How to count in Hawu (Lii Hawu), a Malayo-Polynesian 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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