Information about counting in Arawak, an Arawakan language spoken in eastern Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 0 | amakho |
| 1 | aba |
| 2 | bian |
| 3 | kabyn |
| 4 | bithi |
| 5 | (a)badakhabo, (aba-da-khabo “one-my-hand”) |
| 6 | (a)bathian |
| 7 | bianthian |
| 8 | kabynthian |
| 9 | bithithian |
| 10 | biandakhabo, (bian-da-khabo “two-my-hand”) |
| 11 | biandakhabo diako abaro, (“two-my-hand on one”) |
| 12 | biandakhabo diako bian |
| 13 | biandakhabo diako kabyn |
| 14 | biandakhabo diako bithi |
| 15 | biandakhabo diako badakhabo |
| 16 | biandakhabo diako bathian |
| 17 | biandakhabo diako bianthian |
| 18 | biandakhabo diako kabynthian |
| 19 | biandakhabo diako bithithian |
| 20 | aba loko, (“one man”) |
| 21 | aba loko diako abaro, (“one man on one”) |
| 22 | aba loko diako bian |
| 23 | aba loko diako kabyn |
| 24 | aba loko diako bithi |
| 25 | aba loko diako abadakhabo |
| 26 | aba loko diako abathian |
| 27 | aba loko diako bianthian |
| 28 | aba loko diako kabynthian |
| 29 | aba loko diako bithithian |
| 30 | aba loko diako biandakhabo |
| 31 | aba loko diako biandakhabo diako abaro |
| 40 | bian loko |
| 41 | bian loko diako abaro |
| 50 | bian loko diako biandakhabo |
| 60 | kabyn loko |
| 70 | kabyn loko diako biandakhabo |
| 80 | bithi loko |
| 90 | bithi loko diako biandakhabo |
| 99 | bithi loko diako biandakhabo diako bithithian |
| 100 | (a)badakhabo loko |
Sources: A Grammar Sketch and Lexicon of Arawak (Lokono Dian)
http://www-01.sil.org/silepubs/Pubs/928474543236/e-Books_30_Pet_Arawak_Suriname.pdf
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
Information about Arawak | Numbers in Arawak
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