How to count in Kwara’ae, an Southeast Solomonic language spoken mainly on Malaita Island in the Solomon Islands.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | teiq, etan, yat | yatyat |
| 2 | ro, ru’an | ruqan |
| 3 | ul | ulan |
| 4 | hei, heiqan | |
| 5 | liam, liman | |
| 6 | oan, onoan | |
| 7 | hiu, hiuan | |
| 8 | kwaol | |
| 9 | siok, sikwan | |
| 10 | akleiq, tang hual | |
| 11 | akleiq ru ma teiq ru | |
| 12 | akleiq ru ma ro ru | |
| 13 | akleiq ru ma ul ru | |
| 14 | akleiq ru ma hei ru | |
| 15 | akleiq ru ma liam ru | |
| 16 | akleiq ru ma oan ru | |
| 17 | akleiq ru ma hiu ru | |
| 18 | akleiq ru ma kwoal ru | |
| 19 | akleiq ru ma siok ru | |
| 20 | ro akleiq ru | |
| 21 | ro akleiq ru ma teiq ru | |
| 22 | ro akleiq ru ma ro ru | |
| 23 | ro akleiq ru ma ul ru | |
| 24 | ro akleiq ru ma hei ru | |
| 25 | ro akleiq ru ma liam ru | |
| 26 | ro akleiq ru ma oan ru | |
| 27 | ro akleiq ru ma hiu ru | |
| 28 | ro akleiq ru ma kwaol ru | |
| 29 | ro akleiq ru ma siok ru | |
| 30 | ul akleiq ru | |
| 40 | hei akleiq ru | |
| 50 | liam akleiq ru | |
| 60 | oan akleiq ru | |
| 70 | hiu akleiq ru | |
| 80 | kwaol akleiq ru | |
| 90 | siok akleiq ru | |
| 100 | tal ngaeq ru | |
| 200 | ro tal ngaeq ru | |
| 300 | ul tal ngaeq ru | |
| 400 | hei tal ngaeq ru | |
| 500 | liam tal ngaeq ru | |
| 600 | oan tal ngaeq ru | |
| 700 | hiu tal ngaeq ru | |
| 800 | kwaol tal ngaeq ru | |
| 900 | siok tal ngaeq ru |
Source: Source: Daryl Eveline MacDonald. A Grammar Sketch of Kwaraqae. The University of Waikato, New Zealand, 2010.
Compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
Information about Kwara'ae numerals
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Kwaraae.htm
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