How to count in Kavalan (Kbalan), an East Formosan language spoken in parts of eastern Taiwan.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | siq, ussiq, paqnanem | saqaussiq |
| 2 | zusa | qipusan, saqazusa |
| 3 | turu | saqaturu, saqauturu |
| 4 | spat | saqaspat, saqauspat |
| 5 | rima | saqarima |
| 6 | 'nem, nnem | saqaunnem |
| 7 | pitu | saqapitu |
| 8 | waru | saqawaru |
| 9 | siwa | saqasiwa |
| 10 | Rabtin, tRay | saqaRabtin |
| 11 | Rabtin yau ussiq | |
| 12 | Rabtin yau uzusa | |
| 13 | Rabtin yau uturu | |
| 14 | Rabtin yau uspat | |
| 15 | Rabtin yau urima | |
| 16 | Rabtin yau unem | |
| 17 | Rabtin yau upitu | |
| 18 | Rabtin yau uwaru | |
| 19 | Rabtin yau usiwa | |
| 20 | zusabtin | |
| 21 | uzusabtin yau ussiq | |
| 22 | uzusabtin yau usuza | |
| 23 | uzusabtin yau uturu | |
| 24 | uzusabtin yau uspat | |
| 25 | uzusabtin yau urima | |
| 26 | uzusabtin yau unem | |
| 27 | uzusabtin yau upitu | |
| 28 | uzusabtin yau uwaru | |
| 29 | uzusabtin yau usiwa | |
| 30 | uturubtin | |
| 40 | uspatbtin | |
| 50 | urimabtin | |
| 60 | unembtin | |
| 70 | upitubtin | |
| 80 | uwarubtin | |
| 90 | usiwabtin | |
| 100 | Rasibu | |
| 200 | uzusa Rasibu | |
| 300 | uturu Rasibu | |
| 400 | uspat Rasibu | |
| 500 | urima Rasibu | |
| 600 | unem Rasibu | |
| 700 | upitu Rasibu | |
| 800 | uwaru Rasibu | |
| 900 | usiwa Rasibu | |
| 1,000 | razan, mrarazan, rarazan | |
| 2,000 | uzusa razan | |
| 3,000 | uturu razan | |
| 4,000 | uspat razan | |
| 5,000 | urima razan | |
| 6,000 | unem razan | |
| 7,000 | upitu razan | |
| 8,000 | uwaru razan | |
| 9,000 | usiwa razan | |
| 10,000 | ban | |
| 100,000 | btinbanan | |
| once | siqaussiq, siqarurussiq | |
| twice | qipusan, siqazusa | |
| thrice | qitarun, siqaturu | |
| four times | siqaspat | |
| five times | siqarima | |
| six times | siqannem | |
| seven times | siqapitu | |
| eight times | siqawaru | |
| nine times | siqasiwa | |
| ten times | siqaRabtin | |
| one by one | simqarurussiq | |
| half | lalusa | |
| 1/3 | mrimturu | |
| 1/4 | mrimspat | |
| 1/5 | mrimrima | |
| 1/6 | mrim'enem | |
| 1/7 | mrimpitu | |
| 1/8 | mrimwaru | |
| 1/9 | mrimsiwa |
Source: Paul Jen-kuei Li and Shigeru Tsuchida: LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTICS MONOGRAPH SERIES A-19. Kavalan Dictionary 噶瑪蘭語詞典. Institute of Linguistics, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan 中央研究院 語言學研究所 2006.
Information about Kavalan numerals
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Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
Information about Kavalan | Numbers
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