How to count in Nukumanu, a Polynesian language spoken on Nukumanu Island in Bougainville province in the east of Papua New Guinea.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | tahi |
| 2 | lua |
| 3 | toru |
| 4 | ha |
| 5 | lima |
| 6 | ono |
| 7 | hitu |
| 8 | varu |
| 9 | sivo |
| 10 | sanahura |
| 11 | sanahuru ma tahi |
| 12 | sanahuru ma lua |
| 13 | sanahuru ma toru |
| 14 | sanahuru ma ha |
| 15 | sanahuru ma lima |
| 16 | sanahuru ma ono |
| 17 | sanahuru ma hitu |
| 18 | sanahuru ma varu |
| 19 | sanahuru ma sivo |
| 20 | tipu rua |
| 21 | tipu rua ma tahi |
| 22 | tipu rua ma lua |
| 23 | tipu rua ma toru |
| 24 | tipu rua ma ha |
| 25 | tipu rua ma lima |
| 26 | tipu rua ma ono |
| 27 | tipu rua ma hitu |
| 28 | tipu rua ma varu |
| 29 | tipu rua ma sivo |
| 30 | tipu toru |
| 40 | tipu ha |
| 50 | tipu lima |
| 60 | tipu ono |
| 70 | tipu hitu |
| 80 | tipu varu |
| 90 | tipu sivo |
| 100 | huitarua, puaterau, kilau |
| 200 | rua huitarau |
| 1,000 | simata, mano, ape |
| 2,000 | lua simata, e lua mana |
Information about Nukumanu numbers
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Nukumanu.htm
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Information about Nukumanu | Numbers
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