How to count in Seediq (Sediq Taroko), a Northern Formosan language spoken in central and eastern Taiwan.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | kiᶇan | muku-kiᶇan |
| 2 | daha | muku-daha |
| 3 | teru | muku teru |
| 4 | sepats | muku-sepats |
| 5 | rima | muku-rima |
| 6 | muteru | muku-muteru |
| 7 | mupitu | muku-mupitu |
| 8 | musepats | muku-musepats |
| 9 | muᶇari | muku-muᶇari |
| 10 | maxan | muku-maxan |
| 11 | maxan kiᶇan | |
| 12 | maxan daha | |
| 13 | maxan teru | |
| 14 | maxan sepats | |
| 15 | maxan rima | |
| 16 | maxan muteru | |
| 17 | maxan mupitu | |
| 18 | maxan musepats | |
| 19 | maxan muᶇari | |
| 20 | mupusan | |
| 21 | mupusan kiᶇan | |
| 22 | mupusan daha | |
| 23 | mupusan teru | |
| 24 | mupusan sepats | |
| 25 | mupusan rima | |
| 26 | mupusan muteru | |
| 27 | mupusan mupitu | |
| 28 | mupusan musepats | |
| 29 | mupusan muᶇari | |
| 30 | mumuteru | |
| 40 | mumusepats | |
| 50 | mumurima | |
| 60 | mumuterun | |
| 70 | mumupitu | |
| 80 | mumusepatun | |
| 90 | mumuᶇari | |
| 100 | kiᶇan kubekuj | |
| 101 | kiᶇan kubekuj kiᶇan | |
| 200 | daha kubekuj | |
| 300 | teru kubekuj | |
| 400 | sepats kubekuj | |
| 456 | sepats kubekuj mumurima muteru | |
| 500 | rima kubekuj | |
| 600 | muteru kubekuj | |
| 700 | mupitu kubekuj | |
| 800 | musepats kubekuj | |
| 900 | muᶇari kubekuj | |
| once | munexan, texan | |
| twice | mutupusan | |
| thrice | mututeru | |
| half | mududeka, itutsin | |
| a pair | kusedan |
Source: 《赛德克语研究》"Seediq Language Research". 北京：民族出版社，2014. Beijing: National Publishing House, 2014.
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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