How to count in Toki Pona, a constructed language designed to express a lot with just 120 words.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | ala (Ø) | |
| 1 | wan (⚀) | nanpa wan (⋕⚀) |
| 2 | tu (⚁) | nanpa tu (⋕⚁) |
| 3 | wan tu (⚀⚁) | nanpa wan tu (⋕⚀⚁) |
| 4 | tu tu (⚁⚁) | nanpa tu tu (⋕⚁⚁) |
| 5 | luka (⎡) | nanpa luka (⋕⎡) |
| 6 | luka wan (⎡⚀) | nanpa luka wan (⋕⎡⚀) |
| 7 | luka tu (⎡⚁) | nanpa luka tu (⋕⎡⚁) |
| 8 | luka wan tu (⎡⚀⚁) | nanpa luka wan tu (⋕⎡⚀⚁) |
| 9 | luka tu tu (⎡⚁⚁) | nanpa luka tu tu (⋕⎡⚁⚁) |
| 10 | luka luka (⎡⎡) | nanpa luka luka (⋕⎡⎡) |
| 11 | luka luka wan (⎡⎡⚀) | nanpa luka luka wan (⋕⎡⎡⚀) |
| 12 | luka luka tu (⎡⎡⚁) | nanpa luka luka tu (⋕⎡⎡⚁) |
| 13 | luka luka wan tu (⎡⎡⚀⚁) | nanpa luka luka wan tu (⋕⎡⎡⚀⚁) |
| 14 | luka luka tu tu (⎡⎡⚁⚁) | nanpa luka luka tu tu (⋕⎡⎡⚁⚁) |
| 15 | luka luka luka (⎡⎡⎡) | nanpa luka luka luka (⋕⎡⎡⎡) |
| 16 | luka luka luka wan (⎡⎡⎡⚀) | nanpa luka luka luka wan (⋕⎡⎡⎡⚀) |
| 17 | luka luka luka tu (⎡⎡⎡⚁) | nanpa luka luka luka tu (⋕⎡⎡⎡⚁) |
| 18 | luka luka luka wan tu (⎡⎡⎡⚀⚁) | nanpa luka luka luka wan tu (⋕⎡⎡⎡⚀⚁) |
| 19 | luka luka luka tu tu (⎡⎡⎡⚁⚁) | nanpa luka luka luka tu tu (⋕⎡⎡⎡⚁⚁) |
| 20 | luka luka luka luka (⎡⎡⎡⎡) | nanpa luka luka luka luka (⋕⎡⎡⎡⎡) |
| 21 | luka luka luka luka wan (⎡⎡⎡⎡⚀) | nanpa luka luka luka luka wan (⋕⎡⎡⎡⎡⚀) |
| 22 | luka luka luka luka tu (⎡⎡⎡⎡⚁) | nanpa luka luka luka luka tu (⋕⎡⎡⎡⎡⚁) |
| 23 | luka luka luka luka wan tu (⎡⎡⎡⎡⚀⚁) | nanpa luka luka luka luka wan tu (⋕⎡⎡⎡⎡⚀⚁) |
| 24 | luka luka luka luka tu tu (⎡⎡⎡⎡⚁⚁) | nanpa luka luka luka luka tu tu (⋕⎡⎡⎡⎡⚁⚁) |
| 25 | luka luka luka luka luka (⎡⎡⎡⎡⎡) | nanpa luka luka luka luka luka (⋕⎡⎡⎡⎡⎡) |
| 26 | luka luka luka luka luka wan (⎡⎡⎡⎡⎡⚀) | nanpa luka luka luka luka luka wan (⋕⎡⎡⎡⎡⎡⚀) |
| 27 | luka luka luka luka luka tu (⎡⎡⎡⎡⎡⚁) | nanpa luka luka luka luka luka tu (⋕⎡⎡⎡⎡⎡⚁) |
| 28 | luka luka luka luka luka wan tu (⎡⎡⎡⎡⎡⚀⚁) | nanpa luka luka luka luka luka wan tu (⋕⎡⎡⎡⎡⎡⚀⚁) |
| 29 | luka luka luka luka luka tu tu (⎡⎡⎡⎡⎡⚁⚁) | nanpa luka luka luka luka luka tu tu (⋕⎡⎡⎡⎡⎡⚁⚁) |
| 30 | luka luka luka luka luka luka (⎡⎡⎡⎡⎡⎡) | nanpa luka luka luka luka luka luka (⋕⎡⎡⎡⎡⎡⎡) |
*Beyond 30, it would be impractical (although possible) to continue this pattern, as the numbers would get far too long. Many would use the word “mute (⚃),” which translates to “many.”
**“luka” literally means “hand,” but it is also often used to represent the number 5.
Information provided by Charlie Aasen
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