How to count in Niuafoʻou, a Polynesian language spoken on the islands of Niuafoʻou and ʻEua in Tonga.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 0 | noa |
| 1 | taha |
| 2 | ua, lua |
| 3 | tolu |
| 4 | faa |
| 5 | nima |
| 6 | ono |
| 7 | fitu |
| 8 | valu |
| 9 | hiva |
| 10 | hongofulu |
| 11 | hongofulu maa taha |
| 12 | hongofulu maa lua |
| 13 | hongofulu maa tolu |
| 14 | hongofulu maa faa |
| 15 | hongofulu maa nima |
| 16 | hongofulu maa ono |
| 17 | hongofulu maa fitu |
| 18 | hongofulu maa valu |
| 19 | hongofulu maa hiva |
| 20 | ua fulu, lua fulu, ua ngofulu, lua ngofulu |
| 21 | ua fulu maa taha, lua fulu maa taha ua ngofulu maa taha, lua ngofulu maa taha |
| 22 | ua fulu maa ua, ua fulu maa lua |
| 23 | ua fulu maa tolu |
| 24 | ua fulu maa faa |
| 25 | ua fulu maa nima |
| 26 | ua fulu maa ono |
| 27 | ua fulu maa fitu |
| 28 | ua fulu maa valu |
| 29 | ua fulu maa hiva |
| 30 | tolu ngofulu |
| 40 | faa ngofulu |
| 50 | nima ngofulu |
| 60 | ono ngofulu |
| 65 | ono ngofulu maa nima |
| 70 | fitu ngofulu |
| 80 | valu ngofulu |
| 90 | hiva ngofulu |
| 100 | teau |
| 101 | teau maa taha |
| 110 | teau (maa) hongofulu |
| 200 | ua ngeau,lua ngeau |
| 300 | tolu ngeau |
| 334 | tolu ngeau tolu ngofulu maa faa |
| 360 | tolu ngeau (maa) ono ngofulu |
| 400 | faa ngeau |
| 500 | nima ngeau |
| 600 | ono ngeau |
| 700 | fitu ngeau |
| 800 | valu ngeau |
| 900 | hiva ngeau |
| 1,000 | taha afe |
| 1,100 | taha afe teau |
| 2,000 | ua afe, lua afe |
| 3,000 | tolu afe |
| 4,000 | faa afe |
| 4,570 | faa afe nima ngeau (maa) fitu ngofulu |
| 5,000 | nima afe |
| 6,000 | ono afe |
| 7,000 | fitu afe |
| 8,000 | valu afe |
| 9,000 | hiva afe |
| 10,000 | taha mano |
| 20,000 | ua mano, lua mano |
| 30,000 | tolu mano |
| 33,000 | tolu mano tolu afe |
| 40,000 | faa mano |
| 50,000 | nima mano |
| 60,000 | ono mano |
| 70,000 | fitu mano |
| 80,000 | valu mano |
| 90,000 | hiva mano |
| 100,000 | taha kilu |
| 200,00 | ua kilu, lua kilu |
| 300,00 | tolu kilu |
| 360,000 | tolu kilu ono mano |
| 400,000 | faa kilu |
| 500,000 | nima kilu |
| 600,000 | ono kilu |
| 700,000 | fitu kilu |
| 800,000 | valu kilu |
| 900,000 | hiva kilu |
| 1,000,000 | taha miliona |
| 2,000,000 | ua miliona, lua miliona |
| 3,000,000 | tolu miliona |
| 4,000,000 | faa miliona |
| 5,000,000 | nima miliona |
| 6,000,000 | ono miliona |
| 7,000,000 | fitu miliona |
| 8,000,000 | valu miliona |
| 9,000,000 | hiva miliona |
| 10,000,000 | hongofulu miliona |
| 100,000,000 | teau miliona |
| 1/2 | vae ua, vahe ua, vae lua, vahe lua |
| 1/3 | vae tolu, vahe tolu |
| 1/4 | vae faa, vahe faa |
Source: Akihisa Tsukamoto. The Language of Niuafo’ou Island. The Australian National University. Canberra – 1988.
Niuafoʻou numbers provided by Wolfgang Kuhl
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Information about Niuafoʻou | Numbers in Niuafoʻou
Proto-Polynesian, Anutan, Emae, Futunan, Hawaiian, Kapingamarangi, Mangareva, Māori, Marquesan (North), Marquesan (South), Moriori, Niuafoʻou, Niuean, Nukumanu, Nukuria, Nukuoro, Pukapukan, Rapa, Rapa Nui, Rarotongan, Rennellese, Samoan, Sikaiana, Tahitian, Tokelauan, Takuu, Tongan, Tuamotuan, Tuvaluan, Wallisian, West Uvean
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