How to count in Bonggi, a North Bornean language spoken mainly on Banggi Island in Sabah, Malaysia.
Note: in Bonggi classifiers are attached to numbers when counting specific things. For example, batu for round objects, big objects and animals.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | esah [esaʔ], satu [satu] | buuh [buːʔ] |
| 2 | dua [ˈdu.a] | ngindua |
| 3 | tolu [ˈto.lu], tiga [tiga] | ntolu, ngintolu |
| 4 | paat [paːt] | kepaat [kepaːt] |
| 5 | lima [ˈlʲi.mə̃] | kilima [kilima] |
| 6 | onom [ˈɔ.nɔ̃m] | konom [konom] |
| 7 | turuh [turuʔ] | kuturuh [kuturuʔ] |
| 8 | waluh | kewaluh [kewaluʔ] |
| 9 | siabm [ˈsʲi.əᵇm] | kisiabm [kisiam] |
| 10 | puluh [ˈɸʷu.luʔ] | kupuluh [kupuluʔ] |
| 11 | puluh-esah | |
| 12 | puluh-dua, dua-belas, sebelas | |
| 13 | puluh-teluh | |
| 14 | puluh-paat | |
| 15 | puluh-lima | |
| 16 | puluh-onom | |
| 17 | puluh-turuh | |
| 18 | puluh-waluh | |
| 19 | puluh-siabm | |
| 20 | dua-mpuluh | |
| 21/td> | dua-mpuluh-esah | |
| 22 | dua-mpuluh-dua | |
| 23 | dua-mpuluh-tolu | |
| 24 | dua-mpuluh-paat | |
| 25 | dua-mpuluh-lima | |
| 26 | dua-mpuluh-onom | |
| 27 | dua-mpuluh-turuh | |
| 28 | dua-mpuluh-waluh | |
| 29 | dua-mpuluh-siabm | |
| 30 | tolu-mpuluh | |
| 40 | paat-puluh | |
| 50 | lima-mpuluh | |
| 60 | onom-puluh | |
| 70 | turuh-puluh | |
| 80 | walu-mpuluh | |
| 90 | siabm-puluh | |
| 100 | atus [atus] matus [ˈmã.tus] seratus |
|
| 1,000 | ribu miribu [mɪ̃.ˈɾʲi.βʷu] seribu |
|
| 10,000 | puluh-ribu |
Sources: https://www.webonary.org/bonggi/?s=&partialsearcch=1&tax=15544
https://www.webonary.org/bonggi/?s=&partialsearcch=1&tax=15807
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