How to count in Lamaholot, a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken on Flores, Solor and nearby islands in eastern Indonesia. These numbers are in the Solor dialect of Lamaholot, which is spoken on Solor Island.
When counting specific things, numeral classifiers are used. For example kolo for sticks and packages of meat, muta for packages wrapped in pieces of cloth, kolo for bunches, lolõ for leaves, and so on.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | to’u [toʔu] | noronékun |
| 2 | rua [ruwa], ru’a | kerua |
| 3 | towo | ketelo |
| 4 | pa [pa], pat | kepa |
| 5 | léma [lɛma] | keléma |
| 6 | nemũ [nəmũ] | kenemũ |
| 7 | pito [pito] | kepito |
| 8 | buto [buto] | kebuto |
| 9 | hiwa [hiwa] | kehiwa |
| 10 | pulo [pulo] | kepulo |
| 11 | pulok to’u | |
| 12 | pulok rua | |
| 13 | pulok towo | |
| 14 | pulok pa | |
| 15 | pulok léma | |
| 16 | pulok nemũ | |
| 17 | pulok pito | |
| 18 | pulok buto | |
| 19 | pulok hiwa | |
| 20 | pulu rua | |
| 21 | pulu rua no’õ to’u | |
| 22 | pulu rua no’õ rua | |
| 23 | pulu rua no’õ towo | |
| 24 | pulu rua no’õ pa | |
| 25 | pulu rua no’õ léma | |
| 26 | pulu rua no’õ nemũ | |
| 27 | pulu rua no’õ pito | |
| 28 | pulu rua no’õ buto | |
| 29 | pulu rua no’õ hiwa | |
| 30 | pulu telo | |
| 40 | pulu pa | |
| 50 | pulu léma | |
| 60 | pulu nemũ | |
| 70 | pulu pito | |
| 80 | pulu buto | |
| 90 | pulu hiwa | |
| 100 | teratu | |
| 1,000 | ribũ | |
| 1,000,000 | yutã [jutã] |
Source: https://digital.library.adelaide.edu.au/dspace/handle/2440/102380
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