How to count in Amis (Pangcah), a Formosan language spoken in eastern parts of Taiwan.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cecay | cefang |
| 2 | tosa | sakatosa |
| 3 | tolo | sakatolo |
| 4 | sepat | sakasepat |
| 5 | lima | sakalima |
| 6 | enem | sakaenem |
| 7 | pito | sakapito |
| 8 | falo | sakafalo |
| 9 | siwa | sakasiwa |
| 10 | polo’ | sakapolo’ |
| 11 | safaw-cecay | |
| 12 | safaw-tosa | |
| 13 | safaw-tolo | |
| 14 | safaw-sepat | |
| 15 | safaw-lima | |
| 16 | safaw-enem | |
| 17 | safaw-pito | |
| 18 | safaw-falo | |
| 19 | safaw-siwa | |
| 20 | tosa-polo’ | |
| 21 | tosapolo’ ira ko cecay | |
| 22 | tosapolo’ ira ko tosa | |
| 23 | tosapolo’ ira ko tolo | |
| 24 | tosapolo’ ira ko sepat | |
| 25 | tosapolo’ ira ko lima | |
| 26 | tosapolo’ ira ko enem | |
| 27 | tosapolo’ ira ko pito | |
| 28 | tosapolo’ ira ko falo | |
| 29 | tosapolo’ ira ko siwa | |
| 30 | tolopolo’ | |
| 40 | sepatpolo’ | |
| 50 | limapolo’ | |
| 60 | enempolo’ | |
| 70 | pitopolo’ | |
| 80 | falopolo’ | |
| 90 | siwapolo’ | |
| 100 | cecaynolo’ | |
| 1,000 | cecaypatek |
Source: http://ilrdc.tw/research/athousand/pdf/lan1_2.pdf
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