Information about counting in Rapa Nui, a Polynesian language spoken mainly on Easter Island.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | kore no, (aanghuru) *) | |
| 1 | tahi, agatahi, agatai, e-tahi, hokotahi, hagatahi, hokotahi no, tahaga, (ka-tahi) |
rahe, te rae |
| 2 | rua, e-rua, ka-rua, piti, (ka-rua) | te rua |
| 3 | toru, e-toru, (ka-toru) | te toru |
| 4 | ha, e-ha, (ka-ha) | te ha |
| 5 | rima, e-rima, ka-rima, ri-rima, (ka-rima) | te rima |
| 6 | ono, e-ono, ka-ono, (ka-ono) | te ono |
| 7 | hitu, e-hitu, ka-hitu, (ka-hitu) | te hitu |
| 8 | varu, e-varu, e-vau, va-varu, (ka-varu) | te varu |
| 9 | iva, e-iva, ka-iva, (ka-iva) | te iva |
| 10 | a(n)gahuru, hagauru, agauru, e-agahuru, hagahuru, hagauru, kauatu, etahi te kauatu, e-tahi te agahuru, honu (ka tahi te aanghuru) |
te katahi te kauatu |
| 11 | e-tahi te kauatu matahi, ehoeahuru ma hoe, (ka tahi te aanghuru ka tahi) |
te katahi te kauatu matahi |
| 12 | e-tahi te kauatu ma rua, ehoeahuru ma piti, (ka tahi te aanghuru ka rua) |
te katahi te kauatu ma rua |
| 13 | e-tahi te kauatu ma toru, ehoeahuru ma toru, (ka tahi te aanghuru ka toru) |
te katahi te kauatu ma toru |
| 14 | e-tahi te kauatu maha, ehoeahuru ma maha, (ka tahi te aanghuru ka ha) |
te katahi te kauatu ma maha |
| 15 | e-tahi te kauatu ma rima, ehoeahuru ma pae, tini honu, (ka tahi te aanghuru ka rima) |
te katahi te kauatu ma rima |
| 16 | e-tahi te kauatu maono, ehoeahuru ma ono, (ka tahi te aanghuru ka ono) |
te katahi te kauatu maono |
| 17 | e-tahi te kauatu ma hitu, ehoeahuru ma hitu, (ka tahi te aanghuru ka hitu) |
te katahi te kauatu ma hitu |
| 18 | e-tahi te kauatu ma varu, ehoeahuru ma varu, (ka tahi te aanghuru ka varu) |
te katahi te kauatu ma varu |
| 19 | e-tahi te kauatu ma iva, ehoeahuru ma iva, (ka tahi te aanghuru ka iva) |
te katahi te kauatu ma iva |
| 20 | e-rua te kauatu, epitiahuru, honuhonu, (ka rua te aanghuru) |
te rua te kauatu |
| 21 | e-rua te kauatu matahi, epitiahuru ma hoe, (ka rua te aanghuru ka tahi) |
|
| 22 | e-rua te kauatu ma rua, epitiahuru ma piti, (ka rua te aanghuru ka rua) |
|
| 23 | e-rua te kauatu ma toru, epitiahuru ma toru, (ka rua te aanghuru ka toru) |
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| 24 | e-rua te kauatu maha, epitiahuru ma maha, (ka rua te aanghuru ka ha) |
|
| 25 | e-rua te kauatu ma rima, epitiahuru ma pae, (ka rua te aanghuru ka rima) |
|
| 26 | e-rua te kauatu ma ono, epitiahuru ma ono, (ka rua te aanghuru ka ono) |
|
| 27 | e-rua te kauatu ma hitu, epitiahuru ma hitu, (ka rua te aanghuru ka hitu) |
|
| 28 | e-rua te kauatu ma varu, epitiahuru ma varu, (ka rua te aanghuru ka varu) |
|
| 29 | e-rua te kauatu ma iva, epitiahuru ma iva, (ka rua te aanghuru ka iva) |
|
| 30 | e-toru te kauatu, e-toru ahuru, honu, (ka toru te aanghuru) |
te toru te kauatu |
| 40 | e-ha te kauatu, emahaahuru, (ka ha te aanghuru) |
te ha te kauatu |
| 50 | e-rima te kauatu, epaeahuru, (ka rima te aanghuru) |
te rima te kauatu |
| 60 | e-ono te kauatu, eonoahuru, honuhonu, (ka ono te aanghuru) |
te ono te kauatu |
| 70 | e-hitu te kauatu, (ka hitu te aanghuru) |
te hitu te kauatu |
| 80 | e-varu te kauatu, evauahuru, (ka varu te aanghuru) |
te varu te kauatu |
| 90 | e-iva te kauatu, eivaahuru, (ka ira te aanghuru) |
te iva te kauatu |
| 100 | e-tahi te rau, ehoehanere te rau, hanere, (ka rau) |
te tahi te rau |
| 101 | e-tahi te rau matahi, (ka tahi te rau ma tahi) |
|
| 200 | e-rua te rau, epitihanere, (ka rua te rau) |
|
| 300 | e-toru te rau, (ka toru te rau) |
|
| 400 | e-ha te rau, (ka ha te rau) |
|
| 500 | e-rima te rau, (ka rima te rau) |
|
| 600 | e-ono te rau, (ka ono te rau) |
|
| 700 | e-hitu te rau, (ka hitu te rau) |
|
| 800 | e-varu te rau, (ka varu te rau) |
|
| 900 | e-iva te rau, (ka iva te rau) |
|
| 1,000 | piere, e-hoetautini, tautini | |
| 2,000 | piti tautini, (ka rua te piere) |
|
| 3,000 | (ka toru te piere) | |
| 4,000 | (ka ha te piere) | |
| 5,000 | (ka rima te piere) | |
| 6,000 | (ka ono te piere) | |
| 7,000 | (ka hitu te piere) | |
| 8,000 | (ka varu te piere) | |
| 9,000 | (ka iva te piere) | |
| 10,000 | e-tahi te mano, (ka mano) |
|
| 100,000 | peka, ka peka, (ka peka) |
|
| 1,000,000 | migoinegoi, ra, ha ra, tinitini (ha ra) | |
| million, billion | tinitini | |
| over one million | (mingoi-ngoi) | |
| Trinity | torutahi | |
| one by one | avai varavara | |
| once | ki tetahi ra, ki tona ra, horahorau, ananake | |
| triple | hakatoru | |
| 10 fathoms | kumi |
*) Numbers in parenthesis: Thomson, p. 552 & Cooke, p. 721.
**) "mahi(n)go" = family (in the widest meaning), vassals, group of friends
Word doc with Rapa Nui numbers (with examples of use)
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
Information about Rapa Nui numbers
http://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/numeral/Rapanui.htm
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