How to count in Gela (Nggela), a Southeast Solomonic language spoken in the Nggela Islands in the Central Province of the Solomon Islands.
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| Numeral | Cardinal |
|---|---|
| 1 | keja, sakai |
| 2 | rua |
| 3 | tolu |
| 4 | vati |
| 5 | lima |
| 6 | ono |
| 7 | vitu |
| 8 | alu |
| 9 | hiua |
| 10 | hangavulu sakai |
| 11 | hangavulu sakai |
| 12 | hangavulu rua |
| 13 | hangavulu tolu |
| 14 | hangavulu vati |
| 15 | hangavulu lima |
| 16 | hangavulu ono |
| 17 | hangavulu vitu |
| 18 | hangavulu alu |
| 19 | hangavulu hiua |
| 20 | rua hangavulu |
| 21 | rua hangavulu sakai |
| 22 | rua hangavulu rua |
| 23 | rua hangavulu tolu |
| 24 | rua hangavulu vati |
| 25 | rua hangavulu lima |
| 26 | rua hangavulu ono |
| 27 | rua hangavulu vitu |
| 28 | rua hangavulu alu |
| 29 | rua hangavulu hiua |
| 30 | tolu hangavulu |
| 40 | vati hangavulu |
| 50 | lima hangavulu |
| 60 | ono hangavulu |
| 70 | vitu hangavulu |
| 80 | alu hangavulu |
| 90 | hiua hangavulu |
| 100 | (sakai na) hangalatu |
| 200 | rua na hangalatu |
| 1,000 | sakai na togha |
| 2,000 | rua na togha |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gela_language#Numbers
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Gela-AN.htm
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