How to count in Sikaiana, a Polynesian language spoken in Sikaiana in the Solomon Islands
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Numeral | Cardinal numbers | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
birds, coconuts, money |
mats, pudding, years |
fish | length | humans | |
1 | tahi | tahi | tahi | seloha | hokotahi |
2 | lua/siaoa | lua | lua | lohalua | tokalua |
3 | tolu | tolu | tolu | lohatolu | tokatolu |
4 | haa | haa | haa | lohahaa | tokahaa |
5 | lima | lima | lima | lohalima | tokalima |
6 | ono | ono | ono | lohaono | tokaono |
7 | hitu | hitu | hitu | lohahitu | tokahitu |
8 | valu | valu | valu | lohavalu | tokavalu |
9 | sivo | sivo | sivo | lohasivo | tokasivo |
10 | sehui | kaatoa | kaatoa | sekumi | kaatoa |
20 | luahui | kaulua | matalua | luakumi | tinolua |
30 | tonnuhui | kautolu | matatolu | tolukumi | tinotolu |
40 | hannahui | kauhaa | matahaa | haakumi | tinohaa |
50 | limanahui | kaulima | matalima | limakumi | tinolima |
60 | onnahui | kauono | mataono | onokumi | tinoono |
70 | hitunohui | kauhitu | matahitu | hitukumi | tinohitu |
80 | vannahui | kauvalu | matavalu | valukumi | tinovalu |
90 | sivanahui | kausivo | matasivo | sivokumi | tinosivo |
100 | kaatoa | lau | lau | lau | lau |
200 | luakaatoa | lualau | lualau | lualau | lualau |
1,000 | mano | simata | simata | ||
10,000 | ahe |
Source: William W. Donner. Sikaiana Dictionary. 2012.
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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