How to count in Muna, a Celebic language spoken on Muna and Buton Islands in Indonesia.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | ise |
| 2 | dua |
| 3 | tolu |
| 4 | paa |
| 5 | dima |
| 6 | noo |
| 7 | pitu |
| 8 | oalu |
| 9 | siua |
| 10 | ompulu |
| 11 | ompulu se-ise |
| 12 | ompulu ru-dua |
| 13 | ompulu to-tolu |
| 14 | ompulu po-paa |
| 15 | ompulu di-dima |
| 16 | ompulu no-noo |
| 17 | ompulu pi-pitu |
| 18 | ompulu oalu |
| 19 | ompulu si-siua |
| 20 | raa-fulu |
| 21 | raa-fulu se-ise |
| 22 | raa-fulu ru-dua |
| 23 | raa-fulu to-tolu |
| 24 | raa-fulu po-paa |
| 25 | raa-fulu di-dima |
| 26 | raa-fulu no-noo |
| 27 | raa-fulu pi-pitu |
| 28 | raa-fulu oalu |
| 29 | raa-fulu si-siua |
| 30 | tolu-fulu |
| 40 | fato-fulu |
| 50 | lima-fulu |
| 60 | nomo-fulu |
| 70 | fitu-fulu |
| 80 | alu-fulu |
| 90 | siua-fulu |
| 100 | moghono |
| 101 | moghono se-ise |
| 134 | moghono tolu-fulu po-paa |
| 200 | raa-moghono |
| 300 | tolu-moghono |
| 400 | paa-moghono |
| 500 | dima-moghono |
| 600 | noo-moghono |
| 700 | pitu-moghono |
| 800 | oalu-moghono |
| 900 | siua-moghono |
| 1,000 | se-riwu |
| 2,000 | raa-riwu |
| 3,000 | tolu-riwu |
| 4,000 | paa-riwu |
| 5,000 | dima-riwu |
| 6,000 | noo-riwu |
| 7,000 | pitu-riwu |
| 8,000 | oalu-riwu |
| 9,000 | siua-riwu |
| 10,000 | se-lasa |
| 1,000,000 | se-juta, se-lila (lit. innumerable, without number) |
Source: René van den Berg. A Grammar of the Muna Language, pp. 111-112. SIL International – 2013.
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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