How to count in Kokota (Ooe Kokota), a Western Oceanic language spoken on Santa Isabel Island in the Solomon Islands.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | kaike | kusu, fufunu |
| 2 | palu | fa palu |
| 3 | tilo | fa tilo |
| 4 | fnoto | fa fnoto |
| 5 | ḡaha | fa ḡaha |
| 6 | nablo | fa nablo |
| 7 | fitu | fa fitu |
| 8 | hana | fa hana |
| 9 | nheva | fa nheva |
| 10 | naboto, naboto-u | fa naboto |
| 11 | naboto kaike | |
| 12 | naboto palu | |
| 13 | naboto tilo | |
| 14 | naboto fnoto | |
| 15 | naboto ḡaha | |
| 16 | naboto nablo | |
| 17 | naboto fitu | |
| 18 | naboto hana | |
| 19 | naboto nheva | |
| 20 | varedake, varedake-u | |
| 21 | varedake kaike, varedake kaike-u | |
| 22 | varedake palu, varedake palu-gu | |
| 23 | varedake tilo, varedake tilo-u | |
| 24 | varedake fnoto, varedake fnoto-u | |
| 25 | varedake ḡaha, varedake ḡaha-u | |
| 26 | varedake nablo, varedake nablo-u | |
| 27 | varedake fitu, varedake fitu-gu | |
| 28 | varedake hana, varedake hana-u | |
| 29 | varedake nheva, varedake nheva-u | |
| 30 | tulufulu-gu | |
| 40 | palu-tutu | |
| 50 | limafulu, limafulu-gu | |
| 60 | tilo-tutu | |
| 70 | fitu-salai | |
| 80 | hana-salai | |
| 90 | nheva-salai | |
| 100 | ḡobi | |
| 200 | palu ḡobi | |
| 300 | tilo ḡobi | |
| 400 | fnoto ḡobi | |
| 500 | ḡaha ḡobi | |
| 600 | nablo ḡobi | |
| 700 | fitu ḡobi | |
| 800 | hana ḡobi | |
| 900 | nheva ḡobi | |
| 1,000,000 | mola |
Sources: Bill Palmer. Kokota grammar. University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu 2009.
Information about Kokota numerals
https://austronesiancounting.wordpress.com/2008/06/24/kokota-one-of-the-most-bizarre-numeral-systems-attested-for-an-oceanic-language/
Compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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