How to count in Suabo (nidáibo), a member of the Berau Gulf group of Trans-New Guinea languages spoken in Southwest Papua Province in eastern Indonesia.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | mútero, nagiáre, naguáre |
| 2 | éri-wo |
| 3 | éri-nguáre |
| 4 | éri-eridáre |
| 5 | néwo-gáago |
| 6 | néwo-gáago nagiáre |
| 7 | néwo-gáago éridare |
| 8 | néwo-gáago éri-naguare |
| 9 | néwo-gáago éri-eridare |
| 10 | néwo-wa sugéri |
| 11 | néwo-wa sugéri mútero |
| 12 | néwo-wa sugéri éri-wo |
| 13 | néwo-wa sugéri éri-nguáre |
| 14 | néwo-wa sugéri éri-eridáre |
| 15 | néwo-wa sugéri néwo-gáago |
| 16 | néwo-wa sugéri néwo-gáago nagiáre |
| 17 | néwo-wa sugéri néwo-gáago éridare |
| 18 | néwo-wa sugéri néwo-gáago éri-naguare |
| 19 | néwo-wa sugéri néwo-gáago éri-eridare |
| 20 | nágia-ga íragiro |
| 21 | nágia-ga íragiro mútero |
| 22 | nágia-ga íragiro éri-wo |
| 23 | nágia-ga íragiro éri-nguáre |
| 24 | nágia-ga íragiro éri-eridáre |
| 25 | nágia-ga íragiro néwo-gáago |
| 26 | nágia-ga íragiro néwo-gáago nagiáre |
| 27 | nágia-ga íragiro néwo-gáago éridare |
| 28 | nágia-ga íragiro néwo-gáago éri-naguare |
| 29 | nágia-ga íragiro néwo-gáago éri-eridare |
| 30 | nágia-ga íragiro néwo-wa sugéri |
| 40 | eridá-ga iragíro |
| 100 | néwo-gáagua-ga íragíro, natído-rago |
| 1,000 | nipído-rago |
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