How to count in Kei (Veveu Evav), a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken in the Kai/Kei Islands in Maluku Province in eastern Indonesia.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | sa |
| 2 | ru |
| 3 | tel |
| 4 | faak |
| 5 | lim |
| 6 | nean |
| 7 | fit |
| 8 | wau |
| 9 | siuw |
| 10 | vut |
| 11 | vut ensa |
| 12 | vut enru |
| 13 | vut entel |
| 14 | vut enfaak |
| 15 | vut enlim |
| 16 | vut ennean |
| 17 | vut enfit |
| 18 | vut enwau |
| 19 | vut ensiuw |
| 20 | vutru |
| 21 | vutru ensa |
| 22 | vutru enru |
| 23 | vutru entel |
| 24 | vutru enfaak |
| 25 | vutru enlim |
| 26 | vutru ennean |
| 27 | vutru enfit |
| 28 | vutru enwau |
| 29 | vutru ensiuw |
| 30 | vuttel |
| 40 | vutfaak |
| 50 | vutlim |
| 60 | vutnean |
| 70 | vutfit |
| 80 | vutwau |
| 90 | vutsiuw |
| 100 | ratut |
| 200 | ratru |
| 300 | rattel |
| 400 | ratfaak |
| 500 | ratlim |
| 600 | ratnean |
| 700 | ratfit |
| 800 | ratwau |
| 900 | ratsiuw |
| 1,000 | rivun |
| 2,000 | rivunru |
| 3,000 | rivuntel |
| 4,000 | rivunfaak |
| 5,000 | rivunlim |
| 6,000 | rivunnean |
| 7,000 | rivunfit |
| 8,000 | rivunwau |
| 9,000 | rivunsiuw |
| 10,000 | rivunvut |
Source: Bahasa Kei. Bilangan dalam bahasa Kei, pages 17-18
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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