How to count in Teiwa, a Trans-New Guinea language spoken on Pantar Island in the Alor Archipelago in East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | nuk |
| 2 | (ha)raq |
| 3 | yerig |
| 4 | ut |
| 5 | yusan |
| 6 | tiaam |
| 7 | yesraq |
| 8 | yesneriq |
| 9 | yesnu’ut |
| 10 | qaar nuk |
| 11 | qaar nuk rug nuk |
| 12 | qaar nuk rug raq |
| 13 | qaar nuk rug yerig |
| 14 | qaar nuk rug ut |
| 15 | qaar nuk rug yusan |
| 16 | qaar nuk rug tiam |
| 17 | qaar nuk rug yesraq |
| 18 | qaar nuk rug yesneriq |
| 19 | qaar nuk rug yesnu’ut |
| 20 | qaar raq |
| 21 | qaar raq rug nuk |
| 22 | qaar raq rug (ha)raq |
| 23 | qaar raq rug yerig |
| 24 | qaar raq rug ut |
| 25 | qaar raq rug yusan |
| 26 | qaar raq rug tiam |
| 27 | qaar raq rug yesraq |
| 28 | qaar raq rug yesneriq |
| 29 | qaar raq rug yesnu’ut |
| 30 | qaar yirig, qaar rig |
| 31 | qaar yirig rug nuk |
| 40 | qaar ut |
| 50 | qaar yusan |
| 60 | qaar tiam |
| 70 | qaar yesraq |
| 80 | qaar yesneriq |
| 90 | qaar yesnu’ut |
| 100 | ratu nuk |
| 101 | ratu nuk rug nuk |
| 111 | ratu nuk qar nuk rug nuk |
| 200 | ratu (ha)raq |
| 300 | ratu yerig |
| 400 | ratu ut |
| 500 | ratu yusan |
| 600 | ratu tiam |
| 700 | ratu yesraq |
| 800 | ratu yesneriq |
| 900 | ratu yesnu’ut |
| 1,000 | ribu nuk |
| 1,100 | ribu nuk ratu nuk |
| 1,999 | ribu haratu yes na’ut qaar yes na’ut rug yes na’ut |
| 2,000 | ribu (ha)raq |
| 3,000 | ribu yerig |
| 4,000 | ribu ut |
| 5,000 | ribu yusan |
| 6,000 | ribu tiam |
| 7,000 | ribu yesraq |
| 8,000 | ribu yesneriq |
| 9,000 | ribu yesnu’ut |
| 10,000 | ribu qaar nuk |
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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Information about Teiwa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teiwa_language
http://www.ethnologue.com/18/language/twe
Abui, Bunak, Ketengban, Makalero, Sawila, Teiwa,
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