How to count in Oroha, a Southern Solomonic language spoken in the south of Small Malaita Island in the Solomon Islands.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ʻeta | ʻetana |
| 2 | rua | ruana |
| 3 | ʻooru | ʻooruna |
| 4 | hai | haina |
| 5 | nima | nimana |
| 6 | ʻoono | ʻoonona |
| 7 | hiu | hiuna |
| 8 | waru | waruna |
| 9 | siwa | siwana |
| 10 | tanaharu | tanaharuʻana |
| 11 | tanaharu mana ʻeta | |
| 12 | tanaharu mana rua | |
| 13 | tanaharu mana ʻooru | |
| 14 | tanaharu mana hai | |
| 15 | tanaharu mana nima | |
| 16 | tanaharu mana ʻoono | |
| 17 | tanaharu mana hiu | |
| 18 | tanaharu mana waru | |
| 19 | tanaharu mana siwa | |
| 20 | rua aawara | |
| 21 | rua aawara mana ʻeta | |
| 22 | rua aawara mana rua | |
| 23 | rua aawara mana ʻooru | |
| 24 | rua aawara mana hai | |
| 25 | rua aawara mana nima | |
| 26 | rua aawara mana ʻoono | |
| 27 | rua aawara mana hiu | |
| 28 | rua aawara mana waru | |
| 29 | rua aawara mana siwa | |
| 30 | ʻooru aawara | |
| 40 | hai aawara | |
| 50 | nima aawara | |
| 60 | ʻoono aawara | |
| 70 | hiu aawara | |
| 80 | waru aawara | |
| 90 | siwa aawara | |
| 100 | tanarua | |
| 1,000 | sinora |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oroha_language#Numerals
https://paradisec.org.au/fieldnotes/
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Oroha.htm
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about Oroha | Numbers
Arosi, Gela, Ghari, Kwaraʼae, Lau, Lengo, Oroha, Santa Cruz
Alphabetical index | Language family index
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