How to count in Balantak (wurung Balantak), a Celebic language spoken on in Banggai Regnecy of Sulawesi in Indonesia.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | isa' | tumbena |
| 2 | rua' | ko-rua'-na |
| 3 | tolu' | ko-tolu'-na |
| 4 | paat | ko-paat-na |
| 5 | lima' | ko-lima'-na |
| 6 | noom | ko-noom-na |
| 7 | pitu' | ko-pitu'-no |
| 8 | walu' | ko-walu'-na |
| 9 | sio' | ko-sio'-na |
| 10 | som-pulo' | ko-som-pulo'-na |
| 11 | som-pulo' sa'angu' | ko-som-pulo'-na sa'angu' |
| 12 | som-pulo' rua' | ko-som-pulo'-na rua' |
| 13 | som-pulo' tolu' | ko-som-pulo'-na tolu' |
| 14 | som-pulo' paat | ko-som-pulo'-na paat |
| 15 | som-pulo' lima' | ko-som-pulo'-na lima' |
| 16 | som-pulo' noom | ko-som-pulo'-na noom |
| 17 | som-pulo' pitu' | ko-som-pulo'-na pitu' |
| 18 | som-pulo' walu' | ko-som-pulo'-na walu' |
| 19 | som-pulo' sio' | ko-som-pulo'-na sio' |
| 20 | ruam-pulo' | ko-ruam-pulo'-na |
| 21 | ruam-pulo' sa'angu' rumapulo' ka' sa'angu' |
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| 22 | ruam-pulo' rua' rumapulo' (ka') rurua' |
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| 23 | ruam-pulo' tolu' rumapulo' (ka') totolu' |
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| 24 | ruam-pulo' paat rumapulo' (ka') papaat |
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| 25 | ruam-pulo' lima' rumapulo' (ka') lilima' |
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| 26 | ruam-pulo' noom rumapulo' (ka') nonoom |
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| 27 | ruam-pulo' pitu' rumapulo' (ka') pipitu' |
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| 28 | ruam-pulo' walu' rumapulo' (ka') wawalu' |
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| 29 | ruam-pulo' sio' rumapulo' (ka') sisio' |
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| 30 | tolum-pulo' | |
| 40 | patom-pulo' | |
| 50 | limam-pulo' | |
| 60 | nomom-pulo' | |
| 70 | pitum-pulo' | |
| 80 | walum-pulo' | |
| 90 | siom-pulo' | |
| 100 | sa'-atu | |
| 200 | rua' atu | |
| 300 | tolu' | |
| 400 | paat atu | |
| 500 | lima' atu | |
| 600 | noom atu | |
| 700 | pitu' atu | |
| 800 | walu' atu | |
| 900 | sio' atu | |
| 1,000 | so-loloon | |
| 2,000 | rua' loloon | |
| 3,000 | tolu' loloon |
Source: A grammar of Balantak a language of Eastern Sulawesi, by René van den Berg and Robert L. Busenitz.
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