How to count in Abui (Abui tanga), a Trans-New Guinea language spoken on the Alor Archipelago in East Nusa Tenggara province in eastern Indonesia.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | nuku | he-teitu |
| 2 | ayoku | he-ayoku |
| 3 | sua | he-sua |
| 4 | buti | he-buti |
| 5 | yeting | he-yeting |
| 6 | talaama | he-talaama |
| 7 | yetingayoku (5+2) | he-yetingayoku |
| 8 | yetingsua (5+3) | he-yetingsua |
| 9 | yetingbuti (5+4) | he-yetingbuti |
| 10 | karnuku | he-karnuku |
| 11 | karnuku wal nuku | |
| 12 | karnuku wal ayoku | |
| 13 | karnuku wal sua | |
| 14 | karnuku wal buti | |
| 15 | karnuku wal yeting | |
| 16 | karnuku wal talaama | |
| 17 | karnuku wal yetingayoku | |
| 18 | karnuku wal yetingsua | |
| 19 | karnuku wal yetingbuti | |
| 20 | kar-ayoku | |
| 21 | kar-ayoku wal nuku | |
| 22 | kar-ayoku wal ayoku | |
| 23 | kar-ayoku wal sua | |
| 24 | kar-ayoku wal buti | |
| 25 | kar-ayoku wal yeting | |
| 26 | kar-ayoku wal talaama | |
| 27 | kar-ayoku wal yetingayoku | |
| 28 | kar-ayoku wal yetingsua | |
| 29 | kar-ayoku wal yetingbuti | |
| 30 | kar-sua | |
| 40 | kar-buti | |
| 50 | kar-yeting | |
| 60 | kar-talaama | |
| 70 | kar-yetingayoku | |
| 80 | kar-yetingsua | |
| 90 | kar-yetingbuti | |
| 100 | aisaha nuku | |
| 200 | aisaha ayoku | |
| 300 | aisaha sua | |
| 400 | aisaha buti | |
| 500 | aisaha yeting | |
| 600 | aisaha talaama | |
| 700 | aisaha yetingayoku | |
| 800 | aisaha yetingsua | |
| 900 | aisaha yetingbuti | |
| 1,000 | rifi nuku | |
| 2,000 | rifi ayoku | |
| 3,000 | rifi sua | |
| 4,000 | rifi buti | |
| 5,000 | rifi yeting | |
| 6,000 | rifi talaama | |
| 7,000 | rifi yetingayoku | |
| 8,000 | rifi yetingsua | |
| 9,000 | rifi yetingbuti | |
| 10,000 | rifi karnuku | |
| 1,000,000 | rat nuku |
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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