How to count in Satawalese, a Micronesian language spoken mainly on Satawal Island in the Federated States of Micronesia.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | eot (f), eota (s), ew (g) | aeewan |
| 2 | riuw (f), riuwa (s), ruouw (g) | oaruwouwan |
| 3 | eon (f), eoniu (s), eniuw (g) | aeinuwan |
| 4 | faen (f), faeni (s), fauw (g) | afawuan |
| 5 | nim (f), nima (s), nimouw (g) | aenimowuan |
| 6 | on (f), wona (s), onouw (g) | oawonowuan |
| 7 | fius (f), fiusa (s), fisuw (g) | aefisuwan |
| 8 | wan (f), waani (s), wanuw (g) | awanuwan |
| 9 | tiw (f), tiwa (s), tiwouw (g) | aetiwowuan |
| 10 | seik, seig | aeseiigan |
| 11 | seik me ew | |
| 12 | seik me ruouw | |
| 13 | seik me eniuw | |
| 14 | seik me fauw | |
| 15 | seik me nimouw | |
| 16 | seik me onouw | |
| 17 | seik me fisuw | |
| 18 | seik me wanuw | |
| 19 | seik me tiwouw | |
| 20 | riuweig | aeriuweiigan |
| 21 | riuweig me ew | |
| 22 | riuweig me ruouw | |
| 23 | riuweig me eniuw | |
| 24 | riuweig me fauw | |
| 25 | riuweig me nimouw | |
| 26 | riuweig me onouw | |
| 27 | riuweig me fisuw | |
| 28 | riuweig me wanuw | |
| 29 | riuweig me tiwouw | |
| 30 | enig | aeeniigan |
| 40 | faeig | aefaeiigan |
| 50 | nimeig | aenimeiigan |
| 60 | oneig | oawoneiigan |
| 65 | oneig me nimou | |
| 70 | fisig | aefisiigan |
| 80 | wanig | awaniigan |
| 89 | waneg me tiwou | |
| 90 | tiweig | aetiweiigan |
| 100 | epwiugiuw | aepwiugiuw |
| 200 | riuwapwiugiuw | |
| 299 | riuwapwiugiuw me tiweig me tiwou | |
| 300 | eoniuwiugiuw | |
| 400 | fapwiugiuw | |
| 500 | nimapwiugiuw | |
| 584 | nimapwiugiuw me wanig me fau | |
| 600 | onapwiugiuw | |
| 700 | fiusiupwiugiuw | |
| 800 | wanipwiugiuw | |
| 900 | tiwapwiugiuw | |
| 1,000 | saengeras | |
| 2,000 | riungeras | |
| 3,000 | eoniugeras | |
| 4,000 | faengeras | |
| 5,000 | nimengeras | |
| 6,000 | onengeras | |
| 7,000 | fiusiuengeras | |
| 8,000 | wangeras | |
| 9,000 | tiwengeras | |
| 10,000 | seik saengeras | |
| 20,000 | riuweig saengeras | |
| 30,000 | enig saengeras | |
| 40,000 | faeig saengeras | |
| 50,000 | nimeig saengeras | |
| 60,000 | woneig saengeras | |
| 70,000 | fisig saengeras | |
| 80,000 | wanig saengeras | |
| 90,000 | tiweig saengeras | |
| 100,000 | epwiuwgiuw saengeras | |
| 200,000 | riuwapwiugiuw saengeras | |
| 300,000 | eniupwiugiuw saengeras | |
| 400,000 | fapwiugiuw saengeras | |
| 500,000 | nimapwiugiuw saengeras | |
| 600,000 | onapwiugiuw saengeras | |
| 700,000 | fiusiupwiugiuw saengeras | |
| 800,000 | wanipwiugiuw saengeras | |
| 900,00 | tiwapwiugiuw saengeras | |
| 1,000,000 | ssen | |
| 2,000,000 | riu ssen | |
| 3,000,000 | eoniu ssen | |
| 4,000,00 | fa ssen | |
| 5,000,000 | nim ssen | |
| 6,000,000 | won ssen | |
| 7,000,000 | fiusiu ssen | |
| 8,000,000 | wani ssen | |
| 9,000,000 | tiwou ssen | |
| 10,000,000 | seig ssen | |
| 20,000,000 | riuweig ssen | |
| 30,000,000 | enig ssen | |
| 40,000,000 | faeig ssen | |
| 50,000,000 | nimeig ssen | |
| 60,000,000 | woneig ssen | |
| 70,000,000 | fisig ssen | |
| 80,000,000 | wanig ssen | |
| 90,000,000 | tiwou ssen | |
| 100,000,000 | epwiugiuw ssen | |
| 200,000,000 | riuwapwiugiuw ssen | |
| 300,000,000 | eoniupwiugiuw ssen | |
| 400,000,000 | fapwiugiuw ssen | |
| 500,000,000 | nimapwiugiuw ssen | |
| 600,000,000 | onapwiugiuw ssen | |
| 700,000,000 | fiusiupwiugiuw ssen | |
| 800,000,000 | wanipwiugiuw ssen | |
| 900,000,000 | tiwapwiugiuw ssen | |
| 1,000,000,000 | engeras ssen |
(f) = fast, (s) = slow, (g) = general
Source: Kevin M. Roddy. A Sketch Grammar of Satawalese, The Language Of Satawal Island, Yap State, Micronesia, 2007.
Satawalese numbers supplied by Wolfgang Kuhl
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