---
id: indic-numtowords
version: "1.1.0"
license: MIT
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: aging
---

# indic-numtowords — A module to convert numbers to words for Indian languages and English.

License: permissive · Maintenance: aging · Downloads: 508.3K/mo

## What it is and what it does

indic-numtowords is a lightweight library that translates integers into their written word forms across Indian languages plus English. It provides a single entry point—the num2words() function—that accepts a number, a language code, and optional flags to control output format (standard words, multiple variations, or digit-by-digit conversion). The package has no external runtime dependencies and installs as a pure Python wheel, making it straightforward to add to any project.

The library is most useful in applications serving Indian language users—chatbots, text-to-speech systems, financial reports, or educational tools—where numbers need to be spelled out rather than displayed as digits. It supports languages including Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Marathi, Manipuri, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu. The aging maintenance status suggests the core functionality is stable but not actively evolving.

Use it for:

- Generate spoken number text for text-to-speech systems serving Indian language users.
- Convert numeric data to words in financial or educational documents in regional languages.
- Build chatbots or voice assistants that need to spell out numbers in multiple Indian languages.
- Create accessibility features that read numbers aloud in a user's preferred Indian language.
- Localize applications to display numbers as words rather than digits in regional language interfaces.

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

Converts non-negative integers to their word representations in Indian languages and English, with optional digit-by-digit or variation modes.

Yes, if you need to convert numbers to words in Indian languages. The package is stable, has no dependencies, low install friction, and covers a broad range of languages with permissive MIT licensing. The aging maintenance status is not a blocker for a mature utility function, but verify that the language and variation modes you need are fully supported before production use.

## Install

pip install indic-numtowords
uv add indic-numtowords
poetry add indic-numtowords

## Installing indic-numtowords

Before you install: Low install friction with no runtime dependencies. Maintenance status is aging—last release was 361 days ago, though the repository remains active and supports current Python versions.

License in practice: MIT license is permissive, allowing commercial and private use with minimal restrictions.

Quickstart:

pip install indic-numtowords

from indic_numtowords import num2words

words = num2words(38, lang='ta')
print(words)  # முப்பத்து எட்டு

Verify before relying:

- Whether the package handles edge cases (negative numbers, zero, very large integers) beyond the documented non-negative integer requirement.
- Performance characteristics and memory usage when converting large batches of numbers.
- Completeness and accuracy of word representations across all supported languages.

## Package facts

- License: MIT (permissive)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: aging
- Downloads: 508.3K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

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