How to count in Rotokas, a North Bougainville spoken on Bougainville, an island to the east of New Guinea and part of Papua New Guinea.
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Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
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1 | katai | rogo, rovo |
2 | erao | eraopa |
3 | vo peruva, vo peva | vo pevapa |
4 | vo resura | vo resurapa |
5 | vo vavae | vo vavaepa |
6 | katai vatara | katai vatarapa |
7 | erao vatara | erao vatarapa |
8 | vo peva vatara | vo peva vatarapa |
9 | vo resura vatara | vo resura vatarapa |
10 | katai tau | katai taupa |
11 | katai tau katai | katai tau kataipa |
12 | katai tau erao | katai tau eraopa |
13 | katai tau vo peruva | katai tau vo peruvapa, katai tau vo pevapa |
14 | katai tau vo resura | katai tau vo resurapa |
15 | katai tau vo vavae | katai tau vo vavaepa |
16 | katai tau katai vatara | katai tau katai vatarapa |
17 | katai tau erao vatara | katai tau erao vatarapa |
18 | katai tau vo peva vatara | katai tau vo peva vatarapa |
19 | katai tau vo resura vatara | katai tau vo resura vatarapa |
20 | erao tau | erao taupa |
21 | erao tau katai | |
22 | erao tau erao | |
23 | erao tau vo peva | |
24 | erao tau vo resura | |
25 | erao tau vo vavae | |
26 | erao tau katai vatara | |
27 | erao tau erao vatara | |
28 | erao tau vo peva vatara | |
29 | erao tau vo resura vatara | |
30 | vo peva tau | vo peva taupa |
40 | vo resura tau | vo resura taupa |
50 | vo vavae tau | vo vavae taupa |
60 | katai vatara tau | katai vatara taupa |
70 | erao vatara tau | erao vatara taupa |
80 | vo peva vatara tau | vo peva vatara taupa |
90 | vo resura vatara tau | vo resura vatara taupa |
100 | katai vovoto | katai vovotopa |
200 | erao vovoto | erao vovotopa |
300 | vo peruva vovoto | vo peruva vovotopa |
400 | vo resura vovoto | vo resura vovotopa |
500 | vo vavae vovoto | vo vavae vovotopa |
600 | katai vatara vovoto | katai vatara vovotopa |
700 | erao vatara vovoto | erao vatara vovotopa |
800 | vo peva vatara vovoto | vo peva vatara vovotopa |
900 | vo resura vatara vovoto | vo resura vatara vovotopa |
1,000 | katai tuku | katai tukupa |
2,000 | erao tuku | erao tukupa |
3,000 | vo peruva tuku | vo peruva tukupa |
4,000 | vo resura tuku | vo resura tukupa |
5,000 | vo vavae tuku | vo vavae tukupa |
6,000 | katai vatara tuku | katai vatara tukupa |
7,000 | erao vatara tuku | erao vatara tukupa |
8,000 | vo peva vatara tuku | vo peva vatara tukupa |
9,000 | vo resura vatara tuku | vo resura vatara tukupa |
1,000,000 | katai ipu | katai ipupa |
Source: Irwin B. Firchow: Rotokas-English Dictionary. SIL 2008.
Information provided by Wolfgang Kuhl
Information about counting in Rotokas
https://www.languagesandnumbers.com/how-to-count-in-rotokas/en/roo/
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