Information about counting in Dhao, a Sumba-Flores language spoken in Ndao Island in the Lesser Sunda Islands in Indonesia.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | èci | ka-èci |
| 2 | dua | ka-dua |
| 3 | tèlu | ka-tèlu |
| 4 | èpa | ka-èpa |
| 5 | lèmi | ka-lèmi |
| 6 | èna | ka-èna |
| 7 | pidhu | ka-pidhu |
| 8 | aru | ka-aru |
| 9 | ceo | ka-ceo |
| 10 | canguru | ka-canguru |
| 11 | canguru èci | |
| 12 | canguru dua | |
| 13 | canguru tèlu | |
| 14 | canguru èpa | |
| 15 | canguru lèmi | |
| 16 | canguru èna | |
| 17 | canguru pidhu | |
| 18 | canguru aru | |
| 19 | canguru ceo | |
| 20 | dua nguru | |
| 21 | dua nguru èci | |
| 22 | dua nguru dua | |
| 23 | dua nguru tèlu | |
| 24 | dua nguru èpa | |
| 25 | dua nguru lèmi | |
| 26 | dua nguru èna | |
| 27 | dua nguru pidhu | |
| 28 | dua nguru aru | |
| 29 | dua nguru ceo | |
| 30 | tèlu nguru | |
| 40 | èpa nguru | |
| 50 | lèmi nguru | |
| 60 | èna nguru | |
| 70 | pidhu nguru | |
| 80 | aru nguru | |
| 90 | ceo nguru | |
| 100 | cangasu | |
| 101 | cangasu èci | |
| 200 | dua ngasu | |
| 300 | tèlu ngasu | |
| 400 | èpa ngasu | |
| 500 | lèmi ngasu | |
| 600 | èna ngasu | |
| 700 | pidhu ngasu | |
| 800 | aru ngasu | |
| 900 | ceo ngasu | |
| 1,000 | cariho | |
| 10,000 | canguru riho | |
| 100,000 | cangasu riho | |
| 1,000,000 | cajuta | |
| once | catèka | |
| twice | dua hari | |
| three times | tèlu hari | |
| 1/2 | camalore |
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
Source: Jermy Imanuel Balukh. A Grammar of Dhao: An Endangered Austronesian Language in Eastern Indonesia, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2020.
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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