How to count in Xârâcùù, a Southern New Caledonian language spoken in the North Province of New Caledonia.
Classifiers are added to these numbers depending on what is being counted. They are added as suffixes in 1, and as prefixes to other numbers.
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| Numeral | Cardinal |
|---|---|
| 1 | chaa [ʃɑː] |
| 2 | baaru [ᵐbɑːru] |
| 3 | bachéé [ᵐbɑʃɤː] |
| 4 | kêrêfuè [kɛ̃rɛ̃fuɛ] |
| 5 | kêrênürü [kɛ̃rɛ̃nɨ̃rɨ̃] |
| 6 | kêrênürü mê chaa [kɛ̃rɛ̃nɨ̃rɨ̃ mɛ̃ ʃɑː] |
| 7 | kêrênürü mê baaru [kɛ̃rɛ̃nɨ̃rɨ̃ mɛ̃ ᵐbɑːru] |
| 8 | kêrênürü mê bachéé [kɛ̃rɛ̃nɨ̃rɨ̃ mɛ̃ ᵐbɑʃɤː] |
| 9 | kêrênürü mê kêrêfuè [kɛ̃rɛ̃nɨ̃rɨ̃ mɛ̃ kɛ̃rɛ̃fuɛ] |
| 10 | duchêêxê [ⁿduʃɛ̃ːxɛ̃] |
| 11 | duchêêxê mê chaa [ⁿduʃɛ̃ːxɛ̃ mɛ̃ ʃɑː] |
| 12 | duchêêxê mê baaru [ⁿduʃɛ̃ːxɛ̃ mɛ̃ ᵐbɑːru] |
| 13 | duchêêxê mê bachéé [ⁿduʃɛ̃ːxɛ̃ mɛ̃ ᵐbɑʃɤː] |
| 14 | duchêêxê mê kêrêfùè [ⁿduʃɛ̃ːxɛ̃ mɛ̃ kɛ̃rɛ̃fuɛ] |
| 15 | acaa [ɑt͡ʃɑː], duchêêxê mê |
| 16 | acaa mê chaa |
| 17 | acaa mê baaru |
| 18 | acaa mê bachéé |
| 19 | acaa mê kêrêfuè |
| 20 | xê chaa kãmũrũ |
| 21 | xê chaa kãmũrũ mê chaa |
| 22 | xê chaa kãmũrũ mê baaru |
| 23 | xê chaa kãmũrũ mê bachéé |
| 24 | xê chaa kãmũrũ mê kêrêfuè |
| 25 | xê chaa kãmũrũ mê kêrênürü |
| 26 | xê chaa kãmũrũ mê kêrênürü mê chaa |
| 27 | xê chaa kãmũrũ mê kêrênürü mê baaru |
| 28 | xê chaa kãmũrũ mê kêrênürü mê bachéé |
| 29 | xê chaa kãmũrũ mê kêrênürü mê kêrêfùè |
| 30 | xê chaa kãmũrũ mê duchêêxê |
| 40 | xê baaru kãmũrũ |
| 50 | xê baaru kãmũrũ mê duchêêxê |
| 60 | bachéé kãmũrũ |
| 70 | bachéé kãmũru mê duchêêxê |
| 80 | kêrêfuè kãmũrũ |
| 90 | kêrêfuè kãmũrũ mê duchêêxê |
| 100 | dèèri |
Information about counting in Xârâcùù
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Xaracuu.htm
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Xârâcùù_numerals
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xârâcùù#Numerals
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about Xârâcùù | Numbers
Cèmuhî, Drehu, Kumak, Nengone, Numèè, Nyelâyu, Paicî, Tîrî, Xârâcùù
Alphabetical index | Language family index
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