How to count in Santa Cruz (Natqgu), a Southeast Solomonic language spoken on Nendö Island in the east of the Solomon Islands.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | esz', tesz' | kai |
| 2 | li | kra-li |
| 3 | tq | kra-tq |
| 4 | pwx | kra-pwx |
| 5 | nzlvqn | kra-nzlvqn |
| 6 | esz'mz | kra-esz'mz |
| 7 | rlimz | kra-rlimz |
| 8 | rtqmz | kra-rtqmz |
| 9 | rpwxmz | kra-rpwxmz |
| 10 | nzpnu, nzpnu-esz' | kra-nzpnu |
| 11 | nzpnu-esz'-nrade-esz' | |
| 12 | nzpnu-esz'-nrade-li | |
| 13 | nzpnu-esz'-nrade-tq | |
| 14 | nzpnu-esz'-nrade-pwx | |
| 15 | nzpnu-esz'-nrade-nzlvqn | |
| 16 | nzpnu-esz'-nrade-esz'mz | |
| 17 | nzpnu-esz'-nrade-rlimz | |
| 18 | nzpnu-esz'-nrade-rtqmz | |
| 19 | nzpnu-esz'-nrade-rpwxmz | |
| 20 | nzpnu-li | |
| 21 | nzpnu-li-nrade-esz' | |
| 22 | nzpnu-li-nrade-li | |
| 23 | nzpnu-li-nrade-tq | |
| 24 | nzpnu-li-nrade-pwx | |
| 25 | nzpnu-li-nrade-nzlvqn | |
| 26 | nzpnu-li-nrade-esz'mz | |
| 27 | nzpnu-li-nrade-rlimz | |
| 28 | nzpnu-li-nrade-rtqmz | |
| 29 | nzpnu-li-nrade-rpwxmz | |
| 30 | nzpnu-tq | |
| 40 | nzpnu-pwx | |
| 50 | nzpnu-nzlvqn | |
| 60 | nzpnu-esz'mz | |
| 70 | nzpnu-rlimz | |
| 80 | nzpnu-rtqmz | |
| 90 | nzpnu-rpwxmz | |
| 100 | trtqki,trtqki-esz' | |
| 1,000 | siu, siu-esz' | |
| 1,000,000 | nyrmz |
Source: A Grammar Sketch of Natqgu [ntu]: An Oceanic language of Santa Cruz, Solomon Islands - Brenda H (2022)
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