How to count in Kove, a member of the Oceanic branch of the Malayo-Polynesian language family spoken in New Brtiain in Papua New Guinea.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ere | ere |
| 2 | hua | hua aia |
| 3 | tolu | tolu aia |
| 4 | pange | pange aia |
| 5 | lima | lima aia |
| 6 | lima gha ere (5+1) | |
| 7 | lima gha hua (5+2) | |
| 8 | lima gha tolu (5+3) | |
| 9 | lima gha pange (5+4) | |
| 10 | sangaulu | |
| 11 | sangaulu gha ere (10+1) | |
| 12 | sangaulu gha hua (10+2) | |
| 13 | sangaulu gha tolu (10+3) | |
| 14 | sangaulu gha pange (10+4) | |
| 15 | sangaulu gha lima (10+5) | |
| 16 | sangaulu gha lima gha ere (10+5+1) | |
| 17 | sangaulu gha lima gha hua (10+5+2) | |
| 18 | sangaulu gha lima gha tolu (10+5+3) | |
| 19 | sangaulu gha lima gha pange (10+5+4) | |
| 20 | sangaulu hua (10x2) | |
| 21 | sangaulu hua ai-a suvu ere (10x2, left over 1) | |
| 22 | sangaulu hua ai-a suvu hua (10x2, left over 2) | |
| 23 | sangaulu hua ai-a suvu tolu (10x2, left over 3) | |
| 24 | sangaulu hua ai-a suvu pange (10x2, left over 4) | |
| 25 | sangaulu hua ai-a suvu lima (10x2, left over 5) | |
| 26 | sangaulu hua ai-a suvu lima gha ere (10x2, left over 5+1) | |
| 27 | sangaulu hua ai-a suvu lima gha hua (10x2, left over 5+2) | |
| 28 | sangaulu hua ai-a suvu lima gha tolu (10x2, left over 5+3) | |
| 29 | sangaulu hua ai-a suvu lima gha pange (10x2, left over 5+4) | |
| 30 | sangaulu tolu (10x3) | |
| 40 | sangaulu pange (10x4) | |
| 50 | sangalima | |
| 60 | sangalima sangaulu ere (fifty ten one, 50+10x1) | |
| 70 | sangalima sangaulu hua (fifty ten two, 50+10x2) | |
| 80 | sangalima sangaulu tolu (fifty ten three, 50+10x3) | |
| 90 | sangalima sangaulu pange (fifty ten four, 50+10x4) | |
| 100 | vuno | |
| 101 | vuno ai-a suvu ere (hundred left over one) | |
| 110 | vuno ai-a suvu sangaulu (hundred left over ten) | |
| 1,000 | vuno vana | |
| 1,001 | vuno vana ai-a suvu ere (thousand left over one) | |
| 2,000 | vuno vana hua (1,000x2) |
Source: Hiroko, Sato. Grammar of Kove : an Austronesian language of the West New Britain province, Papua New Guinea. Universtiy of Hawaii at Manoa, 2013
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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