How to count in Sawai, a South Halmahera language spoken on Halmahera island in North Maluku Province in Indonesia.
Note: numbers in Sawai have different forms depending on what is being counted. For example, if counting fruit one is puso, if counting humans or fish one is iso, and if counting plants one is aiso. The numbers shown below are for fruit and other things.
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| Numeral | Cardinal |
|---|---|
| 1 | puso |
| 2 | peluwe |
| 3 | petele |
| 4 | pefote |
| 5 | pelime |
| 6 | pewonem |
| 7 | pefite |
| 8 | pewale |
| 9 | pepopete |
| 10 | yofeso |
| 11 | yofeso re puso |
| 12 | yofeso re pelee |
| 13 | yofeso re petele |
| 14 | yofeso re pefote |
| 15 | yofeso re pelime |
| 16 | yofeso re pewoneme |
| 17 | yofeso re pefit |
| 18 | yofeso re pewale |
| 19 | yofeso re pepopete |
| 20 | yofelue |
| 21 | yofelue re puso |
| 22 | yofelue re pelee |
| 23 | yofelue re petele |
| 24 | yofelue re pefote |
| 25 | yofelue re pelime |
| 26 | yofelue re pewoneme |
| 27 | yofelue re pefit |
| 28 | yofelue re pewale |
| 29 | yofelue re pepopete |
| 30 | yofetele |
| 40 | yofefote |
| 50 | yofelime |
| 60 | yofewooneme |
| 70 | yofefite |
| 80 | yofewale |
| 90 | yofepopet |
| 100 | witenco |
| 1000 | calenco |
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Information about numbers in Sawai
https://www.atlantis-press.com/proceedings/asbam-21/125973606
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Sawai.htm
Information about Sawai | Numbers
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