How to count in Kapingamarangi, a Polynesian language spoken in Kapingamarangi and Pohnpei islands in the Federated States of Micronesia.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 0 | ngogo |
| 1 | e-tahi, dahi |
| 2 | e-lua, lua |
| 3 | e-tolu, dolu |
| 4 | e-ha:, haa |
| 5 | e-lima, lima |
| 6 | e-ono, ono |
| 7 | e-hitu, hidu |
| 8 | e-walu, walu |
| 9 | e-hiwa, hiwa |
| 10 | e-mataŋahulu, madangaholu |
| 11 | mataŋahulu ma:tahi, madangaholu ma dahi |
| 12 | mataŋahulu ma:lua, madangaholu malua, dilongoholu malua [12 people] |
| 13 | mataŋahulu ma:tolu, madangaholu madolu |
| 14 | mataŋahulu ma:ha, madangaholu mahaa |
| 15 | mataŋahulu ma:lima, madangaholu malima |
| 16 | mataŋahulu ma:ono, madangaholu maono |
| 17 | mataŋahulu ma:hitu, madangaholu mahidu |
| 18 | mataŋahulu ma:walu, madangaholu mawalu |
| 19 | mataŋahulu ma:hiwa, madangaholu mahiwa |
| 20 | matalua, madalua |
| 21 | matalua ma:tahi |
| 22 | matalua ma:lua |
| 23 | matalua ma:tolu |
| 24 | matalua ma:ha: |
| 25 | matalua ma:lima |
| 26 | matalua ma:ono |
| 27 | matalua ma:hitu |
| 28 | matalua ma:walu |
| 29 | matalua ma:hiwa |
| 30 | motolu, mototolu, mosolu |
| 40 | mataha:, madahaa |
| 50 | matalima, madalima |
| 60 | moto:ono, modoono |
| 66 | moto:ono ma ono, modoono ma ono |
| 70 | matahitu, madahidu |
| 77 | matahitu mahitu, madahidu mahidu |
| 80 | matawalu, madawalu |
| 90 | matiwa |
| 100 | lau |
| 200 | lualau |
| 300 | tolulau |
| 400 | ha:lau |
| 500 | limalau |
| 600 | onolau |
| 700 | hitulau |
| 800 | walulau |
| 900 | hiwalau |
| 1,000 | madangaholu lau e dahi, mana |
| 2,000 | e lua mana |
| 3,000 | e tolu mana |
| 4,000 | e ha: mana |
| 5,000 | e lima mana |
| 6,000 | e ono mana |
| 7,000 | e hitu mana |
| 8,000 | e walu mana |
| 9,000 | e hiwa mana |
| 10,000 | e-mataŋahulu mana |
| once | hagadahi |
| twice | hagalua |
| thrice | hagadolu |
Source: Michael D. Lieber & Kalio H. Dikepa: Kapingamarangi Lexicon. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu, 1974.
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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