How to count in Sakizaya, an East Formosan language spoken mainly in Hualien County on the east coast of Taiwan.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cacay [tsa.tsaj], cecay [tsə.tsaj], tinacay | sakacacay |
| 2 | tusa [tu.ˈsa], tinusa | sakatusa |
| 3 | tulu [tu.ˈlu], tinulu | sakatulu |
| 4 | sepat [sə.ˈpat], lulu | sakasepat |
| 5 | lima [li.ˈma], awmay | sakalima |
| 6 | enem [ə.ˈnəm], tekelay | sakaenem |
| 7 | pitu [pi.ˈtu], nimuyaw | sakapitu |
| 8 | walu [wa.ˈlu], angiw | sakawalu |
| 9 | siwa [si.ˈwa], putut | sakasiwa |
| 10 | cacay a bataan [tsa.ˈtsaj a ba.ta.ˈan], teki' | |
| 11 | sabaw cacay [sa.ˈbaw tsa.ˈtsaj] | |
| 12 | sabaw tusa [sa.ˈbaw tu.ˈsa] | |
| 13 | sabaw tulu [sa.ˈbaw tu.ˈlu] | |
| 14 | sabaw sepat [sa.ˈbaw sə.ˈpat] | |
| 15 | sabaw lima [sa.ˈbaw li.ˈma] | |
| 16 | sabaw enem [sa.ˈbaw ə.ˈnəm] | |
| 17 | sabaw pitu [sa.ˈbaw pi.ˈtu] | |
| 18 | sabaw walu [sa.ˈbaw wa.ˈlu] | |
| 19 | sabaw siwa [sa.ˈbaw si.ˈwa] | |
| 20 | tusa a bataan | |
| 21 | tusa bataan izaw ku cacay | |
| 22 | tusa bataan izaw ku tusa | |
| 23 | tusa bataan izaw ku tulu | |
| 24 | tusa bataan izaw ku sepat | |
| 25 | tusa bataan izaw ku lima | |
| 26 | tusa bataan izaw ku enem | |
| 27 | tusa bataan izaw ku pitu | |
| 28 | tusa bataan izaw ku walu | |
| 29 | tusa bataan izaw ku siwa | |
| 30 | tulu a bataan | |
| 40 | sepat a bataan | |
| 50 | lima a bataan | |
| 60 | enem a bataan | |
| 70 | pitu a bataan | |
| 80 | walu a bataan | |
| 90 | siwa a bataan | |
| 100 | cacay a lasubu | |
| 200 | tusa a lasubu | |
| 1,000 | cacay a malebut | |
| 10,000 | mang, amang, emang |
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Information about Sakizaya numbers
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Sakizaya_numerals
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Module:number_list/data/szy
Information about Sakizaya | Numbers
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