How to count in Ghari, a Southeast Solomonic spoken on Guadalcanal Island in the Solomon Islands.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | kesa | ngidana |
| 2 | ruka | rukanina |
| 3 | tolu | tolunina |
| 4 | vati | vatinina |
| 5 | jehe | jehenina |
| 6 | ono | ononina |
| 7 | vitu | vitunina |
| 8 | alu | alunina |
| 9 | siu | siunina |
| 10 | sangavulu | sangavulunina |
| 11 | sangavulu jara e kesa | |
| 12 | sangavulu jara e ruka | |
| 13 | sangavulu jara e tolu | |
| 14 | sangavulu jara e vati | |
| 15 | sangavulu jara e jehe | |
| 16 | sangavulu jara e ono | |
| 17 | sangavulu jara e vitu | |
| 18 | sangavulu jara e alu | |
| 19 | sangavulu jara e siu | |
| 20 | e ruka patu | |
| 21 | e ruka patu kesa | |
| 22 | e ruka patu ruka | |
| 23 | e ruka patu tolu | |
| 24 | e ruka patu vati | |
| 25 | e ruka patu jehe | |
| 26 | e ruka patu ono | |
| 27 | e ruka patu vitu | |
| 28 | e ruka patu alu | |
| 29 | e ruka patu siu | |
| 30 | e tolu sangavulu | |
| 40 | e vati sangaulu | |
| 50 | e jehe sangavulu | |
| 60 | e ono sangavulu | |
| 70 | e vitu sangavulu | |
| 80 | e alu sangavulu | |
| 90 | e siu sangavulu | |
| 100 | sangatu | |
| 1,000 | toha | |
| 10,000 | mola |
Sources: A Grammar of the Language of Vaturanga, Guadalcanal, British Solomon Islands, W. G. Ivens
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