How to count in Futunan (Fakafutuna), a Polynesian language spoken in Futuna Island in Wallis and Futuna, and in New Caledonia.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | tasi |
| 2 | lua |
| 3 | tolu |
| 4 | fa |
| 5 | lima |
| 6 | ono |
| 7 | fitu |
| 8 | valu |
| 9 | ivu |
| 10 | kauagafulu, kauaŋafulu |
| 11 | kauagafulu tupu tasi |
| 12 | kauagafulu tupu lua |
| 13 | kauagafulu tupu tolu |
| 14 | kauagafulu tupu fa |
| 15 | kauagafulu tupu lima |
| 16 | kauagafulu tupu ono |
| 17 | kauagafulu tupu fitu |
| 18 | kauagafulu tupu valu |
| 19 | kauagafulu tupu ivu |
| 20 | kaulua |
| 21 | kaulua tupu tasi |
| 22 | kaulua tupu lua |
| 23 | kaulua tupu tolu |
| 24 | kaulua tupu fa |
| 25 | kaulua tupu lima |
| 26 | kaulua tupu ono |
| 27 | kaulua tupu fitu |
| 28 | kaulua tupu valu |
| 29 | kaulua tupu ivu |
| 30 | kautolu |
| 40 | kaufa |
| 50 | kaulima |
| 60 | kauono |
| 70 | kaufitu |
| 80 | kauvalu |
| 90 | kauivu |
| 100 | kaulelau |
| 200 | kaulelau lua |
| 300 | kaulelau tolu |
| 400 | kaulelau fa |
| 500 | kaulelau lima |
| 600 | kaulelau ono |
| 700 | kaulelau fitu |
| 800 | kaulelau valu |
| 900 | kaulelau ivu |
| 1,000 | afe |
| 2,000 | afe lua |
| 3,000 | afe tolu |
| 4,000 | afe fa |
| 5,000 | afe lima |
| 6,000 | afe ono |
| 7,000 | afe fitu |
| 8,000 | afe valu |
| 9,000 | afe ivu |
| 10,000 | afe kauagafulu |
| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | tasi, tahi |
| 2 | rua |
| 3 | toru |
| 4 | fa |
| 5 | rima |
| 6 | ono |
| 7 | fitu |
| 8 | varo, varu |
| 9 | iva |
| 10 | tagafuru, taragafuru, rogafuru, rogofuru |
| 11 | rogofuru tuma tasi |
| 12 | rogofuru tuma e rua |
| 13 | rogofuru tuma toru |
| 14 | rogofuru tuma fa |
| 15 | rogofuru tuma e rima |
| 16 | rogofuru (ko) tuma ono |
| 17 | rogofuru (ko) tuma fitu |
| 18 | rogofuru (ko) tuma varo |
| 19 | rogofuru (ko) tuma iva |
| 20 | rogofuru e rua |
| 21 | rogofuru e rua ko tuma tasi |
| 22 | rogofuru e rua ko tuma e rua |
| 23 | rogofuru e rua ko tuma toru |
| 24 | rogofuru e rua ko tuma fa |
| 25 | rogofuru e rua ko tuma e rima |
| 26 | rogofuru e rua ko tuma ono |
| 27 | rogofuru e rua ko tuma fitu |
| 28 | rogofuru e rua ko tuma varo |
| 29 | rogofuru e rua ko tuma iva |
| 30 | rogofuru e toru |
| 40 | rogofuru e fa |
| 50 | rogofuru e rima |
| 60 | rogofuru e ono |
| 70 | rogofuru e fitu |
| 80 | rogofuru e varo |
| 90 | rogofuru e iva |
| 100 | jintarau |
| 150 | jintarau ma tuma rogofuru e rima |
| 200 | jintarau e rua, rua jintarau |
| 300 | jintarau e toru, toru jintarau |
| 400 | jintarau e fa, fa jintarau |
| 500 | jintarau e rima, rima jintarau |
| 600 | jintarau e ono, ono jintarau |
| 700 | jintarau e fitu, fitu jintarau |
| 800 | jintarau e varo, varo jintarau |
| 900 | jintarau e iva,viva jintarau |
| 1,000 | mano |
| 2,000 | mano e rua, rua mano, rava rua |
| 3,000 | mano e toru, toru mano, rava toru |
| 4,000 | mano e fa, fa mano, rava fa |
| 5,000 | mano e rima, rima mano, rava rima |
| 6,000 | mano e ono, ono mano, rava ono |
| 7,000 | mano e fitu, fitu mano, rava fitu |
| 8,000 | mano e varo, varo mano, rava varo |
| 9,000 | mano e iva, iva mano, rava iva |
| 10,000 | mano e tagafuru, tagafuru mano, rava tagafuru |
Dominik Maximilián Ramík. Dictionnaire futunien, 2013.
http://dominicweb.eu/fr/fakafutuna-futunien/dico-futunien-1/
https://mpi-lingweb.shh.mpg.de/numeral/Futuna-East.htm
Sources: Janet W.D. Dougherty. West Futuna-Aniwa: An Introduction to a Polynesian Outlier Language. University of California Press, Berkley, 1983.
https://mpi-lingweb.shh.mpg.de/numeral/Futuna-Aniwa.htm
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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