Information about counting in Coastal Kadazan (boos Kadazan), a North Bornean language spoken in the state of Sabah on the island of Borneo in Malaysia.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | iso’ | koiso’ |
| 2 | duvo | koduvo |
| 3 | tohu | kotohu |
| 4 | apat | kaapat |
| 5 | himo | kohimo |
| 6 | onom | koonom |
| 7 | tuu’ | kotuu’ |
| 8 | vahu | kavahu |
| 9 | sizam | kosizam |
| 10 | opod | koopod |
| 11 | opod om iso’ | koopod om iso’ |
| 12 | opod om duvo | koopod om duvo |
| 13 | opod om tohu | koopod om tohu |
| 14 | opod om apat | koopod om apat |
| 15 | opod om himo | koopod om himo |
| 16 | opod om onom | koopod om onom |
| 17 | opod om tuu’ | koopod om tuu’ |
| 18 | opod om valu | koopod om valu |
| 19 | opod om sizam | koopod om sizam |
| 20 | duvo ngoopod | koduvo ngoopod |
| 21 | duvo ngoopod om iso’ | koduvo ngoopod om iso’ |
| 22 | duvo ngoopod om duvo | koduvo ngoopod om duvo |
| 23 | duvo ngoopod om tohu | koduvo ngoopod om tohu |
| 24 | duvo ngoopod om apat | koduvo ngoopod om apat |
| 25 | duvo ngoopod om himo | koduvo ngoopod om himo |
| 26 | duvo ngoopod om onom | koduvo ngoopod om onom |
| 27 | duvo ngoopod om tuu’ | koduvo ngoopod om tuu’ |
| 28 | duvo ngoopod om vahu | koduvo ngoopod om vahu |
| 29 | duvo ngoopod om sizam | koduvo ngoopod om sizam |
| 30 | tohu ngoopod | kotohu ngoopod |
| 31 | tohu ngoopod om iso’ | kotohu ngoopod om iso’ |
| 32 | tohu ngoopod om duvo | kotohu ngoopod om duvo |
| 40 | apat ngoopod | kaapat ngoopod |
| 50 | himo ngoopod | kohimo ngoopod |
| 60 | onom ngoopod | koonom ngoopod |
| 70 | tuu’ ngoopod | kotuu’ ngoopod |
| 80 | vahu ngoopod | kavahu ngoopod |
| 90 | sizam ngoopod | kosizam ngoopod |
| 100 | atus | kaatus |
| 200 | duvo ngaatus | koduvo ngaatus |
| 300 | tohu ngaatus | kotohu ngaatus |
| 400 | apat ngaatus | kaapat ngaatus |
| 500 | himo ngaatus | kohimo ngaatus |
| 600 | onom ngaatus | koonom ngaatus |
| 700 | tuu’ ngaatus | kotuu’ ngaatus |
| 800 | vahu ngaatus | kavahu ngaatus |
| 900 | sizam ngaatus | kosizam ngaatus |
| 1,000 | ibu / soibu | koibu / kosoibu |
| 2,000 | duvo ngoibu | koduvo ngoibu |
| 3,000 | tohu ngoribu | kotohu ngoribu |
| 4,000 | apat ngoribu | kaapat ngoribu |
| 5,000 | himo ngoibu | kohimo ngoibu |
| 6,000 | onom ngoibu | koonom ngoibu |
| 7,000 | tuu’ ngoibu | kotuu’ ngoibu |
| 8,000 | vahu ngoibu | kavahu ngoibu |
| 9,000 | sizam ngoibu | kosizam ngoibu |
| 10,000 | opod ngoibu / opod ibu | koopod ngoibu / koopod ibu |
| 20,000 | duvo ngoopod ibu | koduvo ngoopod ibu |
| 30,000 | tohu ngoopod ibu | kotohu ngoopod ibu |
| 40,000 | apat ngoopod ibu | kaapat ngoopod ibu |
| 50,000 | himo ngoopod ibu | kohimo ngoopod ibu |
| 60,000 | onom ngoopod ibu | koonom ngoopod ibu |
| 70,000 | tuu’ ngoopod ibu | kotuu’ ngoopod ibu |
| 80,000 | vahu ngoopod ibu | kavahu ngoopod ibu |
| 90,000 | sizam ngoopod ibu | kosizam ngoopod ibu |
| 100,000 | atus ngoibu / atus ibu | kaatus ngoibu / kaatus ibu |
| 200,000 | duvo ngaatus ibu | koduvo ngaatus ibu |
| 300,000 | tohu ngaatus ibu | kotohu ngaatus ibu |
| 1,000,000 | lizong | kolizong |
| 2,000,000 | duvo lizong | koduvo lizong |
| 3,000,000 | tohu lizong | kotohu lizong |
| 1,000,000,000 | bilion | kobilion |
Compound number example: 1,234,567 = Solizong duvo ngaatus tohu ngoopod apat (ngo)ibu himo ngaatus onom ngoopod om tuu’
Note: decimal point = poin
For ordinals
| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers | Coastal Kadazan | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | insan | one time / once | kumoinsan | first time |
| 2 | induvo | two times / twice | kumoinduvo | second time |
| 3 | intohu | three times / thrice | kumointohu | third time |
| 4 | ingapat | four times | kumoingapat | fourth time |
| 5 | inhimo | five times | kumoinhimo | fifth time |
| 6 | ingonom | six times | kumoingonom | sixth time |
| 7 | intuu’ | seven times | kumointuu’ | seventh time |
| 8 | invahu | eight times | kumoinvahu | eighth time |
| 9 | insizam | nine times | kumoinsizam | ninth time |
| 10 | ingopod | ten times | kumoingopod | tenth time |
To say how often by using a number followed by 'times', you add the prefix "in-" except:
Information compiled by Lesley Housten Kibat
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