How to count in Kanakanavu, a Southern Tsouic language spoken in Namasia District of Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan.
Numbers from 1-10 have different forms depending on whether you are counting things (t), people (p), or just counting in general (g).
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | cani (g), ucani (t), taciin (p) |
| 2 | cusa (g), urucin (t), tassa (p) |
| 3 | turu (g), uturu (t). taturu (p) |
| 4 | sʉʉpatʉ (g), usʉʉpatʉ (t), sasʉʉpatʉ (p) |
| 5 | rima (g), urima (t), rarima (p) |
| 6 | nʉmʉ (g), unʉmʉ (t), nanʉmʉ (p) |
| 7 | pitu (g), upitu (t), papitu (p) |
| 8 | aru (g), u-aru (t), rararu (p) |
| 9 | sia (g), usia (t), sasia (p) |
| 10 | maan (g), umaan (t), mamaan (p) |
| 11 | maan ucani |
| 12 | maan urucin |
| 13 | maan uturu |
| 14 | maan usʉpatʉ |
| 15 | maan urima |
| 16 | maan unʉmʉ |
| 17 | maan upitu |
| 18 | maan uaru |
| 19 | maan usia |
| 20 | mapusan |
| 21 | mapusan ucani |
| 22 | mapusan urucin |
| 23 | mapusan uturu |
| 24 | mapusan usʉpatʉ |
| 25 | mapusan urima |
| 26 | mapusan unʉmʉ |
| 27 | mapusan upitu |
| 28 | mapusan uaru |
| 29 | mapusan usia |
| 30 | matuun |
| 40 | masʉpatʉʉn, masʉpatʉn |
| 50 | maimʉʉn |
| 60 | manʉmʉn |
| 70 | mapituun |
| 80 | maruun |
| 90 | masiʉn |
| 100 | mʉna |
| 1,000 | metusa |
| 10,000 | me’i |
Information about Kanakanavu numerals
https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/卡那卡那富語#數字
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Kanakanabu_numerals
https://e-dictionary.ilrdf.org.tw/xnb/search.htm
Information about Kanakanavu | Numbers
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