How to count in Rukai (Drekay), a Formosan language spoken in Pingtung, Kaohsiung and Taitung counties in southern of Taiwan.
If any of the numbers are links, you can hear a recording by clicking on them. If you can provide recordings, please contact me.
| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | issa, itha eaea (Mantauran) tanea, ea (Tanan) |
| 2 | rusa, drusa dhoʼa (Mantauran) dhosa, tadhosa (Tanan) |
| 3 | turu, tulru tolro (Mantauran) tolro, talolro (Tanan) |
| 4 | sepate, supate ʼepate (Mantauran) soʼate, tasoʼate (Tanan) |
| 5 | lima lrima (Mantauran) lrima, talrima (Tanan) |
| 6 | eneme (Mantauran) eneme, taeneme (Tanan) |
| 7 | pitu pito (Mantauran) ʼito, taʼito (Tanan) |
| 8 | valru valro (Mantauran) valro, tavalro (Tanan) |
| 9 | vangate (Mantauran) bangate, tabangate (Tanan) |
| 10 | mamangele, kamangele (Mantauran) polroko, (ta)mangeale (Tanan) |
| 11 | mangaele si vaeva |
| 12 | mangaele si drusa |
| 13 | mangaele si tulru |
| 14 | mangaele si supate |
| 15 | mangaele si lrima |
| 16 | mangaele si eneme |
| 17 | mangaele si pitu |
| 18 | mangaele si valru |
| 19 | mangaele si bangate |
| 20 | mapusale |
| 21 | mapusale si vaeva |
| 22 | mapusale si drusa |
| 23 | mapusale si tulru |
| 24 | mapusale si supate |
| 25 | mapusale si lrima |
| 26 | mapusale si eneme |
| 27 | mapusale si pitu |
| 28 | mapusale si valru |
| 29 | mapusale si bangate |
| 30 | matulrulu |
| 40 | masupatele |
| 50 | malrimale |
| 60 | manemale |
| 70 | mapitulu |
| 80 | mavalrulu |
| 90 | mabangate |
| 100 | iday |
| 1,000 | kudrulu |
Hear some numbers (and other things) in Rukai:
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about Rukai numbers
https://thelanguagecloset.com/2021/10/16/languages-of-taiwan-rukai-drekay/
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Rukai_numerals
https://e-dictionary.ilrdf.org.tw/dru/search/list.htm
Information about Rukai | Numbers | Tower of Babel
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