How to count in Kenyah, a group of Malayo-Polynesian languages spoken in Borneo in Malaysia.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cha | ading |
| 2 | dua | kedua |
| 3 | telu | ketelu |
| 4 | pat | kepat |
| 5 | lema | kelema |
| 6 | enem | kenem |
| 7 | tujok | ketujok |
| 8 | ayah | keayah |
| 9 | pi’en | kepi’en |
| 10 | pulok | kepulok |
| 11 | pulok cha | |
| 12 | pulok dua | |
| 13 | pulok telu | |
| 14 | pulok pat | |
| 15 | pulok lema | |
| 16 | pulok enem | |
| 17 | pulok tujok | |
| 18 | pulok aya | |
| 19 | pulok pi’en | |
| 20 | dua pulok | |
| 21 | dua pulok cha | |
| 22 | dua pulok dua | |
| 23 | dua pulok telu | |
| 24 | dua pulok pat | |
| 25 | dua pulok lema | |
| 26 | dua pulok enem | |
| 27 | dua pulok tujok | |
| 28 | dua pulok aya | |
| 29 | dua pulok pi’en | |
| 30 | telu pulok | |
| 40 | pat pulok | |
| 50 | lema pulok | |
| 60 | enem pulok | |
| 70 | tujok pulok | |
| 80 | ayah pulok | |
| 90 | pi’en pulok | |
| 100 | cha ato | |
| 101 | cha ato cha | |
| 102 | cha ato dua | |
| 110 | cha ato cha pulok | |
| 200 | dua ato | |
| 300 | telu ato | |
| 358 | telu ato lema pulok ayah | |
| 400 | pat ato | |
| 500 | lema ato | |
| 600 | enem ato | |
| 700 | tujok ato | |
| 800 | ayah ato | |
| 900 | pi’en ato | |
| 1,000 | cha ibu | |
| 1,001 | cha ibu cha | |
| 1,002 | cha ibu dua | |
| 2,000 | dua ibu | |
| 3,000 | telu ibu | |
| 4,000 | pat ibu | |
| 5,000 | lema ibu | |
| 6,000 | enem ibu | |
| 7,000 | tujok ibu | |
| 8,000 | ayah ibu | |
| 9,000 | pi’en ibu | |
| 10,000 | pulok ibu | |
| 87,546 | aya pulok tujok ibu lema ato pat pulok enem | |
| 100,000 | cha ato ibu | |
| 738,327 | tujok ato telu pulok aya telu ato dua pulok tujok | |
| 1,000,000 | cha million |
*) Note: Ordinal numbers (except for the first one) are derived by the prefix ke-
Sources:
http://www.kenyahsarawak.com/apps/blog/show/3230964-learn-basic-kenyah-lepo-tau-language
http://www.kenyahsarawak.com/number.htm
Information about Kenyah
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenyah_languages
http://www.ethnologue.com/language/xkl
Kenyah dictionary
http://www.kenyah.net/zlm/kamus-kenyah-1
Information provided by Wolfgang Kuhl
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Kenyah numbers | Tower of Babel
Alorese, Ambel, Araki, Balinese, Banjarese, Batak (Toba), Batuley, Bengkulu, Biak, Bugis, Chamorro, Fordata, Iban, Indonesian, Javanese, Kei, Kembayan, Kerinci, Komering, Lamaholot, Lampung, Madurese, Malagasy, Malay, Minangkabau, Moma-Kulawi, Motu, Paku, Selaru, Sumbawa, Sundanese, Tado-Lindu, Tokodede, Urak Lawoi’, Wamesa, Wandamen, Yakan, Yamdena
Alphabetical index | Language family index
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