How to count in Bariai, a Western Oceanic language spoken on the northwest coast of New Britain island in Papua New Guinea.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | ede ['ɛde] |
| 2 | rue ['ruɑ] |
| 3 | tol [tol] |
| 4 | pange ['pɑŋe] |
| 5 | lima ['limɑ] |
| 6 | lima ga ede ['limɑ ɡɑ 'ɛde] |
| 7 | lima ga rua ['limɑ ɡɑ 'ruɑ] |
| 8 | lima ga tol ['limɑ ɡɑ 'tol] |
| 9 | lima ga pange ['limɑ ɡɑ 'pɑŋe] |
| 10 | sangaul [sɑ'ŋɑu̯l] |
| 11 | sangaul ga igegea ede [sɑ'ŋɑu̯l ɡɑ i'ɣɛɣɛɑ 'ɛde] |
| 12 | sangaul ga igegea rua [sɑ'ŋɑu̯l ɡɑ i'ɣɛɣɛɑ ruɑ] |
| 13 | sangaul ga igegea tol [sɑ'ŋɑu̯l ɡɑ i'ɣɛɣɛɑ tol] |
| 14 | sangaul ga igegea pange [sɑ'ŋɑu̯l ɡɑ i'ɣɛɣɛɑ 'pɑŋe] |
| 15 | sangaul ga igegea lima [sɑ'ŋɑu̯l ɡɑ i'ɣɛɣɛɑ 'limɑ] |
| 16 | sangaul ga igegea lima ga ede [sɑ'ŋɑu̯l ɡɑ i'ɣɛɣɛɑ 'limɑ ɡɑ 'ɛde] |
| 17 | sangaul ga igegea lima ga rua [sɑ'ŋɑu̯l ɡɑ i'ɣɛɣɛɑ 'limɑ ɡɑ 'ruɑ] |
| 18 | sangaul ga igegea lima ga tol [sɑ'ŋɑu̯l ɡɑ i'ɣɛɣɛɑ 'limɑ ɡɑ tol] |
| 19 | sangaul ga igegea lima ga pange [sɑ'ŋɑu̯l ɡɑ i'ɣɛɣɛɑ 'limɑ ɡɑ 'pɑŋe] |
| 20 | sangaul rua [sɑ'ŋɑu̯l 'ruɑ] |
| 21 | sangaul rua ga igegea ede [sɑ'ŋɑu̯l 'ruɑ ɡɑ i'ɣɛɣɛɑ 'ɛde] |
| 22 | sangaul rua ga igegea rua [sɑ'ŋɑu̯l 'ruɑ ɡɑ i'ɣɛɣɛɑ 'ruɑ] |
| 23 | sangaul rua ga igegea tol [sɑ'ŋɑu̯l 'ruɑ ɡɑ i'ɣɛɣɛɑ tol] |
| 24 | sangaul rua ga igegea pange [sɑ'ŋɑu̯l 'ruɑ ɡɑ i'ɣɛɣɛɑ 'pɑŋe] |
| 25 | sangaul rua ga igegea lima [sɑ'ŋɑu̯l 'ruɑ ɡɑ i'ɣɛɣɛɑ 'limɑ] |
| 26 | sangaul rua ga igegea lima ga ede [sɑ'ŋɑu̯l 'ruɑ ɡɑ i'ɣɛɣɛɑ 'limɑ ɡɑ 'ɛde] |
| 27 | sangaul rua ga igegea lima ga rua [sɑ'ŋɑu̯l 'ruɑ ɡɑ i'ɣɛɣɛɑ 'limɑ ɡɑ 'ruɑ] |
| 28 | sangaul rua ga igegea lima ga tol [sɑ'ŋɑu̯l 'ruɑ ɡɑ i'ɣɛɣɛɑ 'limɑ ɡɑ tol] |
| 29 | sangaul rua ga igegea lima ga pange [sɑ'ŋɑu̯l 'ruɑ ɡɑ i'ɣɛɣɛɑ 'limɑ ɡɑ 'pɑŋe] |
| 30 | sangaul tol [sɑ'ŋɑu̯l tol] |
| 40 | sangaul pange [sɑ'ŋɑu̯l 'pɑŋe] |
| 50 | sangalima [sɑŋɑ'limɑ] |
| 60 | sangalima sangaul ede [sɑŋɑ'limɑ sɑ'ŋɑu̯l 'ɛde] |
| 70 | sangalima sangaul rua [sɑŋɑ'limɑ sɑ'ŋɑu̯l 'ruɑ] |
| 80 | sangalima sangaul tol [sɑŋɑ'limɑ sɑ'ŋɑu̯l tol] |
| 90 | sangalima sangaul pange [sɑŋɑ'limɑ sɑ'ŋɑu̯l 'pɑŋe] |
| 100 | buno (ede) ['buno ('ɛde)] |
| 1,000 | bunoringring (ede) [buno'rɪŋrɪŋ ('ɛde)] |
| 10,000 | bunoringring sangaul [buno'rɪŋrɪŋ sɑ'ŋɑu̯l] |
https://www.sil.org/resources/archives/23630
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Bariai.htm
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