Numbers in Savosavo
How to count in Savosavo, a Papuan language spoken on Savo
Island north of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands.
If any of the numbers are links, you can hear a recording by clicking on them. If you can provide recordings, please contact me.
| Numeral |
Cardinal numbers |
Ordinal numbers |
| 1 |
ela (pade/pa) |
ela sua |
| 2 |
edo |
edo sua |
| 3 |
ighiva (ighia) |
ighiva sua |
| 4 |
aghava |
aghava sua |
| 5 |
ara |
ara sua |
| 6 |
poghoa |
poghoa sua |
| 7 |
poghoro |
poghoro sua |
| 8 |
kui |
kui sua |
| 9 |
kuava |
kuava sua |
| 10 |
atale (pa kua/pa pigu) |
atale sua |
| 11 |
panipiti |
|
| 12 |
edonipiti |
|
| 13 |
ighivanipiti |
|
| 14 |
aghavanipiti |
|
| 15 |
aranipiti |
|
| 16 |
poghoanipiti |
|
| 17 |
poghoronipiti |
|
| 18 |
kuinipiti |
|
| 19 |
kuavanipiti |
|
| 20 |
nebolo |
|
| 21 |
nebolo pa |
|
| 22 |
nebolo edo |
|
| 23 |
nebolo ighiva |
|
| 24 |
nebolo aghava |
|
| 25 |
nebolo ara |
|
| 26 |
nebolo poghoa |
|
| 27 |
nebolo poghoro |
|
| 28 |
nebolo kui |
|
| 29 |
nebolo kuava |
|
| 30 |
ighivaleza |
|
| 40 |
aghavaleza |
|
| 50 |
aratale |
|
| 60 |
poghoatale |
|
| 70 |
poghoroatale |
|
| 80 |
kuiatale |
|
| 90 |
kuavatale |
|
| 100 |
pa kela |
|
| 200 |
edo kela |
|
| 269 |
edo kelagha poghoatale kuava |
|
| 300 |
ighia kela |
|
| 400 |
aghava kela |
|
| 500 |
ara kela |
|
| 600 |
poghoa kela |
|
| 700 |
poghoro kela |
|
| 800 |
kui kela |
|
| 900 |
kuava kela |
|
| 999 |
kuava kelagha kuavatale kuava |
|
| 1,000 |
pa togha |
|
| 2,000 |
edo togha |
|
| 3,000 |
ighia togha |
|
| 4,000 |
aghava togha |
|
| 5,000 |
ara togha |
|
| 6,000 |
poghoa togha |
|
| 7,000 |
poghoro togha |
|
| 7,777 |
poghoro toghagha poghoro kelagha poghoroatale poghoro |
|
| 8,000 |
kui togha |
|
| 9,000 |
kuava togha |
|
| 10,000 |
atale togha |
|
| 100,000 |
pa kela togha |
|
| 300,000 |
ighia kela togha |
|
| 1,000,000 |
pa mola |
|
| 1,234,567 |
pa mola edo kelagha ighivaleza aghava toghagha ara kelagha poghoatale poghoro |
|
Sources
- Claudia Wegener. A grammar of Savosavo, a Papuan language of the Solomon Islands. Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen – 2008.
- Savosavo Dictionary. Savosavo Documentation Project -2014.
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if
you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about Savosavo |
Numbers
Numbers in Malayo-Polynesian languages
- Araki,
- Balinese,
- Batak (Toba),
- Bugis,
- Central Sinama,
- Ende-Li'o,
- Helong,
- Iban,
- Jarai,
- Javanese,
- Kei,
- Madurese,
- Malagasy,
- Malay and Indonesian,
- Manggarainese,
- Minangkabau,
- Moma-Kulawi,
- Muna,
- Motu,
- Ngadha,
- Rade,
- Rongga,
- Sumbawa,
- Sundanese,
- Tado-Lindu,
- Tetum,
- Tolaki,
- Wandamen,
Numbers in other languages
Alphabetical index |
Language family index
If you need to type in many different languages, the Q International Keyboard can help. It enables you to type almost any language that uses the Latin, Cyrillic or Greek alphabets, and is free.
If you like this site and find it useful, you can support it by making a donation, or by contributing in other ways. Omniglot is how I make my living.
