How to count in Motuna, a South Bougainville language spoken in mainly in Siwai Rural LLG in the southwest of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | nouru |
| 2 | kiuruko |
| 3 | peemongu |
| 4 | korimongu, korinoruu |
| 5 | puunoruu |
| 6 | nourungi noro |
| 7 | kiurukee noro |
| 8 | peemongui noro |
| 9 | korimongui / korinoruungi noro |
| 10 | noro |
| 11 | nourungi kinongo |
| 12 | kiurukee kinongo |
| 13 | peemongui kinongo |
| 14 | korimongui/korinoruungi kinongo |
| 15 | puunoruungi kinongo |
| 16 | nourungi norongi kinongo |
| 17 | kiurukee norongi kinongo |
| 18 | peemongui norongi kinongo |
| 19 | korimongui/korinoruungi norongi kinongo |
| 20 | kinongo |
| 21 | nourungi peenong |
| 22 | kiurukee peenong |
| 23 | peemongui peenong |
| 24 | korimongui / korinoruungi peenong |
| 25 | puunoruungi peenong |
| 26 | nourungi norongi peenong |
| 27 | kiurukee norongi peenong |
| 28 | peemongui norongi peenong |
| 29 | korimongui/korinoruungi norongi peenong |
| 30 | peenong |
| 40 | korinong |
| 50 | puunong |
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Information about counting in Motuna
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Motuna.htm
Information about Motuna | Numbers
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