How to count in Kambera (hilu Humba), a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken in Sumba Island in eastern Indonesia
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| Numeral | Cardinal |
|---|---|
| 1 | diha [ɗiha] |
| 2 | dua [ɗua] |
| 3 | tailu [tailu], tilu [tilu] |
| 4 | patu [patu] |
| 5 | lima [lima] |
| 6 | nomu [nomu] |
| 7 | pitu [pitu] |
| 8 | walu [walu] |
| 9 | hiwa [hiwa] |
| 10 | ha.kambulu |
| 11 | ha.kambulu hau |
| 12 | ha.kambulu dua, ha.kambulu dumba |
| 13 | ha.kambulu tailu |
| 14 | ha.kambulu patu |
| 15 | ha.kambulu lima |
| 16 | ha.kambulu nomu |
| 17 | ha.kambulu pitu |
| 18 | ha.kambulu walu |
| 19 | ha.kambulu hiwa |
| 20 | dua kambulu |
| 21 | dua kambulu luhau |
| 22 | dua kambulu ludua, dua kambulu ludambu |
| 23 | dua kambulu lutailu |
| 24 | dua kambulu lupatu |
| 25 | dua kambulu lulima |
| 26 | dua kambulu lunomu |
| 27 | dua kambulu lupitu |
| 28 | dua kambulu luwalu |
| 29 | dua kambulu lu hiwa |
| 30 | tailu kambulu |
| 40 | patu kambulu |
| 50 | lima kambulu |
| 60 | nomu kambulu |
| 70 | pitu kambulu |
| 80 | walu kambulu |
| 90 | hiwa kambulu |
| 100 | ha.ngahu |
| 200 | dua ngahu |
| 300 | tailu ngahu |
| 400 | patu ngahu |
| 500 | lima ngahu |
| 600 | nomu ngahu |
| 700 | pitu ngahu |
| 800 | walu ngahu |
| 900 | hiwa ngahu |
| 1,000 | ha.riu |
| 2,000 | dua riu |
| 3,000 | tailu riu |
| 4,000 | patu riu |
| 5,000 | lima riu |
| 6,000 | nomu riu |
| 7,000 | pitu riu |
| 8,000 | walu riu |
| 9,000 | hiwa riu |
| 10,000 | ha.kambulu riu |
| 1,000,000 | hau njuta |
Source: Marian Klamer. A Grammar of Kambera. Mouton de Gruyter, Berlin/New York 1998.
Information about Kambera numerals
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Kambera.htm
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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