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Bengali numerals

Bengali numerals (Bengali: সংখ্যা, romanizedshôṅkha, Assamese: সংখ্যা, romanizedxoiŋkha, Meitei: মশীং; ꯃꯁꯤꯡ, romanized: mashing) are the units of the numeral system, originating from Bangladesh & Eastern Indian subcontinent, used officially in Bengali, as well as Assamese, and Manipuri. It is also used 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.

An example of the number string: -

1065. One thousand sixty-five.
১০৬৫. এক হাজার পঁয়ষট্টি। (in Bengali)

১০৬৫. এহেজাৰ পঁষষ্ঠি। (in Assamese)

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:[citation needed] ২৲ (₹2), ২৷৷৹ (₹2-8, or 2 rupees 8 annas).

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