How to count in Yapese (Thin nu Waqab), an Oceanic language spoken mainly on the island of Yap in the Federated States of Micronesia.
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| Numeral | Cardinal |
|---|---|
| 1 | reeb [reːb], taqareeb [tʌʔʌ.reːb] |
| 2 | l’aɡruw [lˀʌɡ.ruw] |
| 3 | dalip [dʌlip] |
| 4 | qaningeeg [ʔʌniŋeːɡ] |
| 5 | laal [lʌːl] |
| 6 | neel’ [neːlˀ] |
| 7 | meedalip [meːdʌlip] |
| 8 | meeruuk [meːruːk] |
| 9 | meereeb [meːreːb] |
| 10 | raɡaaɡ [rʌɡʌːɡ] |
| 11 | raɡaɡ ngea taqareeb [rʌɡʌɡ ŋæː tʌʔʌ.reːb] |
| 12 | raɡaɡ ngea l’aɡaruw [rʌɡʌɡ ŋæː lˀʌɡʌ.ruw] |
| 13 | raɡaɡ ngea dalip [rʌɡʌɡ ŋæː dʌlip] |
| 14 | raɡaɡ ngea qaningeeɡ [rʌɡʌɡ ŋæː ʔʌniŋeːɡ] |
| 15 | raɡaɡ ngea laal [rʌɡʌɡ ŋæː lʌːl] |
| 16 | raɡaɡ ngee neel’ [rʌɡʌɡ ŋeː neːlˀ] |
| 17 | raɡaɡ ngee meedalip [rʌɡʌɡ ŋeː meːdʌlip] |
| 18 | raɡaɡ ngee meeruk [rʌɡʌɡ ŋeː meːruk] |
| 19 | raɡaɡ ngee meereeb [rʌɡʌɡ ŋeː meːreːb] |
| 20 | riliiq, ruliiw’ [ruliːwˀ] |
| 21 | ruli’ ngea taqareeb [ruliˀ ŋæː tʌʔʌ.reːb] |
| 22 | ruli’ ngea l’aɡaruw [ruliˀ ŋæː lˀʌɡʌ.ruw] |
| 23 | ruli’ ngea dalip [ruliˀ ŋæː dʌlip] |
| 24 | ruli’ ngea qaningeeɡ [ruliˀ ŋæː ʔʌniŋeːɡ] |
| 25 | ruli’ ngea laal [ruliˀ ŋæː lʌːl] |
| 26 | ruli’ ngee neel’ [ruliˀ ŋeː neːlˀ] |
| 27 | ruli’ ngee meedalip [ruliˀ ŋeː meːdʌlip] |
| 28 | ruli’ ngee meeruk [ruliˀ ŋeː meːruk] |
| 29 | ruli’ ngee meereeb [ruliˀ ŋeː meːreːb] |
| 30 | ɡuyeey [ɡuyeːy] |
| 40 | qaningeɡ iiraɡaaɡ [ʔʌniŋeɡ iːrʌɡʌːɡ] |
| 50 | wuɡeem [wuɡeːm], wugeem iiragaag [wuɡeːm iːrʌɡʌːɡ] |
| 60 | nel’ iiraɡaaɡ [nelˀ iːrʌɡʌːɡ] |
| 70 | meedalip iiraɡaaɡ [meːdʌlip iːrʌɡʌːɡ] |
| 80 | meeruk iiraɡaaɡ [meːruk iːrʌɡʌːɡ] |
| 90 | meereeb iiraɡaaɡ [meːreːb iːrʌɡʌːɡ] |
| 100 | raqay [rʌʔʌy], miraqay [rʌʔʌy] |
| 1000 | biyuq [biyuʔ] |
Sources and Information about Yapese numbers
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Yapese.htm
https://www.trussel2.com/YAP/
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