How to count in Drehu (Deʼu), a New Caledonian language spoken on Lifou Island in New Caledonia.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cas, čas, wan | hnapan |
| 2 | lue, luete, tru | hnaluen |
| 3 | köni, könite, theri | hnakönin |
| 4 | eke, eketen, foa | hnaeken |
| 5 | tripi (1x5), faif | hnatripin |
| 6 | cangömen, sikis | hnacangömen |
| 7 | luengömen, seven | hnaluengömen |
| 8 | köningömen, eit | hnaköningömenën |
| 9 | ekengömen, nein | hnaekengömenën |
| 10 | luepi, ten | hnaluepin |
| 11 | cako, čako, ileven | hnacakon |
| 12 | luako, tuelof | hnaluakon |
| 13 | köniko, thörtin | hnakönikon |
| 14 | ekako, fortin | hnaekakon |
| 15 | könipi (3x5), fifitin | hnakönipin |
| 16 | caqaihano | hnacaqaihanon |
| 17 | lueqaihano, seventin | hnalueqaihanon |
| 18 | köniqaihano, eitin | hnaköniqaihanon |
| 19 | ekeqaihano, neintin | hnaekeqaihanon |
| 20 | ca at, tuente | hnacatën |
| 21 | ca at nge cas | |
| 22 | ca at nge lue | |
| 23 | ca at nge köni | |
| 24 | ca at nge eke | |
| 25 | ca at nge tripi | |
| 26 | ca at nge cangömen | |
| 27 | ca at nge luengömen | |
| 28 | ca at nge köningömen | |
| 29 | ca at nge ekengömen | |
| 30 | ca at nge luepi, thörti | |
| 40 | lue at, forte | |
| 50 | lue at nge luepi, fifite | |
| 60 | köniat, sikiste | |
| 70 | köni at nge luepi | |
| 80 | ekat, eite | |
| 90 | ekate nge luepi, neinti | |
| 100 | ʈiːpi o aʈ ('five persons) / haɖeɖ | |
| 200 | lue haɖeɖ | |
| 1,000 | thausan | |
| 2,000 | lue thausan |
Numbers in italics are English loanwords.
Information about Drehu (Dehu) numerals
https://mpi-lingweb.shh.mpg.de/numeral/Dehu.htm
Information provided by Wolfgang Kuhl
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Information about Drehu | Numbers
Ajië, Cèmuhî, Drehu, Kumak, Nengone, Numèè, Nyelâyu, Paicî, Tîrî, Xârâcùù
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