How to count in Helong, a Timoric language spoken in the Kupang Regency of East Nusa Tenggara province in southern Indonesia.
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Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
---|---|---|
1 | mesa | hmunan |
2 | dua | ke dua |
3 | tilu | ke tilu |
4 | aat | ke aat |
5 | lima | ke lima |
6 | eneng | ke eneng |
7 | itu | ke itu |
8 | palu | ke palu |
9 | sipa | ke sipa |
10 | hngulu | ke hngulu |
11 | hngulu esa | |
12 | hngulu dua | |
13 | hngulu tilu | |
14 | hngulu aat | |
15 | hngulu lima | |
16 | hngulu eneng | |
17 | hngulu itu | |
18 | hngulu palu | |
19 | hngulu sipa | |
20 | buk dua | |
21 | buk dua beas esa | |
22 | buk dua beas dua | |
23 | buk dua beas tilu | |
24 | buk dua beas aat | |
25 | buk dua beas lima | |
26 | buk dua beas eneng | |
27 | buk dua beas itu | |
28 | buk dua beas palu | |
29 | buk dua beas sipa | |
30 | buk tilu | |
32 | buk tilu beas dua buk tilu-s dua |
|
40 | buk aat | |
50 | buk lima | |
60 | buk eneng | |
70 | buk itu | |
80 | buk palu | |
90 | buk sipa | |
100 | ngatus | |
200 | ngatus dua | |
300 | ngatus tilu | |
400 | ngatus aat | |
500 | ngatus lima | |
600 | ngatus eneng | |
700 | ngatus itu | |
800 | ngatus palu | |
900 | ngatus sipa | |
1,000 | lihu | |
2,000 | lihu dua | |
3,000 | lihu tilu | |
4,000 | lihu aat | |
5,000 | lihu lima | |
6,000 | lihu eneng | |
7,000 | lihu itu | |
8,000 | lihu palu | |
9,000 | lihu sipa | |
10,000 | lihu hngulu | |
1,000,000 | juta (Malay loanword) |
Source: Marian Klamer & František Kratochvíl. Number and quantity in East Nusantara. Asia Pacific Linguistics. The Australian National University. Canberra – 2014.
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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