How to count in Kelabit (karuh Kelabit), a North Bornean language spoken in Sarawak in Malaysia.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | edteh | puʼun-puʼun |
| 2 | duweh | keduweh |
| 3 | teluh | keteluh |
| 4 | epat | kepat |
| 5 | limeh | kelimeh |
| 6 | enem | kenem |
| 7 | tuduq | ketuduq |
| 8 | waluh | kewaluh |
| 9 | iwak | keʼiwak |
| 10 | puluq | kepuluq |
| 11 | puluq edteh | |
| 12 | puluq duweh | |
| 13 | puluq teluh | |
| 14 | puluq epat | |
| 15 | puluq limeh | |
| 16 | puluq enem | |
| 17 | puluq tuduq | |
| 18 | puluq waluh | |
| 19 | puluq iwak | |
| 20 | duweh ngepuluq | |
| 21 | duweh ngepuluq edteh | |
| 22 | duweh ngepuluq duweh | |
| 23 | duweh ngepuluq teluh | |
| 24 | duweh ngepuluq epat | |
| 25 | duweh ngepuluq limeh | |
| 26 | duweh ngepuluq enem | |
| 27 | duweh ngepuluq tuduq | |
| 28 | duweh ngepuluq waluh | |
| 29 | duweh ngepuluq iwak | |
| 30 | teluh ngepuluq | |
| 40 | epat ngepuluq | |
| 50 | limeh ngepuluq | |
| 60 | enem ngepuluq | |
| 70 | tuduq ngepuluq | |
| 80 | waluh ngepuluq | |
| 90 | iwak ngepuluq | |
| 100 | ratu | |
| 200 | duweh ngeratu | |
| 300 | teluh ngeratu | |
| 400 | epat ngeratu | |
| 500 | limeh ngeratu | |
| 600 | enem ngeratu | |
| 700 | tuduq ngeratu | |
| 800 | waluh ngeratu | |
| 900 | iwak ngeratu | |
| 1,000 | ribuh | |
| 2,000 | duweh ngeribu | |
| 3,000 | teluh ngeribu | |
| 4,000 | epat ngeribu | |
| 5,000 | limeh ngeribu | |
| 6,000 | enem ngeribu | |
| 7,000 | tuduq ngeribu | |
| 8,000 | waluh ngeribu | |
| 9,000 | iwak ngeribu |
Source: Charlotte Hemmings. The Kelabit Language, Austronesian Voice and Syntactic Typology. Department of Linguistics SOAS, University of London, 2016.
Compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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