Numbers in Bonggi

How to count in Bonggi, a North Bornean language spoken mainly on Banggi Island in Sabah, Malaysia.

Note: in Bonggi classifiers are attached to numbers when counting specific things. For example, batu for round objects, big objects and animals.

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Numeral	Cardinal	Ordinal
1	esah [esaʔ], satu [satu]	buuh [buːʔ]
2	dua [ˈdu.a]	ngindua
3	tolu [ˈto.lu], tiga [tiga]	ntolu, ngintolu
4	paat [paːt]	kepaat [kepaːt]
5	lima [ˈlʲi.mə̃]	kilima [kilima]
6	onom [ˈɔ.nɔ̃m]	konom [konom]
7	turuh [turuʔ]	kuturuh [kuturuʔ]
8	waluh	kewaluh [kewaluʔ]
9	siabm [ˈsʲi.əᵇm]	kisiabm [kisiam]
10	puluh [ˈɸʷu.luʔ]	kupuluh [kupuluʔ]
11	puluh-esah
12	puluh-dua, dua-belas, sebelas
13	puluh-teluh
14	puluh-paat
15	puluh-lima
16	puluh-onom
17	puluh-turuh
18	puluh-waluh
19	puluh-siabm
20	dua-mpuluh
21/td>	dua-mpuluh-esah
22	dua-mpuluh-dua
23	dua-mpuluh-tolu
24	dua-mpuluh-paat
25	dua-mpuluh-lima
26	dua-mpuluh-onom
27	dua-mpuluh-turuh
28	dua-mpuluh-waluh
29	dua-mpuluh-siabm
30	tolu-mpuluh
40	paat-puluh
50	lima-mpuluh
60	onom-puluh
70	turuh-puluh
80	walu-mpuluh
90	siabm-puluh
100	atus [atus] matus [ˈmã.tus] seratus
1,000	ribu miribu [mɪ̃.ˈɾʲi.βʷu] seribu
10,000	puluh-ribu

Sources: https://www.webonary.org/bonggi/?s=&partialsearcch=1&tax=15544
https://www.webonary.org/bonggi/?s=&partialsearcch=1&tax=15807

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