Numbers in Bilua

How to count in Bilua, a language isolate spoken on Vella Lavella Island in the Solomon Islands.

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Numeral	Cardinal numbers
1	omadeu [ɔmaⁿdeu]
2	omuqa [ɔmuᵑɡa]
3	zouke [zouke]
4	ariku [ariku]
5	sike [sike]
6	varimuja [varimuⁿɟa]
7	sikeura [sikeura]
8	siotolu [siotolu]
9	siakava [siakava]
10	toni [toni]
11	toni omadeu [toni ɔmaⁿdeu]
12	toni omuqa [toni ɔmuᵑɡa]
13	toni zouke [toni zouke]
14	toni ariku [toni ariku]
15	toni sike [toni sike]
16	toni varimuja [toni varimuⁿɟa]
17	toni sikeura [toni sikeura]
18	toni siotolu [toni siotolu]
19	toni siakava [toni siakava]
20	karabete [karabete]
21	karabete omadeu [karambete ɔmaⁿdeu]
30	zouke toni [zouke toni]
40	ariku toni [ariku toni]
50	sike toni [sike toni]
60	varimuja toni [varimuⁿɟa toni]
70	sikeura toni [sikeura toni]
80	siotolu toni [siotolu toni]
90	siakava toni [siakava toni]
100	omadeu paizana [ɔmaⁿdeu paizana]
1,000	omadeu vuro [ɔmaⁿdeu vurɔ]

Sources

https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Bilua.htm
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilua

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