Bhojpuri number words include numerals and other words derived from them, along with the words which are borrowed from other numbers.
The Old Bhojpuri word for Twenty is koräë, which is still used in Trinidadian Bhojpuri. In Western Standard Bhojpuri, egara, baara end with "e" instead of "a', hence, egare, baare, tere e.t.c are used till eighteen. The word for Hundred in Bhojpuri is Sai.
The word for thousand is HajÃÂr, which is a Persian loanword, the Old Bhojpuri word is Sahas. The word for One Hundred Thousand is LÃÂkh.
Numbers above Hundred are formed by subjoining the lower number with the higher ones.
A counting system considering 20 as a base is also used in Bhojpuri. Hence, 65 is expressed as (3*20)+5, i.e. Teen Bees/Kori aa Panch, Some time number lesser than 20 but near twenty are also expressed in terms of twenty. For example, Eightneen can be expresses has Du Kam Bees/Kori.
First four ordinals are:
The rest of the ordinals are made by adding -wÃÂ to the cardinals, for ex. pachwÃÂ (fifth).
Multiplicatives are formed are adding hÃÂlë, hÃÂlÃÂ, ber, beri, tor, torë with the numbers.