How to count in Ida’an, a North Bornean language spoken in Sabah, Malaysia.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | saʼ, satu | kəssa |
| 2 | duo | kəduo |
| 3 | təllu | kətəllu |
| 4 | pat | kəpat |
| 5 | limo | kəlimo |
| 6 | nom | kənom |
| 7 | turuʼ | kəturu |
| 8 | olu | kəʼolu |
| 9 | siway | kəsiway |
| 10 | puluʼ | |
| 11 | puluʼ bio saʼ | |
| 12 | puluʼ bio duo | |
| 13 | puluʼ bio təllu | |
| 14 | puluʼ bio pat | |
| 15 | puluʼ bio limo | |
| 16 | puluʼ bio nom | |
| 17 | puluʼ bio turuʼ | |
| 18 | puluʼ bio olu | |
| 19 | puluʼ bio siway | |
| 20 | duo puluʼ | |
| 21 | duo puluʼ bio saʼ | |
| 22 | duo puluʼ bio duo | |
| 23 | duo puluʼ bio təllu | |
| 24 | duo puluʼ bio pat | |
| 25 | duo puluʼ bio limo | |
| 26 | duo puluʼ bio nom | |
| 27 | duo puluʼ bio turuʼ | |
| 28 | duo puluʼ bio olu | |
| 29 | duo puluʼ bio siway | |
| 30 | təllu puluʼ | |
| 40 | pat puluʼ | |
| 50 | limo puluʼ | |
| 60 | nom puluʼ | |
| 70 | turuʼ puluʼ | |
| 80 | olu puluʼ | |
| 90 | siway puluʼ | |
| 100 | məratu | |
| 200 | duo ratu | |
| 300 | təllu ratu | |
| 400 | pat ratu | |
| 500 | limo ratu | |
| 600 | nom ratu | |
| 700 | turuʼ ratu | |
| 800 | olu ratu | |
| 900 | siway ratu | |
| 1,000 | məribu | |
| 2,000 | duo ribu | |
| 3,000 | təllu ribu | |
| 4,000 | pat ribu | |
| 5,000 | limo ribu | |
| 6,000 | nom ribu | |
| 7,000 | turuʼ ribu | |
| 8,000 | olu ribu | |
| 9,000 | siway ribu |
Source: Nelleke Elisabeth Goudswaard. The Begak (Ida’an) Language of Sabah. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 2005.
Compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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