Bengali numerals (, , ) are the units of the
numeral system
A numeral system is a writing system for expressing numbers; that is, a mathematical notation for representing numbers of a given set, using digits or other symbols in a consistent manner.
The same sequence of symbols may represent differe ...
, originating from the
Indian subcontinent
The Indian subcontinent is a physiographic region of Asia below the Himalayas which projects into the Indian Ocean between the Bay of Bengal to the east and the Arabian Sea to the west. It is now divided between Bangladesh, India, and Pakista ...
, used officially in
Bengali,
Assamese, and
Manipuri, 3 of the
22 official languages of the Indian Republic, as well as traditionally in
Bishnupriya,
Chakma and
Hajong languages. They are used by more than 350 million people around the world and are a variety of the
Hindu–Arabic numeral system
The Hindu–Arabic numeral system (also known as the Indo-Arabic numeral system, Hindu numeral system, and Arabic numeral system) is a positional notation, positional Decimal, base-ten numeral system for representing integers; its extension t ...
.
Base numbers
Extended numbers
An example of the number string: -
1065. One thousand sixty-five.
. এহেজাৰ পঁষষ্ঠি। (in Assamese)
. এক হাজার পঁয়ষট্টি। (in Bengali)
Fractions
The Bengali script has a separate set of digits for base-16 fractions:
This system was the norm for pricing before decimalization of the currency: ২৲ (₹2), ২৷৷৹ (₹2-8, or 2 rupees 8
annas).
See also
*
Bengali-Assamese script
*
Sylhet Nagari
References
{{Bengali language topics
Culture of Bengal
Bengali grammar
Assamese language
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Numerals