How to count in Kalamang, a member of the Berau Gulf group of Trans-New Guinea languages spoken on Karas Island in West Papua in Indonesia.
Some numbers can change depending on what is being counted, for example, one (bundle) = poupkon, one (round thing) = narkon, one (canoe) = mirkon, one (long, thin thing) = kieskon, one (living being) = epkon
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | kon |
| 2 | eir |
| 3 | karuol |
| 4 | kansuor |
| 5 | ap |
| 6 | raman |
| 7 | ramandaling |
| 8 | irie |
| 9 | kaninggonie |
| 10 | putkon |
| 11 | putkon ba kon |
| 12 | putkon ba eir |
| 13 | putkon ba karuok |
| 14 | putkon ba kansuor |
| 15 | putkon ba ap |
| 16 | putkon ba raman |
| 17 | putkon ba ramandalin |
| 18 | putkon ba irie |
| 19 | putkon ba kaninggonie |
| 20 | purir |
| 21 | purir ba kon |
| 22 | purir ba eir |
| 23 | purir ba karuok |
| 24 | purir ba kansuor |
| 25 | purir ba ap |
| 26 | purir ba raman |
| 27 | purir ba ramandalin |
| 28 | purir ba irie |
| 29 | purir ba kaninggonie |
| 30 | putkaruok |
| 40 | putkansuor |
| 50 | purap |
| 60 | putraman |
| 70 | putramandaling |
| 80 | putirie |
| 90 | putkaninggonie |
| 100 | reit, reitkon |
| 1000 | ripi, ripion |
| 10000 | salak |
Information about counting in Kalamang
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Karas.htm
https://langsci-press.org/catalog/book/344
https://dictionaria.clld.org/contributions/kalamang#twords
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Information about Kalamang | Numbers
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