How to count in Cavineña (Kabineño), a Tacanan language spoken in the Beni Department in northern Bolivia.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 0 | aijama |
| 1 | peadya |
| 2 | beta |
| 3 | kimisha |
| 4 | pushi |
| 5 | pishika |
| 6 | shukuta |
| 7 | pakaruku |
| 8 | kimisakaruku |
| 9 | pushkuruku |
| 10 | tunka |
| 11 | peadya tunka peadya earakana |
| 12 | peadya tunka beta earakana |
| 13 | peadya tunka kimisha earakana |
| 14 | peadya tunka pushi earakana |
| 15 | peadya tunka pishika earakana |
| 16 | peadya tunka shukuta earakana |
| 17 | peadya tunka pakaruku earakana |
| 18 | peadya tunka kimisakaruku earakana |
| 19 | peadya tunka puskuruku earakana |
| 20 | beta tunka |
| 21 | beta tunka peadya earakana |
| 22 | beta tunka beta earakana |
| 23 | beta tunka kimisha earakana |
| 24 | beta tunka pushi earakana |
| 25 | beta tunka pishika earakana |
| 26 | beta tunka shukuta earakana |
| 27 | beta tunka pakaruku earakana |
| 28 | beta tunka kimisakaruku earakana |
| 29 | beta tunka puskuruku earakana |
| 30 | kimisha tunka |
| 40 | pushi tunka |
| 50 | pishika tunka |
| 60 | shikuta tunka |
| 70 | pakaruku tunka |
| 80 | kimisakaruku tunka |
| 90 | puskuruku tunka |
| 100 | peadya sientu |
| 200 | beta sientu |
| 300 | kimisha sientu |
| 400 | pushi sientu |
| 500 | pishika sientu |
| 600 | shukuta sientu |
| 700 | pakaruku sientu |
| 800 | kimisakaruku sientu |
| 700 | puskuruku sientu |
| 1,000 | peadya mil |
Source: Kabina Yana Ekeke. Texto de Lenguaje Kabineña/Karika. Instituto de Lengua y Cultura Kabineña, Beni, 2015.
Compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
Information about counting in Cavineña
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Cavinena.htm
https://www.scribd.com/document/650886794/Kirika-Kabina-Yana-Ekeke-Completo-2
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