How to count in Sobei, a member of the Western Oceanic branch of the Malayo-Polynesian language family spoken in Papua province of Indonesia.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | mamuse | |
| 1 | tes | werfaumau, fufumau, s’as’amau |
| 2 | daidu | sortane wero tara daidu |
| 3 | tou | sortane wero tara tou |
| 4 | fau | sortane wero tara fau |
| 5 | dim | sortane wero tara dim |
| 6 | dimtes (5+1) | sortane wero tara dimtes |
| 7 | dimdaidu (5+2) | sortane wero tara dimdau |
| 8 | dimtou (5+3) | sortane wero tara dimtou |
| 9 | dimfau (5+4) | sortane wero tara dimfau |
| 10 | snafut | sortane wero tara snafut |
| 11 | snafut tes | |
| 12 | snafut daidu | |
| 13 | snafut dou | |
| 14 | snafut fau | |
| 15 | snafut dim | |
| 16 | snafut dimtes | |
| 17 | snafut dimdaidu | |
| 18 | snafut dimtou | |
| 19 | snafut dimfau | |
| 20 | daidu snafut | |
| 21 | daidu snafut tes | |
| 22 | daidu snafut daidu | |
| 23 | daidu snafut tou | |
| 24 | daidu snafut fau | |
| 25 | daidu snafut dim | |
| 26 | daidu snafut dimtes | |
| 27 | daidu snafut dimdaidu | |
| 28 | daidu snafut dimtou | |
| 29 | daidu snafut dimfau | |
| 30 | tou snafut | |
| 40 | fau snafut | |
| 50 | dim snafut | |
| 60 | dimtes snafut | |
| 70 | dimdaidu snafut | |
| 80 | dimtou snafut | |
| 90 | dimfau snafut | |
| 100 | snafut wero snafut (10x10) | |
| 200 | daidu snafut snafut | |
| 300 | tou snafut snafut | |
| 400 | fau snafut snafut | |
| 500 | dim snafut snafut | |
| 600 | dimtes snafut snafut | |
| 700 | dimdaidu snafut snafut | |
| 800 | dimtou snafut snafut | |
| 900 | dimfau snafut snafut | |
| 1,000 | tes snafut snafut wero | |
| 2,000 | daidu snafut snafut wero | |
| 3,000 | tou snafut snafut wero | |
| 4,000 | fau snafut snafut wero | |
| 5,000 | dim snafut snafut wero | |
| 6,000 | dimtes snafut snafut wero | |
| 7,000 | dimdaidu snafut snafut wero | |
| 8,000 | dimtou snafut snafut wero | |
| 9,000 | dimfau snafut snafut wero | |
| 10,000 | snafut snafut wero | |
| 1 1/2 | tes tibo |
Source: Pempenye’se fenti den sobeiuse perbendaharaan kata Bahasa sobei. Sobei vocabulary. Program Kerjasma UNCEN-SIL, Irian Jaya, Indonesia – 1987.
Information about the Sobei language
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sobei_language
http://www.ethnologue.com/18/language/sob/
Information about Sobei numerals
https://mpi-lingweb.shh.mpg.de/numeral/Sobei.htm
Information provided by Wolfgang Kuhl
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
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