How to count in Araki, a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken in Araki island south of Espiritu Santo island in Vanuatu.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | mo hese | mudu |
| 2 | mo dua | ha-dua |
| 3 | mo rolu | ha-rolu |
| 4 | mo vari | ha-vari |
| 5 | mo lima | ha-lima |
| 6 | mo haion(o) | haion(o) |
| 7 | mo haipiru | haipiru |
| 8 | mo haualu | haualu |
| 9 | mo haisua | haisua |
| 10 | sagavul(u) | |
| 11 | mo sagavul comana mo hese | |
| 12 | mo sagavul comana mo dua | |
| 13 | mo sagavul comana mo rolu | |
| 14 | mo sagavul comana mo vari | |
| 15 | mo sagavul comana mo lima | |
| 16 | mo sagavul comana mo haion(o) | |
| 17 | mo sagavul comana mo haipiru | |
| 18 | mo sagavul comana mo haualu | |
| 19 | mo sagavul comana mo haisua | |
| 20 | mo gavul dua | |
| 21 | mo gavul dua mo hese | |
| 22 | mo gavul dua mo dua | |
| 23 | mo gavul dua mo rolu | |
| 24 | mo gavul dua mo vari | |
| 25 | mo gavul dua mo lima | |
| 26 | mo gavul dua haion(o) | |
| 27 | mo gavul dua mo haipiru | |
| 28 | mo gavul dua mo haualu | |
| 29 | mo gavul dua mo haisua | |
| 30 | mo gavul rolu | |
| 40 | mo gavul vari | |
| 50 | mo gavul lima | |
| 60 | mo gavul haion(o) | |
| 70 | mo gavul haipiru | |
| 80 | mo gavul haualu | |
| 90 | mo gavul haisua | |
| 100 | mo gavul sagavulu | |
| 110 | mo gavul sagavulu mo sagavulu | |
| 200 | mo gavul sagavulu dua | |
| 300 | mo gavul sagavulu rolu | |
| 400 | mo gavul sagavulu vari | |
| 500 | mo gavul sagavulu lima | |
| 600 | mo gavul sagavulu haion(o) | |
| 700 | mo gavul sagavulu haipiru | |
| 800 | mo gavul sagavulu haualu | |
| 900 | mo gavul sagavulu haisua | |
| 1,000 | mo gavul sagavulu sagavulu | |
| 2,000 | mo gavul sagavulu sagavulu dua | |
| 3,000 | mo gavul sagavulu sagavulu rolu | |
| 4,000 | mo gavul sagavulu sagavulu vari | |
| 5,000 | mo gavul sagavulu sagavulu lima | |
| 6,000 | mo gavul sagavulu sagavulu haion(o) | |
| 7,000 | mo gavul sagavulu sagavulu haipiru | |
| 8,000 | mo gavul sagavulu sagavulu haualu | |
| 9,000 | mo gavul sagavulu sagavulu haisua |
Ordinal numbers are formed with the prefix ha-, at least for the numbers 2-5. Greater numbers have already integrated this - or a similar - prefix ha- to their radical. The number 'one' has a suppletive form mudu 'first'.
Source: Alexander François: Araki: A disappearing language of Vanuatu. Pacific Linguistics Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies. The Australian National University. Canberra, 2002.
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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