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Bengali numerals (Bengali: সংখ্যা, romanized: shôṅkha, Assamese: সংখ্যা, romanized: xoiŋkha, Meitei: মশীং; ꯃꯁꯤꯡ, romanized: mashing) are the units of the numeral system, originating from Bangladesh & Eastern Indian subcontinent, used officially in Bengali,[1] as well as Assamese,[2] and Manipuri.[3][4] 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.[5]
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An example of the number string: -
1065. One thousand sixty-five.
১০৬৫. এক হাজার পঁয়ষট্টি। (in Bengali)
১০৬৫. এহেজাৰ পঁষষ্ঠি। (in Assamese)
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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:[citation needed] ২৲ (₹2), ২৷৷৹ (₹2-8, or 2 rupees 8 annas).
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