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Bengali numerals
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Bengali–Assamese numerals (Assamese: সংখ্যা, romanized: xoiŋkha, Bengali: সংখ্যা, romanized: sôṅkhya, Meitei: মশীং; ꯃꯁꯤꯡ, romanized: mashing) are the units of the numeral system, originating from the Indian subcontinent, used officially in Assamese,[1] Bengali,[2] and Manipuri,[3][4] 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.[5]
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An example of the number string: -
1065. One thousand sixty-five.
১০৬৫. এহেজাৰ পঁষষ্ঠি। (in Assamese)
১০৬৫. এক হাজার পঁয়ষট্টি। (in Bengali)
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Fractions

The Bengali-Assamese 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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