How to count in Santa Cruz (Natqgu), a Southeast Solomonic language spoken on Nendö Island in the east of the Solomon Islands.
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Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
---|---|---|
1 | esz', tesz' | kai |
2 | li | kra-li |
3 | tq | kra-tq |
4 | pwx | kra-pwx |
5 | nzlvqn | kra-nzlvqn |
6 | esz'mz | kra-esz'mz |
7 | rlimz | kra-rlimz |
8 | rtqmz | kra-rtqmz |
9 | rpwxmz | kra-rpwxmz |
10 | nzpnu, nzpnu-esz' | kra-nzpnu |
11 | nzpnu-esz'-nrade-esz' | |
12 | nzpnu-esz'-nrade-li | |
13 | nzpnu-esz'-nrade-tq | |
14 | nzpnu-esz'-nrade-pwx | |
15 | nzpnu-esz'-nrade-nzlvqn | |
16 | nzpnu-esz'-nrade-esz'mz | |
17 | nzpnu-esz'-nrade-rlimz | |
18 | nzpnu-esz'-nrade-rtqmz | |
19 | nzpnu-esz'-nrade-rpwxmz | |
20 | nzpnu-li | |
21 | nzpnu-li-nrade-esz' | |
22 | nzpnu-li-nrade-li | |
23 | nzpnu-li-nrade-tq | |
24 | nzpnu-li-nrade-pwx | |
25 | nzpnu-li-nrade-nzlvqn | |
26 | nzpnu-li-nrade-esz'mz | |
27 | nzpnu-li-nrade-rlimz | |
28 | nzpnu-li-nrade-rtqmz | |
29 | nzpnu-li-nrade-rpwxmz | |
30 | nzpnu-tq | |
40 | nzpnu-pwx | |
50 | nzpnu-nzlvqn | |
60 | nzpnu-esz'mz | |
70 | nzpnu-rlimz | |
80 | nzpnu-rtqmz | |
90 | nzpnu-rpwxmz | |
100 | trtqki,trtqki-esz' | |
1,000 | siu, siu-esz' | |
1,000,000 | nyrmz |
Source: A Grammar Sketch of Natqgu [ntu]: An Oceanic language of Santa Cruz, Solomon Islands - Brenda H (2022)
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