Information about counting in Tetum, a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken mainly in East Timor, and also in West Timor in Indonesia.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | (zero*) | |
| 1 | ida (ún) | (primeiru) |
| 2 | rua (dois) | (segundu) |
| 3 | tolu (trés) | (terseiru) |
| 4 | haat, hát (kuatro) | (kuartu) |
| 5 | lima (sinku) | (kintu) |
| 6 | neen, nén (seis) | (sestu) |
| 7 | hitu (seti) | (setimu) |
| 8 | walu (oitu) | (oitavu) |
| 9 | sia (novi) | (nonu) |
| 10 | sanulu (dés) | (desimu) |
| 11 | sanulu resin ida (onzi) | (desimu primeiru) |
| 12 | sanulu resin rua (dozi) | (desimu segundu) |
| 13 | sanulu resin tolu (trezi) | (desimu terseiru) |
| 14 | sanulu resin haat (katorzi) | (desimu kuartu) |
| 15 | sanulu resin lima (kinzi) | (desimu kintu) |
| 16 | sanulu resin neen (dezaseis) | (desimu sestu) |
| 17 | sanulu resin hitu (dezaseti) | (desimu setimu) |
| 18 | sanulu resin walu (dezaoitu) | (desimu oitavu) |
| 19 | sanulu resin sia (dezanovi) | (desimu nonu) |
| 20 | rua-nulu (vinti) | (vigesimu) |
| 21 | rua-nulu resin ida (vinti i ún) | (vigesimu primeiru) |
| 22 | rua-nulu resin rua (vinti i dois) | (vigesimu segundu) |
| 23 | rua-nulu resin tolu (vinti i trés) | (vigesimu terseiru) |
| 24 | rua-nulu resin haat (vinti i kuatru) | (vigesimu kuartu) |
| 25 | rua-nulu resin lima (vinti i sinku) | (vigesimu kintu) |
| 26 | rua-nulu resin neen (vinti i seis) | (vigesimu sestu) |
| 27 | rua-nulu resin hitu (vinti i seti) | (vigesimu setimu) |
| 28 | rua-nulu resin walu (vinti i oitu) | (vigesimu oitavu) |
| 29 | rua-nulu resin sia (vinti i novi) | (vigesimu nonu) |
| 30 | tolu-nulu (trinta) | (trigesimu) |
| 40 | haat-nulu (kuarenta) | |
| 50 | lima-nulu (sinkuenta) | |
| 60 | neen-nulu (sesenta) | |
| 70 | hitu-nulu (setenta) | |
| 80 | walu-nulu (oitenta) | |
| 90 | sia-nulu (noventa) | |
| 91 | sia-nulu resin ida (noventa i ún) | |
| 100 | atus ida (sein**) | |
| 101 | atus ida resin ida (sentu i ún) |
|
| 102 | atus ida rua, atus ida resin rua, atus ida liu rua (sentu i dois) |
|
| 110 | atus ida sanulu (sentu i dés) | |
| 120 | atus ida rua-nulu (sentu i vinti) | |
| 130 | atus ida tolu-nulu (sentu i trinta) | |
| 140 | atus ida haat-nulu (sentu i kuarenta) | |
| 142 | atus ida haat-nulu resin rua (sentu kuarenta i dois) | |
| 145 | atus ida haat-nulu resin lima (sentu kuarenta i sinku) | |
| 150 | atus ida lima-nulu (sentu i sinkuenta) | |
| 160 | atus ida neen-nulu (sentu i sesenta) | |
| 170 | atus ida hitu-nulu (sentu i setenta) | |
| 180 | atus ida walu-nulu (sentu i oitenta) | |
| 190 | atus ida sia-nulu (sentu i noventa) | |
| 200 | atus rua (duzentos) | |
| 300 | atus tolu (trezentos) | |
| 400 | atus haat (kuatrusentus) | |
| 500 | atus lima (kinyentus) | |
| 600 | atus neen (seisentus) | |
| 700 | atus hitu (setisentus) | |
| 800 | atus walu (oitusentus) | |
| 900 | atus sia (novisentus) | |
| 1,000 | rihun ida (míl) | |
| 1,975 | rihun ida atus sia hitu-nulu resin lima (mil novisentus setenta i sinku) |
|
| 1,999 | rihun ida atus sia sia-nulu resin sia (mil novisentus noventa i novi) |
|
| 2,000 | rihun rua (dois mil) | |
| 2,002 | rihun rua rua (dois mil i dois) | |
| 2,300 | rihun rua atus tolu (dois mil i trezentus) | |
| 2,328 | rihun rua atus tolu rua-nulu resin walu (dois mil trezentus i vinti i oitu) |
|
| 3,000 | rihun tolu (trés mil) | |
| 4,000 | rihun haat (kuatru mil) | |
| 5,000 | rihun lima (sinku mil) | |
| 6,000 | rihun neen (seis mil) | |
| 7,000 | rihun hitu (seti mil) | |
| 8,000 | rihun walu (oitu mil) | |
| 9,000 | rihun sia (novi mil) | |
| 10,000 | rihun sanulu (dés mil) | |
| 19,000 | rihun sanulu resin sia (dezanovi mil) | |
| 20,000 | rihun rua-nulu (vinti mil) | |
| 30,000 | rihun tolu-nulu (trinta mil) | |
| 40,000 | rihun haat-nulu (kuarenta mil) | |
| 50,000 | rihun lima-nulu (sinkuenta mil) | |
| 60,000 | rihun neen-nulu (sesenta mil) | |
| 70,000 | rihun hitu-nulu (setenta mil) | |
| 80,000 | rihun walu-nulu (oitenta mil) | |
| 90,000 | rihun sia-nulu (noventa mil) | |
| 100,000 | rihun atus ida (sentu mil) | |
| 300,000 | rihun atus tolu (trezentos mil) | |
| 1,000,000 | (un milyaun) | |
| 2,000,000 | (dois milyoens) | |
| 3,000,000 | juta tolu*** | |
| 3,100,000 | juta tolu rihun atus ida (trés milyoens sentu mil) | |
| 1,000,000,000 | (un bilyaun) | |
| 2,000,000,000 | (dois bilyoens) |
Sources: Catharina Williams-van Klinken: Tetun Language Course, 2003
Word-Finder English-Tetun Tetun-Ingles, 2008
Tetun Dili. A Grammar of an East Timorese Language, 2002
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl. Recordings provided by Vitor Manuel Martins Matos
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
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