How to count in Biak (wós Vyak), a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken in the Biak Islands in Papua Province in eastern Indonesia.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | eser, oser | vepon |
| 2 | suru | vevesuru |
| 3 | kyor | vevekyor |
| 4 | fyak | vevefyak |
| 5 | rim | veverim |
| 6 | wonem | vevewonem |
| 7 | fik | vevefik |
| 8 | war | vevewar |
| 9 | siw | vevesiw |
| 10 | samfur | vevesamfur |
| 11 | samfur sesr oser | |
| 12 | samfur sesr di suru | |
| 13 | samfur sesr di kyor | |
| 14 | samfur sesr di fyak | |
| 15 | samfur sesr di rim | |
| 16 | samfur sesr di wonem | |
| 17 | samfur sesr di fik | |
| 18 | samfur sesr di war | |
| 19 | samfur sesr di siw | |
| 20 | samfur di suru | |
| 21 | samfur di suru sesr oser | |
| 22 | samfur di suru sesr di suru | |
| 23 | samfur di suru sesr di kyor | |
| 24 | samfur di suru sesr di fyak | |
| 25 | samfur di suru sesr di rim | |
| 26 | samfur di suru sesr di wonem | |
| 27 | samfur di suru sesr di fik | |
| 28 | samfur di suru sesr di war | |
| 29 | samfur di suru sesr di siw | |
| 30 | samfur di kyor | |
| 40 | samfur di fyak | |
| 50 | samfur di rim | |
| 60 | samfur di wonem | |
| 70 | samfur di fik | |
| 80 | samfur di war | |
| 90 | samfur di siw | |
| 100 | utin | |
| 200 | utin di suru | |
| 300 | utin di kyor | |
| 400 | utin di fyak | |
| 500 | utin di rim | |
| 600 | utin di wonem | |
| 700 | utin di fik | |
| 800 | utin di war | |
| 900 | utin di siw | |
| 1,000 | syáran | |
| 10,000 | syáran samfur | |
| 1,000,000 | juta |
Source: Wilco van den Heuvel. Biak. Description of an Austronesian Language of Papua. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 2006.
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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