How to count in Hawu (Lii Hawu), a Sumba-Flores language spoken mainly on Savu Island in Indonesia.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | èhi, he- | ke-èhi |
| 2 | d'ue | ke-d'ue |
| 3 | tèlu | ke-tèlu |
| 4 | èpa | ke-èpa |
| 5 | lèmi | ke-lèmi |
| 6 | èna | ke-èna |
| 7 | pidu | ke-pidu |
| 8 | èru | ke-èru |
| 9 | heo | ke-heo |
| 10 | he-nguru | ke-he-nguru |
| 11 | he-nguru èhi | |
| 12 | he-nguru d'ue | |
| 13 | he-nguru tèlu | |
| 14 | he-nguru èpa | |
| 15 | he-nguru lèmi | |
| 16 | he-nguru èna | |
| 17 | he-nguru pidu | |
| 18 | he-nguru èru | |
| 19 | he-nguru heo | |
| 20 | d'ue nguru | |
| 21 | d'ue nguru èhi | |
| 22 | d'ue nguru d'ue | |
| 23 | d'ue nguru tèlu | |
| 24 | d'ue nguru èpa | |
| 25 | d'ue nguru lèmi | |
| 26 | d'ue nguru èna | |
| 27 | d'ue nguru pidu | |
| 28 | d'ue nguru èru | |
| 29 | d'ue nguru heo | |
| 30 | tèlu nguru | |
| 40 | èpa nguru | |
| 50 | lèmi nguru | |
| 60 | èna nguru | |
| 70 | pidu nguru | |
| 80 | èru nguru | |
| 90 | heo nguru | |
| 100 | he-ngahu | |
| 200 | d'ue ngahu | |
| 300 | tèlu ngahu | |
| 400 | èpa ngahu | |
| 500 | lèmi ngahu | |
| 600 | èna ngahu | |
| 700 | pidu ngahu | |
| 800 | èru ngahu | |
| 900 | heo ngahu | |
| 1,000 | he-tèb'a | |
| 2,000 | d'ue tèb'a | |
| 3,000 | tèlu tèb'a | |
| 4,000 | èpa tèb'a | |
| 5,000 | lèmi tèb'a | |
| 6,000 | èna tèb'a | |
| 7,000 | pidu tèb'a | |
| 8.000 | èru tèb'a | |
| 9.000 | heo tèb'a | |
| 10,000 | he-nguru tèb'a |
Source: Alan T. Walker. A GRAMMAR OF SAWU. LINGUISTIC STUDIES IN INDONESIAN AND LANGUAGES IN INDONESIA VOLUME 13. Badan Penyelenggara Seri NUSA Universitas Atma Jaya, Jakarta - 1982.
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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