How to count in Siar (ep warwar anun dat), an Oceanic language spoken in New Ireland Province in Papua New Guinea.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | i tik | tikin, tikai, mugan |
| 2 | i ru | ruan |
| 3 | i tól | tólin |
| 4 | i at | atin |
| 5 | i lim | liman |
| 6 | i won | wonon |
| 7 | i is | isan |
| 8 | i wol | walin |
| 9 | i siwok | siwokin |
| 10 | i tik ep bónót i sanguli |
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| 11 | i tik ep bónót ya pisir i tik i tik ep bónót api pisir i tik i sangulih apipisir i tik |
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| 12 | i tik ep bónót ya pisir i ru i sangulih apipisir i ru |
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| 13 | i tik ep bónót ya pisir i tól i sangulih apipisir i tòl |
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| 14 | i tik ep bónót ya pisir i at i sangulih apipisir i at |
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| 15 | i tik ep bónót ya pisir i lim i sangulih apipisir i li |
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| 16 | i tik ep bónót ya pisir i won i sangulih apipisir i won |
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| 17 | i tik ep bónót ya pisir i is i sangulih apipisir i is |
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| 18 | i tik ep bónót ya pisir i wol i sangulih apipisir i wol |
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| 19 | i tik ep bónót ya pisir i siwok i sangulih apipisir i siwok |
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| 20 | i ru ru bónót | |
| 21 | i ru ru bónót ya pisir i tik | |
| 22 | i ru ru bónót ya pisir i ru | |
| 23 | i ru ru bónót ya pisir i tól | |
| 24 | i ru ru bónót ya pisir i at | |
| 25 | i ru ru bónót ya pisir i lim | |
| 26 | i ru ru bónót ya pisir i won | |
| 27 | i ru ru bónót ya pisir i is | |
| 28 | i ru ru bónót ya pisir i wol | |
| 29 | i ru ru bónót ya pisir i siwok | |
| 30 | i tól ep bónót | |
| 40 | i at ep bónót | |
| 50 | i won ep bónót | |
| 60 | i lim ep bónót | |
| 70 | i is ep bónót | |
| 80 | i wol ep bónót | |
| 90 | i siwok ep bónót | |
| 100 | i tik ep mar i tik ep yah |
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| 200 | i ru ru mar | |
| 300 | i tól ep mar | |
| 400 | i at ep mar | |
| 500 | i won ep mar | |
| 600 | i lim ep mar | |
| 700 | i is ep mar | |
| 800 | i wol ep mar | |
| 900 | i siwok ep mar | |
| 1,000 | i tik ep bónót in toh mar i tik ép tausén |
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| 10,000 | i tik ep mar in toh mar |
*) Note that the singular article ep preceding mar ‘hundred’ has changed to the plural inanimate article toh, and that the ligature in joins ep bónót and toh mar. Commonly the loan word tausen is used, rather than counting the hundreds by tens. It is not uncommon for counting to be done in English or Pidgin.
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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Information about Siar | Numbers
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