Language name and location: Kiribati, Kiribati, Fiji, Tuvalu
[Refer to
Ethnologue] |
1. teu̯ana |
21. u̯abʷiː mæ teu̯ana |
2. u̯ou̯a |
22. u̯abʷiː mæ u̯ou̯a |
3. teniu̯a |
23. u̯abʷiː mæ teniu̯a |
4. au̯a |
24. u̯abʷiː mæ au̯a |
5. nimæu̯a |
25. u̯abʷiː mæ nimæu̯a |
6. onou̯a |
26. u̯abʷiː mæ onou̯a |
7. isiu̯a / isuːa |
27. u̯abʷiː mæ isiu̯a |
8. waniu̯a / wanuːa |
28. u̯abʷiː mæ waniu̯a |
9. ruai̯u̯a |
29. u̯abʷiː mæ ruai̯u̯a |
10. tebʷiːna / ŋaun * |
30. tenibʷiː |
11. tebʷiːna mæ teu̯ana |
40. abʷiː |
12. tebʷiːna mæ u̯ou̯a |
50. nimabʷiː |
13. tebʷiːna mæ teniu̯a |
60. onobʷiː |
14. tebʷiːna mæ au̯a |
70. isibʷiː |
15. tebʷiːna mæ nimæu̯a |
80. wanibʷiː |
16. tebʷiːna mæ onou̯a |
90. ruabʷiː |
17. tebʷiːna mæ isiu̯a |
100. tebubʷa |
18. tebʷiːna mæ waniu̯a |
200. u̯abuʷa |
19. tebʷiːna mæ ruai̯u̯a |
1000. teŋaː |
20. u̯abʷiː |
2000. u̯oŋaː |
Linguist providing data and dateː Prof. Shelly Harrison,
University of Western Australia, Australia, June 26, |
Other comments: Kiribati has a decimal system with several sets of classifiers which used with different nouns. The second form of 'ten' ŋaun is used for counting person or animal. Kiribati is spoken by about 118,000 speakers in the Republic of Kiribati, Fiji, Tuvalu and Solomon Islands. |
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