How to count in Moronene, a Celebic language spoken in the Bombana Regency in Southeast Sulawesi in Indonesia.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | me 'asa, asa | kome 'asa |
| 2 | orua, rua | ko 'orua |
| 3 | otolu, tolu | ko 'otolu |
| 4 | opaa, pato | ko 'opaa |
| 5 | olima, lima | ko 'olima |
| 6 | onoo, nomo | ko 'onoo |
| 7 | opitu, pitu | ko 'opitu |
| 8 | hoalu, halu | kohoalu |
| 9 | osio, sio | ko 'osio |
| 10 | hopulu, pulu | kohopulu |
| 11 | hopulu ka 'asa | kohopulu ka 'asa |
| 12 | hopulu orua, hopulu ka 'orua | kohopulu ka 'orua |
| 13 | hopulu otolu, hopulu ka 'otolu | kohopulu ka 'otolu |
| 14 | hopulu opaa, hopulu ka 'opaa | kohopulu ka 'opaa |
| 15 | hopulu olima, hopulu ka 'olima | kohopulu ka 'olima |
| 16 | hopulu onoo, hopulu ka 'onoo | kohopulu ka 'onoo |
| 17 | hopulu opitu, hopulu ka 'opitu | kohopulu ka 'opitu |
| 18 | hopulu hoalu, hopulu kahoalu | kohopulu kahoalu |
| 19 | hopulu osio, hopulu ka 'osio | kohopulu ka 'osio |
| 20 | rua pulu | korua pulu |
| 21 | rua pulu me 'asa | |
| 22 | rua pulu orua | |
| 23 | rua pulu otolu | |
| 24 | rua pulu opaa | |
| 25 | rua pulu olima | |
| 26 | rua pulu onoo | |
| 27 | rua pulu opitu | |
| 28 | rua pulu hoalu | |
| 29 | rua pulu osio | |
| 30 | tolu pulu | |
| 40 | pato pulu | |
| 50 | lima pulu | |
| 60 | nomo pulu | |
| 70 | pitu pulu | |
| 80 | halu pulu | |
| 90 | sio pulu | |
| 100 | asa etu | |
| 200 | rua etu | |
| 1,000 | asa rewu, asa sowu | |
| 2,000 | rua rewu, rua sowu | |
| 10,000 | asa lasa |
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Moronene.htm
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