How to count in Sawila (Manata), an East Alor language spoken in the Alor Archipelago in southern Indonesia.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | sundana, dana | wii-suna, wiideayi, wiidayi, wida |
| 2 | yaku | wii-yaku, wiieyaku |
| 3 | tuo | wii-tua |
| 4 | araasiku | wii-araasiiku |
| 5 | yootine | wii-yootine |
| 6 | yootingsuno (5+1) | wii-yootingsuno |
| 7 | yootingyaku (5+2) | wii-yootingyaku |
| 8 | yootingtuo (5+3) | wii-yootingtuo |
| 9 | yootaraasiku (5+4) | wii-yootaraasiku |
| 10 | adaaku | wii-adaaku |
| 11 | adaaku garising sundana | |
| 12 | adaaku garising yaku | |
| 13 | adaaku garising tuo | |
| 14 | adaaku garising araasiku | |
| 15 | adaaku garising yootine | |
| 16 | adaaku garising yootingsuno | |
| 17 | adaaku garising yootingyaku | |
| 18 | adaaku garising yootingtuo | |
| 19 | adaaku garising yootaraasiku | |
| 20 | adaaku ma-raku | |
| 21 | adaaku ma-raku garising sundana | |
| 22 | adaaku ma-raku garising yaku | |
| 23 | adaaku ma-raku garising tuo | |
| 24 | adaaku ma-raku garising araasiku | |
| 25 | adaaku ma-raku garising yootine | |
| 26 | adaaku ma-raku garising yootingsuno | |
| 27 | adaaku ma-raku garising yootingyaku | |
| 28 | adaaku ma-raku garising yootingtuo | |
| 29 | adaaku ma-raku garising yootaraasiku | |
| 30 | adaaku ma-tua | |
| 40 | adaaku ma-araasiku | |
| 50 | adaaku ma-yootine | |
| 60 | adaaku ma-yootingsuno | |
| 70 | adaaku ma-yootingyaku | |
| 80 | adaaku ma-yootingtua | |
| 90 | adaaku ma-yootaraasiku | |
| 100 | asaka dana | |
| 200 | asaka yaku | |
| 300 | asaka tuo | |
| 400 | asaka araasiku | |
| 500 | asaka yootine | |
| 600 | asaka yootingsuno | |
| 700 | asaka yootingyaku | |
| 800 | asaka yootingtuo | |
| 900 | asaka yootaraasiku | |
| 1,000 | riibu dana, riibu (Malay loanword) | |
| 1,922 | riibu dana asaka yootaraasiku adaaku ma-raku garising yaku | |
| 2,000 | riibu yaku | |
| 3,000 | riibu tuo | |
| 4,000 | riibu araasiku | |
| 5,000 | riibu yootine | |
| 6,000 | riibu yootingsuno | |
| 7,000 | riibu yootingyaku | |
| 8,000 | riibu yootingtuo | |
| 8,192 | riibu yootingtuo asaka dana adaaku ma-yootaraasiku garising yaku | |
| 9,000 | riibu yootaraasiku | |
| 10,000 | riibu adaaku | |
| 1,000,000 | juta (Malay loanword) |
Sources
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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