How to count in Palauan (a tekoi er a Belau), a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken in Palau, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.
The numbers from 1-10 have different forms depending on what is being counted. The unmarked numbers below are for counting in general, while the ones marked (h) are for humans, the ones marked (t) are for counting units of time, the ones marked (ao) are for animals and objects, and the ones marked (lo) are for long objects. Other number forms are available.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ta, ta (h), ta (t), chimo (ao), teluo (lo) | kot |
| 2 | oru, teru (h), eru (t), kide (ao), edeuo (lo) | ongeru |
| 3 | ode, tede (h), ede (t), klde (ao), edeuo (lo) | ongede |
| 4 | oua, teua (h), eua (t), kloa (ao), euaiuo (lo) | ongeua |
| 5 | oim, teim (h), eim (t), kleim (ao), eimuo (lo | ongeim |
| 6 | malo, telolem (h), elolęm (t), kllolem (ao), elolemiud (lo) | ongelolem |
| 7 | uid, teuid (h), euid (t), kleuid (ao), kleuid (lo) | ongeuid |
| 8 | iai, teai (h), eai (t), kleai (ao), kleai (lo) | ongeai |
| 9 | itiu, tetiu (h), etiu (t), kltiu (ao), kltiu (lo) | ongetiu |
| 10 | machod, tęruich (h), tęruich (t), tacher (ao), tacher (lo) | ongeteruich |
| 11 | tęruich mę a ta | |
| 12 | tęruich mę a eru | |
| 13 | tęruich mę a ede | |
| 14 | tęruich mę a eua | |
| 15 | tęruich mę a eim | |
| 16 | tęruich mę a elolęm | |
| 17 | tęruich mę a euid | |
| 18 | tęruich mę a eai | |
| 19 | tęruich mę a etiu | |
| 20 | lluich | |
| 21 | lluich meta | |
| 22 | lluich me tang | |
| 23 | lluich merung | |
| 24 | lluich mede | |
| 25 | lluich meuang | |
| 26 | lluich meim | |
| 27 | lluich meuid | |
| 28 | lluich meai | |
| 29 | lluich metiu | |
| 30 | okede | |
| 40 | okoua | |
| 50 | okeim | |
| 60 | okolem | |
| 70 | okeuid | |
| 80 | okai | |
| 90 | oketiu | |
| 100 | telael | |
| 1,000 | telael | |
| 10,000 | mang |
Information about counting in Palauan
https://www.tekinged.com/grammar/numbers.php
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Palauan.htm
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Palauan_numerals
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palauan_language#Palauan_numerals
https://tekinged.com/books/75josephs.php
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about Palauan | Phrases | Numbers
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