How to count in Atayal, a Formosan language spoken in central and northern Taiwan.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | qutux | tequtux |
| 2 | saziƞ | tesaziƞ |
| 3 | ciwaN | teciwaN |
| 4 | patuN | tepatuN |
| 5 | magaN | temagaN |
| 6 | tzyuˈ | tetzyuˈ |
| 7 | pituˈ | tepituˈ |
| 8 | spat | tespat |
| 9 | qeruˈ | teqeruˈ |
| 10 | mpuw | tempuw |
| 11 | mpuw qutux | |
| 12 | mpuw saziƞ | |
| 13 | mpuw ciwaN | |
| 14 | mpuw patuN | |
| 15 | mpuw magaN | |
| 16 | mpuw tzyuˈ | |
| 17 | mpuw pituˈ | |
| 18 | mpuw spat | |
| 19 | mpuw qeruˈ | |
| 20 | mpusan | |
| 21 | mpusan qutux | |
| 22 | mpusan saziƞ | |
| 23 | mpusan ciwaN | |
| 24 | mpusan patuN | |
| 25 | mpusan magaN | |
| 26 | mpusan tzyuˈ | |
| 27 | mpusan pituˈ | |
| 28 | mpusan spat | |
| 29 | mpusan qeruˈ | |
| 30 | mteiyuN | |
| 40 | mpatuN | |
| 50 | mcimaN | |
| 60 | tzyuˈpgan | |
| 70 | pituˈpgan | |
| 80 | spat pgan | |
| 90 | qeruˈpgan | |
| 100 | kbhuN | |
| 200 | saziƞ kbhuN | |
| 300 | ciwan kbhuN | |
| 400 | patun kbhuN | |
| 500 | magan kbhuN | |
| 600 | tzyuˈ kbhuN | |
| 700 | pituˈ kbhuN | |
| 800 | spat kbhuN | |
| 900 | qeruˈ kbhuN |
Source: Rau Der-Hwa Victoria. A grammar of Atayal. Cornell University, 1992.
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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