How to count in Kenyah, a group of Malayo-Polynesian languages spoken in Borneo in Malaysia.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cha | ading |
| 2 | dua | kedua |
| 3 | telu | ketelu |
| 4 | pat | kepat |
| 5 | lema | kelema |
| 6 | enem | kenem |
| 7 | tujok | ketujok |
| 8 | ayah | keayah |
| 9 | pi’en | kepi’en |
| 10 | pulok | kepulok |
| 11 | pulok cha | |
| 12 | pulok dua | |
| 13 | pulok telu | |
| 14 | pulok pat | |
| 15 | pulok lema | |
| 16 | pulok enem | |
| 17 | pulok tujok | |
| 18 | pulok aya | |
| 19 | pulok pi’en | |
| 20 | dua pulok | |
| 21 | dua pulok cha | |
| 22 | dua pulok dua | |
| 23 | dua pulok telu | |
| 24 | dua pulok pat | |
| 25 | dua pulok lema | |
| 26 | dua pulok enem | |
| 27 | dua pulok tujok | |
| 28 | dua pulok aya | |
| 29 | dua pulok pi’en | |
| 30 | telu pulok | |
| 40 | pat pulok | |
| 50 | lema pulok | |
| 60 | enem pulok | |
| 70 | tujok pulok | |
| 80 | ayah pulok | |
| 90 | pi’en pulok | |
| 100 | cha ato | |
| 101 | cha ato cha | |
| 102 | cha ato dua | |
| 110 | cha ato cha pulok | |
| 200 | dua ato | |
| 300 | telu ato | |
| 358 | telu ato lema pulok ayah | |
| 400 | pat ato | |
| 500 | lema ato | |
| 600 | enem ato | |
| 700 | tujok ato | |
| 800 | ayah ato | |
| 900 | pi’en ato | |
| 1,000 | cha ibu | |
| 1,001 | cha ibu cha | |
| 1,002 | cha ibu dua | |
| 2,000 | dua ibu | |
| 3,000 | telu ibu | |
| 4,000 | pat ibu | |
| 5,000 | lema ibu | |
| 6,000 | enem ibu | |
| 7,000 | tujok ibu | |
| 8,000 | ayah ibu | |
| 9,000 | pi’en ibu | |
| 10,000 | pulok ibu | |
| 87,546 | aya pulok tujok ibu lema ato pat pulok enem | |
| 100,000 | cha ato ibu | |
| 738,327 | tujok ato telu pulok aya telu ato dua pulok tujok | |
| 1,000,000 | cha million |
*) Note: Ordinal numbers (except for the first one) are derived by the prefix ke-
Sources:
http://www.kenyahsarawak.com/apps/blog/show/3230964-learn-basic-kenyah-lepo-tau-language
http://www.kenyahsarawak.com/number.htm
Information about Kenyah
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenyah_languages
http://www.ethnologue.com/language/xkl
Kenyah dictionary
http://www.kenyah.net/zlm/kamus-kenyah-1
Information provided by Wolfgang Kuhl
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Kenyah numbers | Tower of Babel
Alorese, Ambel, Araki, Bambam, Balinese, Banjarese, Batuley, Bengkulu, Biak, Bugis, Chamorro, Fordata, Iban, Indonesian, Javanese, Kei, Kerinci, Komering, Lamaholot, Lampung, Madurese, Malagasy, Malay, Minangkabau, Motu, Paku, Selaru, Sumbawa, Sundanese, Tado-Lindu, Tokodede, Ulumandaʼ, Urak Lawoi’, Wamesa, Wandamen, Yakan, Yamdena
Alphabetical index | Language family index
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