How to count in Lote, a member of the Oceanic branch of the Malayo-Polynesian language family spoken in East New Britain Province in Papua New Guinea.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | éllé |
| 2 | nai |
| 3 | mol |
| 4 | hénél |
| 5 | limé |
| 6 | limé pe ratele éllé (lit. five and hold one) |
| 7 | limé pe ratele nai (lit. five and hold two) |
| 8 | limé pe ratele mol (lit. five and hold three) |
| 9 | limé pe ratele hénél (lit. five and hold four) |
| 10 | analoch (lit. one whole) |
| 11 | analoch pe éllé (lit. one whole and one) |
| 12 | analoch pe nai (lit. one whole and two) |
| 13 | analoch pe mol (lit. one whole and three) |
| 14 | analoch pe hénél (lit. one whole and four) |
| 15 | analoch pe limé (lit. one whole and five) |
| 16 | analoch pe limé pe ratele éllé (lit. one whole and five and hold one ) |
| 17 | analoch pe limé pe ratele nai (lit. one whole and five and hold two) |
| 18 | analoch pe limé pe ratele mol (lit. one whole and five and hold three) |
| 19 | analoch pe limé pe ratele hénél (lit. one whole and five and hold four) |
| 20 | ana non kina éllé (lit. the bones of one man) |
| 21 | ana non kina éllé pe éllé (lit. the bones of one man and one) |
| 22 | ana non kina éllé pe nai (lit. the bones of one man and two) |
| 23 | ana non kina éllé pe mol (lit. the bones of one man and three) |
| 24 | ana non kina éllé pe hénél (lit. the bones of one man and four) |
| 25 | ana non kina éllé pe limé (lit. the bones of one man and five) |
| 26 | ana non kina éllé pe limé pe ratele éllé (lit. the bones of one man and five and hold one) |
| 27 | ana non kina éllé pe limé pe ratele nai (lit. the bones of one man and five and hold two) |
| 28 | ana non kina éllé pe limé pe ratele mol (lit. the bones of one man and five and hold three) |
| 29 | ana non kina éllé pe limé pe ratele hénél (lit. the bones of one man and five and hold four) |
| 30 | ana non kina éllé pe analoch (lit. the bones of one man and one whole) |
| 40 | ana non kina nai (lit. the bones of two men) |
| 50 | ana non kina nai pe analoch (lit. the bones of two men and one whole) |
| 60 | ana non kina mol (lit. the bones of three men) |
| 70 | ana non kina mol pe analoch (lit. the bones of three men and one whole) |
| 80 | ana non kina hénél (lit. the bones of four men) |
| 90 | ana non kina hénél pe analoch (lit. the bones of four men and one whole) |
| 100 | ana non kina limé (lit. the bones of five men) |
| 200 | ana non kina analoch (the bones of ten (whole) men) |
Source: Greg Pearson and René van den Berg. Lote Grammar Sketch. SIL Ukarumpa, PNG – 2008.
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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