Cardinal Numbers
Numerals are listed in the following table:
Araki | English |
---|---|
mo hese | 'one' |
mo dua | 'two' |
mo rolu | 'three' |
mo v̼ari | 'four' |
mo lim̼a | 'five' |
mo haion(o) | 'six' |
mo haip̼iru | 'seven' |
mo haualu | 'eight' |
mo haisua | 'nine' |
mo sagavul(u) | 'ten' |
mo sagavul comana mo hese | 'evelen' |
mo sagavul comana mo dua | 'twelve' |
mo gavul dua | 'twenty' |
mo gavul dua mo hese | 'twenty one' |
mo gavul rolu | 'thirty' |
mo gavul haip̼iru | 'seventy' |
mo gavul sagavulu | 'one hundred' |
mo gavul sagavulu mo sagavulu | 'one hundred and ten' |
mo gavul sagavulu dua | 'two hundred' |
mo gavul sagavulu sagavulu | 'one thousand' |
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