How to count in Savosavo, a Central Solomons language spoken on Savo Island in the Solomon Islands.
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 | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ela (pade/pa) | ela sua |
| 2 | edo | edo sua |
| 3 | ighiva (ighia) | ighiva sua |
| 4 | aghava | aghava sua |
| 5 | ara | ara sua |
| 6 | poghoa | poghoa sua |
| 7 | poghoro | poghoro sua |
| 8 | kui | kui sua |
| 9 | kuava | kuava sua |
| 10 | atale (pa kua/pa pigu) | atale sua |
| 11 | panipiti | |
| 12 | edonipiti | |
| 13 | ighivanipiti | |
| 14 | aghavanipiti | |
| 15 | aranipiti | |
| 16 | poghoanipiti | |
| 17 | poghoronipiti | |
| 18 | kuinipiti | |
| 19 | kuavanipiti | |
| 20 | nebolo | |
| 21 | nebolo pa | |
| 22 | nebolo edo | |
| 23 | nebolo ighiva | |
| 24 | nebolo aghava | |
| 25 | nebolo ara | |
| 26 | nebolo poghoa | |
| 27 | nebolo poghoro | |
| 28 | nebolo kui | |
| 29 | nebolo kuava | |
| 30 | ighivaleza | |
| 40 | aghavaleza | |
| 50 | aratale | |
| 60 | poghoatale | |
| 70 | poghoroatale | |
| 80 | kuiatale | |
| 90 | kuavatale | |
| 100 | pa kela | |
| 200 | edo kela | |
| 300 | ighia kela | |
| 400 | aghava kela | |
| 500 | ara kela | |
| 600 | poghoa kela | |
| 700 | poghoro kela | |
| 800 | kui kela | |
| 900 | kuava kela | |
| 1,000 | pa togha | |
| 2,000 | edo togha | |
| 3,000 | ighia togha | |
| 4,000 | aghava togha | |
| 5,000 | ara togha | |
| 6,000 | poghoa togha | |
| 7,000 | poghoro togha | |
| 8,000 | kui togha | |
| 9,000 | kuava togha | |
| 10,000 | atale togha | |
| 100,000 | pa kela togha | |
| 1,000,000 | pa mola |
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about Savosavo | Numbers
Alphabetical index | Language family index
[top]
You can support this site by Buying Me A Coffee, and if you like what you see on this page, you can use the buttons below to share it with people you know.
If you like this site and find it useful, you can support it by making a donation via PayPal or Patreon, or by contributing in other ways. Omniglot is how I make my living.
Note: all links on this site to Amazon.com
[top]
