How to count in Tobelo, a West Papuan language spoken in the provinces of North Maluku and Papua in Indonesia.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | moi | ma-moi |
| 2 | hinóto | ma-hinóto |
| 3 | hange, ruange | ma-hange |
| 4 | iata, ruata | ma-iata |
| 5 | motoa | ma-motoa |
| 6 | butanga | ma-butanga |
| 7 | tumidi | ma-tumidi |
| 8 | tuhange | ma-tuhange |
| 9 | hiwo | ma-hiwo |
| 10 | ngimoi | |
| 11 | ngimoi de moi | |
| 12 | ngimoi de hinóto | |
| 13 | ngimoi de hange | |
| 14 | ngimoi de iata | |
| 15 | ngimoi de motoa | |
| 16 | ngimoi de butanga | |
| 17 | ngimoi de tumidi | |
| 18 | ngimoi de tuhange | |
| 19 | ngimoi de hiwo | |
| 20 | monaoko | |
| 21 | monaoko de moi | |
| 22 | monaoko de hinóto | |
| 23 | monaoko de hange | |
| 24 | monaoko de iata | |
| 25 | monaoko de motoa | |
| 26 | monaoko de butanga | |
| 27 | monaoko de tumidi | |
| 28 | monaoko de tuhange | |
| 29 | monaoko de hiwo | |
| 30 | moruange | |
| 40 | moruata | |
| 50 | moritoa | |
| 60 | moributanga | |
| 70 | moritumidi | |
| 80 | morituhange | |
| 90 | morihiwo | |
| 100 | o ratuhu [Malay loanword] | |
| 200 | o ratuhu hinóto | |
| 1,000 | o saana [Malay loanword] | |
| 2,000 | o saana hinóto |
Source: Gary Holton. Numeral classifiers and number in two Papuan outliers of East Nusantara.
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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Information about Tobelo numbers
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Tobelo.htm
Information about Tobelo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobelo_language
https://www.ethnologue.com/language/tlb
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