How to count in Lau, a Southeast Solomonic language spoken in northeast Malaita Island in Malaita Province of the Solomon Islands.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | eta, ta, te | etana |
| 2 | e rua, ro | ruana |
| 3 | e olu | oluna |
| 4 | e fai | faina |
| 5 | e lima | limana |
| 6 | e ono | onona |
| 7 | e qalu | fiuna |
| 8 | e fiu | fiuna |
| 9 | e siqa | siqana |
| 10 | e tangafulu, agala | |
| 11 | agala mana ta | |
| 12 | agala mana rua | |
| 13 | agala mana olu | |
| 14 | agala mana fai | |
| 15 | agala mana lima | |
| 16 | agala mana ono | |
| 17 | agala mana qalu | |
| 18 | agala mana fiu | |
| 19 | agala mana siqa | |
| 20 | rua hangavulu | |
| 21 | rua agala ta | |
| 22 | rua agala rua | |
| 23 | rua agala olu | |
| 24 | rua agala fai | |
| 25 | rua agala lima | |
| 26 | rua agala ono | |
| 27 | rua agala qalu | |
| 28 | rua agala fiu | |
| 29 | rua agala siqa | |
| 30 | olu agala | |
| 40 | fai agala | |
| 50 | lima agala | |
| 60 | ono agala | |
| 70 | qalu agala | |
| 80 | fiu agala | |
| 90 | siqa agala | |
| 100 | tangalau |
https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Grammar_and_Vocabulary_of_the_Lau_Langua.html
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Information about Lau | Numbers
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