How to count in Carolinian (Refalúwasch), a Micronesian language spoken in the Northern Mariana Islands. Some of numbers are in Tanapag, which is either considered a variety of Carolinian, or a separate language. Tanapag is spoken by about 10 people on Saipan island, and is also known as Northern Carolinian or Talaabwogh.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | se-, eet | aeschayúl |
| 2 | ruwa-, rúúw | aarúúschayúl aruurhayún (T) |
| 3 | ele-, ili- (T), eel | aileschayúl ailirhayú (T) |
| 4 | faa-, fáál, faamal | afaamalúl afaamanún (T) |
| 5 | lima-, liim, limmal | alimmalul alimmanún (T) |
| 6 | olo-, ool, oon (T), olomal | aolomalúl aonomanún (T) |
| 7 | fisú-, fiis, fisimal | afisimalúl afisimanún (T) |
| 8 | walú-, waal, walúmal | awalúmalúl awalimanún (T) |
| 9 | tiwa-, tiiw, tiwmal | atiwamalúl ariwmanún (T) |
| 10 | seigh | |
| 11 | seigh me eew | |
| 12 | seigh me ruwoow | |
| 13 | seigh me elluw | |
| 14 | seigh me faaw | |
| 15 | seigh me limoow | |
| 16 | seigh me onoow | |
| 17 | seigh me fisuuw | |
| 18 | seigh me waluuw | |
| 19 | seigh me tiwoow | |
| 20 | ruweigh | aruweighal |
| 21 | ruweigh me eew | |
| 22 | ruweigh me ruwoow | |
| 23 | ruweigh me elluw | |
| 24 | ruweigh me faaw | |
| 25 | ruweigh me limoow | |
| 26 | ruweigh me onoow | |
| 27 | ruweigh me fisuuw | |
| 28 | ruweigh me waluuw | |
| 29 | ruweigh me tiwoow | |
| 30 | eliigh | |
| 40 | fááig faig (T) |
|
| 50 | limeigh limeig (T) |
|
| 60 | oleigh | |
| 70 | fisiigh | |
| 80 | waliigh | |
| 90 | tiweigh | |
| 100 | ebwúghúw | |
| 200 | ruwabwúghúw | |
| 300 | elébwúghúw | |
| 400 | faabwúghúw | |
| 500 | limabwúghú limabwúgú (T) |
|
| 600 | olobwúghúw | |
| 700 | fisabwúghúw | |
| 800 | walabwúghúw | |
| 900 | tiwabwúghúw | |
| 1,000 | sangaras | |
| 2,000 | ruwangaras | |
| 3,000 | elengaras | |
| 4,000 | faangaras | |
| 5,000 | limangaras | |
| 6,000 | olongaras | |
| 7,000 | fisangaras | |
| 8,000 | walengaras | |
| 9,000 | tiwangaras | |
| 10,000 | eghit | |
| 20,000 | ruwaghit | |
| 30,000 | eleghit | |
| 40,000 | fáághit | |
| 50,000 | limeghit | |
| 60,000 | oleghit | |
| 70,000 | fisighit | |
| 80,000 | walaghit | |
| 90,000 | tiweghit | |
| 100,000 | -púngút* |
Frederick H. Jackson & Jeffrey C. Marck. CAROLINIAN-ENGLISH DICTIONARY. University of Hawaii Press. Honolulu. 20 May 2019.
Compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
Information about Carolinian numbers
https://mpi-lingweb.shh.mpg.de/numeral/Tanapag.htm
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