How to count in Saisiyat (SaySiyat), a Northern Formosan language spoken in Miaoli and Hsinchu counties in northern of Taiwan.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 1 | ’aehae’ [ʔæhæʔ] |
| 2 | roSa’ [roʃaʔ] |
| 3 | tooo’ [to:oʔ] |
| 4 | Sopat [ʃopat] |
| 5 | haseb [hasəb] |
| 6 | SayboSii [ʃajboʃi:] |
| 7 | SayboSii o ’aehae’ (6 + 1) [ʃajboʃi: o ʔæhæʔ] |
| 8 | maykaSpat (2 x 4) [majkaʃpat] |
| 9 | hae’hae’ (10 – 1) [hæʔhæʔ] |
| 10 | lampez [lampəð] |
| 11 | lampez ’aehae’ [lampəð ʔæhæʔ] |
| 12 | lampez roSa’ [lampəð roʃaʔ] |
| 13 | lampez tooo’ [lampəð to:oʔ] |
| 14 | lampez Sopat [lampəð ʃopat] |
| 15 | lampez haseb [lampəð hasəb] |
| 16 | lampez SayboSii [lampəð ʃajboʃi:] |
| 17 | lampez SayboSii o ’aehae’ [lampəð ʃajboʃi: o ʔæhæʔ] |
| 18 | lampez maykaSpat [lampəð majkaʃpat] |
| 19 | lampez hae’hae’ [lampəð hæʔhæʔ] |
| 20 | Sam’iyaeh [ʃamʔijæh] |
| 21 | Sam’iyaeh o ’aehae’ [ʃamʔijæh o ʔæhæʔ] |
| 22 | Sam’iyaeh o roSa’ [ʃamʔijæh o roʃaʔ] |
| 23 | Sam’iyaeh o tooo’ [ʃamʔijæh o to:oʔ] |
| 24 | Sam’iyaeh o Sopat [ʃamʔijæh o ʃopat] |
| 25 | Sam’iyaeh o haseb [ʃamʔijæh o hasəb] |
| 26 | Sam’iyaeh o SayboSii [ʃamʔijæh o ʃajboʃi:] |
| 27 | Sam’iyaeh o SayboSii ’aehae’ [ʃamʔijæh o ʃajboʃi: ʔæhæʔ] |
| 28 | Sam’iyaeh o maykaSpat [ʃamʔijæh o majkaʃpat] |
| 29 | Sam’iyaeh o hae’hae’ [ʃamʔijæh o hæʔhæʔ] |
| 30 | matoool [mato:ol] |
| 40 | moneSpat [monəʃpat] |
| 50 | monaseb [monasəb] |
| 60 | monSayboSii [monʃajboʃi:] |
| 70 | monSayboSii o ’aehae’ [monʃajboʃi: o ʔæhæʔ] |
| 80 | monmaykaSpat [monmajkaʃpat] |
| 90 | monhae’hae’ [monhæʔhæʔ] |
| 100 | kaboehoel, ’aehae’ kinkaboehoel [kaßœhœl, ʔæhæʔ kinkaßœhœl] |
| 200 | roSa’ kinkaboehoel [roʃaʔ kinkaßœhœl] |
| 1,000 | ’aehae’ siyan [ʔæhæʔ θijan] |
| 2,000 | roSa’ siyan [roʃaʔ +A1:C40θijan] |
Source: Paul Jen-kuei Li. A Comparative Vocabulary of Saisiyat Dialects. Acadenia Sinica.
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