Numbers in Makalero
How to count in Makalero, a dialect of Makasae spoken
in parts 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 |
| 1,676 |
rihun u rasa douh ru fitu resi-douh |
| 1,984 |
rihun u rasa siua ru afo resi-fat |
| 2,000 |
rihun loloi |
| 2,002 |
rihun loloi resi-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 |
| twice |
hi’anei |
| three times |
hi’anitu |
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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Information about Makalero
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makalero_dialect
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Teiwa,
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