How to count in Mangareva (Te Reo Magareva), a Polynesian language spoken in the islands of Gambier and Mangareva in French Polynesia.
There are two ways of counting in Mangareva: a binary system and a decimal system. The binary system gradually fell out of use due to influence from French missionaries from 1834.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | e tahi, ta’i |
| 2 | e rua, rua |
| 3 | e toru, toru |
| 4 | e ha, ’a |
| 5 | e rima, rima |
| 6 | e ono, ono |
| 7 | e hitu, ’itu |
| 8 | e varu, varu |
| 9 | e iva, iva |
| 10 | rogouru, takau |
| 20 | paua |
| 40 | tataua |
| 80 | varu |
| 100 | rau |
Hear some Mangareva numbers:
Information about counting in Mangarevan
https://archive.org/details/essaidegrammair00janegoog/page/n25/mode/2up
https://www.pnas.org/content/111/4/1322
Information about Mangareva | Numbers
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