How to count in Lengo, a Southeast Solomonic spoken on the island of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands.
There are two sets of numbers in Lengo: one set is used for everyday use, and the other is used in stories. The latter numbers are in italics below.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | sakai, kea | tighi |
| 2 | ruka, ura | ruke |
| 3 | tolu, lotu | tolue |
| 4 | vati, tave | vatie |
| 5 | lima, mila | lime |
| 6 | ono, no | onoe |
| 7 | vitu, tivu | vitue |
| 8 | alu, rau | alue |
| 9 | thiua, beta | thiue |
| 10 | thangavulu | thangavulue |
| 11 | thangavulu sakai | |
| 12 | thangavulu ruka | |
| 13 | thangavulu tolu | |
| 14 | thangavulu vati | |
| 15 | thangavulu lima | |
| 16 | thangavulu ono | |
| 17 | thangavulu vitu | |
| 18 | thangavulu alu | |
| 19 | thangavulu thiua | |
| 20 | ruka thangavulu | |
| 30 | tolu thangavulu | |
| 40 | vati thangavulu | |
| 50 | lima thangavulu | |
| 60 | ono thangavulu | |
| 70 | vitu thangavulu | |
| 80 | alu thangavulu | |
| 90 | thiua thangavulu | |
| 100 | thangetu | |
| 1,000 | togha |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lengo_language#Numbers
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