How to count in Makalero, a Trans-New Guinea language spoken in the east of East Timor.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | u, un |
| 2 | loloi, lolei |
| 3 | lolitu |
| 4 | fat |
| 5 | lima |
| 6 | douh |
| 7 | fitu |
| 8 | afo |
| 9 | siua |
| 10 | ruru, ru, ate u |
| 11 | ru resin-u |
| 12 | ru resi-loloi |
| 13 | ru resi-lolitu |
| 14 | ru resi-fat |
| 15 | ru resi-lima |
| 16 | ru resi-douh |
| 17 | ru resi-fitu |
| 18 | ru resi-afo |
| 19 | ru resi-siua |
| 20 | ru loloi |
| 21 | ru loloi resin-u |
| 22 | ru loloi resi-loloi |
| 23 | ru loloi resi-lolitu |
| 24 | ru loloi resi-fat |
| 25 | ru loloi resi-lima |
| 26 | ru loloi resi-douh |
| 27 | ru loloi resi-fitu |
| 28 | ru loloi resi-afo |
| 29 | ru loloi resi-siua |
| 30 | ru lolitu |
| 40 | ru fat, ate fat |
| 50 | ru lima, ate lima |
| 60 | ru douh |
| 70 | ru fitu |
| 80 | ru afo |
| 90 | ru siua |
| 100 | rasa u |
| 200 | rasa loloi |
| 300 | rasa lolitu |
| 400 | rasa fat |
| 500 | rasa lima |
| 600 | rasa douh |
| 700 | rasa fitu |
| 800 | rasa afo |
| 900 | rasa siua |
| 1,000 | rihun u |
| 2,000 | rihun loloi |
| 3,000 | rihun lolitu |
| 4,000 | rihun fat |
| 5,000 | rihun lima |
| 6,000 | rihun douh |
| 7,000 | rihun fitu |
| 8,000 | rihun afo |
| 9,000 | rihun siua |
| 10,000 | rihun ru |
Note: Resi(n) is a verb meaning ‘remain’, borrowed from Tetum resin ‘exceed’.
Source: Juliette Huber. A Grammar of Makalero. A Papuan Language of East Timor. Utrecht, The Netherlands – 2011.
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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