How to count in Batuley (Gwatle lir), a Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian language spoken in the Aru Islands in Eastern Indonesia.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | et | et-et |
| 2 | ru | ru-ru |
| 3 | laes | le-laes |
| 4 | kau | ka-kau |
| 5 | lim | lim-lim |
| 6 | dum | dum-dum |
| 7 | dubam | du-bam-bam |
| 8 | karu | ka-ru-ru |
| 9 | ser | ser-ser |
| 10 | urfaef | ur-fe-faef |
| 11 | urfaef eng et | |
| 12 | urfaef eng ru | |
| 13 | urfaef eng laes | |
| 14 | urfaef eng kau | |
| 15 | urfaef eng lim | |
| 16 | urfaef eng dum | |
| 17 | urfaef eng dubam | |
| 18 | urfaef eng karu | |
| 19 | urfaef eng ser | |
| 20 | urufru, urupru | |
| 21 | urufru eng et, urupru eng et | |
| 22 | urufru eng ru | |
| 23 | urufru eng laes | |
| 24 | urufru eng kau | |
| 25 | urufru eng lim | |
| 26 | urufru eng dum | |
| 27 | urufru eng dubam | |
| 28 | urufru eng karu | |
| 29 | urufru eng ser | |
| 30 | uruplaes | |
| 40 | urkau | |
| 50 | urlim | |
| 60 | urdum | |
| 70 | urdubam | |
| 80 | urkaru | |
| 90 | urser | |
| 100 | rat, rati | |
| 200 | rat ru | |
| 300 | rat laes | |
| 400 | rat kau | |
| 500 | rat lim | |
| 600 | rat dum | |
| 700 | rat dubam | |
| 800 | rat karu | |
| 900 | rat ser | |
| 1,000 | rifun, rifuni | |
| 2,000 | rifun ru | |
| 3,000 | rifun laes | |
| 4,000 | rifun kau | |
| 5,000 | rifun lim | |
| 6,000 | rifun dum | |
| 7,000 | rifun dubam | |
| 8,000 | rifun karu | |
| 9,000 | rifun ser |
Source: A grammar sketch of Batuley: An Austronesian language of Aru, eastern Indonesia, by Benjamin T. Daigle
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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