How to count in Penan (Punan-Nibong), a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken on the island of Borneo in Malaysia and Brunei.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | jah | bu’un *) |
| 2 | duah | keruah |
| 3 | teleu | keteleu |
| 4 | pat | kepat |
| 5 | lemah | kelemah |
| 6 | nem | kenem |
| 7 | tujuh | ketujuh |
| 8 | ajah | keajah |
| 9 | pi’en | kepi’en |
| 10 | (jah) polo | kepolo |
| 11 | jah polo jah | |
| 12 | jah polo duah | |
| 13 | jah polo teleu | |
| 14 | jah polo pat | |
| 15 | jah polo lemah | |
| 16 | jah polo nem | |
| 17 | jah polo tujuh | |
| 18 | jah polo ajah | |
| 19 | jah polo pi’en | |
| 20 | duah poloh | |
| 21 | duah poloh ajah | |
| 22 | duah poloh duah | |
| 23 | duah poloh teleu | |
| 24 | duah poloh pat | |
| 25 | duah poloh lemah | |
| 26 | duah poloh nem | |
| 27 | duah poloh tujuh | |
| 28 | duah poloh ajah | |
| 29 | duah poloh pi’en | |
| 30 | teleu polo | |
| 40 | pat polo | |
| 50 | lemah polo | |
| 60 | nem polo | |
| 70 | tujuh polo | |
| 80 | ajah polo | |
| 90 | pi’en polo | |
| 100 | jah ato | |
| 200 | duah ato | |
| 300 | teleu ato | |
| 400 | pat ato | |
| 500 | lemah ato | |
| 600 | nem ato | |
| 700 | tujuh ato | |
| 800 | ajah ato | |
| 900 | pi’en ato | |
| 1,000 | jah ibeu | |
| 2,000 | duah ibeu | |
| 3,000 | teleu ibeu | |
| 4,000 | pat ibeu | |
| 5,000 | lemah ibeu | |
| 6,000 | nem ibeu | |
| 7,000 | tujuh ibeu | |
| 8,000 | ajah ibeu | |
| 9,000 | pi’en ibeu | |
| 10,000 | polo ibeu |
*) Note: Ordinal numbers (except for the first one) are derived by the prefix ke-
Source: Ian Mackenzie: PENAN GRAMMAR – A SKETCH.
Information about Penan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penan-Nibong_language
http://www.ethnologue.com/language/pez
http://www.rimba.com/
http://wikitravel.org/en/Penan_phrasebook
Information provided by Wolfgang Kuhl
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