How to count in Saisiyat (SaySiyat), a Northern Formosan language spoken in Miaoli and Hsinchu counties in northern of Taiwan.
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Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
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1 | ’aehae’ [ʔæhæʔ] |
2 | roSa’ [roʃaʔ] |
3 | tooo’ [to:oʔ] |
4 | Sopat [ʃopat] |
5 | haseb [hasəb] |
6 | SayboSii [ʃajboʃi:] |
7 | SayboSii o ’aehae’ (6 + 1) [ʃajboʃi: o ʔæhæʔ] |
8 | maykaSpat (2 x 4) [majkaʃpat] |
9 | hae’hae’ (10 – 1) [hæʔhæʔ] |
10 | lampez [lampəð] |
11 | lampez ’aehae’ [lampəð ʔæhæʔ] |
12 | lampez roSa’ [lampəð roʃaʔ] |
13 | lampez tooo’ [lampəð to:oʔ] |
14 | lampez Sopat [lampəð ʃopat] |
15 | lampez haseb [lampəð hasəb] |
16 | lampez SayboSii [lampəð ʃajboʃi:] |
17 | lampez SayboSii o ’aehae’ [lampəð ʃajboʃi: o ʔæhæʔ] |
18 | lampez maykaSpat [lampəð majkaʃpat] |
19 | lampez hae’hae’ [lampəð hæʔhæʔ] |
20 | Sam’iyaeh [ʃamʔijæh] |
21 | Sam’iyaeh o ’aehae’ [ʃamʔijæh o ʔæhæʔ] |
22 | Sam’iyaeh o roSa’ [ʃamʔijæh o roʃaʔ] |
23 | Sam’iyaeh o tooo’ [ʃamʔijæh o to:oʔ] |
24 | Sam’iyaeh o Sopat [ʃamʔijæh o ʃopat] |
25 | Sam’iyaeh o haseb [ʃamʔijæh o hasəb] |
26 | Sam’iyaeh o SayboSii [ʃamʔijæh o ʃajboʃi:] |
27 | Sam’iyaeh o SayboSii ’aehae’ [ʃamʔijæh o ʃajboʃi: ʔæhæʔ] |
28 | Sam’iyaeh o maykaSpat [ʃamʔijæh o majkaʃpat] |
29 | Sam’iyaeh o hae’hae’ [ʃamʔijæh o hæʔhæʔ] |
30 | matoool [mato:ol] |
40 | moneSpat [monəʃpat] |
50 | monaseb [monasəb] |
60 | monSayboSii [monʃajboʃi:] |
70 | monSayboSii o ’aehae’ [monʃajboʃi: o ʔæhæʔ] |
80 | monmaykaSpat [monmajkaʃpat] |
90 | monhae’hae’ [monhæʔhæʔ] |
100 | kaboehoel, ’aehae’ kinkaboehoel [kaßœhœl, ʔæhæʔ kinkaßœhœl] |
200 | roSa’ kinkaboehoel [roʃaʔ kinkaßœhœl] |
1,000 | ’aehae’ siyan [ʔæhæʔ θijan] |
2,000 | roSa’ siyan [roʃaʔ +A1:C40θijan] |
Source: Paul Jen-kuei Li. A Comparative Vocabulary of Saisiyat Dialects. Acadenia Sinica.
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