How to count in Tuamotuan (Reʻo Paʻumotu), a Polynesian language spoken mainly in the Tuamotu archipelago in French Polynesia.
Notes: Tuamotuan traditional numbers are only used up to 10. Beyond that, Tahitian numbers are used. The numbers in (parentheses) were collected by the Rev. Père Hervé Audran in the early 20th century.
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| Numeral | Cardinal |
|---|---|
| 1 | tahi (o rari) |
| 2 | rua (e ite) |
| 3 | toru (e geti) |
| 4 | hā (e ope) |
| 5 | rima (e mika / keka) |
| 6 | ono (e hene) |
| 7 | hitu (e hite) |
| 8 | varu (e hava) |
| 9 | iva (e nipa) |
| 10 | agahuru (fakarai / horihori) |
| 11 | ’ahuru ma ho’e |
| 12 | ’ahuru ma piti |
| 13 | ’ahuru ma toru |
| 14 | ’ahuru ma maha |
| 15 | ’ahuru ma pae |
| 16 | ’ahuru ma ono |
| 17 | ’ahuru ma hitu |
| 18 | ’ahuru ma va’u |
| 19 | ’ahuru ma iva |
| 20 | piti ’ahuru |
| 21 | piti ’ahuru ma ho’e |
| 22 | piti ’ahuru ma piti |
| 23 | piti ’ahuru ma toru |
| 24 | piti ’ahuru ma maha |
| 25 | piti ’ahuru ma pae |
| 26 | piti ’ahuru ma ono |
| 27 | piti ’ahuru ma hitu |
| 28 | piti ’ahuru ma va’u |
| 29 | piti ’ahuru ma iva |
| 30 | toru ’ahuru |
| 40 | maha ’ahuru |
| 50 | pae ’ahuru |
| 60 | ono ’ahuru |
| 70 | hitu ’ahuru |
| 80 | va’u ’ahuru |
| 90 | iva ’ahuru |
| 100 | hanere |
| 1,000 | tautini |
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Information about numbers and counting in Tuamotuan
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Tuamotuan.htm
https://www.jps.auckland.ac.nz/document/Volume_29_1920/Volume_No._113/Traditions_of_and_notes_on_the_Paumotu_%28or_Tuamotu_Islands. Part_VI_by_Pere_Herve_Audran p42-43/p1
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