How to count in Helong, a Timoric language spoken in the Kupang Regency of East Nusa Tenggara province in southern Indonesia.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | mesa | hmunan |
| 2 | dua | ke dua |
| 3 | tilu | ke tilu |
| 4 | aat | ke aat |
| 5 | lima | ke lima |
| 6 | eneng | ke eneng |
| 7 | itu | ke itu |
| 8 | palu | ke palu |
| 9 | sipa | ke sipa |
| 10 | hngulu | ke hngulu |
| 11 | hngulu esa | |
| 12 | hngulu dua | |
| 13 | hngulu tilu | |
| 14 | hngulu aat | |
| 15 | hngulu lima | |
| 16 | hngulu eneng | |
| 17 | hngulu itu | |
| 18 | hngulu palu | |
| 19 | hngulu sipa | |
| 20 | buk dua | |
| 21 | buk dua beas esa | |
| 22 | buk dua beas dua | |
| 23 | buk dua beas tilu | |
| 24 | buk dua beas aat | |
| 25 | buk dua beas lima | |
| 26 | buk dua beas eneng | |
| 27 | buk dua beas itu | |
| 28 | buk dua beas palu | |
| 29 | buk dua beas sipa | |
| 30 | buk tilu | |
| 32 | buk tilu beas dua buk tilu-s dua |
|
| 40 | buk aat | |
| 50 | buk lima | |
| 60 | buk eneng | |
| 70 | buk itu | |
| 80 | buk palu | |
| 90 | buk sipa | |
| 100 | ngatus | |
| 200 | ngatus dua | |
| 300 | ngatus tilu | |
| 400 | ngatus aat | |
| 500 | ngatus lima | |
| 600 | ngatus eneng | |
| 700 | ngatus itu | |
| 800 | ngatus palu | |
| 900 | ngatus sipa | |
| 1,000 | lihu | |
| 2,000 | lihu dua | |
| 3,000 | lihu tilu | |
| 4,000 | lihu aat | |
| 5,000 | lihu lima | |
| 6,000 | lihu eneng | |
| 7,000 | lihu itu | |
| 8,000 | lihu palu | |
| 9,000 | lihu sipa | |
| 10,000 | lihu hngulu | |
| 1,000,000 | juta (Malay loanword) |
Source: Marian Klamer & František Kratochvíl. Number and quantity in East Nusantara. Asia Pacific Linguistics. The Australian National University. Canberra – 2014.
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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