Numbers in Sonsorolese

How to count in Sonsorolese (Ramari Dongosaro), a Micronesian language spoken in Sonsorol State and Koror in Palau.

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Numeral	Cardinal	Ordinal
1	deo, dew	matamwar
2	luwou, luou	xaluowar
3	duruw, do’ru	xaderuar
4	fauw, fau	xafauar
5	rimouwa, ri’mou	xarimouar
6	worouwa, wo’rou	xaworuar
7	fuduwa, fi’du	xafiduar
8	waruwa, wa’ru	xawaruar
9	tiwouwa, ti’wou	xatiouwar
10	deih, degetiu	xadegetiuar
11	deih ma deo, dege ma dew
12	deih ma luwou, dege ma luou
13	deih ma duruw, dege ma do‘ru
14	deih ma fauw, dege ma fau
15	deih ma rimouwa, dege ma ri‘mou
16	deih ma worouwa, dege ma wo‘rou
17	deih ma fuduwa, dege ma fidu
18	deih ma waruwa, dege ma wa‘ru
19	deih ma timouwa, dege ma ti‘wou
20	liyeih, jeig
30	dorih, de:rig
40	faih, faig
50	rimeih, rimeig
60	woroih, woroig
70	fidih, fi’di:g
80	warih, wo’ri:g
90	tiwoih, tiweig
100	dobuhuya, doboɣoije
200	liyebuhuya
300	dorubuhuya
500	rimebuhuya
1,000	da ngaladi, daŋalafi
once	fadeᵾ
twice	falou
1/2	detabu
1/3	depat
2/3	lipat
1/4	fapat

Sources

A. Capell. Grammar and Vocabulary of the Language of Sonsorol-Tobi, Reprinted in Oceania Linguistic Monographs, No. 12. Sydney: University of Sydney, 1969.
http://www.friendsoftobi.org/wordweek/capell.htm
http://www.sonsorol.com/language/

Compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl

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