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