How to count in Arosi, a Southeast Solomonic language spoken on Makira Island in Makira-Ulawa Province in the Solomon Islands.
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| Numeral | Cardinal |
|---|---|
| 1 | e ta'ai, e ta'i, e ta |
| 2 | e rua |
| 3 | e oru |
| 4 | e hai |
| 5 | e rima |
| 6 | e ono |
| 7 | e biu |
| 8 | e waru |
| 9 | e seiva, e siwa |
| 10 | tangahuru |
| 11 | e ta'i tangahuru mana e ta'i |
| 12 | e ta'i tangahuru mana rua |
| 13 | e ta'i tangahuru mana oru |
| 14 | e ta'i tangahuru mana hai |
| 15 | e ta'i tangahuru mana rima |
| 16 | e ta'i tangahuru mana ono |
| 17 | e ta'i tangahuru mana biu |
| 18 | e ta'i tangahuru mana waru |
| 19 | e ta'i tangahuru mana seiva |
| 20 | e rua tangahuru |
| 21 | e rua tangahuru mana e rua |
| 22 | e rua tangahuru mana rua |
| 23 | e rua tangahuru mana oru |
| 24 | e rua tangahuru mana hai |
| 25 | e rua tangahuru mana rima |
| 26 | e rua tangahuru mana ono |
| 27 | e rua tangahuru mana biu |
| 28 | e rua tangahuru mana waru |
| 29 | e rua tangahuru mana seiva |
| 30 | e oru tangahuru |
| 40 | e hai tangahuru |
| 50 | e rima tangahuru |
| 60 | e ono tangahuru |
| 70 | e biu tangahuru |
| 80 | e waru tangahuru |
| 90 | e seiva tangahuru, e siwa tangahuru |
| 100 | tangarau |
| 1,000 | meru |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arosi_language#Numerals
https://www.jstor.org/stable/20702384
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Arosi.htm
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Information about Arosi | Numbers
Arosi, Gela, Ghari, Kwaraʼae, Lau, Lengo, Oroha, Santa Cruz
Alphabetical index | Language family index
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