Yolŋu numbers

How to count in Yolŋu (Yolŋu Matha), a group of Pama-Nyungan languages spoken in Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia. These numbers are in Gupapuyŋu, a variety of Dhuwal spoken in the communities of Milingimbi, Ramingining, Gapuwiyak and Galiwin’ku.

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Numeral	Cardinal numbers	Ordinal numbers
1	waḻgany	ŋäthili
2	bulal’
3	guḻpurr’
4	märrma’marrma
5	waŋgany rulu
10	goŋ-marrma’

Source: Yolngu-English Dictionary

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Numbers in Pama-Nyungan languages

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