How to count in Bola (Bola-Bakovi), a Western Oceanic language spoken on the Willaumez peninsula in West New Britain Province of Papua New Guinea.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | taku | muga |
| 2 | rua | rua-na |
| 3 | tolu | tolu-na |
| 4 | va | va-na |
| 5 | lima | lima-na |
| 6 | polo-tara | polotara-na |
| 7 | polo-rua | polorua-na |
| 8 | polo-tolu | polotolu-na |
| 9 | polo-va | polova-na |
| 10 | ravulu (taku) | ravulu-na |
| 11 | ravulu (taku) a polona i taku | |
| 12 | ravulu (taku) a polona i rua | |
| 13 | ravulu (taku) a polona i tolu | |
| 14 | ravulu (taku) a polona i va | |
| 15 | ravulu (taku) a polona i lima | |
| 16 | ravulu (taku) a polona i polo-tara | |
| 17 | ravulu (taku) a polona i polo-rua | |
| 18 | ravulu (taku) a polona i polo-tolu | |
| 19 | ravulu (taku) a polona i polo-lima | |
| 20 | ravulu (i) rua | |
| 21 | ravulu rua a polona i taku | |
| 22 | ravulu rua a polona i rua | |
| 23 | ravulu rua a polona i tolu | |
| 24 | ravulu rua a polona i va | |
| 25 | ravulu rua a polona i lima | |
| 26 | ravulu rua a polona i polo tara | |
| 27 | ravulu rua a polona i polo rua | |
| 28 | ravulu rua a polona i polo tolu | |
| 29 | ravulu rua a polona i polo va | |
| 30 | ravulu tolu | |
| 40 | ravulu va | |
| 50 | ravulu lima | |
| 60 | ravulu polo-tara | |
| 70 | ravulu polo-rua | |
| 80 | ravulu polo-tolu | |
| 90 | ravulu polo-va | |
| 100 | ravulu mule ma marina balaka i taku | |
| 200 | ravulu mule ma marina balaka i rua | |
| 300 | ravulu mule ma marina balaka i tolu | |
| 400 | ravulu mule ma marina balaka i va | |
| 500 | ravulu mule ma marina balaka i lima | |
| 600 | ravulu mule ma marina balaka i polo-tara | |
| 700 | ravulu mule ma marina balaka i polo-rua | |
| 800 | ravulu mule ma marina balaka i polo-tolu | |
| 900 | ravulu mule ma marina balaka i polo-va | |
| 1,000 | rangale |
Source: Bola Grammar Sketch. René van den Berg and Brent Wiebe. SIL-PNG Academic Publications Ukarumpa, Papua New Guinea, 2019.
Compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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