How to count in Puyuma (Pinayuanan), a Formosan language spoken mainly in Taitung County in southeastern Taiwan.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Counting persons | Counting animals & objects | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sa | misasa | sasaya | palibak |
| 2 | drua, dua | miadua | duduaya | puka-dua |
| 3 | telru, telu | miatelu | tutulua | puka-telru |
| 4 | pat | miapat | papata | puka-pat |
| 5 | lrima* | mialu | luluata | puka-lrima |
| 6 | nem, qnem | mianem | nanema | puka-nem |
| 7 | pitu | miapitu | pitupitua | puka-pitu |
| 8 | walru, walu | miawalu | waluwalua | puka-walu |
| 9 | iwa, siwa | miaiwa | wawya waya | puka-iwa |
| 10 | pulru pulu muketrep |
mektep | mektep | |
| 11 | pulru-sa | mektep misama saya | ||
| 12 | pulru-drua | mektep misama duduaya | ||
| 13 | pulru-telru | mektep misama tetelua | ||
| 14 | pulru-pat | mektep misama papata | ||
| 15 | pulru-luwatr | mektep misama luluata | ||
| 16 | pulru-nem | mektep misama nanema | ||
| 17 | pulru-pitu | mektep misama pitupitua | ||
| 18 | pulru-walru | mektep misama waluwalua |
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| 19 | pulru-iwa | mektep misama wayawaya | ||
| 20 | drua-pulru makabetraan maka-petaqan |
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| 21 | makabetraan misasa | |||
| 22 | makabetraan miadua | |||
| 23 | makabetraan miatelu | |||
| 24 | makabetraan miapat | |||
| 25 | makabetraan mialu | |||
| 26 | makabetraan mianem | |||
| 27 | makabetraan miapitu | |||
| 28 | makabetraan miawalru | |||
| 29 | makabetraan miaiwa | |||
| 30 | telru-pulru makatelrun maka-telun |
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| 40 | pat-pulru makapetel |
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| 50 | luwatr-pulru makaluwatr maka-luat |
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| 60 | nem-pulru makanemen |
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| 70 | pitu-pulru makapitu |
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| 80 | walru-pulru makawalru |
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| 90 | iwa-pulru makaiwa |
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| 100 | sa leman | |||
| 200 | duya leman | |||
| 300 | telua leman | |||
| 1,000 | sa kuɖul | |||
| 2,000 | dua ya kuɖul | |||
| 10,000 | saya mangmangan mektep kudul |
* It seems that lrima (five) is only used to refer to the number five; in counting objects, or in any derivations, the base for five is always luwatr.
(1) Numerals (above ten) to modify non-personal nouns:
(2) Modifying personal nouns:
Information about Puyuma numerals
https://mpi-lingweb.shh.mpg.de/numeral/Puyuma.htm
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
Information about Puyuma | Numbers
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