How to count in Pingelapese, a Micronesian language spoken mainly in Pingelap and Pohnpei in Micronesia.
The numbers 1-9 have differents forms depending on what you are counting. The first numbers shown are used to count non-specific things; the second set are used for long things, such as roads and trees; the third set are used for animate things, such as people, animals and birds; the fourth set for are used for small or partial objects, and the fifth set for other nouns.
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| Numeral | Cardinal |
|---|---|
| 1 | aehd (non-specific things) aepas (long things) aemen (animate things) ekis (small things) eu (other nouns) |
| 2 | ari (non-specific things) risepas (long things) riaemaen (animate things) risekis (small things) riau (other nouns) |
| 3 | esil (non-specific things) silipas (long things) silimaen (animate things) silikis (small things) silu (other nouns) |
| 4 | aepoang (non-specific things) pahpas (long things) pahmaen (animate things) pahkis (small things) pahu (other nouns) |
| 5 | alim (non-specific things) luhpas (long things) luhmaen (animate things) lumikis (small things) limau (other nouns) |
| 6 | awoahn (non-specific things) woanaepas (long things) woanaemaen (animate things) woanikis (small things) wonou (other nouns) |
| 7 | aeis (non-specific things) isipas (long things) isimaen (animate things) isikis (small things) isu (other nouns) |
| 8 | aewael (non-specific things) waelaepas (long things) waelaemaen (animate things) waelikis (small things) waelu (other nouns) |
| 9 | add (non-specific things) duaepas (long things) duaemaen (animate things) duoau (small things) duoau (other nouns) |
| 10 | eisik, eisaek |
| 11 | eisaek aehd |
| 12 | eisaek ari |
| 13 | eisaek esil |
| 14 | eisaek aepoang |
| 15 | eisaek alim |
| 16 | eisaek awoahn |
| 17 | eisaek aeis |
| 18 | eisaek aewael |
| 19 | eisaek add |
| 20 | rieisaek |
| 30 | silihsaek |
| 40 | pahisaek |
| 50 | limeisaek |
| 60 | woneisaek |
| 70 | isihsaek |
| 80 | waelihsaek |
| 90 | tueisaek |
| 100 | epwiki |
| 200 | repwiki |
| 300 | silipwiki |
| 400 | pahpwiki |
| 500 | limepwiki |
| 600 | wonepwiki |
| 700 | isipwiki |
| 800 | waelipwiki |
| 900 | duepwiki |
| 1,000 | kid |
| 10,000 | naen |
| 100,000 | lop |
| 1,000,000 | rar |
Information about counting in Pingelapese
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pingelapese_language#Numerals
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Information about Pingelapese | Numbers
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