How to count in Seimat, an Oceanic language spoken in Manus Province in northern Papua New Guinea.
Classifiers are used with numbers depending on what is being counted. They are combined with the numbers, which are abbreviated. For example: 1 person = tel seilon, 2 houses = hũhũa seilon, 3 houses = tolu seilon, 1 dog = tok sinen, 2 dogs = hũok sinen, 3 dogs = toluok sinen, 1 tree = tea pata, 2 trees = hũa pata, 3 trees = tolua pata.
Nasal vowels can also be written with a colon before them: :a = ã.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | tehu |
| 2 | hũõhu |
| 3 | toluhu |
| 4 | hinalo |
| 5 | te-panim (“1 hand”) |
| 6 | te-panim tehu |
| 7 | te-panim hũohu |
| 8 | te-panim toluhu |
| 9 | te-panim hinalo |
| 10 | hũõ-panim (“2 hands”) |
| 11 | hũõ-panim tehu |
| 12 | hũõ-panim hũõhu |
| 13 | hũõ-panim toluhu |
| 14 | hũõ-panim hinalo |
| 15 | tolupa (“3 hands”) |
| 16 | tolupa tehu |
| 17 | tolupa hũõhu |
| 18 | tolupa toluhu |
| 19 | tolupa hinalo |
| 20 | seilon tel (“1 man”) |
| 21 | seilon tel tehu |
| 22 | seilon tel hũõhu |
| 23 | seilon tel toluhu |
| 24 | seilon tel hinalo |
| 25 | seilon tel te-panim |
| 26 | seilon tel te-panim tehu |
| 27 | seilon tel te-panim hũohu |
| 28 | seilon tel te-panim toluhu |
| 29 | seilon tel te-panim hinalo |
| 30 | seilon tolu |
| 40 | seilon hinalo |
| 50 | seilon tepanim |
| 60 | seilon tepanim tehu |
| 70 | seilon tepanim hũhũa |
| 80 | seilon tepanim tolu |
| 90 | seilon tepanim hinalo |
| 100 | patei tel |
Information about Seimat numbers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seimat_language#Numbers
https://www.sil.org/resources/archives/23675
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Seimat.htm
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Information about Seimat | Numbers
Adzera, Ahamb, Äiwoo, Aneityum, Apma, Araki, Are, Avava, Babatana, Bariai, Big Numbas, Bola, Cheke Holo, Daakaka, Dorig, Fijian, Hiw, Hoava, Kara, Kokota, Kove, Kwamera, Lakon, Lewo, Lote, Lo-Toga, Manam, Maskelynes, Mavea, Motu, Mussau-Emira, Mwerlap, Mwotlap, Nafsan, Nahavaq, Namakura, Naman, Nduke, Neve‘ei, North Efate, Nume, Paama, Papapana, Rotuman, Roviana, Seimat, Siar, Sio, Sobei, Sursurunga, Tigak, Tamambo, Ubir, Ughele, Vitu, Western Fijian, Vurës, Yabem, Yapese
Alphabetical index | Language family index
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