How to count in Kilivila (Kiriwina), a Western Oceanic language spoken in the Trobriand Islands in Papua New Guinea.
If any of the numbers are links, you can hear a recording by clicking on them. If you can provide recordings, please contact me.
| Numeral | Cardinal |
|---|---|
| 1 | tala |
| 2 | yu |
| 3 | tolu |
| 4 | vasi |
| 5 | lima |
| 6 | lima tala |
| 7 | lima yu |
| 8 | lima tolu |
| 9 | lima vasi |
| 10 | luwatala |
| 11 | luwatala tala |
| 12 | luwatala yu |
| 13 | luwatala tolu |
| 14 | luwatala vasi |
| 15 | luwatala lima |
| 16 | luwatala lima tala |
| 17 | luwatala lima yu |
| 18 | luwatala lima tolu |
| 19 | luwatala lima vasi |
| 20 | luwayu |
| 21 | luwayu tala |
| 22 | luwayu yu |
| 23 | luwayu tolu |
| 24 | luwayu vasi |
| 25 | luwayu lima |
| 26 | luwayu lima tala |
| 27 | luwayu lima yu |
| 28 | luwayu lima tolu |
| 29 | luwayu lima vasi |
| 30 | luwatolu |
| 40 | luwavasi |
| 50 | luwalima |
| 60 | luwalima luwatala |
| 70 | luwalima luwayu |
| 80 | luwalima luwatolu |
| 90 | luwalima luwavasi |
| 100 | lakatutala |
| 1000 | lakatuluwatala |
Hear some Kilivila numbers
Information about Kilivila numbers
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Kilivila.htm
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Information about Kilivila | Numbers | Tower of Babel
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