How to count in Ngadha, a Sumba-Flores language spoken on the island of Flores in Indonesia.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | esa |
| 2 | zua [dʒua] |
| 3 | telu |
| 4 | wutu |
| 5 | lima |
| 6 | lemasa |
| 7 | lima zua |
| 8 | ruabutu |
| 9 | terasa |
| 10 | sebulu |
| 11 | sebulu esa |
| 12 | sebulu zua |
| 13 | sebulu telu |
| 14 | sebulu wutu |
| 15 | sebulu lima |
| 16 | sebulu lemasa |
| 17 | sebulu lima zua |
| 18 | sebulu ruabutu |
| 19 | sebulu terasa |
| 20 | bulu zua |
| 21 | bulu zua esa |
| 22 | bulu zua zua |
| 23 | bulu zua telu |
| 24 | bulu zua wutu |
| 25 | bulu zua lima |
| 26 | bulu zua lemasa |
| 27 | bulu zua lima zua |
| 28 | bulu zua ruabutu |
| 29 | bulu zua terasa |
| 30 | bulu telu |
| 40 | bulu wutu |
| 50 | bulu lima |
| 60 | bulu lemasa |
| 70 | bulu lima zua |
| 80 | bulu ruabutu |
| 90 | bulu terasa |
| 100 | sengasu [sǝŋasu] |
| 200 | ngasu zua [ŋasu dʒua] |
| 300 | ngasu telu |
| 400 | ngasu wutu |
| 500 | ngasu lima |
| 600 | ngasu lemasa |
| 700 | ngasu lima zua |
| 800 | ngasu ruabutu |
| 900 | ngasu terasa |
| 1,000 | seribu or ribu esa |
| 2,000 | ribu zua |
| 3,000 | ribu telu |
| 4,000 | ribu wutu |
| 5,000 | ribu lima |
| 6,000 | ribu lemasa |
| 7,000 | ribu lima zua |
| 8,000 | ribu ruabutu |
| 9,000 | ribu terasa |
| 10,000 | ribu sebulu |
Source: I Wayan Arka: Numerals in Rongga. Numerals in Ngadha, pages 11-12. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, 2010.
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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