How to count in Wandamen, a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken in West Papua in Indonesia.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | siri | retena |
| 2 | muandu | veve muandu |
| 3 | toru | veve toru |
| 4 | at | veve at |
| 5 | rim | veve rim |
| 6 | rim e siri (lit. 5+1) | veve rim e siri |
| 7 | rim e muandu (lit. 5+2) | veve rim e muandu |
| 8 | rim e toru (lit. 5+3) | veve rim e toru |
| 9 | rim e at (lit. 5+4) | veve rim e at |
| 10 | sura | veve sura |
| 11 | sura e siri | |
| 12 | sura e muandu | |
| 13 | sura e toru | |
| 14 | sura e at | |
| 15 | sura e rim | |
| 16 | sura e rim e siri | |
| 17 | sura e rim e muandu | |
| 18 | sura e rim e toru | |
| 19 | sura e rim e at | |
| 20 | siniotu siri (lit. one person) | |
| 21 | siniotu siri e vemandi siri | |
| 22 | siniotu siri e vemandi muandu | |
| 23 | siniotu siri e vemandi toru | |
| 24 | siniotu siri e vemandi at | |
| 25 | siniotu siri e vemandi rim | |
| 26 | siniotu siri e vemandi rim e siri | |
| 27 | siniotu siri e vemandi rim e muandu | |
| 28 | siniotu siri e vemandi rim e toru | |
| 29 | siniotu siri e vemandi rim e at | |
| 30 | siniotu siri e vemandi sura | |
| 40 | siniotu muandu (lit. two persons) | |
| 50 | siniotu muandu e vemandi sura | |
| 60 | siniotu toru (lit. three persons) | |
| 70 | siniotu toru e vemandi sura | |
| 80 | siniotu at (lit. four persons) | |
| 90 | siniotu at e vemandi sura | |
| 100 | utin siri | |
| 200 | utin muanda | |
| 300 | utin toru | |
| 400 | utin at | |
| 500 | utin rim | |
| 600 | utin rim e siri | |
| 700 | utin rim e muandu | |
| 800 | utin rim e toru | |
| 900 | utin rim e at | |
| 1,000 | siaran siri | |
| 2,000 | siaran muandu | |
| 3,000 | siaran toru | |
| 4,000 | siaran at | |
| 5,000 | siaran rim | |
| 6,000 | siaran rim e siri | |
| 7,000 | siaran rim e muandu | |
| 8,000 | siaran rim e toru | |
| 9,000 | siaran rim e at | |
| 10,000 | siaran sura | |
| 1/2 | dovaru | |
| 1/4 | dovaru veve at | |
| 1 1/2 | siri e tamua |
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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