ਤ and ਭ, ੪ like ਠ and ਡ, ੫ like ਪ and ਧ, and ੮ like ਟ. ੦ is round like ੳ, ਓ and ਠ, and ੬ and ੯ look like each other.

Letter Reference