The Gurmukhi script is used for writing the Punjabi language, primarily in the Indian state of Punjab. Mastering Gurmukhi numerals is a fundamental step for anyone learning to read or write Punjabi.
To speak and count fluently in Punjabi, it is useful to know how the sequential numbers are pronounced: ਗਿਆਰਾਂ ( Giarāṅ ) 12 (੧੨): ਬਾਰਾਂ ( Bārāṅ ) 13 (੧੩): ਤੇਰਾਂ ( Terāṅ ) 14 (੧੪): ਚੌਦਾਂ ( Chaudāṅ ) 15 (੧੫): ਪੰਦਰਾਂ ( Pandarāṅ ) 16 (੧੬): ਸੋਲਾਂ ( Solāṅ ) 17 (੧੭): ਸਤਾਰਾਂ ( Satārāṅ ) 18 (੧੮): ਅਠਾਰਾਂ ( Athārāṅ ) 19 (੧੯): ਉੱਨੀ ( Unnī ) 20 (੨੦): ਵੀਹ ( Vīh ) Historical and Spiritual Significance gurmukhi numbers
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The story of these numbers is one of cultural synthesis. The Gurmukhi script itself was standardized by the second Sikh Guru, Guru Angad Dev Ji, in the 16th century. However, the numerals did not appear out of a vacuum. They were adapted from the Landa scripts (meaning "clipped" or "tailless"), mercantile scripts used by traders in the Punjab region for centuries before the Gurus. The Gurmukhi script is used for writing the
Gurmukhi forms compound numbers by stating the first, then the ten , connected with the word "ਤੇ" ( te – and) or simply joined in speech. The Gurmukhi script itself was standardized by the