How to count in Paku, a member of the East Barito branch of the Malayo-Polynesian language family spoken in Central Kalimantan province of Indonesia.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | erai, erang | pertama |
| 2 | ruo | karuo |
| 3 | tolu | katolu |
| 4 | opat | ka’opat |
| 5 | dimo | kadimo |
| 6 | onum | ka’onum |
| 7 | pito | kapito |
| 8 | walu | kawalu |
| 9 | suei | kasuei |
| 10 | sapuluh | kasapuluh |
| 11 | sawalas | |
| 12 | ruowalas | |
| 13 | toluwalas | |
| 14 | opatwalas | |
| 15 | dimowalas | |
| 16 | onomwalas | |
| 17 | pitowalas | |
| 18 | waluwalas | |
| 19 | sueiwalas | |
| 20 | ruompuluh | |
| 21 | ruompuluh erai | |
| 22 | ruompuluh ruo | |
| 23 | ruompuluh tolu | |
| 24 | ruompuluh opat | |
| 25 | ruompuluh dimo | |
| 26 | ruompuluh onum | |
| 27 | ruompuluh pito | |
| 28 | ruompuluh walu | |
| 29 | ruompuluh suei | |
| 30 | tolumpuluh | |
| 40 | opatpuluh | |
| 50 | dimompuluh | |
| 60 | onumpuluh | |
| 70 | pitompuluh | |
| 80 | walumpuluh | |
| 90 | sueipuluh | |
| 100 | jatuh | |
| 200 | ruomjatuh | |
| 300 | tolumjatuh | |
| 400 | opatjatuh | |
| 500 | dimomjatuh | |
| 600 | onumjatuh | |
| 700 | pitomjatuh | |
| 800 | walumjatuh | |
| 900 | sueijatuh | |
| 1,000 | kuyan | |
| 2,000 | ruomkuyan | |
| 3,000 | tolumkuyan | |
| 4,000 | opatkuyan | |
| 5,000 | dimomkuyan | |
| 6,000 | onumkuyan | |
| 7,000 | pitomkuyan | |
| 8,000 | walumkuyan | |
| 9,000 | sueikuyan | |
| 10,000 | sapuluh kuyan | |
| 100,000 | jatuhkuyan | |
| million | juta | |
| billion | milyar |
Source: Daniela Diedrich. A grammar of Paku: a language of Central Kalimantan. The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2018.
Compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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Information about Paku
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paku_language_(Indonesia)
https://www.ethnologue.com/language/pku
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