How to count in Amis (Pangcah), a Formosan language spoken in eastern parts of Taiwan.
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Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
---|---|---|
1 | cecay | cefang |
2 | tosa | sakatosa |
3 | tolo | sakatolo |
4 | sepat | sakasepat |
5 | lima | sakalima |
6 | enem | sakaenem |
7 | pito | sakapito |
8 | falo | sakafalo |
9 | siwa | sakasiwa |
10 | polo’ | sakapolo’ |
11 | safaw-cecay | |
12 | safaw-tosa | |
13 | safaw-tolo | |
14 | safaw-sepat | |
15 | safaw-lima | |
16 | safaw-enem | |
17 | safaw-pito | |
18 | safaw-falo | |
19 | safaw-siwa | |
20 | tosa-polo’ | |
21 | tosapolo’ ira ko cecay | |
22 | tosapolo’ ira ko tosa | |
23 | tosapolo’ ira ko tolo | |
24 | tosapolo’ ira ko sepat | |
25 | tosapolo’ ira ko lima | |
26 | tosapolo’ ira ko enem | |
27 | tosapolo’ ira ko pito | |
28 | tosapolo’ ira ko falo | |
29 | tosapolo’ ira ko siwa | |
30 | tolopolo’ | |
40 | sepatpolo’ | |
50 | limapolo’ | |
60 | enempolo’ | |
70 | pitopolo’ | |
80 | falopolo’ | |
90 | siwapolo’ | |
100 | cecaynolo’ | |
1,000 | cecaypatek |
Source: http://ilrdc.tw/research/athousand/pdf/lan1_2.pdf
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