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The higher numerals (up to 100 trillions buju baja) are not originally Manchu, but were introduced into Buddhist works in imitation of Tibetan numerals which again were originally Sanscrit. The Ordinal Numerals are formed by adding ci to the cardinals, dropping a final n except in juwan ten and tumen ten thousand, in which two the n is part of the root:

The first uju, ujui, ujuci, tuktan, emuci, the very first ujui uju, niongnio, bonggo.

The second jai, jaici, juweci. For the days of the month and for the months and years other expressions are in use: the first day of the month ice; the first month tob biya (正月); the first year (of an emperor's reign) sucungga aniya (元年); the 3rd day of the 3rd moon ilangga inenggi; the 7th day of the 7th month nadangga inenggi; the 16th day of the 1st moon niohun; the 11th moon omšon biya; the 12th month jorgon biya.

The first of 2 or 3 sons is udan, the second jacin.  Distributive Numerals are formed by adding ta, te, to, to the cardinals, final n being dropped as with the ordinal numerals (except in juwan 10 and tumen 10000).  Fractional numerals: dulin, dulga, andala, tubi, dulimba, hontoho half; 1/4 duin ci emu; 1/3 ilan ci emu. Multiplicative Numerals are formed by adding ubu or rsu (ursu) to the cardinals with elision of final n (except as above in juwan and tumen):
 * single emursu, emu ubu;
 * double jursu, juwe ubu, ubui; ubui fulu (twice as much), juru, bakcin; 