How to count in Hiw, a Southern Oceanic language spoken on Hiw island in Vanuatu.
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| Numeral | Cardinal |
|---|---|
| 1 | tuwë, visë |
| 2 | virö |
| 3 | vitöy |
| 4 | vivot |
| 5 | tevoyime |
| 6 | yevesë |
| 7 | yövörö |
| 8 | yövötöy |
| 9 | yëvot |
| 10 | tan̄wuy |
| 11 | tan̄wuy metain tuwë |
| 12 | tan̄wuy metain virö |
| 13 | tan̄wuy metain vitöy |
| 14 | tan̄wuy metain vivot |
| 15 | tan̄wuy metain tevoyime |
| 16 | tan̄wuy metain yevesë |
| 17 | tan̄wuy metain yövörö |
| 18 | tan̄wuy metain yevötöy |
| 19 | tan̄wuy metain yëvot |
| 20 | tan̄wuy rö |
| 21 | tan̄wuy rö metain tuwë |
| 22 | tan̄wuy rö metain virö |
| 23 | tan̄wuy rö metain vitöy |
| 24 | tan̄wuy rö metain vivot |
| 25 | tan̄wuy rö metain tevoyime |
| 26 | tan̄wuy rö metain yevesë |
| 27 | tan̄wuy rö metain yövörö |
| 28 | tan̄wuy rö metain yövötöy |
| 29 | tan̄wuy rö metain yëvot |
| 30 | tan̄wuy töy |
| 40 | tan̄wuy vot |
| 50 | tan̄wuy evoyime |
| 60 | tan̄wuy yevesë |
| 70 | tan̄wuy yövörö |
| 80 | tan̄wuy yövötöy |
| 90 | tan̄wuy yëvot |
| 100 | wōn vage tuwë |
| 200 | wōn vage rö |
| 300 | wōn vage töy |
| 350 | wōn vage töy tan̄wuy evoyime |
| 400 | wōn vage vot |
| 500 | wōn vage tevoyime |
| 600 | wōn vage yevesë |
| 700 | wōn vage yövörö |
| 800 | wōn vage yövötöy |
| 900 | wōn vage yëvot |
| 1,000 | tor |
| 2,000 | tor vage rö |
| 3,000 | tor vage töy |
| 4,000 | tor vage vot |
| 5,000 | tor vage tevoyime |
| 6,000 | tor vage yevesë |
| 7,000 | tor vage yövörö |
| 8,000 | tor vage yövötöy |
| 9,000 | tor vage yëvot |
| 10,000 | tor vage tan̄wuy |
Source: Alex François. Ne men̄an tekn̄wa te Hiw, 2015. Hiw Island, Torres Group, Vanuatu.
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