How to count in Cia-Cia (Bahasa Ciacia / 바하사 찌아찌아), a Celebic language spoken on Buton, Binongko and Batu Atas islands in Indonesia.
Note: numbers in other dialects of Cia-Cia may differ somewhat from the ones show here.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | ise / 이세 ['ise] |
| 2 | rua / 루아 [ 'rua] |
| 3 | tolu / 똘루 ['tolu] |
| 4 | pa'a / 빠아 ['paʔa] |
| 5 | lima / 을리마 [ 'lima] |
| 6 | no'o / 노오 ['noʔo] |
| 7 | picu / 삐쭈 [ 'pitʃu] |
| 8 | oalu / 오알루 ['oalu], walu / ᄫᅡᆯ루 ['walu] |
| 9 | siua /시우아 ['siua] |
| 10 | ompulu / 옴뿔루 [o'mpulu] |
| 11 | ompulu amea [o'mpulu a'mea} |
| 12 | ompulu dorua [o'mpulu do'rua] |
| 13 | ompulu totolu [o'mpulu to'tolu] |
| 14 | ompulu popa'a [o'mpulu po'paʔa] |
| 15 | ompulu lolima [o'mpulu lo'lima] |
| 16 | ompulu nono'o [o'mpulu no'noʔo] |
| 17 | ompulu popicu [ o'mpulu po'pitʃu] |
| 18 | ompulu oalu [o'mpulu o'alu] |
| 19 | ompulu siua [o'mpulu 'siua] |
| 20 | ruapulu [ rua'pulu] |
| 21 | ruapulu amea [rua'pulu a'mea} |
| 22 | ruapulu dorua [rua'pulu do'rua] |
| 23 | ruapulu totolu [rua'pulu to'tolu] |
| 24 | ruapulu popa'a [rua'pulu po'paʔa] |
| 25 | ruapulu lolima [rua'pulu lo'lima] |
| 26 | ruapulu nono'o [rua'pulu no'noʔo] |
| 27 | ruapulu popicu [ rua'pulu po'pitʃu] |
| 28 | ruapulu oalu [rua'pulu o'alu] |
| 29 | ruapulu siua [rua'pulu 'siua] |
| 30 | tolu pulu ['tolu 'pulu] |
| 40 | pato pulu [ 'pato 'pulu] |
| 50 | lima pulu ['lima 'pulu] |
| 60 | nomo pulu ['nomo 'pulu] |
| 70 | picu pulu [ 'pitʃu 'pulu] |
| 80 | walu pulu ['walu 'pulu] |
| 90 | siua pulu ['siua 'pulu] |
| 100 | hacu / 하쭈 [hatʃu] |
| 1000 | ariwu [a'riwu] |
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Cia-Cia-South-Buton.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cia-Cia_language
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Cia-Cia_cardinal_numbers
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