How to count in Emae (Fakamakata), a Polynesian language spoken mainly on the island of Emae in Shefa province of Vanuatu.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | tasi | na'tasi |
| 2 | rua | na'rua |
| 3 | toru | na'toru |
| 4 | fa | na'fa |
| 5 | rima | na'rima |
| 6 | ono | na'ono |
| 7 | fitu | na'fitu |
| 8 | βaru, faru | na'βaru, na'faru |
| 9 | siβa, siva | na'siβa, na'siva |
| 10 | ŋa'furu | na'ŋa'furu |
| 11 | ŋa'furu e 'tasi | na'ŋa'furu e 'tasi |
| 12 | ŋa'furu e 'rua | na'ŋa'furu e 'rua |
| 13 | ŋa'furu e 'toru | na'ŋa'furu e 'toru |
| 14 | ŋa'furu e 'fa | na'ŋa'furu e 'fa |
| 15 | ŋa'furu e 'rima | na'ŋa'furu e 'rima |
| 16 | ŋa'furu e 'ono | na'ŋa'furu e 'ono |
| 17 | ŋa'furu e 'fitu | na'ŋa'furu e 'fitu |
| 18 | ŋa'furu e 'βaru | na'ŋa'furu e 'βaru |
| 19 | ŋa'furu e 'siβa | na'ŋa'furu e 'siβa |
| 100 | pono'tia e 'tasi | na'pono'tia e 'tasi |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polynesian_languages#Numerals_in_Polynesian_languages
Capell, A. (1962). The Polynesian language of Mae (Emwae), New Hebrides. Auckland: Linguistic Society of New Zealand.
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