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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| three times | peva piepavira |
Source: Irwin B. Firchow: Rotokas-English Dictionary. SIL 2008.
Information provided by Wolfgang Kuhl
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