How to count in Manam, a Western Oceanic language spoken on Manam Island in Papua New Guinea.
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Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
---|---|---|
1 | teke | muamuatuka |
2 | rua | ruaia |
3 | toli | tolia |
4 | oati | oatia |
5 | lima | limaia |
6 | lima-teke | lima-tekea |
7 | lima-rua | lima-ruaia |
8 | lima-toli | lima-tolia |
9 | lima-oati | lima-oatia |
10 | kulemoa | kulemoaia |
11 | kulemoa-be-teke | |
12 | kulemoa-be-rua | |
13 | kulemoa-be-toli | |
14 | kulemoa-be-oati | |
15 | kulemoa-be-lima | |
16 | kulemoa-be-lima-teke | |
17 | kulemoa-be-lima-rua | |
18 | kulemoa-be-lima-toli | |
19 | kulemoa-be-lima-oati | |
20 | tamoata | |
21 | tamoata-teke-be-teke | |
22 | tamoata-teke-be-rua | |
23 | tamoata-teke-be-toli | |
24 | tamoata-teke-be-oati | |
25 | tamoata-teke-be-lima | |
26 | tamoata-teke-be-lima-teke | |
27 | tamoata-teke-be-lima-rua | |
28 | tamoata-teke-be-lima-toli | |
29 | tamoata-teke-be-lima-oati | |
30 | kulemoa-toli, tamoata-teke-be-kulemoa | |
40 | kulemoa-oati, tamoata-rua | |
50 | kulemoa-lima | |
60 | kulemoa-lima-teke | |
70 | kulemoa-lima-rua | |
80 | kulemoa-lima-toli | |
90 | kulemoa-lima-oati | |
100 | tamoata lima |
Information about Manam
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manam_language
https://www.ethnologue.com/language/mva
Compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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